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.
Rairangpur is a city and a tehsil in the Mayurbhanj district of the state of Odisha, India. It is located 287 kilometres from the state capital Bhubaneswar, 82 kilometres from the district headquarters of Baripada, and about 73 kilometres from Jamshedpur. Rairangpur is the second largest city in the Mayurbhanj district, a notable mining area of Odisha, producing iron-ore from the Gorumahisani, Badampahar, and Suleipat mines.
Kendujhar is a town with municipality in Kendujhar District in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kendujhar district, and it is one of the fifth scheduled areas of Odisha.
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.
Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in Eastern India.
Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India. It was one of the safe seat of Indian National Congress as Khagapati Pradhani represented this seat for a record 9 times from 1967 to 1998.
Rairangpur is a constituency of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.
Mohan Charan Majhi is an Indian politician, currently serving as the 15th Chief Minister of Odisha. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Keonjhar in the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He also represented the same constituency from 2000 to 2009 and from 2019 to 2024. He served as the chief whip of the BJP in the Odisha assembly from 2019 to 2024. In the year 1997, he entered politics as a Sarpanch.
Kanaka Bardhan 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.
Bisweshwar Tudu is an Indian politician from Odisha who served as the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs and Jal Shakti in the Second Modi ministry from 7 July 2021 until 9 June 2024. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was also a Member of Parliament from Mayurbhanj constituency of Odisha in the 17th Lok Sabha and National Secretary of BJP.
Biswabhusan Harichandan is an Indian politician served as the 7th Governor of Chhattisgarh. He was former Governor of Andhra Pradesh from 2019 to early 2023.
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.
Surama Padhy is an Indian politician from Odisha. She is an MLA from Ranpur Assembly Constituency in Nayagarh District. She is currently serving as the Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly. She represents Bharatiya Janata Party. She won the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.
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.
Dr. Mukesh Mahaling is an Indian Politician and Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Parliamentary Affairs, and Electronic and Information Technology in Government of Odisha. He is elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Loisingha.
Mohan Charan Majhi was elected as Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Minister of Odisha on 11 June 2024. The government was formed as a result of BJP securing 78 seats of 147 in 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election which was held in four phases during May and June in the state. The results were declared on 4 June and this led to formation of 17th Odisha Assembly. This government is also supported by 3 independents.
Nityananda Gond is an Indian politician and Minister of School and Mass Education, ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Government of Odisha. He is a member of the Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from Umerkote assembly constituency of Nabarangpur district.
Krushna Chandra Mohapatra is an Indian politician and Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Public Enterprise in Government of Odisha. He is a member of the Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from Morada assembly constituency of Mayurbhanj district.
Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia is an Indian politician and Minister of State for Forest, Environment & Climate Change, Labour, Employees State Insurance in Government of Odisha. He is a member of the Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from Jashipur assembly constituency of Mayurbhanj district.
