Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi

Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi (born 14 July 1976) is an Indian politician from Odisha, currently serving as an MLA in the Odisha Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the 16th and 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly from the Khariar Assembly constituency in 2019 and 2024, respectively.^[1][2]

Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Duryodhan Majhi
Constituency	Khariar
Personal details
Born	(1976-07-14) 14 July 1976 (age 49) Khariar, Odisha, India
Political party	Biju Janata Dal (2024 - Present)
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Priyadassini Panigrahi
Children	1 Son
Residence	Khariar
Education	Graduate
Profession	Social worker, Producer, Politician

Early life

Panigrahi is from Khariar in Nuapada district.^[3]

Political career

In the 2014 assembly elections, he was defeated in the Khariar Vidhan Sabha constituency by BJP candidate Duryodhan Majhi. However, in 2019, he was successfully elected as an MLA from INC. Before the assembly elections 2024, he resigned from INC and joined BJD, subsequently winning as an MLA from BJD.^[4][5]