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[[File:Simarani_Nayak.jpg|thumb|Simarani Nayak, Politician from Odisha]]<br />
'''Simarani Nayak''' (born 1964) is an Indian politician from [[Odisha]]. She is a three time MLA from [[Hindol Assembly constituency|Hindol Assembly Constituency]] in [[Dhenkanal district|Dhenkanal District]]. She represents [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. She won the [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Odisha ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULT 2024 |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/elections/assembly-election/odisha/results/ |website=www.moneycontrol.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hindol Assembly Election Results 2024: Hindol Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/hindol-constituency-result-18056 |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Nayak is from Hindol and her late husband was a doctor. She is a home maker and a social worker. She completed her Class 12 in 1985 at Government Secondary Training School, [[Dhenkanal]]. Earlier, she did her Class 11 at Dhalpur High School, Dhalpur H.S.C.E, Odisha in 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330000734/https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/ |archive-date=2024-03-30 |access-date= |website=affidavit.eci.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Simarani Nayak(BJD):Constituency- HINDOL(DHENKANAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/odisha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=5385 |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=myneta.info}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Nayak won the [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Hindol Assembly constituency|Hindol Assembly Constituency]] representing [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. She polled 97,795 votes and defeated [[Mahesh Sahoo]] of the [[Biju Janata Dal]] by a margin of 11,827 votes. After she was denied a ticket, she left the BJD and joined the BJP in April 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two women BJD leaders quit party ahead of LS assembly polls in Odisha |url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2024/04/23/eln27-elections-od-bjd-resignations.html |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=tamil |title=Hindol Election Result 2023 Live, Hindol Elections Vote Counting, Odisha Results 2023 {{!}} ABP Tamil News |url=https://tamil.abplive.com/elections/odisha-assembly-election-2024/odisha-hindol-constituency-56.html |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=tamil.abplive.com |language=ta}}</ref> She retained her seat, which she had won on Biju Janata Dal ticket in [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]] defeating Ashok Kumar Nayak of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 18,905 votes. She first won the Hindol seat in the [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]] representing BJD.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hindol Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Get Hindol Lok Sabha Election Results and Candidate List |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/odisha-assembly-election/hindol-constituency/ |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-06 |title=Hindol Assembly Constituency Election 2024 (हिंडोल): Hindol Constituency Chunav Date,Hindol Constituency details, list of candidates, Hindol Vidhan Sabha Election Last Winner,(हिंडोल) |url=https://www.jansatta.com/elections/odisha-assembly-election/hindol-constituency/ |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=Jansatta |language=hi}}</ref> She defeated Laxmidhar Behara of BJP by a huge margin of 50,499.<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:1964 births]]<br />
[[Category:Odisha MLAs 2014–2019]]<br />
[[Category:Odisha MLAs 2019–2024]]<br />
[[Category:Odisha MLAs 2024–2029]]<br />
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Biju Janata Dal politicians]]<br />
[[Category:People from Dhenkanal district]]<br />
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