Simarani Nayak

She is a three time MLA from Hindol Assembly Constituency in Dhenkanal District.

She completed her Class 12 in 1985 at Government Secondary Training School, Dhenkanal.

After she was denied a ticket, she left the BJD and joined the BJP in April 2024.

[5][6] 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.