Naveen Patnaik is an Indian politician, writer and former Chief Minister of Odisha 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 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.
Koraput is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Odisha. It's considered a bastion of Indian National Congress as it has won this seat for a record 16 times out of 18 elections including one bypoll. Former Chief Minister of Odisha Giridhar Gamang has represented this constituency for a record 9 times from 1972 to 2004.
Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.
Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha parliamentary constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.
Bally Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Biramitrapur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sundergarh district, Odisha. Area of this constituency includes Biramitrapur, Kuarmunda block, Nuagaon block and part of Bisra block.
Talsara is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sundergarh district, Odisha.
Patna is one of the 147 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Odisha state in India. It is in Kendujhar district" and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It is a segment of the Kendujhar parliamentary constituency.
Kamakhyanagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Dhenkanal district, Odisha.
Titilagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district, Odisha.
Nabarangpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nabarangpur district, Odisha.
Junagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha, India.
Tirtol is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha.
Jayadev is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district, Odisha, India.
2019 Rajya Sabha elections were held throughout 2019, to fill the vacancies in the Rajya Sabha, the Indian Parliament's upper chamber. The elections were held to elect 2 members from Assam as well as 6 members from Tamil Nadu. By-elections were held for 14 seats among various states.
Shankar Oram is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Biramitrapur in the 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Patna is a town and community development block in the eastern state of Odisha, India. The town is represented in the Odisha Legislative Assembly by the Patna Assembly constituency. In 2019 election Biju Janata Dal candidate Jagannath Naik, defeated BJP candidate Bhabani Sankar Nayak.
Lingaraj Panigrahi was an Indian politician and former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. He is the father of Pramod Panigrahi, former Law Secretary of Government of Odisha.
Ramakanta Bhoi is an Indian politician who was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Tirtol as a member of the Biju Janata Dal.
