BJD MLA Bikram Keshari Arukha elected Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly

New Delhi: Former minister and six-time MLA from Bhanjnagar constituency, Bikram Keshari Arukha was elected as the Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly here today.

The election for the post of Speaker was held in a special session of the Vidhan Sabha today.

Arukha was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly as no other member had filed his nomination.

Notably, the post had fallen vacant on June 4 following the resignation of Suryanarayan Patro.