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Mayurbhanj District
Mayurbhanj district is one of the 30 districts in Odisha state in eastern India. It is the largest district of Odisha by area. Its headquarters are at Baripada. Other major towns are Rairangpur, Karanjia and Udala. , it is the third-most-populous district of Odisha (out of 30), after Ganjam and Cuttack. Etymology The name of the district is a portmanteau of '' Mayura'' (meaning peacock in Odia) and '' Bhanja'', the name of the two ruling dynasty of the district till 1949. It is believed that the Mayura was the name of another dynasty that merged with the Bhanjas sometime around the 14th century. The peacock motif was later adopted by the Bhanjas and featured on the Mayurbhanj coat of arms. The Mayurbhanj alternative spellings were noted as ''Mohurbunge'' and ''Morbhanj'' in many British India records. History The Bhanja family who ruled Mayurbhanj State are closely associated with the district's history. They probably displaced an earlier ruling family with the same name w ...
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Khiching
Khiching is an ancient city and largely in ruins is situated in Panchpir sub-division of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha State of India. It is the location of the Kichakeshwari Temple made from black stone. Khiching is located about 50 km east of Keonjhargarh city 24 km west of Karanjia.There are several villages in the vicinity, including Sukruli, Kesana, Naupana, Kakharupana, Salabana, Viratagada, Kichakagada. Another nearby village is Singda. The major festival in Khiching is Sivarathri, which is celebrated over seven days. The major tourist attraction of Khiching is the Temple Of Maa Kichakeswari. The temple was constructed during the year 920/925. Goddess Kichakeshwari, which was not only ishtadevata and kuladevi of Bhanj dynasty but also the State deity of Princely State of Mayurbhanj Mayurbhanj district is one of the 30 districts in Odisha state in eastern India. It is the largest district of Odisha by area. Its headquarters are at Baripada. Other major t ...
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List Of Districts Of Odisha
Odisha, a state on the eastern coast of India, is divided into 30 administrative geographical units called ''Districts''. These 30 districts have been placed under three different revenue divisions to streamline their governance. The divisions are Central, North and South with their headquarters at Cuttack (''Central Division''), Sambalpur (''Northern Division''), Berhampur (''Southern Division'') respectively. Each division consists of 10 districts, and has as its administrative head a Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), a senior rank officer of Indian Administrative Service. The position of the ''RDC'' in the administrative hierarchy is that between that of the district administration and the state secretariat. Each ''District'' is governed by a ''Collector'' & ''District Magistrate'', who is appointed from the Indian Administrative Service. The Collector & District Magistrate is responsible for collecting the revenue and maintaining law and order in the district. Each Dis ...
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Indian Standard Time
Indian Standard Time (IST), sometimes also called India Standard Time, is the time zone observed throughout India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments. In military and aviation time, IST is designated E* ("Echo-Star"). It is indicated as Asia/Kolkata in the IANA time zone database. History After Independence in 1947, the Union government established IST as the official time for the whole country, although Kolkata and Mumbai retained their own local time (known as Calcutta Time and Bombay Time) until 1948 and 1955, respectively. The Central observatory was moved from Chennai to a location at Shankargarh Fort in Allahabad district, so that it would be as close to UTC+05:30 as possible. Daylight Saving Time (DST) was used briefly during the China–India War of 1962 and the Indo-Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971. Calculation Indian Standard Time is calculated from the clock tower in Mirzapur nearly exa ...
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Udala (Odisha Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Udala (Sl. No.: 31) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. Area of this constituency includes Udala, Udala block, Gopabandhu Nagar block and 19 GPs (Badabisol, Badagudgudia, Badkhaladi, Chakradharpur, Devala, Jadida, Jambani, Jayantipatta, Samil, Jamudiha, Jhinkpada, Kaptipada, Koliolam, Majhigadia, Manakadpada, Nuddiha, Pedagadi, Pingu and Salchua) of Kaptipada block. In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Shrinath Soren defeated Indian National Congress candidate Anang Charan Senapati by a margin of 11,193 votes. Elected members 15 elections held during 1957 to 2022. Elected members from the Udala constituency are: *2019: (10) Bhaskar Madhei (BJP) *2014: (31): Golak Bihari Nayak ( BJD) *2009: (31): Shrinath Soren ( BJD) *2004: (10): Bhaskar Madhei (BJP) *2000: (10): Bhaskar Madhei (BJP) *1995: (10): Rabaneswar Madhei (Congress) *1990: (10): Rohidas Soren (Janata Dal) *1985: (10): Rabaneswar Madhei (Congress-I) *1980: (10): Rabaneswar Madh ...
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Karanjia (Odisha Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Karanjia (Sl. No.: 30) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. Area of this constituency include Karanjia, Karanjia block, Thakurmunda block and 9 GPs (Padmapokhari, Ramachandrapur, Labnyadeipur, Dewanbahali, Ranipokhari, Sarat, Nota, Sardiha and Kalamgadia) of Kaptipada block. In 2014 election Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijay Kumar Naik, defeated Bharatiya Janata Party Jyostna Bhansingh by a margin of 13,551 votes. Elected Members 15 elections held during 1957 to 2019. List of members elected from Karanjia Vidhan Sabha constituency are: *2019: (30): Basanti Hembram ( BJD) *2014: (30): Bijay Kumar Naik ( BJD) *2009: (30): Bijay Kumar Naik ( BJD) *2004: (1): Ajit Hembram ( BJD) *2000: (1): Padma Charan Haiburu (Independent) *1995: (1): Raghunath Hembram (Janata Dal) *1990: (1): Raghunath Hembram (Janata Dal) *1985: (1): Karunakar Naik (Indian National Congress) *1980: (1): Raghunath Hembram (Janata Party (Secular)) *1977: (1): Raghunath Hembram (Ja ...
