Politics
Current MLA from Suruda Assembly Constituency is Sri Purna Chandra Swain of BJD, who won the seat in State elections in 2009. Previous MLAs from this seat were Sri Kishore Chandra Singhdeo (2004) of BJP, before Usharani Panda of INC who won this seat in 2000, Ananta Narayan Singh Deo representing BJP in 1995 and representing JNP in 1977, Shanti Devi of JD in 1990, Sharat Chandra Panda of INC in 1985, and Gantayat Swain of INC(I) in 1980. The Son of the Soil Biju Pattanaik(ବିଜୁ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ) elected from Surada in 1957.
Surada is part of Aska (Lok Sabha constituency).
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