Prasanta Behera — MLA, Salepur (Biju Janata Dal)
Prasanta Behera
Prasanta Behera is the MLA from the Salepur 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.
Salepur constituency
Salepur is seat number 94 of the 147 in the Odisha Legislative Assembly and lies in Cuttack district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 245,881 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Salepur votes as part of the Kendrapara 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. Prasanta Behera was returned from Salepur in 2024.
Other MLAs in Cuttack district
Cuttack district returns 9 members to the Odisha assembly. The others are:
- Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera — Baramba, Independent
- Devi Ranjan Tripathy — Banki, Biju Janata Dal
- Ranendra Pratap Swain — Athgarh, Biju Janata Dal
- Sofia Firdous — Barabati-Cuttack, Indian National Congress
- Souvic Biswal — Choudwar-Cuttack, Biju Janata Dal
- Chhabi Malik — Niali, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Prakash Chandra Sethi — Cuttack Sadar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Sarada Prasad Padhan — Mahanga, Independent
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 Salepur?
- Prasanta Behera of the Biju Janata Dal is the sitting MLA for Salepur, elected in 2024.
- Which party does Prasanta Behera belong to?
- Prasanta Behera represents the Biju Janata Dal, which holds 50 of the 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Salepur constituency in?
- Salepur is seat number 94 and lies in Cuttack district of Odisha.
- Is Salepur a reserved constituency?
- Salepur is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Salepur fall under?
- Salepur is one of the assembly segments of the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Salepur?
- Salepur had about 245,881 registered electors at the last assembly election.
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हिंदी में जानकारी
Prasanta Behera, Odisha की Salepur विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Biju Janata Dal। निर्वाचन: 2024 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Salepur सीट Cuttack ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 2,45,881 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Salepur 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।