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Mahanga Assembly Constituency
Mahanga is a Vidhan Sabha constituency located in the Cuttack district, Odisha. It falls under the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency. Established in 1951, this constituency includes Mahanga block and 26 Gram panchayats (Fagola, Ramakrushnpur, Jignipur, Nischintakoili, Narendrapur, Nagaspur, Daudpur, Sukarpada, Asureswar, Taratasasan, Palisahi, Jamara, Orti, Kentalo, Baliapada, Kerilo, Buhalo, Kendupatana, Jhadeswarpur, Bandhakatia, Natakai, Kolanpur, Katikata, Katarpara, Jairampur, Barado and Sarapada) Nischintakoili block. Elected Members Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1955. List of members elected from Mahanga constituency are: Election Results 2024 In 2024 election, Independent candidate Sarada Prasad Padhan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Ankit Pratap Jena by a margin of 7,423 votes. ... [...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] |
2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly Election
The 2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election took place in April 2009, concurrently with the 2009 Indian general election, general election. The elections were held in the state in two phases. The results were declared on 16 May. Despite having recently separated from the Bharatiya Janata Party after an eleven-year partnership, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) retained power in the Odisha State Assembly with a more convincing majority. Party chief Naveen Patnaik was formally re-elected as the BJD Legislature party leader on 19 May, thus paving the way for his third consecutive term as the List of Chief Ministers of Odisha, Chief Minister of Odisha. Previous Assembly In the State Assembly elections in India, 2004#Orissa, 2004 Orissa Assembly election, the National Democratic Alliance (India), National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had swept the state with the BJD winning 61 seats and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning 32 seats, giving the alliance comfortable majority in the 147-member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly Election
Elections to the Third Odisha Legislative Assembly were held 1961. Constituencies The elections were held for 140 constituencies, of which 25 were reserved for Scheduled Castes, 29 for Scheduled Tribes and 86 unreserved. Contesting parties There are three national parties (the Communist Party of India, Congress and the Praja Socialist Party), one state party ( Ganatantra Parishad), one registered unrecognised party (Jharkhand Party) and some Independent Politicians. All took part in this assembly election. The Congress party won a clear majority for the first time in Orissa by winning 58% of the seats with a vote share of 43.28%. The 1961 election was the first decisive election which resulted non-coalition govt. in the state. The post of Chief Minister saw successive replacements during this period. Bijayananda Pattanaik became the Chief Minister of Odisha and remained in power till 1963, when he was called by the national high command for reforming the party. He was replaced b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly Election
Elections to the Fourth Odisha Legislative Assembly were held 1967. Constituencies The elections were held for 140 constituencies, of which 22 were reserved for Scheduled Castes, 34 for Scheduled Tribes and 84 unreserved. Contesting parties There were seven national parties:- CPI, CPM, Congress, Praja Socialist Party, Samyukta Socialist Party, Swatantra Party, Bharatiya Jan Sangh , one regional party Orissa Jana Congress (OJC) and some Independent Politicians took part in this assembly election. Swatantra Party emerged as the winner by winning 49 seats It is first time in India that Indian National Congress lost the election in a close fight with Swatantra Party in the state. Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo become Chief Minister by forming a coalition government with OJC. He was the first non-Congress C.M. of Orissa. Rajendra Narayana Singh Deo was the Chief Minister of Orissa till 1971. Results !colspan=10, , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" !colsp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly Election
Elections to the fifth Odisha Legislative Assembly were held in 1971. Constituencies The elections were held for 140 seats. A total of 835 candidates contested for these 140 seats. Political parties Three national parties, Communist Party of India, Indian National Congress and Swatantra Party along with the state party Utkal Congress took part in the assembly election. Congress party emerged again as the winner by winning 40% of the seats with a vote share of 28.74%. Harekrushna Mahatab again become the Chief Minister of the state. Government The United Front a coalition of Swatantra Party who won 36 Assembly seats and the new regional party Utkal Congress who won 33 Assembly seats formed the government under the leadership of Independent candidate Bishwanath Das. Das resigned on June 14, 1972, due to defection of a large number of members from the ruling coalition and on same day Nandini Satpathy of the Indian National Congress formed the government and continued til ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly Election