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Bangriposi (Odisha Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Bangriposi is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. Area of this constituency includes Bangriposi block, Shamakhunta block and Kuliana block. In the 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sudam Marndi, defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sugda Murmu by a margin of 11,844 votes. Elected Members 14 elections held during 1961 to 2019. List of members elected from Bangriposi Vidhan Sabha constituency are: *2019 (29):Sudam Marndi ( BJD) *2014 (29):Sudam Marndi ( BJD) *2009 (29): Sarojini Hembram ( BJD) *2004 (5): Chaitanya Prasad Majhi (BJD) *2000 (5): Purusottam Naik (Independent) *1995 (5): Ajen Murmu ( JMM) *1990 (5): Sudam Charan Marandi (Independent) *1985 (5): Kangoi Singh (Congress) *1980 (5): Kangoi Singh (Congress-I) *1977 (5): Purusottam Naik (Janata Party) *1974 (5): Rudra Mohan Das (CPI A consumer price index (CPI) is a price index, the price of a weighted average market basket of consumer goods and services purchased by househ ...
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Rairangpur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Rairangpur is a constituency of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. Area of this constituency includes Rairangpur, Rairangpur block, Bahalda block, Jamda block and Tiring block. In the latest 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, Naba Charan Majhi, defeated BJD candidate, Basanti Marandi, by a margin of 2847 votes. Members of the Legislative Assembly 14 elections held during 1951 to 2009. List of members elected from Rairangpur Vidhan Sabha constituency are: Election results 2019 2014 2009 2004 2000 See also *List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly *Mayurbhanj district Mayurbhanj district is one of the 30 districts in Odisha state in eastern India. It is the largest district of Odisha by area. Its headquarters are at Baripada. Other major towns are Rairangpur, Karanjia and Udala. , it is the third-most-po ...
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Saraskana (Odisha Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Saraskana (Sl. No.: 27) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. Area of this constituency includes Saraskana block, Bijatala block, Bisoi block and 3 GPs (Jaypur, Kusumi and Mayurdar) of Kusumi block. In 2009 election, Nationalist Congress Party candidate Rama Chandra Hansdah defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Dr. Budhan Murmu by a margin of 14,590 votes. Elected Members Three elections held from 2009 to 2019 in Saraskana Vidhan Sabha constituency are: *2019: (27): Dr Budhan Murmu ( BJD) *2014: (27): Bhadav Hansdah ( BJD) *2009: (27): Rama Chandra Hansdah (NCP NCP may refer to: Science and medicine * Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (a temporary name for COVID-19), an outbreak that was officially identified in late 2019. * HIV-1 nucleocapsid protein 7 (NCp7), a target of zinc finger inhibitors * Nucleosome ...) 2019 Election Candidates 2014 Election Candidates Summary of results of the 2009 Election ...
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Jashipur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Jashipur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. Area of this constituency includes Jashipur block, Raruan block, Sukruli block and 9 GPs (Badhatnabeda, Chuapani, Dhangdimuta, Hatbadra, Jarada, Jhipabandh, Talapati, Tolakpokhari and Uparbeda) of Kusumi block. Many villages consisting of small clusters of houses are located near Jashipur like Kanjipia, Keunjhar etc. In 2009 election Biju Janata Dal candidate Kamala Kanta Nayak, defeated Independent candidate Sambhunath Naik by a margin of 13,190 votes. Elected Members 13 elections held during 1957 to 2009. List of members elected from Jashipur Vidhan Sabha constituency are: *2009: (26): Kamala Nayak ( BJD) *2004: (2): Sambhunath Naik ( SUCI(C)) *2000: (2): Bhanucharan Nayak (BJP) *1995: (2): Sambhunath Naik ( SUCI(C)) *1990: (2): Mangal Singh Madhi (Janata Dal) *1985: (2): Sambhunath Nayak (Independent) *1980: (2): Sundar Mohan Majhi ( Congress-I) *1977: (2): Kahnuram Hembram (Janata Party) *1974 ...
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Odisha Legislative Assembly
The Odisha Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Odisha state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Bhubaneswar, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly comprises 147 Members of Legislative Assembly. Out of total 147 Assembly Constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly, 33 seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) and 24 seats for the Scheduled Castes (SC). It was announced by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik that the Sachivalaya or the Secretariat building in Bhubaneswar will be called ''Lok Seva Bhavan''. History Sessions of Odisha Legislative Assembly & Speakers The following is the list of Odisha Legislative Assembly sittings: Leaders of Opposition Members of Legislative Assembly See also * Government of Odisha The government of the Indian state of Odisha and its 30 districts consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch. Like other states in India ...
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Mayurbhanj (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in Eastern India. Assembly segments Following delimitation, presently this constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments: Before delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, legislative assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Jashipur, Bahalda, Rairangpur, Bangriposi, Kuliana, Baripada and Udala. Members of Parliament Election results 2019 Election Result In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishweswar Tudu defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Dr. Debashis Marndi by margin of 25,256. 2014 Election Result In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramachandra Hansda defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dr.Nepol Raghu Murmu by a margin of 1,22,866 votes. 2009 See also * Mayurbhanj district * List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, t ...
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Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies, and they hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the advice of the council of ministers. The house meets in the Lok Sabha Chambers of the Sansad Bhavan, New Delhi. The maximum membership of the House allotted by the Constitution of India is 552 (Initially, in 1950, it was 500). Currently, the house has 543 seats which are made up by the election of up to 543 elected members and at a maximum. Between 1952 and 2020, 2 additional members of the Anglo-Indian community were also nominated by the President of India on the advice of Government of India, which was abolished in January 2020 by the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019. The ...
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