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| office = Member of [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| constituency = [[Bhadrak Assembly constituency|Bhadrak]]<br />
| term_start = 1990<br />
| term_end = 2004<br />
| profession = Politician<br />
| predecessor = Jugal Kishore Pattnaik<br />
| party = [[Biju Janata Dal]]<br />
| other_party = [[Janata Dal]]<br />
| constituency1 = [[Bhandaripokhari Assembly constituency|Bhandaripokhari]]<br />
| term_end1 = 2024<br />
| term_start1 = 2009<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Ananta Sethi]]<br />
| successor = Naredra Palei<br />
| successor1 = Sanjib Mallick<br />
| image = <br />
}}<br />
[[File:Prafulla_Samal.jpg|thumb|Odisha politician Prafulla Samal]]<br />
'''Prafulla Samal''' is an Indian politician from Odisha. He was a six times elected [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly]] from 1990, 1995, 2001(bypoll), 2009, 2014, and 2019, representing [[Bhadrak Assembly constituency|Bhadrak]] and [[Bhandaripokhari Assembly constituency|Bhandaripokhari]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhandaripokhari, Election Result 2024 Live: Winning And Losing Candidates & Parties, 2019 vs 2024 Results, Voting Percentage, Exit Polls-News18 Assembly Election 2024 Result News |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/assembly/odisha/bhandaripokhari-constituency-s18aed2008a043/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=www.news18.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhandaripokhari Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Get Bhandaripokhari Lok Sabha Election Results and Candidate List |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/odisha-assembly-election/bhandaripokhari-constituency/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Political career ==<br />
Samal was first elected as a [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly]] in 1990, 1995, and in a 2001 by-election, representing [[Bhadrak Assembly constituency|Bhadrak]] as a member of the Janata Dal. He was subsequently elected in 2009, 2014, and 2019, representing [[Bhandaripokhari Assembly constituency|Bhandaripokhari]] as a member of the Biju Janata Dal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-16 |title=Amid BJP-BJD bonhomie in Odisha, ED raid on an MLA plays the dampener: Who is Prafulla Samal? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/prafulla-samal-bjp-bjd-odisha-mla-lok-sabha-polls-9165475/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241012075044/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/prafulla-samal-bjp-bjd-odisha-mla-lok-sabha-polls-9165475/ |archive-date=12 Oct 2024 |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]]<br />
* [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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[[Category:Orissa MLAs 1990–1995]]<br />
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