Lal Bihari Himirika

Lal Bihari Himirika (Odia: ଲାଲ ବିହାରୀ ହିମିରିକା, born 17 February 1948) is an Indian politician. He was a member of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) until his resignation . He was MLA of Rayagada constituency of Odisha. He represented the Odisha Assembly from Rayagada Vidhan Sabha constituency in 2009 and 2014 assembly elections.

Personal Background Sri Himirika hails from Penta village of Rayagada district in the state of Odisha.

Political career Started his career as a union worker in the JK paper mills, Jaykaypur. He served as the SC & ST development minister in the 15th assembly of Odisha. Sri Ramesh Chandra Majhi succeeded him in May 2017. He also served as a member of the KBK Committee. Himirika was later appointed the president of Rayagada district BJD.

Committee membership Member -House Committee on environment- 2000-2001 Member -Committee on welfare of SC & ST- 2000-2001 Member -House Committee on Cooperatives- 2001-2002 Member -House Committee on environment- 2001-2002 Member -Committee on welfare of SC & ST- 2001-2002 Member -House Committee on Cooperatives- 2001-2002 Member -House Committee on environment- 2002-2003 Member -Committee on welfare of SC & ST- 2002-2003 Member -House Committee on Cooperatives- 2003-2004 Member -Committee on welfare of SC & ST- 2003-2004