Sudhanshu Shekhar Parida (born 1975) is an Indian politician. He has been a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly for Remuna from 2019 to 2024.
Expulsion from the Biju Janata Dal party On 21 September 2023, he was expelled from the party after following allegations that he siphoned off Rs.3 crore government subsidy amount meant for farmers during purchase of paddy harvester during 2017–18 and 2019–20. In 2025, BJD Supremo removes Expulsion order https://twitter.com/bjd_odisha/status/1880987364778192920 https://twitter.com/bjd_odisha/status/1880987364778192920
Personal life On 14 July 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19. Parida was under home quarantine after coming in contact with Nilgiri MLA Sukanta Kumar Nayak, who had earlier tested positive for the virus.
Election results +Odisha Legislative AssemblyYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2019No.39 RemunaSudhanshu Shekhar Parida (BJD)79,09747.50%Gobinda Chandra Das (BJP)74,97945.02%166,5364,11874.35%Pratap Kumar Sethi (INC)9,4545.68%None of the above1,0430.63%
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