Prafulla Samal

Prafulla Samal is an Indian politician from Odisha. He was a six times elected Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly from 1990, 1995, 2001(bypoll), 2009, 2014, and 2019, representing Bhadrak and Bhandaripokhari.^[1][2]

Prafulla Samal
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office 1990–2004
Preceded by	Jugal Kishore Pattnaik
Succeeded by	Naredra Palei
Constituency	Bhadrak
In office 2009–2024
Preceded by	Ananta Sethi
Succeeded by	Sanjib Mallick
Constituency	Bhandaripokhari
Personal details
Political party	Biju Janata Dal
Other political affiliations	Janata Dal
Profession	Politician

Political career

Samal was first elected as a Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly in 1990, 1995, and in a 2001 by-election, representing Bhadrak as a member of the Janata Dal. He was subsequently elected in 2009, 2014, and 2019, representing Bhandaripokhari as a member of the Biju Janata Dal.^[3]

See also

• 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
• Odisha Legislative Assembly