Khordha
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| Country |  India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Khordha |
| Government | |
| • Type | legislative assembly |
| • Body | municipal council |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 46,205 [1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Oriya |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 752055,752057,752056 |
| Telephone code | 06755 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-02 |
Khordha is a city and a municipality area in Khordha district in the Indian state of Odisha. Bhubaneswar, capital of Odisha, belongs to Khordha district and is only 25 km from Khordha town. Odisha State Highway 1 and National Highway 05 runs via this town.
Geography
Khordha is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[2] It has an average elevation of 75 m (246 ft).
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[3] Khordha had a population of 39,034. The population of Khordha, as estimated in late 2006([1]), was 42,526.
Notable Personalities
- Pragyan Ojha- Indian Cricketer
- J. B. Patnaik- Former Governor of Assam, Former CM of Odisha
- Manasi Pradhan- Recipient of 2013 Rani Lakshmibai Stree Shakti Puraskar
- Late Lokanath Mishra- Former Governor of Assam (1991–1997)
- Godabarish Mishra- Freedom Fighter, Writer, Teacher
Politics
Khordha is part of Bhubaneswar (Lok Sabha constituency).[4] Current MLA from Khordha assembly constituency is Rajendra Kumar Sahoo (BJD Candidate), who had won this seat in 2009 state elections as an independent candidate.[5]
Previous MLAs from this seat were:
- Jyotindra Nath Mitra who won it for BJD in 2000 & 2004, and also as a candidate of INC(I) in 1980
- Janaki Ballabh Pattanaik of INC in 1985
- Sudarshan Mohanty of JNP in 1977.[6]
References
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- ↑ http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/Khordha.html
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