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. The Imperial Gazetteer of India 1908 lists Ganjam,along with the Thanjavur and South Canara districts,as the three districts of the Madras Presidency where Brahmins were most numerous. As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Odisha.
Prabodh Panda was an Indian politician. He was a leader of the Communist Party of India. He was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Midnapore constituency in West Bengal in a by-election held on 10 May 2001. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 2004 and 2009 from the same constituency.
Jual Oram is an Indian Politician who serving as Minister of Tribal Affairs since 2024. He also Member of the 17th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Sundargarh constituency of Odisha. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Rama Chandra Panda casually known as Rama Panda was a member of the 12th Odisha Legislative Assembly. He represented the Chhatrapur constituency of Odisha and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) political party. He is a former Deputy Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly from 27 March 2000 to 6 February 2004.
Kendrapara Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) Constituencies in Odisha state in Eastern India.
Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Orissa state in eastern India.
Anubhav Mohanty is an Indian actor,politician,film producer,television personality and social activist who is known for his work majorly in Odia language films. Mohanty has also worked in Bengali films. Mohanty has a significant fan following especially in Odisha.
Srikant Kumar Jena,is an Indian politician hailing from Ratnagiri,Jajpur district,Odisha. He was the Union Cabinet Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Tourism in the Gujral ministry and Deve Gowda ministry. He was the Minister of State(Independent charge) for Chemicals &Fertilizers and Statistics &Programme Implementation in the Second Manmohan Singh ministry. He was Union Minister of State,Small Scale Industry,Agro and Rural Industries in the V. P. Singh ministry. He represented the Balasore parliamentary constituency in the 15th Lok Sabha. During his tenure as the MP of Balasore,many developmental works were done for overall development of Balasore in all sectors like infrastructure,education,health and communication. His developmental works for Balasore includes establishment of units of the Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering &Technology,AIIMS Satellite Centre,Software Technology Park of India and the North Odisha Chamber of Commerce and Industry,upgradation of the national highway 60,and the grant of Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital.
Baijayant "Jay" Panda is an Indian politician. He is the national vice president and spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was a Member of Parliament in the 15th and 16th Lok Sabha from Kendrapara. He was also a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha for two terms from 2000 to 2009.
Berhampur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district.
Brajarajnagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jharsuguda district,Odisha.
Nilgiri is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district,Odisha.
Simulia is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district,Odisha.
Dharmasala is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district,Odisha.
Nuapada is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nuapada district,Odisha.
Ekamra-Bhubaneswar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district,Odisha,India.
Subrat Kumar Panda is an Indian virologist,professor and Head Department of Pathology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences,Delhi. Known for his researches in viral hepatitis,Panda is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences,Indian National Science Academy and the National Academy of Medical Sciences. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research,the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research,awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology,one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Medical Sciences in 1995.
Air Marshal Dilip Kumar Patnaik,AVSM,VM is a retired officer in the Indian Air Force. He served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C),Eastern Air Command. He took over the office on 3 October 2021,succeeding of Air Marshal Amit Dev and superannuated on 30 September,2022. He was succeeded by Air Marshal Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar.
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.
Bikram Kumar Panda is an Indian politician and a member of the sixteenth Odisha Legislative Assembly representing the Berhampur Vidhan Sabha constituency. He is a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) party.
