Balabhadra Majhi (9 February 1961) is an Indian politician. He is a Member of Parliament from Nabarangpur. He was also 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.

Balabhadra Majhi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byRamesh Chandra Majhi
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byPradeep Kumar Majhi
Succeeded byRamesh Chandra Majhi
ConstituencyNabarangpur
Personal details
Born(1961-02-09)9 February 1961
Phataki, Nabarangpur district
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party(2019-)
Other political
affiliations
Biju Janata Dal (2014-2019)
SpouseAmrita Majhi
ChildrenRitu Kumari, Samyak
Residence(s)Phataki, Nabarangpur district
EducationB.Sc. (Engineering)-Civil
Alma materNIT Rourkela
ProfessionSocial Worker, Ex-Railway Servant

Career

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He graduated in B.Sc. (Engineering)-Civil,[2] from NIT Rourkela and served as a Chief Engineer in Indian Railways until 2014, when he resigned from government service (wherein 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 2019 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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "h Trends". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  2. ^ "BALABHADRA MAJHI : Bio, Political life, Family & Top stories". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. ^ "BJD turncoat to take on Naveen Mantri in ST seat". Times of India. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Two days after leaving BJD, MP Balabhadra Majhi joins BJP". Times of India. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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