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Aparajita Sarangi | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Constituency | Bhubaneswar |
| Preceded by | Prasanna Kumar Patasani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aparajita Mishra 8 October 1969 Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Santosh Kumar Sarangi |
| Children | Archita Sarangi, Shikhar Sarangi |
| Occupation | Politician |
Aparajita Sarangi (née Mishra; born 8 October 1969[1]) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Bhubaneswar.[2] A former Odisha cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1994 batch, Sarangi quit her job and joined the BJP on 27 November 2018 to contest the 2019 Indian general election.[3][4] She was fielded against Biju Janata Dal's Arup Patnaik.[5]
Sarangi was awarded with the Shakti Samman in 2012.[6] She had last served as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Rural Development and has also worked as Bhubaneswar Municipal Commissioner and secretary of the state's mass education department.[7][2] Her husband, Santosh Sarangi, is also an IAS officer of the same batch.[8]
- ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ a b Mohanty, Meera (23 March 2019). "Former IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi puts in long hours as politician too". The Economic Times. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Former IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi joins BJP". The Hindu. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ Chaki, Bijay (22 April 2019). "Arup Patnaik vs Aparajita Sarangi battle to go down to wire". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Nanda, Prashant (28 March 2019). "Odisha polls: It's IAS vs IPS in Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat". Mint. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Aparajita Sarangi Felicitated with Shakti Samman". Odisha 360. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Sen, Amiti (16 April 2019). "The development-oriented focus of the BJP inspired me: Aparajita Sarangi". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Das, Prafulla (20 April 2019). "Fierce contest among 2 political novices, 1 seasoned leader". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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