Deogarh (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Deogarh was a Lok Sabha constituency in Orissa state in eastern India till 2008. Assembly constituencies which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Pallahara, Talcher, Brajarajnagar, Jharsuguda, Laikera, Kuchinda and Deogarh. After 2008, some of the constituencies went into Bargarh and some into Dhenkanal. Members of Parliament *1952: ''Constituency does not exist'' *1957: Badakumar Pratap Gangadeb, GP (as Angul seat ) *1962: Harekrushna Mahatab, Indian National Congress (as Angul seat ) *1967: D. N. Deb, Swatantra Party (as Angul seat ) *1971: Badakumar Pratap Gangadeb, Indian National Congress (as Angul seat ) *1977: Pabitra Mohan Pradhan, Janata Party *1980: Narayan Sahu, Indian National Congress *1984: Sriballav Panigrahi, Indian National Congress *1989: Ravi Narayan Pani, Janata Dal *1991: Sriballav Panigrahi, Indian National Congress *1996: Sriballav Panigrahi, Indian National Congress *1998: Debendra Pradhan, Bharatiya Janata Party *1999: Debend ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Orissa
Odisha (), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is a state located in Eastern India. It is the eighth-largest state by area, and the eleventh-largest by population, with over 41 million inhabitants. The state also has the third-largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since .... 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 ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Former Constituencies Of The Lok Sabha
A former is an object, such as a template, gauge or cutting die, which is used to form something such as a boat's hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the finished structure, as in an aircraft fuselage, or it may be removable, being used in the construction process and then discarded or re-used. Aircraft formers Formers are used in the construction of aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose cone to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft. The "former-and-longeron" technique (also called stations and stringers) was adopted from boat construction, and was typical of light aircraft built unt ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Former Constituencies Of The Lok Sabha
This is a list of former constituencies of the Lok Sabha of India, organised by date of abolition. It does not include constituencies which were merely renamed. Constituencies abolished in 1956 Bombay (2) The constituencies came into existence in 1951. With the implementation of States Reorganisation Act, 1956, it ceased to exist when these places of erstwhile Bombay State got merged with Mysore State in 1956. # Belgaum North constituency replaced by Chikkodi constituency of Karnataka # Belgaum South constituency replaced by Belgaum constituency of Karnataka. Hyderabad (2) The constituencies came into existence in 1951. With the implementation of States Reorganisation Act, 1956, it ceased to exist when these places of erstwhile Hyderabad State got merged with Mysore State in 1956. # Kushtagi constituency replaced by Koppal constituency of Karnataka # Yadgir constituency replaced by Raichur constituency of Karnataka Madras (2) The constituencies came into existence in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Debagarh District
Debagarh District also known as Deogarh District is a district of Odisha state, India. Located in the north-western part of the state, it is one of Odisha's 30 administrative districts and has its headquarters at Debagarh (Deogarh) town. The district covers an area of 2781.66 km² and has a population of 312,520 (2011 Census). As of 2011, it is the least populous district of Odisha (out of 30). History The district was created on 1 January 1994 by bifurcating the erstwhile Sambalpur district. It is domiciled by both tribal and non-tribal people in almost equal proportion. Deogarh is the former capital of Bamanda or Bamra princely state of British India. The king of this princely state belongs to Ganga vamsi dynasty and one of the extended royal family of Gajapati emperor of Odisha. Raja Shri Basudeb Sudhal Deb (1869–1903) was an enlightened ruler, he did much to further conditions in princely state and for the cause of Oriya nationalism. His contribution was more to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dharmendra Pradhan
Dharmendra Pradhan (born 26 June 1969) is an Indian politician who has served as the Minister of Education since his appointment in July 2021. He has previously held the portfolios of Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (2017–2021), Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas (2014–2021), and Minister of Steel (2019–2021). He graduated from the Talcher Autonomous College and Utkal University. He has been serving as a Cabinet Minister since 3 September 2017. He has represented Madhya Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha from 3 April 2018 to 2 April 2024, and earlier served as a member of the 14th Lok Sabha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, he has won the Sambalpur seat as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Pradhan belongs to the OBC community. Early life Pradhan was born on 26 June 1969, in Talcher, Odisha, to Debendra Pradhan, who was a Minister of State in the Vajpayee government from 1998 to 2004. He became an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad activist ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's Bharatiya Jana Sangh. Since 2014, it has been the List of ruling political parties by country, ruling political party in India under the incumbent Prime Minister of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP is aligned with right-wing politics and has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Far-right politics, far-right Paramilitary organization, paramilitary organisation. Its policies adhere to Hindutva, a Hindu nationalism, Hindu nationalist ideology. it is the country's biggest political party in terms of representation in the Parliament of India as well as State legislature (India), state legislatures. The party's origins lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which was founded in 1951 by In ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Debendra Pradhan
Debendra Pradhan (16 July 1941 – 17 March 2025) was an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who served as minister of state for surface transport and agriculture in the Second Vajpayee ministry. He was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Deogarh constituency. He was also a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Background Pradhan was born on 16 July 1941 in the undivided Dhenkanal District of Odisha and studied MBBS. His son Dharmendra Pradhan is a Loksabha The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of Parliament of India which is bicameral, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past-th ... MP from Sambalpur, Odisha and Union Minister of Education, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship in the Narendra Modi Government. He died in Delhi on 17 March 2025, at the age of 83. Offices *President, BJP, Talcher Mandal (1980–1983) *Distr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Janata Dal
Janata Dal () was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha on 11 October 1988—the birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan under the leadership of V. P. Singh. History V. P. Singh united the entire disparate spectrum of parties ranging from regional parties such as the Telugu Desam Party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and the Asom Gana Parishad, together and formed the National Front (India), National Front with N. T. Rama Rao as President and Vishwanath Pratap Singh, V. P. Singh as convenor. The front also included outside support from the Right-wing politics, right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party and the Left-wing politics, left-wing Left Front, led by the Communist Party of India and Communist Party of India (Marxist). They defeated Rajiv Gandhi's Congress (I) in the 1989 parliamentary elections. His government fell after Lalu Prasad Yadav got L. K. Adva ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ravi Narayan Pani
Ravi Narayan Pani is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Deogarh, Odisha as a member of the Janata Dal. Also elected to the 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 List of constituencies of Odisha ..., from Pallahara, Angul as a member of Biju Janta Dal. References External linksOfficial Biographical Sketch in Lok Sabha Website 1950 births People from Dhenkanal district Lok Sabha members from Odisha India MPs 1989–1991 Janata Dal politicians Living people {{Odisha-JD-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sriballav Panigrahi
Sriballav Panigrahi (2 September 1940 – 9 July 2015) was an Indian politician, a leader of the Indian National Congress party in Odisha and was a member of the All India Congress Committee (AICC). He was elected to the Parliament of India from the Deogarh Lok Sabha constituency, three times, 1984, 1991 and 1996. Biography Born at Bargaon, Sambalpur district, Odisha in 1940, he was elected as a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from the Deogarh Parliamentary Constituency in 1984, 1991, and 1996, and was a Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly for two terms (1971 & 1974). He was a Cabinet Minister in Odisha from 1973 to 1977. Personal life He was married to Sunanda Panigrahi and had two sons. He died in 2015, aged 74. References External links Official pageat ''Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of Parliament of India which is Bicameralism, bicameral, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Member of Parliament, Lo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |