Bhubaneswar, July 23: Bhabani Shankar Bhoi filed nomination for the Deputy Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly. He represents the Talasara Assembly constituency and has secured his second term as MLA. Bhoi filed his nomination today in presence of chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi,two deputies, cabinet colleagues and senior MLAs of the party.
In 2019 elections, Bhoi was elected from the Talasara constituency in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, and subsequently secured re-election in 2024.
Earlier, Surama Padhy has been elected as the Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly.