Newly-elected Pipili MLA Rudra Pratap Maharathy of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) took oath at the Speaker’s Chamber of the State Legislative Assembly here on Tuesday. Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro administered him the oath of office and secrecy. Maharathy had won the by-election to the Pipili constituency held on September 30 by defeating his nearest BJP rival Ashrit Pattanayak by a margin of 20,916 votes.