Dibya Shankar Mishra — MLA, Junagarh (Biju Janata Dal)
Dibya Shankar Mishra
Dibya Shankar Mishra is the MLA from the Junagarh assembly constituency in Odisha, representing the Biju Janata Dal in the 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly (elected 2024).
Member identity and party: Odisha Legislative Assembly, member profile (NeVA), cross-checked with PRS Legislative Research. Sitting-member roster checked on 17 October 2026. Party labels retain the elected party unless a formal change is verified. Photo: PRS Legislative Research, CC BY 4.0.
Junagarh constituency
Junagarh is seat number 78 of the 147 in the Odisha Legislative Assembly and lies in Kalahandi district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 244,768 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Junagarh votes as part of the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Biju Janata Dal in the Odisha assembly
Biju Janata Dal holds 50 of the 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 74. Dibya Shankar Mishra was returned from Junagarh in 2024.
Other MLAs in Kalahandi district
Kalahandi district returns 5 members to the Odisha assembly. The others are:
- Pradip Kumar Dishari — Lanjigarh, Biju Janata Dal
- Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi — Dharmagarh, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Sagar Charan Das — Bhawanipatna, Indian National Congress
- Manorama Mohanty — Narla, Biju Janata Dal
The Odisha Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 147 seats and was last elected in 2024. The next election is expected in April–May 2029.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Junagarh?
- Dibya Shankar Mishra of the Biju Janata Dal is the sitting MLA for Junagarh, elected in 2024.
- Which party does Dibya Shankar Mishra belong to?
- Dibya Shankar Mishra represents the Biju Janata Dal, which holds 50 of the 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Junagarh constituency in?
- Junagarh is seat number 78 and lies in Kalahandi district of Odisha.
- Is Junagarh a reserved constituency?
- Junagarh is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Junagarh fall under?
- Junagarh is one of the assembly segments of the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Junagarh?
- Junagarh had about 244,768 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Dibya Shankar Mishra, Odisha की Junagarh विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Biju Janata Dal। निर्वाचन: 2024 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Junagarh सीट Kalahandi ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 2,44,768 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Junagarh विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।