Prasanna Acharya — MLA, Rairakhol (Biju Janata Dal)
Prasanna Acharya
Prasanna Acharya is the MLA from the Rairakhol 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.
Rairakhol constituency
Rairakhol is seat number 18 of the 147 in the Odisha Legislative Assembly and lies in Sambalpur district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 200,418 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Rairakhol votes as part of the Sambalpur 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. Prasanna Acharya was returned from Rairakhol in 2024.
Other MLAs in Sambalpur district
Sambalpur district returns 4 members to the Odisha assembly. The others are:
- Rabi Narayan Naik — Kuchinda, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Sudarshan Haripal — Rengali, Biju Janata Dal
- Jayanarayan Mishra — Sambalpur, Bharatiya Janata Party
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 Rairakhol?
- Prasanna Acharya of the Biju Janata Dal is the sitting MLA for Rairakhol, elected in 2024.
- Which party does Prasanna Acharya belong to?
- Prasanna Acharya represents the Biju Janata Dal, which holds 50 of the 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Rairakhol constituency in?
- Rairakhol is seat number 18 and lies in Sambalpur district of Odisha.
- Is Rairakhol a reserved constituency?
- Rairakhol is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Rairakhol fall under?
- Rairakhol is one of the assembly segments of the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Rairakhol?
- Rairakhol had about 200,418 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Prasanna Acharya, Odisha की Rairakhol विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Biju Janata Dal। निर्वाचन: 2024 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Rairakhol सीट Sambalpur ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 2,00,418 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Rairakhol 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।