n Congress leader Prafulla Majhi is now back to his old profession as a doctor to serve people after his defeat in the last Assembly elections.
The three-time MLA has been posted as the Medical Officer at the Talsara Primary Health Centre (PHC) on a contractual basis by the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) in Sundargarh. Dr Majhi joined his service recently.
Dr Majhi had applied for the post and wanted to continue his medical practice in view of shortage of doctors in his constituency.
“I was practising after completion of my degree in Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. I switched over to politics for greater interest of my constituency people after being elected to State Legislative Assembly. Again, I joined the service as I felt need of a doctor at Talsara hospital, where patients are facing difficulties for getting better healthcare services,” said Dr Majhi.
Notably, Majhi was first elected to Odisha Assembly as the legislator from Talsara Constituency in 2006 by-poll. Later, he won two Assembly elections in 2009 and 2014 strengthening Congress in Sundargarh district. In 2019 elections, he was defeated by BJP candidate Bhabani Shankar Bhoi.