Ramesh Chandra Behera — MLA, Daspalla (Biju Janata Dal)
Ramesh Chandra Behera
Ramesh Chandra Behera is the MLA from the Daspalla 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.
Daspalla constituency
Daspalla is seat number 121 of the 147 in the Odisha Legislative Assembly and lies in Nayagarh district. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes. The seat had about 188,975 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Daspalla votes as part of the Kandhamal 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. Ramesh Chandra Behera was returned from Daspalla in 2024.
Other MLAs in Nayagarh district
Nayagarh district returns 4 members to the Odisha assembly. The others are:
- Surama Padhy — Ranpur, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Dusmanta Kumar Swain — Khandapada, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Aruna Kumar Sahoo — Nayagarh, 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 Daspalla?
- Ramesh Chandra Behera of the Biju Janata Dal is the sitting MLA for Daspalla, elected in 2024.
- Which party does Ramesh Chandra Behera belong to?
- Ramesh Chandra Behera represents the Biju Janata Dal, which holds 50 of the 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Daspalla constituency in?
- Daspalla is seat number 121 and lies in Nayagarh district of Odisha.
- Is Daspalla a reserved constituency?
- Daspalla is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Daspalla fall under?
- Daspalla is one of the assembly segments of the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Daspalla?
- Daspalla had about 188,975 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Ramesh Chandra Behera, Odisha की Daspalla विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Biju Janata Dal। निर्वाचन: 2024 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Daspalla सीट Nayagarh ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 1,88,975 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Daspalla 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।