Padmini Dian is an Indian politician. She was elected to the Odisha Vidhan Sabha (Odisha Legislative Assembly) from Kotpad constituency,

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 ...

, in the

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as a member of the

Biju Janata Dal The Biju Janata Dal (; BJD) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Odisha founded and led by Naveen Patnaik, the current Chief Minister of Odisha and the son of former Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik, after whom the party i ...

. She is currently serving in the Odisha Legislative Assembly as Minister for Textiles, Handlooms & Handicrafts. In a close-fought election in 2019, Padmini Dian emerged as the winner in the Kotpad constituency by defeating the incumbent MLA Chandra Sekhar Majhi of

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by 2,500 votes. It was a moment of pride for the people of Kotpad when Padmini Dian was elected to office. She was seen as the hope of hundreds of

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s whose art form is about to vanish, as documented by

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in his film ''Kotpad Weaving: The Story of a Race Against Time.''

Biography

Padmini Dian hails from a small village near

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. K ...

named Dhamanahandi. She studied till matriculation and she is a farmer by profession. She is an active minister in the Odisha State Assembly. She launched a book on local hand weaving called ''Divine Fabric'' in February 2020. She is known for her social work and being close to the masses. She has arranged numerous plantation workshops and

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camps and is an active member of many self-help groups.

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Women members of the Odisha Legislative Assembly People from Odisha 1986 births Biju Janata Dal politicians Living people Odisha MLAs 2019–2024 21st-century Indian women politicians {{Odisha-BJD-politician-stub

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