Aparajita Sarangi
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(néeMishra;born 8 October 1969[1]) is an Indian politician from theBharatiya Janata Partyand the incumbentMember of ParliamentfromBhubaneswar.[2]A former Odisha cadreIndian Administrative Service(IAS) officer of the 1994 batch, Sarangi quit her job and joined the BJP on 27 November 2018 to contest the2019 Indian general election.[3][4]She was fielded againstBiju Janata Dal'sArup Patnaik.[5]
Sarangi was awarded with the Shakti Samman in 2012.[6]She had last served as the Joint Secretary in theMinistry of Rural Developmentand has also worked asBhubaneswar Municipal Commissionerand secretary of the state's mass education department.[7][2]Her husband, Santosh Sarangi, is also an IAS officer of the same batch.[8]
Early life and education
[edit]Aparajita was born to Ajit Mishra and Kusum Mishra inMuzaffarpur districtofBiharon 8 October 1969.[1]Her father Ajit was a professor of English.[2][9]
She passed matriculation from Mount Carmel School, Bhagalpur, Bihar. She graduated in English (Honours) fromS.M. College,Bhagalpur University.[1]She cleared theCivil Services Examinationin 1994 at the age of 24.
Civil service
[edit]Aparajita joined theIndian Administrative Servicefrom 1994 batch ofOdishacadre.[citation needed]
In 1996 she served as Sub-Collector of three Sub-Divisions and Additional District Magistrate. From 1998 to 2006 she served as Collector and District Magistrate of, Nuapada, Koraput, and Bargarh. From 2006 to 2009 she served as the Municipal Commissioner of Bhubaneswar. In 2009 she was appointed Secretary in various departments like School Education, Panchayati Raj and Textile in Government of Odisha.[10]In 2013 she moved to Central government as Joint Secretary for Ministry of Rural Development in the Government of India.[11]She retired as a civil servant in 2018 after taking voluntary retirement.[12][13]
Politics
[edit]After taking retirement as a civil servant, Aparajita Sarangi joined theBharatiya Janata Partyand later contested elections.
She was later appointed as member of parliamentary committees.[14]She was also appointed as a spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[15]
References
[edit]- ^abc"Members: Lok Sabha".loksabhaph.nic.in.Retrieved11 October2020.
- ^abcMohanty, Meera (23 March 2019)."Former IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi puts in long hours as politician too".The Economic Times.Retrieved23 May2019.
- ^"Former IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi joins BJP".The Hindu.27 November 2018.Retrieved24 May2019.
- ^Chaki, Bijay (22 April 2019)."Arup Patnaik vs Aparajita Sarangi battle to go down to wire".The New Indian Express.Retrieved23 May2019.
- ^Nanda, Prashant (28 March 2019)."Odisha polls: It's IAS vs IPS in Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat".Mint.Retrieved23 May2019.
- ^"Aparajita Sarangi Felicitated with Shakti Samman".Odisha 360.Retrieved11 October2020.
- ^Sen, Amiti (16 April 2019)."The development-oriented focus of the BJP inspired me: Aparajita Sarangi".The Hindu Business Line.Retrieved23 May2019.
- ^Das, Prafulla (20 April 2019)."Fierce contest among 2 political novices, 1 seasoned leader".The Hindu.Retrieved23 May2019.
- ^"Woman with a midas touch".Archived fromthe originalon 14 May 2021.Retrieved14 May2021.
- ^"Aparajita Sarangi transferred | Bhubaneswar News - Times of India".The Times of India.4 May 2013.Retrieved11 October2020.
- ^"Odisha lose another efficient IAS officer – Aparajita Sarangi is now new joint secretary in union rural development ministry".odiakhabar.26 July 2013.Retrieved11 October2020.
- ^"IAS Officer Aparajita Sarangi Applies For Voluntary Retirement, Likely To Join Politics".ODISHA BYTES.18 September 2018.Retrieved11 October2020.
- ^"Odisha Govt Okays IAS Officer Aparajita Sarangi's VRS Plan".ODISHA BYTES.14 November 2018.Retrieved11 October2020.
- ^"Two Odisha MPs to head Parliamentary Standing Committees".The New Indian Express.Retrieved11 October2020.
- ^"BJP's New List Of National Office-Bearers".BloombergQuint.Retrieved11 October2020.
External links
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Odisha
- 21st-century Indian women politicians
- 21st-century Indian politicians
- Women in Odisha politics
- Indian Administrative Service officers
- Municipal Commissioners of India
- India MPs 2019–2024
- People from Bhagalpur
- People from Muzaffarpur
- Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University alumni
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