BJP's Surama Padhy elected unopposed as second woman Speaker of Odisha Assembly
India | June 20, 2024 16:10 IST63-year-old Padhy this time won the election from Ranpur Assembly segment. She defeated Satyanarayan Pradhan of Biju Janata Dal by a margin of around 15,544 votes. In 2004, Padhy was elected from Ranpur and served as the Cooperation Minister in the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD-BJP alliance govt.