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Bolangir
Balangir also known as Bolangir, is a town and a municipality, the headquarters of Balangir district in the state of Odisha, India. Balangir's cultural heritage makes it one of the finest places for tourists in Odisha. Balangir municipality is divided into twenty-one wards. It is spread over an area of . Geography Balangir is located at . It has an average elevation of 383 metres (800 feet) above sea level. People from Balangir *Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo, former Chief Minister of Orissa *Srinibash Udgata, eminent poet awarded Padma Shri by Government of India * Nrusingha Mishra, leader of the opposition in Orissa Legislative Assembly (2014–19), senior Congress politician, eminent lawyer in 12th Law Commission of Government of India. *Rasanara Parwin is a cricket player of the India women's national cricket team. * ''Harinarayan Pujari'', is a member of the ''board of cricket control'' in India and also the President of the Government Press of Bolangir. Also he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balangir (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India. Assembly Segments Following delimitation, at present this constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments: Before delimitation in 2008, the legislative assembly segments, which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Nawapara, Titilagarh, Kantabanji, Patnagarh, Saintala, Loisinga and Bolangir. Elected Members Since its formation in 1962, 16 elections have been held till date. List of members elected from Bolangir constituency are Election Results 2024 Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024. In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Surendra Singh Bhoi by a margin of 1,32,664 votes. 2019 In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sangeeta Kumari Sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolangir (Odisha Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Balangir also known as Bolangir, is a town and a municipality, the headquarters of Balangir district in the state of Odisha, India. Balangir's cultural heritage makes it one of the finest places for tourists in Odisha. Balangir municipality is divided into twenty-one wards. It is spread over an area of . Geography Balangir is located at . It has an average elevation of 383 metres (800 feet) above sea level. People from Balangir * Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo, former Chief Minister of Orissa * Srinibash Udgata, eminent poet awarded Padma Shri by Government of India * Nrusingha Mishra, leader of the opposition in Orissa Legislative Assembly (2014–19), senior Congress politician, eminent lawyer in 12th Law Commission of Government of India. * Rasanara Parwin is a cricket player of the India women's national cricket team. * ''Harinarayan Pujari'', is a member of the ''board of cricket control'' in India and also the President of the Government Press of Bolangir. Also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo
Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo (born 3 December 1961) is an Indian politician and the wife of the titular Maharaja of Bolangir, an erstwhile princely state located in Odisha. She is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Bolangir of Odisha representing the BJP. She is a member of the National executive of the party. Background and family Sangeeta was born into the minor Rajput nobility of Rajasthan. Her natal family held an estate of five villages of which the largest was Kerote (or Kirot). Her father, Amar Singh, was a younger son and therefore he inherited little, but he entered government service, serving as an officer in the IPS. He retired as PR in-charge at the AIIMS, New Delhi. Sangeeta grew up in a middle class milieu and graduated from Delhi University with a BA in political science. In October 1985, in a match arranged by their parents in the usual Indian way, Sangeeta was married to Kanakvardhan Singh Deo, son and heir of the former Maharaja of Patnaga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo
Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, also written as Kalikesh Singh Deo, is an Indian Politician. He is Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly. Early life and background Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo is the son of Ananga Udaya Singh Deo and the grandson of Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo, both politicians, with his grandfather having served as Chief Minister of Odisha. His, grandmother, Kailash Kumari Devi, was the daughter of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala. His brother, Arkesh, is also a politician. He did his primary schooling from Hillgrange Preparatory School in Dehradun. He attended the Doon School, Dehradun and graduated in economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University. He represented India in shooting and basketball. Career Deo was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Lok Sabha from Bolangir, and a member and a leader of the Biju Janata Dal political party. Prior to becoming an MP, Deo was the youngest member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, to which he was ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balangir District
Balangir District, also called Bolangir District, is a district situated in Odisha state of India. The district has an area of , and a population of 1,648,997 (2011 census). The town of Balangir is the district headquarters. The composition of the land is predominantly rural. Other important towns in Balangir district are Titlagarh, Patnagarh, Kantabanji, Loisingha, Saintala, Belpada, Tushra, Agalpur, Deogaon, Chudapali, Biripali, Bhalumunda, Bangomunda, Sindhekela, Kansil, Turekela and Muribahal. History The district of Balangir is named after the headquarters town of Balangir. This town was also the headquarters of the feudatory state of Patna since the 1880s. The district of Balangir is flanked in the northwest by the Gandhamardhan hills. Many hill streams traverse it. It is also notable for having experimented in the republican form of Government that was overthrown by Ramai Deo. Etymology Ancient history Historically It's a region of Kalinga, which is ruled by v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narasingha Mishra
