Ganjam district is a district in the Indian state of Odisha. Ganjam's total area is 8,206 km²(3,168 mi²). The district headquarters is Chhatrapur. Ganjam is divided into three sub-divisions:Chhatrapur,Berhampur,and Bhanjanagar. As of 2011,it is the most populous district of Odisha.
Naveen Patnaik is an Indian politician and writer,who served as the 14th Chief Minister of Odisha from 5 March 2000 to 12 June 2024. His 24-year reign is the second longest for a chief minister of any Indian state,after Pawan Kumar Chamling of Sikkim. He is the first president of the Biju Janata Dal since 1997. He served as the Union Minister of Steel and Mines from 1998 to 2000 and a member of the Lok Sabha from Aska from 1997 to 2000.
Dhenkanal district is one of the 30 districts of the state of Odisha in Eastern India.
Although India is a parliamentary democracy,the country's politics has become dynastic or with high level of nepotism,possibly due to the absence of party organizations,independent civil-society associations which mobilize support for a party,or centralized financing of elections. The dynastic phenomenon is present at the national,state,regional,and district level. The Nehru–Gandhi family has produced three Indian prime ministers,and family members have largely led the Congress party since 1978. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also has several dynastic leaders. In addition to the major national parties,other national and regional parties such as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK),Shiromani Akali Dal,Shiv Sena,Samajwadi Party,Rashtriya Janata Dal,Janata Dal Secular,Jharkhand Mukti Morcha,Kerala Congress,Jammu &Kashmir National Conference,Indian Union Muslim League,AIMIM,and the Nationalist Congress Party are all dominated by families,mostly those of the party founders.
Nandini Satpathy was an Indian politician and author. She was the Chief Minister of Odisha from June 1972 to December 1976.
Dhenkanal State was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. The area of the former state is now referred to as Dhenkanal district,Odisha,with Dhenkanal town as its district headquarters.
Prasanna Acharya is an Indian politician from Odisha,India. He is a former member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha. He is a member of the Biju Janata Dal.
Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo is an Indian politician who was Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Bolangir and member and leader of the Biju Janata Dal political party.
Nilamani Routray was an Indian politician and the Chief Minister of Odisha from 1977 to 1980. He served as the Health and Family Welfare Minister and then Forest and Environment Minister in the Union Government led by V.P. Singh. He died on 4 October 2004.
The Government of Odisha and its 30 districts consists of an executive,led by the Governor of Odisha,a judiciary,and a legislative branch.
The politics of Odisha are part of India's federal parliamentary representative democracy,where the union government exercises sovereign rights. Certain powers are reserved to the states,including Odisha. The state has a multi-party system,in which the two main parties are the nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the regional,socialist Biju Janata Dal (BJD). The Indian National Congress (INC) has also significant presence.
Nrusingha Mishra is a politician from Odisha,India. He was the Leader of Opposition in the 15th Odisha Legislative Assembly.
Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo KCIE was an Indian politician and the last ruler of the princely state of Patna in Odisha before Indian independence in 1947. He was the President of the Ganatantra Parishad political party from 1950 to 1962 and the President of the Odisha state unit of the Swatantra Party after its merger with the Ganatantra Parishad in 1962. Deo was the Chief Minister of Orissa from 1967 to 1971.
Brigadier Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo AVSM,the scion of Dhenkanal is a former Member of Parliament and a retired Indian Territorial Army officer. He was a member of the 4th,7th,8th,10th,11th and 13th Lok Sabha. He was first elected to Lok Sabha in 1967 representing Swatantra Party.
Shashi Bhusan Behera is an Indian politician from the Biju Janata Dal party. He is the Finance and excise minister of Odisha State. He was a former member of Rajya Sabha and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Odisha. Former General Secretary and Vice–President of State Yuva Biju Janata Dal,President Orissa Dalit Sena,Vice President Samatamancha,State Executive Member H.M.S.,General Secretary All Orissa Kaibarta Mahasangha,Founder Secretary of Cuttack Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital. Elected Member of National Telephone Advisory Committee in 2001 to 2002.
Arkesh Singh Deo is an Indian politician from Odisha and a leader of the Biju Janata Dal political party. Arkesh Singh Deo is the youngest son of previous Bolangir MLA Ananga Udaya Singh Deo and grandson of Odisha's former chief minister Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo. His elder brother Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo is also an Indian politician from Odisha and a member of the 16th Lok Sabha,representing Bolangir constituency in Odisha.
Bolangir is a constituency of the Vidhan Sabha in Odisha,India. This seats falls under Bolangir District of Odisha State in India. Bolangir seat is a unreserved seat of Odisha Legislative Assembly. This constituency includes Balangir block and Deogaon block.
Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo is an Indian politician from Odisha and a member of the erstwhile royal family of Patna,Bolangir. He is serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha as well as Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment,Energy. He is also a member of the National Executive of the BJP.
Maharaja Pratap Keshari Deo was an Indian politician. He was the last ruler of Kalahandi State from 1939 to 1947. Post-independence,he was elected from the Kalahandi constituency in Odisha to the Lower House of the Indian Parliament the Lok Sabha. He was deputy Leader of the Opposition,Orissa Legislative Assembly,1952—1956.
Ananta Narayan Singh Deo was an Indian ruler and politician who served as Member of 9th Lok Sabha from Aska Lok Sabha constituency,13th Leader of Opposition in Odisha Legislative Assembly from Surada Assembly constituency,Deputy Minister for Industries,Commerce,Community Development and Panchayat Raj in Cabinet of Odisha and Raja of Dharakote Estate.
