Jual Oram (born 22 March 1961) is a member of the

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of India. He represents the

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constituency of

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. He is a member of the

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(BJP). He was also a member of the

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, 13th,

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and

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. He was chosen as one of the Cabinet Ministers of

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. He is a former Cabinet Minister in the

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. He is now the Vice-President of the

and is one of the party's senior most leaders from the State of

, being one of two founding Legislative Assembly Members from BJP in the state of

. He has served as the president of BJP in the state of

for over four years. He served as leader of opposition party from BJP side in Odisha legislative assembly. He is now serving as the chairman of the parliamentary committee on defence.

Early life

Oram was born on 22 March 1961 into a poor tribal family at the village of Kendudihi,

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(present-day Odisha) to Dilga and Bhutuki Oram. He received a

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from

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. Before entering politics, he was employed as an assistant foreman in

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. In an interview to ''

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'', Oram said that he would have continued his job in the organization if he had not entered politics.

Political career

In 1989, Oram joined

. He was elected to the

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from Bonai constituency in the following year and served for two terms until 1998. He served as the party's national vice-president for the BJP ST Morcha (Scheduled Tribes wing) between 1993 and 1995. After serving two years as national secretary of the party, he was appointed party president for the state unit in 1997 and remained in that position until 1999. In

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, Oram was elected to the

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from Sundargarh constituency. He was re-elected to the parliament in the following year. After

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created the

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, he was sworn as its first ever minister on 13 October. In 2004, Oram was re-elected as party president for the state unit and served for two years. On 17 May of the same year, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha for the third time from his constituency. From 2006 to 2009, he served as the party's national vice-president. Oram lost from his Sundargarh constituency in

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. On 22 December 2009, he was made the party president of the state unit for the third time. In July 2012, he alleged that former

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had forged his caste certificate. On 1 April 2013, he was appointed vice president of the party. On 18 May 2014, Oram was re-elected to the Lok Sabha from the Sundargarh constituency after defeating

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of the

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. He was also the only candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party to win from Odisha. On 26 May, he took oath as the Tribal Affairs minister in the

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. In the following month, he announced that the central government would create a tribal map of India which would help in introducing new projects and schemes for the tribals. In 2015, Oram stoked a controversy by equating

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with

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. Carrying black flags and banners, nearly 300 tribals gathered around the state guesthouse in

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on 31 October and demanded an apology from him for allegedly hurting their sentiments.

Personal life

On 8 March 1987, he married Jhingia Oram and they have two daughters.

References

External links

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www.jualoram.com

Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha – Parliament of India website
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Early life

Political career

Personal life

See also

References

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