Jhina Hikaka | |
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Member: 16th Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 2014 |
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Preceded by | Jayaram Pangi |
Constituency | Koraput |
Member: Legislative Assembly of Odisha | |
In office 19 May 2009 – 16 May 2014 |
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Preceded by | Anantaram Majhi |
Succeeded by | Kailash Chandra Kulesika |
Constituency | Laxmipur |
Personal details | |
Political party | Biju Janata Dal |
Spouse(s) | Kaushalya Hikaka |
Children | 2 |
Profession | Politician |
Jhina Hikaka is a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party. He is elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 from Koraput constituency in Odisha. He was a MLA from Laxmipur assembly constituency of Koraput district in Odisha. He was kidnapped by Maoists and kept in captivity for 33 days before being releaseed unharmed on 26 April 2012.