Prasanna Acharya

Prasanna Acharya (born 8 August 1949) is a politician from Odisha, India who sits in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament.[2] He is a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party.

Prasanna Acharya
MP of Rajya Sabha for Odisha[1]
Assumed office
2 July 2016
Preceded byPyarimohan Mohapatra, Independent
State Vice President, BJD
Preceded byPrafulla Chandra Ghadei
ConstituencyRedhakhol
Personal details
Born (1949-08-08) 8 August 1949
Bargarh, Odisha, India
Political partyBJD
SpouseCharusila Acharya
Children2 Daughters
Residence(s)Bargarh, Odisha
Alma materPanchayat College Bargarh
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Career

Acharya was a member of the national parliament, the 13th[3] and the 14th Lok Sabha[4] of India. He represented the Sambalpur constituency of Odisha.

In May 2009 Prasanna Acharya stood for election to the Odisha Assembly rather than for the national parliament. He was elected to represent the regional constituency of Redhakhol by a majority of around 10,000 votes. In the 2014 Odisha Assembly election, Prasanna Acharya lost to Subal Sahu of Indian National Congress by a margin of 458 votes from Bijepur Assembly. In 2019 Prasanna Acharya lost to Suresh Pujari of BJP Party in Loksabha election.

Acharya also held the post of the Minister of Finance in Odisha.

References
  1. "26 Rajya Sabha members elected unopposed in six states (Roundup) - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  2. "Assembly Member's Information System". ws.ori.nic.in. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  3. "Acharya Member of The 13th Lok Sabha". parliamentofindia.nic.in. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  4. "Acharya Member of The 14th Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.132. Retrieved 20 November 2010.


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