Nrusingha Mishra ( Odia: ନୃସିଂହ ମିଶ୍ର ; born 23 December 1940) is a politician from Odisha, India. He was the Leader of Opposition in the 15th Odisha Legislative Assembly. He was the Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislature Party from 2004-2009. He was first elected to the state legislature in 1990 and served as the Law Minister. He has represented Balangir constituency from the Indian National Congress party. In the 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, has got 71,598 votes while his main opponent Arkesh Narayan Singh Deo from Biju Janata Dal got 66,257 votes. Background Narasingha Mishra (Narsing Mishra/Narasingh Mishra) comes from the small village of Chhatamakhna near Balangir in Odisha. His father, Yudhisthir Mishra, was a lawyer and a member of the Constituent assembly of India. Born into a family where politics was a part and parcel of the daily life, he joined politics at the age of 18 and was enrolled as a member of the Communist Party o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo
Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo KCIE (31 March 1912 – 23 February 1975) was an Indian politician and the last ruler of the princely state of Patna in Odisha before Indian independence in 1947. He was the President of the Ganatantra Parishad political party from 1950 to 1962 and the President of the Odisha state unit of the Swatantra Party after the merger of the Ganatantra Parishad with it in 1962. In his political career, Deo was elected multiple times to the Odisha Legislative Assembly. Deo served as the Chief Minister of Odisha from 1967 to 1971. Early in his political career, Deo served as a Member of Parliament in the 1st Lok Sabha. Early life and education Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo was born in a royal Rajput family to Raja Aditya Pratap Singh, the ruler of the small princely state of Seraikela and Rani Padmini Kumari Devi. He was adopted by Maharaja Prithwiraj Singh Deo of Patna state, which had been ruled by Chauhan Rajputs. He studied in the Mayo College in Ajmer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jharsuguda Airport
Veer Surendra Sai Airport , also known as Jharsuguda Airport, is a domestic airport serving Jharsuguda, Odisha, India. The airport is located north-east from the city centre. The airport is located in Durlaga village, approximately from Jharsuguda Junction Railway Station. The airport is named after the revolutionary Veer Surendra Sai and it is the second commercial airport in the state of Odisha. The airport caters to areas like the districts of Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Sundergarh, Bargarh, Debagarh, Bolangir, Subarnapur, Boudh of Odisha and Raigarh, Korba, Surguja and Jashpur districts of Chhattisgarh. History The researcher points out that in the last two years of World War II, the allied forces had anticipated a Japanese onslaught from the North-East and a string of airfields were made in the region. These included the airfields at Jharsuguda, Amarda Road, Charbatia, Hijli, Dudhkundi, Digri, Salua, Chakulia, Kalaikunda and Bishnupur. After India gained Independen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padma Shri
The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred in recognition of "distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the arts, education, industry, literature, science, acting, medicine, social service and public affairs". It is awarded by the Government of India every year on Republic Day (India), India's Republic Day. History Padma Awards were instituted in 1954 to be awarded to citizens of India in recognition of their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the arts, education, Private industry, industry, literature, science, acting, medicine, social service and Public affairs (broadcasting), public affairs. It has also been awarded to some distinguished individuals who were not citiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of India
The Government of India (ISO 15919, ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra, legally the Union Government or Union of India or the Central Government) is the national authority of the Republic of India, located in South Asia, consisting of States and union territories of India, 36 states and union territories. The government is led by the president of India (currently ) who largely exercises the executive powers, and selects the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India and other ministers for aid and advice. Government has been formed by the The prime minister and their senior ministers belong to the Union Council of Ministers, its executive decision-making committee being the Cabinet (government), cabinet. The government, seated in New Delhi, has three primary branches: the legislature, the executive and the judiciary, whose powers are vested in bicameral Parliament of India, Union Council of Ministers (headed by prime minister), and the Supreme Court of India respectively, with a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasanara Parwin
Rasanara Parwin (born 4 May 1992) is an Indian cricketer who plays as a right-arm off break bowler for Odisha women's cricket team, Odisha. She made her international debut for the India national women's cricket team in the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup against the West Indies. References External links * 1992 births Living people People from Balangir Cricketers from Odisha Sportswomen from Odisha Odisha women cricketers Indian women cricketers India women One Day International cricketers India women Twenty20 International cricketers {{India-cricket-bio-1992-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odisha
Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, eighth-largest state by area, and the List of states and union territories of India by population, eleventh-largest by population, with over 41 million inhabitants. The state also has the third-largest population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Tribes in India. It neighbours the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west, and Andhra Pradesh to the south. Odisha has a coastline of along the Bay of Bengal in the ''Indian Ocean''. The region is also known as Utkaḷa and is mentioned by this name in India's national anthem, Jana Gana Mana. The language of Odisha is Odia language, Odia, which is one of the Classical languages of India. The ancient kingdom of Kalinga (historical region), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
