Boudh, also known as Boudhgarh, is a town and a

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in Boudh district in the state of

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. It is the district headquarters of Boudh district. It is located on the bank of Mahanadi, the largest river of the state of Odisha.

Geography

Boudh is located at .

Demographics

India

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, Boudhgarh had a population of 20,424, with 52% males and 48% females. Boudhgarh has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Current MLA from Boudh Assembly Constituency is Pradip Kumar Amat, Ex-Speaker in State Legislative Assembly Odisha. He was also the finance minister of

for some period of time after he won 2014 election and then he was changed to speaker now. He was previously also a speaker in 2009–2014. He won the seat in State elections of 2014,2009, 2004 of BJD and also in 2000 as an independent candidate. Previous MLAs from this constituency include Sachidananda Dalal of JD who won this seat in 1995 and 1990, Sujit Kumar Padhi of INC in 1985, Himanshu Sekhar Pandhi of INC(I) in 1980, and Natabar Pradhan of JNP in 1977. Boudh is part of Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.

References

Bibliography

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