He is elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 from Kalahandi constituency in Odisha.
[2] He is a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party.
Arka joined BJD in 2013 after death of his father Bikram Keshari Deo.
[3] He joined in BJP in September 2023 along with his wife Malvika Devi in Bhubaneswar.
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