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.
Rayagada is a municipality in Rayagada district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the administrative headquarters of Rayagada district.
Braja Kishore Tripathy was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Puri Lok Sabha Constituency of Orissa as a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). He was a Cabinet Minister in NDA government in 13th Lok Sabha. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party after resigning from BJD in 2009 and unsuccessfully contested the elections from the Puri Lok Sabha Constituency.
Harihar Swain was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Aska constituency of Odisha on a Biju Janata Dal ticket. He was expelled from the Biju Janata Dal after voting against the party whip. It was alleged that he had taken a bribe to vote against his own party. He was suffering from multiple ailments and died on 13 October 2012.
Kendrapara Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) Constituencies in Odisha state in Eastern India.
Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) Constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.
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.
Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha Constituencies representing Sundergarh district of Odisha state in Eastern India.
Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha parliamentary constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.
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.
Sambalpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sambalpur district,Odisha,India.
Bijepur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Odisha.
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.
Rairakhol is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sambalpur district,Odisha.
Kantabanji is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district,Odisha.
Bhubaneswar North (Uttar) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district,Odisha,India.
Prabhas Kumar Singh is an Indian politician. He was Member of Parliament for Bargarh constituency in Odisha,which he represented in the 16th Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019. He is a member of the Biju Janata Dal. He was elected in 2014 by a margin of 11,178 votes,or 1.01% of the votes cast.
Suresh Kumar Pujari is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India from Bargarh,Odisha in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2024,he contested Vidhan Sabha election instead of Lok Sabha election,and was elected to Odisha Vidhan Sabha from Brajarajnagar constituency.
