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Borigumma
Borigumma is a town in Koraput district of Odisha state of India. It is located strategically between 3 of the major towns of undivided Koraput district - Jeypore, Nabarangpur and Kotpad and because of its location advantage as National Highway 26 and National Highway 201 passes through it, it is also known for its business activities. History According to some locals, the name Borigumma is derived from two local words "''Bori''" means Indian jujube fruit (boro koli) and "''Gumma''" means high land. According to local old people there used to be a tall ''Boro Koli'' tree (Indian jujube tree) in the center of town. The Bhairab Temple at Bhairabsingpur village of Borigumma is a protected monument and it is considered to be hundreds of years old.http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEQ20060505010504&Page=Q&Title=OR ISSA&Topic=0 Article on the Bhairab Temple Places of worship Temples in the area are the * Bhairab Temple * Jagannath Temple in the East. * Manikeswari T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koraput District
Koraput is a district of India in southern Odisha, with headquarters at Koraput. The district is located in the Eastern Ghats and is known for its hilly terrain, rich and diverse types of mineral deposits and its tribal culture and traditions. The district headquarters town of Koraput and its largest city, Jeypore are major centres of trade and commerce for South Odisha and fall on an important road connecting Visakhapatnam to Raipur. Etymology The district of Koraput derives its name from its headquarters, the present town of Koraput. According to Mr. R.C.S. Bell, the name of the town is ''Kora''-''Putti'' or “the hamlet of the ''Nux-vomica''". Some opine that the word is derived from "Khora," a tribal people who still inhabit nearby villages. According to the second theory, Koraput is a corrupted form of ‘Karaka-Pentho’. Karaka literally means ‘hail-stone’. Another opinion is often found that the term Kora was the name of a Sun God who was worshipped by the local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeypore (Odisha Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Jeypore is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha. This constituency includes Jeypore, Jeypore block, 19 Gram panchayats (BB.Singpur, Benagam, Bodigam, Borigumma, Champapadar, Gujuniguda, Gumuda, Haridaguda, Hordali, Kamta, Katharagada, Kumuli, Munja, Narigam, Nuagam, Ranaspur, Sargiguda, Semolaguda and Benasur) of Borigumma block. In 2014 election, Congress party candidate Tara Prasad Bahinipati defeated incumbent Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabi Narayan Nanda. In 2019 election, Congress party candidate Tara Prasad Bahinipati retained his seat after a close contest between Congress , BJD and BJP. Elected Members Fourteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Jeypore constituency are: * 2019: (143): Tara Prasad Bahinipati (Congress) * 2014: (143): Tara Prasad Bahinipati (Congress) *2009: (143): Rabi Narayan Nanda ( BJD) *2004: (89): Rabi Narayan Nanda (BJD) *2000: (89): Rabi Narayan Nanda (BJD) *1995: (89): Raghunath Patnaik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Highway 201 (India)
National Highway 26 (NH 26), (previously National Highway 43), is a National Highway in India, that connects Bargarh in Odisha and passes through Odisha to connect with Rajapulova in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh. It connects National Highway 5 and National Highway 6 and transverses the Eastern Ghats. Route The total length of the highway in Andhra Pradesh is . Termination The north terminus, Borigumma is a junction of 2 highways: NH 26 to Bargarh; and NH 63, towards Jagdalpur. The south end, Rajapulova, is on NH16, that runs between Kolkata and Chennai. See also * National Highways Development Project * List of National Highways in India by highway number On 28 April 2010, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways officially published a new numbering system for the National Highway network in the Gazette of the Government of India. It is a systematic numbering scheme based on the orientati ... References National highways in India Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotpad
Kotpad is a town and a notified area committee in Koraput district in the Indian state of Odisha. Nearest railway station to Kotpad is Kotpad Road station which is a part of East Coast railway. Kotpad is famous for Saree and Handloom products. Kotpad Handloom is a vegetable-dyed fabric woven by the tribal weavers of the Mirgan community of Kotpad village in Koraput. Kotpad recently came to limelight because of director Biswanath Rath's award-winning movie ''Kotpad Weaving : The Story of a Race Against Time.'' Demographics India census, Kotpad had a population of 14,914. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kotpad has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 50%. In Kotpad, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Politics Current MLA from Kotpad Assembly Constituency is Padmini Dian of BJD . The previous MLA from Kotpad Assembly Constituency is Chandrasekhar Majhi of INC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koraput (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Koraput is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of .... Assembly Segments Assembly constituencies which constitute this parliamentary constituency are: Members of Parliament Election Result 2019 Election Result 2014 Election Result In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jhina Hikaka defeated Indian National Congress candidate Giridhar Gamang by a margin of 19,328 votes. General Election 2009 References External linksKoraput lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule {{DEFAULTSORT:Koraput Lok Sabha constituency Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha Koraput district Rayagada district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, the Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. The Congress led India to independence from the United Kingdom, and significantly influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire. Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, along with its main rival the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is a "big tent" party whose platform is generally considered to lie in the centre to of Indian politics. After Indian independence in 1947, Congress emerged as a catch-all and secular party, dominating Indian politics for the next 20 years. The party's first prime minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
