Balabhadra Majhi
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Balabhadra Majhi | |
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| Member: 16th Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 2014-2019 | |
| Preceded by | Pradeep Kumar Majhi |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Chandra Majhi |
| Constituency | Nabarangpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1961 Phataki, Nabarangpur district |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party(2019-) |
| Other political affiliations | Biju Janata Dal (2014-2019) |
| Spouse | Amrita Majhi |
| Children | Ritu Kumari, Samyak |
| Residence(s) | Phataki, Nabarangpur district |
| Education | B.Sc. (Engineering)-Civil |
| Alma mater | NIT Rourkela |
| Profession | Social Worker, Ex-Railway Servant |
Balabhadra Majhi is an Indian politician. He was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 from Nabarangpur constituency in Odisha.[1] He is a member of the Bhartiya Janta Party since March 2019.
Career[edit]
He graduated in B.Sc. (Engineering)-Civil,[2] from NIT Rourkela and served as a Chief Executive Engineer in the Railways until 2014, when he resigned from government service where he had 7 years remaining for retirement to contest the Lok Sabha elections for his constituency.
He was a member of the Biju Janata Dal political party and elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 from Nabarangpur constituency as member of the Biju Janata Dal candidate. But in 2014 Indian general election, Biju Janata Dal denied a ticket to him. He joined Bhartiya Janta Party in March 2019 and was given ticket from the same constituency but lost to state minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi of Biju Janata Dal.[3][4]
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References[edit]
- ^ "h Trends". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "BALABHADRA MAJHI : Bio, Political life, Family & Top stories". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "BJD turncoat to take on Naveen Mantri in ST seat". Times of India. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Two days after leaving BJD, MP Balabhadra Majhi joins BJP". Times of India. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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