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Berhampur
Brahmapur (; also known as Berhampur) is a city on the eastern coastline of Ganjam district of the Indian state of Odisha. Bramhapur is most famous for its street food, silk sarees or pato sarees, temples and many historical places. Bramhapur also dubbed as Food Capital of Odisha, and Silk City of India. Etymology The name of the city is said to have been derived from the name of Lord Brahmeswara, worshipped in a temple at Lathi, 4 km from the main town. History Jaugada, present 35 km away from Brahmapur on the banks of the Rushikulya, was an ancient fort and city existing from 3rd century BC to 7th century AD. Its existence before and after this time period cannot be ruled out. Also called ''Samapa'', it was a provincial headquarter of Maurya Dynasty along with ''Dhauli'' as evident from the edicts found at both places. Specific history about the place and civilisation doesn't exist after the Maurya Dynasty and the fort is now buried. The cult of Buddhi Thakurani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berhampur (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Berhampur is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Odisha. Assembly Segments Members of Parliament *2019: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, BJD *2014: Siddhanta Mahapatra, BJD * 2009: Siddhanta Mahapatra, BJD * 2004: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Congress *1999: Anadi Charan Sahu, BJP *1998: Jayanti Patnaik, Congress * 1996: P. V. Narasimha Rao, Congress *1991: Gopinath Gajapati, Congress *1989: Gopinath Gajapati, Congress *1984: Jagannath Rao, Congress * 1980: Jagannath Rao, Congress *1977: Jagannath Rao, Congress * 1971: Jagannath Rao, Congress (as Chatrapur seat) *1967: Jagannath Rao, Congress (as Chatrapur seat) *1962: Ananta Tripathi Sarma, Congress (as Chatrapur seat) *1957: Mohan Nayak, Congress (as Ganjam seat) *1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year ...: Uma Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |