Prasanna Acharya

Prasanna Acharya
Member of Parliament
Rajya Sabha[1]
In office
2 July 2016 – 1 July 2022
Preceded byPyarimohan Mohapatra, Independent
Succeeded byManas Ranjan Mangaraj, BJD
ConstituencyOdisha
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office
2009 – 2014
Preceded bySanatan Bishi
Succeeded byRohit Pujari
ConstituencyRairakhol
Member of Parliament
Lok Sabha
In office
1998 – 2009
Preceded byKrupasindhu Bhoi
Succeeded byAmarnath Pradhan
ConstituencySambalpur
Personal details
Born (1949-08-08) 8 August 1949 (age 75)
Bargarh, Orissa, India
Political partyBJD
SpouseCharusila Acharya
Children2 Daughters
Residence(s)Bargarh, Odisha
Alma materPanchayat College Bargarh
Source: [[1]]

Prasanna Acharya (born 8 August 1949) is an Indian politician from Odisha, India. He is a former member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha.[2] He is a member of the Biju Janata Dal.

He is a state vice president of Biju Janata Dal. He is currently serving as the Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly. He represents the Rairakhol Assembly constituency in the Sambalpur district.

  1. ^ "26 Rajya Sabha members elected unopposed in six states (Roundup) - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Assembly Member's Information System". ws.ori.nic.in. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2010.