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Bolangir 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 Electoral boundary delimitation (or simply boundary delimitation or delimitation) is the drawing of boundaries of electoral precincts and related divisions involved in elections, such as Federated state, states, counties or other municipalities ... in 2008, the legislative assembly segments, which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Nuapada, Nawapara, Titlagarh, 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 ...
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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), ...
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Patnagarh (Odisha Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Patnagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district, Odisha. This constituency includes Patnagarh, Patnagarh block, Belpara block and Khaprakhol block. Elected Members Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections have been held in the constituency till date. It was a 2-member constituency for 1952 & 1957. Elected members from the Patnagarh constituency are: Election Results 2024 Voting was held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Saroj Kumar Meher by a margin of 1,357 votes. 2019 In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Saroj Kumar Meher defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo by a margin of 11,028 votes. 2014 In 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo defeated Bi ...
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1967 Indian General Election
General elections were held in India between 17 and 21 February 1967 to elect 520 of the 523 members of the fourth Lok Sabha, an increase of 15 from the previous session of Lok Sabha. Elections to State Assemblies were also held simultaneously, the last general election to do so. The incumbent Indian National Congress government retained power, albeit with a significantly reduced majority. Indira Gandhi was resworn in as the Prime Minister on 13 March. Background By 1967 economic growth in India had slowed – the 1961–1966 Five-Year Plan gave a target of 6% annual growth, but the actual growth rate was 2%. Under Lal Bahadur Shastri, the government's popularity was boosted after India prevailed in the 1965 War with Pakistan, but the war, along with the previous 1962 War with China, put a strain on the economy. Internal divisions were emerging in the Indian National Congress while its two popular leaders Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri had both died. Indira Gand ...
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1962 Indian General Election
General elections were held in India between 19 and 25 February 1962 to elect members of the 3rd Lok Sabha, third Lok Sabha. Unlike the previous two elections, each constituency elected a single member. Jawaharlal Nehru won another landslide victory in his third and final election campaign. The Indian National Congress received 44.7% of the vote and won 361 of the 494 elected seats. This was only slightly lower than in the previous two elections and they still held over 70% of the seats in the Lok Sabha. Results State wise Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Gujrat * Gujrat was formed a new state in 1961 after separation from Bombay state. Madras By-elections In 1963 a by-election was held for the Bilaspur Lok Sabha constituency, Bilaspur Lok Sabha seat, which was at the time in Madhya Pradesh. The by-election was won by the Indian National Congress candidate Chandrabhan Singh (Madhya Pradesh politician), Chandrabhan Singh, with votes, against M. L. Shukla of Jana Sangh ...
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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 ...
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Loisinga
Loisingha is a town in Bolangir district, Odisha, India. Geography It is located at at an elevation of 162 m from mean sea level A mean is a quantity representing the "center" of a collection of numbers and is intermediate to the extreme values of the set of numbers. There are several kinds of means (or "measures of central tendency") in mathematics, especially in statist ... (MSL). The town is situated on the bank of river Suktel. (which flows on the southern side of the town). Location National Highway 26 passes through Loisingha. Loisingha is 18 km from its headquarters Bolangir, towards Bargarh. Climate Loisingha experiences three distinct seasons: summer, monsoon and winter. Typical summer months are from February to June, with maximum temperatures ranging from 35 °C to 45 °C. May is the warmest month in Loisingha, although summer doesn't end until May. The city often receives heavy thundershowers in May (and the humidity level remains high). Duri ...
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Saintala
Saintala is a taluk Notified area council(NAC) located at about south of the Balangir-Titlagarh road in Titlagarh sub-division of Bolangir district, 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 ar ..., India. It was formerly known as Sainyatala. National Highway 201 passes through Saintala. Geography Saintala is located on the southern plateau, surrounded by evergreen forests, hills, rivers and farmlands. Saintala is well connected with both roadways and railways. National Highway 201 passes through it and also other roads connects it with nearby villages. Saintala Railway Station is located about from the village. References External links About Saintala {{Balangir district Villages in Balangir district ...
