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Her seat was given to Latika Pradhan.The octogenarian was elected eight times from Khallikote and twice from Kabisuryanagar assembly segment. Berhampur: The rule of Khallikote royal family, which represented the state assembly for around half-a century, comes to an end with BJD dropping its member, V Sugnana Kumari Deo, from Kabisuryanagar assembly segment in the polls. Sugnana, who was first elected to the state assembly in 1963 in a by-election from Khallikote, might have been dropped owing to her deteriorating health. The ruling BJD replaced Sugnana with Latika Pradhan in the Kabisuryanagar constituency this time. But the feudal grip in the politically sensitive districts — Ganjam and Gajapati — will continue with three other royal scions fighting it out for votes.The 82-year-old politician, Sugnana, whose influence spread over Khallikote and Kabisuryanagar assembly segments in Ganjam, had won the assembly elections ten times..