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.
Padmapur is a town and a notified area in Bargarh district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is also a Subdivisional Headquarter and area wise biggest subdivision of Bargarh District.
Prasanna Acharya is an Indian politician from Odisha,India. He is a former member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha. He is a member of the Biju Janata Dal.
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.
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.
Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha parliamentary constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.
The 2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election took place in April 2009,concurrently with the general election. The elections were held in the state in two phases. The results were declared on 16 May. Despite having recently separated from the Bharatiya Janata Party after an eleven-year partnership,the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) retained power in the Odisha State Assembly with a more convincing majority. Party chief Naveen Patnaik was formally re-elected as the BJD Legislature party leader on 19 May,thus paving the way for his third consecutive term as the Chief Minister of Odisha.
Padampur is a Assembly constituency of Bargarh district in Odisha State.
Bargarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bargarh district. Area of this constituency includes Bargarh,Bargarh block and part of Barpali block.
Bhatli (Koshali) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bargarh district,Odisha,India.
Attabira is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bargarh district,Odisha.
Paikmal is a town and Notified Area Council(NAC) in Bargarh district of Odisha state in eastern India.
Gopalpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district,Odisha.
Pipili is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district,Odisha.
Bhandarpuri is a village in Bargarh district in the Indian state 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.
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
Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha was an Indian politician and former minister from Odisha. He served as a member of the legislative assembly (MLA) for Padampur Assembly constituency of Padmapur,Odisha. He was a senior leader of the Biju Janata Dal.
Ashwini Kumar Sarangi is an Indian politician from Odisha. He is a Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly from 2024,representing Bargarh Assembly constituency as a Member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