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Patnagarh
Patnagarh is a town and a Notified Area Council in Bolangir district in the Indian state of Odisha. Its original name (with diacritics) is Patnāgarh, and it is pronounced verbally as Patnāgad. The official language is Odia. Patnagarh bears historical significance as it was the epicentre of power in middle age. Patnagarh was the capital of 18 garh that come under south Koshal. In 12th century AD the progenies of the famous King of Delhi, Prithviraj Chauhan came and settled down in Patnagarh. They came here because Mohammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in 2nd battle of Tarai in 1193. The first child of the royal scion who ruled Patnagarh as per recorded history was Ramai Deo. However after 16th century onwards when Balangir and Sambalpur came in to being, the city lost its charm. Geography Patnagarh is located at . It has an average elevation of 243 metres (797 feet). Patnagarh is one of the towns in Patnagarh Tehsil, Balangir District, Odisha State. Patnagarh ...
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Kantabanji
Kantabanji (KBJ) is a Municipality in Balangir district in the Indian state of Odisha. History In 1937, the railway track from Kantabanji to Vishakhapatnam was laid and since then train started running through this route. At that time no one was aware of Kantabanji. That time it was a small village under the Bangomunda police station a village near to Kantabanji. Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo who was the king of Patnagarh at that time. He was also the chief minister of Orissa from an independent party, helped extremely to explore Kantabanji and then people started living there. He was the grandfather of K.V. Singh Deo (MLA) of Patnagarh. Raj Gopala Charya helped R.N. Singh Deo become the chief minister of Orissa. The planning of this town was similar to the planning of Chandigarh or Jaipur, i.e., there is more than one way to go to the adjacent street which is a short way. Every two street is connected with more than one small street so that the person need not have to c ...
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Titlagarh
Titlagarh is a Municipality in Balangir district of the Indian state of Odisha. It is a known summer hotspot in India due its extreme heatwaves and was among the top 10 Indian cities with maximum temperature in 2022. Geography and Climate Titilagarh is located at . It has an average elevation of 215 metres (705 feet). Demographics India census, Titilagarh had a population of 27,756. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Titilagarh has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 57%. In Titilagarh, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Transport Titilagarh Junction railway station is a junction on the Jharsuguda - Vizianagaram line and Raipur - Vizianagaram line. Through this it is connected to all major cities of India. It was one of the major railway stations in the Sambalpur Railway Division under East Coast Railway Zone. Titilagarh is near to NH-59 (previou ...
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Nuapada
Nuapada is a town in western region of Odisha state of eastern India. It is the headquarter of Nuapada district. Nuapada district was carved out of the undivided Kalahandi district on 27 March 1993. It is on the western border of Odisha with Chhattisgarh. The district is part of Odisha both linguistically and culturally. It is one of the most underdeveloped districts of Odisha and India as well. Demographics Nuapada's estimated population of 6,10,382, includes 3,01,962 males and 3,08,420 females. The estimated number of literate people in the total population is 2,99,383. It is clear that it has a low literacy rate. Places of interest Situated 18 km from Nuapada Yogeswar temple at Patora is famous for its ancient and old Shiva Linga A lingam ( , lit. "sign, symbol or mark"), sometimes referred to as linga or Shiva linga, is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva in Shaivism. The word ''lingam'' is found in the Upanishads and epic literatu ...
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Boundary Delimitation
Electoral boundary delimitation (or simply boundary delimitation or delimitation) is the drawing of boundaries of electoral precincts and related divisions involved in elections, such as Federated state, states, counties or other municipalities.Overview of Boundary Delimitation
ACE: The Electoral Knowledge Center. Accessed July 09, 2008.
It can also be called "Redistribution (election), redistribution" and is used to prevent unbalance of population across districts. In the United States, it is called redistricting. Unbalanced or discriminatory delimitation is called "gerrymandering". Though there are no internationally agreed processes that guarantee fair delimitation, several organizations, such as the Commonwealth Secretariat, the European Union and the International Foun ...
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