Sudhanshu Shekhar Parida
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| constituency_AM = Remuna
| assembly = Odisha Legislative
| term_start = 29 April 2019
| term_end = 4 June 2024
| predecessor = Gobinda Chandra Das
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| majority = 4,118 (2019)
| birth_name = Sudhanshu Shekhar Parida
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| party = Biju Janata Dal
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Sudhanshu Shekhar Parida (born 1975) is an Indian politician. He has been a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly for Remuna from 2019 to 2024.{{Cite web |title= Odisha Election Results|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/odisha/results |access-date=May 27, 2024 |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}{{Cite web |title= Remuna, Odisha Assembly Election Results 2024|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/remuna-odisha-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-2548418-2024-06-04 |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=India Today|language=en}}
Expulsion from the Biju Janata Dal party
On 21 September 2023, he was expelled from the party after following allegations that he siphoned off Rs.3 crore government subsidy amount meant for farmers during purchase of paddy harvester during 2017–18 and 2019–20.{{Cite web |title= Odisha: BJD's Soumya Patnaik, another MLA expelled over 'anti-people activities'|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/odisha-bjd-s-soumya-patnaik-another-mla-expelled-over-anti-people-activities-101695290193924.html |access-date=May 27, 2024 |website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}
In 2025, BJD Supremo removes Expulsion order https://twitter.com/bjd_odisha/status/1880987364778192920
https://twitter.com/bjd_odisha/status/1880987364778192920
Personal life
On 14 July 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19. Parida was under home quarantine after coming in contact with Nilgiri MLA Sukanta Kumar Nayak, who had earlier tested positive for the virus.{{Cite web |title= Another Odisha MLA tests positive for COVID-19|url=https://thesamikhsya.com/breaking-news/another-odisha-mla-tests-positive-for-covid-19 |access-date=May 31, 2024 |website=The Samikhsya|date=14 July 2020 |language=en}}
Election results
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!|Year !|Constituency ! colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct ! colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |
| rowspan=3|2019
| rowspan=3|No.39 Remuna | rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Green}} | | rowspan=3|Sudhanshu Shekhar Parida (BJD) | rowspan=3 align=right|79,097 | rowspan=3|47.50% |bgcolor="{{Party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |Gobinda Chandra Das (BJP) | align=right|74,979 |45.02% | rowspan=3|166,536 | rowspan=3|4,118 | rowspan=3|74.35% |
| bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}} |
|Pratap Kumar Sethi (INC) | align=right|9,454 | align=right|5.68% |
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|None of the above | align=right|1,043 | align=right|0.63% |
References
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