TNI Bureau: Binjharpur MLA and Revenue & Disaster Management Minister Pramila Mallick is all set to become the first Woman Speaker of Odisha Assembly.
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The ruling BJD has announced her as the candidate for the Speaker election scheduled to be held on September 22. With this move, BJD seeks to give a clear message that the part my is serious about women empowerment in politics.
The Speaker’s post fell vacant after Bikram Keshari Arukha was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister in May 2023.
Pramila Mallick was elected to Odisha Assembly on Janata Dal ticket in 1990. She won again in 2000, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019.
