Brajrajnagar is a town and a municipality in Jharsuguda district in the state of Odisha,India. Popular legend says the town was named after Braj Mohan Birla after he set up Orient Paper Mills in 1936. It is a small sleepy town on rocky terrain,built on the banks of IB river,with temples mostly built by the Birlas. Later it became famous for MCL-owned coal mines after Orient Paper Mills of Birlas managed by dulichand Hanuman Prasad shah closed down in 1999.
Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008,following the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.
Bijepur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Odisha.
Brajarajnagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jharsuguda district,Odisha.
Jharsuguda is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jharsuguda district.
Pallahara is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Angul district,Odisha.
Talcher is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of the town Talcher in Angul district,Odisha.
Puri is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district,Odisha.
Mahanga is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district,Odisha.
Rita Sahu is an Indian politician belonging to Biju Janata Dal. She was elected as a member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from Bijepur on 24 October 2019. Her husband was elected three times from Bijepur. Though her husband was an Indian National Congress politician,she is a Biju Janata Dal politician. After his death Sahu was elected as MLA of Bijepur on 28 February 2018 and served till 24 May 2019.
Elections in India in 2023 were held in the Rajya Sabha,state legislative assemblies of nine states and several local bodies.
Sarbeswar Mohanty was an Indian Administrative Service officer of Odisha cadre. He had served as Commissioner cum Secretary,Labour &Employment Department,Government of Odisha,Secretary,Odisha Legislative Assembly,and Director,Information &Public Relations Department,Government of Odisha. He had served as District Magistrate of 3 different districts Jagatsinghpur,Khordha,and Kendrapara of the state of Odisha,India. National Human Rights Commission of India placed on record its appreciation of the sincerity,dedication and commitment displayed by him as the Collector of Jagatsinghpur district in organising and executing relief and rehabilitation work post super cyclone that struck Odisha in October 1999.
Niranjan Bishi is an Indian politician and a member of the Rajya Sabha,upper house of the Parliament of India from Odisha as member of the Biju Janata Dal.
Bikram Keshari Arukha is an Indian politician and Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency who is served as Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly till 2023. He is continuously six time MLA from Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency.
Kishore Kumar Mohanty was an Indian politician who served as Member of Rajya Sabha from Odisha,Speaker and Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from Jharsuguda Assembly constituency and Brajarajnagar Assembly constituency and Chairman of Western Odisha Development Council.
Radharani Panda is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party who served as a Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly from 2014 to 2019. In the 2022 elections in India,she was the candidate from Bharatiya Janata Party for Brajarajnagar Assembly constituency.
Nandini Devi is an Indian politician who served as Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from Sanakhemundi Assembly constituency. In 2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election,she beat Ramesh Chandra Jena with 47.90% or 61,773 votes. She was the runner up for 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.
Suryabanshi Suraj is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party who is serving as member of Odisha Legislative Assembly representing the Dhamnagar Assembly constituency. His father,Bishnu Sethi also served as the member of assembly from the same constituency.
Dipali Das is an Indian politician from Biju Janata Dal and daughter of Naba Kishore Das who was a Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from Jharsuguda Assembly constituency and was killed on 29 January 2023. She won the bypoll defeating Tankadhar Tripathy of BJP by over 48,000 votes.
