Kendujhar is a town with
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
in
Kendujhar District
Kendujhar District, is an administrative district of Odisha. The district is one of the fifth Scheduled Areas of Odisha. The town of Kendujhar (or Kendujhargarh) is the district headquarters. The district has 3 Sub-Divisions, Anandapur, Cham ...
in the
Indian state
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-indepen ...
of
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 ...
. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kendujhar district, and it is one of the fifth scheduled areas of Odisha.
Climate
Politics
Mohan charan Majhi of
BJP is the current
MLA from Keonjhar assembly constituency. Mohan Charan Majhi won assembly elections in both 2004 and 2000. Earlier MLAs from this seat were Jogendra Naik of BJP (1995), C. Majhi of
JD (1990), Chhotaray Majhi of JNP (1985), Jogendra Naik of
INC(I) in 1980 and Kumar Majhi of JNP (1977).
Present
MP from
Keonjhar (Lok Sabha constituency)
Keonjhar is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Odisha.
Assembly segments
Assembly Constituencies which constitute this Parliamentary Constituency, after delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies and Legislative Assembly Constituenci ...
is
Chandrani Murmu of BJD.
Gallery
Some images of keonjhar.
File:KEONJHAR town as seen from above..jpg, keonjhar seen from above
File:Keonjhar.jpg, sunset in keonjhar
File:Kendujhargarh palace.jpg, ruined fort walls of kendujhargarh palace
.
References
External links
Satellite mapGovernment of India website for Kendujhar
{{Municipalities of Odisha
Cities and towns in Kendujhar district