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 5th 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.
Debagarh District also known as Deogarh District is a district of Odisha state,India. Located in the north-western part of the state,it is one of the 30 administrative districts and has its headquarters at Debagarh (Deogarh) town.
Bamra State or Bamanda State,covering an area of 5149 km2,was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj,its capital was in Debagarh (Deogarh). Bamra State acceded to India in 1948.
Debagarh,also known as Deogarh,is a city in Odisha state of eastern India. Located in the North-Western region of the state,it is the headquarters of Debagarh District that was created on 1 January 1994,after being bifurcated from Sambalpur District.
Chhatrapur (ଛତ୍ରପୁର) is a town and a Municipality in Ganjam district in the state of Odisha,India.
Sambalpur is the fourth largest city in the Indian State of Odisha. It is located on the banks of river Mahanadi,with a population of 335,761. Prehistoric settlements have been recorded there. It is the home of the Sambalpuri sari.
Kuchinda is the town and a notified area council in Sambalpur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is located about 80 km (49.71 mi) from the district headquarters of Sambalpur,and about 48 km (29.83 mi) away from Jharsuguda. Kuchinda is famous for its "Dushera". Kuchinda is also famous for the Gudguda waterfall. Most of the people of Kuchinda sub-division depends on farming. Kuchinda is more of a tribal area.
Bhartruhari Mahtab is an Indian politician,the son of Late Shri Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab. He was a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party,and resigned from the BJD to join BJP on 28th March,2024. He was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998 from Cuttack constituency in Odisha. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1999,2004,2009,2014 and 2019 from the same constituency. He received the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award 2017. He is also the recipient of Sansad Ratna Award 2017,2018,2019 and 2020 for his outstanding performance in 'Debates'.
Dharmendra Pradhan is an Indian politician who serving as Union Minister of Education since 2021. He also served as Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in the Government of India from 2021 to 2024. An alumnus of Talcher College and Utkal University,he has also been the Minister of Petroleum &Natural Gas and the Minister of Steel.
Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India. This constituency covers the whole Sambalpur district and parts of Deogarh and Angul districts.
Patna State was a princely state in the Eastern States Agency of India during the British Raj. It had its capital at Balangir. Its area was 6,503 km2 (2,511 sq mi).
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.
Sambit Patra is an Indian politician and surgeon who serves as the Member of Parliament in the 18th Lok Sabha from the Puri constituency. He has served as the national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party since 2014 and currently serving as a chairman in tourism department. Patra had his first job at Hindu Rao Hospital. He was appointed an independent director of the board of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) in 2017. On 30 November 2021,Patra was appointed Chairman of the India Tourism Development Corporation.
Jayaram Pangi is an Indian politician of Bharatiya Janta Party. He was a member of the Indian Parliament,representing the Koraput. On 9 May 2017 he left BJD and joined hands with Bharatiya Janta Party. He contested the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Koraput seat on a BJP ticket and lost to Congress candidate Saptagiri Ulaka.
Laxman Munda is an Indian politician from Odisha. He is four time MLA from Bonai Assembly Constituency which is reserved for ST community in Sundargarh district. Representing Communist Party of India (Marxist),he won the Bonai in the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election. Earlier,he was elected as ann MLA in 2004,2014 and 2019 elections.
Deogarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Debagarh district.
Nagendra Kumar Pradhan is an Indian politician. He was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 from Sambalpur constituency in Odisha. He was a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) but joined the Indian National Congress (INC) in 2024 after stating that the BJD and BJP were involved in a "friendly fight" to deprive the people. He is a former member of Legislative Assembly of 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.
Ashwini Vaishnaw is an Indian politician,former IAS officer and a businessman who serving as 39th Minister of Railways,2nd Minister of Information and Broadcasting and 2nd Minister of Electronics and Information Technology since 2024.