Elections to the sixth Odisha Legislative Assembly were held 1974. Constituencies The elections were held for 147 seats. A total of 722 candidates contested for these 147 seats. Political parties Three national parties, Communist Party of India, Indian National Congress and Swatantra Party along with the state party Utkal Congress took part in the assembly election. Congress party emerged again as the winner by winning 50% of the seats with a vote share of 37.44%. Nandini Satpathy again become the Chief Minister of Odisha, Chief Minister of the state. Results List of winning candidate See also * 1974 elections in India * 1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election * 1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election References {{Odisha elections State Assembly elections in Odisha 1974 State Assembly elections in India, Odisha 1970s in Orissa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly Election
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1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly Election
Elections to the 8th Odisha Legislative Assembly were held 1980. Constituencies The elections were held for 147 constituencies, of which 22 were reserved for Scheduled Castes, 34 for Scheduled Tribes and 91 unreserved. Contesting parties There are eight national parties CPI, INC(I), INC(U), BJP, JNP, CPM, JNP(SC) and JNP(JP), Two state parties FBL and RSP, two registered unrecognised parties JKD and SUC and some Independent Politicians took part in this assembly election. Indian National Congress (I) emerged as the winner by winning 118 seats. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik became the Chief Minister and Sarata Deb (''ଶରତ ଦେବ'') became the Leader of Opposition in the 8th Orissa Assembly. Results !colspan=10, , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" ! class="unsortable" , ! Political Party !! Flag !! Seats Contested !! Won !! Net Change in seats !! % of Seats ! Votes !! Vote % !! Change in vote % , - style="background: #90EE90;" , , styl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly Election
Elections to the Ninth Odisha Legislative Assembly were held in 1985. Constituencies The elections were held for 145 instead of 147 constituencies as a result of some candidates death contesting in Kakatpur and Keonjhar constituency. Out of 147 seats, 22 were reserved for Scheduled Castes, 33 for Scheduled Tribes and 92 for unreserved seats. Contesting parties There are seven national parties CPI, INC, BJP, JNP, CPM, ICS and LKD, One state party ICJ three registered unrecognised party Jharkhand Party, JMM and SUC and some Independent Politicians took part in this assembly election. Indian National Congress emerged as the winner by winning 117 seats. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik become the Chief Minister of Odisha and was replaced by Hemananda Biswal for the last few months of this assembly tenure. Biju Patnaik become the Leader of Opposition in the 9th Orissa Assembly. Results !colspan=10, , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" ! class="unsortable" , ! P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly Election
Elections to the Odisha Legislative Assembly, Orissa Legislative Assembly were held in February 1990 to elect members of the 147 constituencies in Orissa, India. The Janata Party won a majority of seats and Biju Patnaik was appointed as the Chief Minister of Odisha. The number of constituencies was set as 147 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India. Result Elected members See also *List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly *1990 elections in India References {{Odisha elections 1990 State Assembly elections in India, Odisha State Assembly elections in Odisha 1990s in Orissa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly Election
1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government no longer providing public funding, marking the beginning of the Information Age. America Online and Prodigy offered access to the World Wide Web system for the first time this year, releasing browsers that made it easily accessible to the general public. Events January * January 1 ** The World Trade Organization (WTO) is established to replace the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). ** Austria, Finland and Sweden join the European Union. * January 9 – Valeri Polyakov completes 366 days in space while aboard then ''Mir'' space station, breaking a duration record. * January 10– 15 – The World Youth Day 1995 festival is held in Manila, Philippines, culminating in 5 million people gathering for John Paul II's concluding m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarat Kumar Kar
Sarat Kumar Kar () (5 September 1939 – 12 October 2020) was an Indian politician, writer, poet, and orator from the state of Odisha, India. He was a three-time member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly and served as the Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly from 2000 to 2004. Kar was also a Member of Parliament in the 6th Lok Sabha, representing the Cuttack constituency. He was a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party. He had a multifaceted career that spanned politics, literature, and cultural advocacy. Early life and education Sarat Kumar Kar was born on September 5, 1939 in the village of ''Adam Mahespur'', located in Cuttack, then part of British India. He completed his early education in Cuttack and pursued higher studies at Ravenshaw College. He later earned his Master’s degree in Political Science from Allahabad University. Political career Kar entered politics in 1964 after completing his master's degree in Political Science from Allahabad Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
