Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka is a tribal Indian politician hailing from Rayagada, Koraput. He was elected to the 17th
Lok Sabha
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, lower house of the
Parliament of India
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from
Koraput
Koraput is a town and a Municipality in Koraput district in the Indian state of Odisha. Koraput town is the district headquarter of Koraput district.
History
The district of Koraput derives its name from its headquarters the present town of ...
,
Odisha
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in the
2019 Indian general election
General elections were held in India in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to elect the members of the 17th Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the result was declared on 23 May. Around 912 million people were eligible to vote, and voter ...
as a member of the
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British ...
. It is to be noted that he currently is the only member from
Odisha Congress in the Lok Sabha
Early life, Education, Career
Hailing from a politically active family of South Odisha belonging to the
Jatapu community, Saptagiri's father Ramachandra Ulaka was a two-time MP from Koraput, seven-time MLA from Rayagada. Saptagiri's mother Ratnamani Ulaka is a member of AICC and State vice President of Odisha Mahila Congress. Saptagiri is a software engineer by profession, as a Senior Project Manager, Infosys in the United States of America.He had also worked with top firms such as Ranbaxy, HCL Technologies etc. He has been instrumental in raising a voice for a High Court Bench in Undivided Korapu
"Koraput MP Saptagiri Ulaka Urges Center For High Court Bench in Undivided Koraput"among many other issues that are pertinent to the welfare and development of Koraput. He isn't anti-industry as stated in an interview published in the Caravan magazine where he says "development has to happen. Yet, it has to be an inclusive process that takes cognisance of the Adivasi way of life." He has to been instrumental in getting air connectivity to his Parliamentary Constituency & South Odisha at large with repeated demands in the Lok Sabha for upgradation of the existing Jeypore airstrip into a full fledged commercial airport at Jeypore city. The
Jeypore airport is currently scheduled for commercial operations by June 2022.
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka is also a polyglot who is fluent in Kui,Odia,English,Telugu,Hindi & German. Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka is married to Smt Pooja Ulaka who is a social activist & social entrepreneur. The couple are blessed with twins Nandini & Ramachandra Ulaka.
References
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