Duryodhan Majhi Duryodhan Majhi was an Indian politician. He was elected to the
Odisha Legislative Assembly from
Khariar,
Odisha in the 1990, 1995, 2000, 2004 and 2014 as a member of the
Biju Janata Dal .
Biography
Majhi was a member of the
Odisha Legislative Assembly
The Odisha Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Odisha state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Bhubaneswar, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly comprises List of constituencies of Odisha ...
from
Khariar constituency in
Nuapada district
Nuapada district is located in the Odisha state in India, with the town of Nuapada serving as the headquarters of the district. It has one subdivision: Nuapada, and five blocks: Khariar, Sinapali, Boden Block, Boden, Komna, Nuapada, Komna, and ...
. He was five times MLA from Khariar constituency. He was first elected to Odisha Legislative Assembly in 1990 as a member of
Janata Dal
Janata Dal () was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha on 11 October 1988—the birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Na ...
and again in 1995. Later he was elected as a member of
Biju Janata Dal
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is an Indian regional political party with significant influence in the state of Odisha. The party was established to uphold the legacy of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik and to address the unique socio-economic ...
in 2000 and 2004 and as a member of
Bharathiya Janata Party in 2009. He served as Minister of State for Information and Public Relations, Minister of State for Health, Family Welfare Minister of Planning and Coordination and Minister of State for Science and Technology between 2000 and 2009.
He resigned from Biju Janata Dal in 2014 and fought 2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election from the ticket of BJP. He was elected as a MLA in 2014 election. Just before the Odisha Vidhan Sabha election in 2019, he resigned from Bharatiya Janata Party and rejoined Biju Janata Dal.
Majhi died in Bhubaneswar on 11 January 2022, at the age of 83.
References
1938 births
2022 deaths
People from Nuapada district
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Odisha
Odisha MLAs 1990–1995
Janata Dal politicians
Biju Janata Dal politicians
Odisha MLAs 1995–2000
Odisha MLAs 2000–2004
Odisha MLAs 2004–2009
Odisha MLAs 2014–2019
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