The Biju Janata Dal is an Indian regional political party with significant influence in the state of Odisha. It was founded by the former minister of mines and minerals of the Republic of India Naveen Patnaik on 26 December 1997 as a breakaway faction from the Janata Dal. The BJD is led by its founder as president of the party. The headquarters of the party is located in Forest Park,Bhubaneswar.
Naveen Patnaik is an Indian politician 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.
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.
Brajarajnagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jharsuguda district,Odisha.
Jharsuguda is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jharsuguda district.
Balasore is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district,Odisha.
Dhamnagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district,Odisha.
Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh,popularly known as "Rani Maa Nayagarh" is an Indian politician from Odisha.
The 2019 Odisha assembly election,held between April 11 and April 29,was the 16th quinquennial legislative assembly election to elect 147 MLAs to the 16th legislative assembly of Odisha. Covering 147 constituencies across four phases,the polls coincided with the Lok Sabha elections. Vote counting for the assembly election took place on May 23,concluding before the previous Odisha Assembly's term expiration on June 11.
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.
Sunanda Das is a Politician in Odisha. She has been the Member of Legislative Assembly for Bari,Odisha since 2019.
Elections in India in 2023 were held in the Rajya Sabha,state legislative assemblies of nine states and several local bodies.
Legislative Assembly elections were held in the eastern coastal state of Odisha from 13 May to 1 June 2024 to elect the 147 members of the Odisha Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and results were declared on 4 June 2024 forming the 17th Assembly.
Rudra Pratap Maharathy is an Indian politician from Odisha. He is active with Biju Janata Dal in Odisha politics. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly in the 2021 Pipili Bypoll as a member of the Biju Janata Dal. He defeated Ashrit Pattanayak of Bharatiya Janata Party in a margin of 20,916 votes. In 2024 Odisha Assembly Election,he lost to Ashrit Pattanayak of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 15,162 votes
Kailash Chandra Gahtori was an Indian businessman and politician who served in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from 2017 until his resignation in 2022,representing the Champawat constituency as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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.
Alka Mohanty is an Indian politician and wife of Kishore Kumar Mohanty who served as Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from Brajarajnagar Assembly constituency.
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.
Barsha Singh Bariha is an Indian politician from the Biju Janata Dal representing the Padampur constituency in the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
Pravati Parida is an Indian politician from Odisha. She became the first woman Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha. She is also the Minister of Women and Child Development,Mission Shakti,and Tourism. She is an MLA from Nimapara Assembly Constituency in Puri District representing Bharatiya Janata Party. She won the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.
