Premananda Mohanty has been elected as president of the Puri Bar Association for the second consecutive year.
Mohanty defeated his rival Bijay Kumar Mishra, Public Prosecutor and a close associate of local BJD MlA and former Minister Maheswar Mohanty by a huge margin.
Biswanath Channara was elected as vice-president while Sarada Prasad Samal was elected as secretary. Besides, three joint secretaries and five members to the executive body were also elected.
Of about 1,200 members of the association, 1,050 members participated in the polling.