Kishore Kumar Mohanty in a happy moment. Monmohan Saml ( Left) also seen.
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Bhubaneswar ( Orissa) : Kishore Kumar Mohanty, the Jharsuguda MLA and a leader of Orissa’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), has been elected as the speaker of the state assembly on Tuesday.
Mohanty is a third time MLA from Jharsuguda and worked more than 4 years as Government’s chief whip hoped to win the hearts of all members of the House barring their party affiliations.
Speaking to media person Mohanty said ‘I will try my best to ensure the smooth functioning of the house, taking the confidence of the members of both the ruling and opposition parties’.
He was elected by voice vote after the Congress party boycotted the voting saying it had not been consulted by the BJD.
The ruling coalition Monday proposed his name for the post. The Congress did not field any candidate.
Mohanty has been elected to the assembly from Jharsuguda constituency in 1990, 2000, and 2004. He was working as chief whip of the ruling coalition in the assembly since May 2004.
Born in 1958, Mohanty started his political career in 1984 as a councillor to the local urban body. He became the chairman of Jharsuguda municipality in 1992 and held the post till 1995.
The post of Speaker was lying vacant since 31 March as Maheswar Mohanty resigned following a sexual harassment allegation levelled against him by his former suspended assistant lady marshal Gayatri Panda.
