Bhadrak Odisha Parliamentary Constituency 2014, Bhadrak Lok sabha Contituency Details, Political News, Odisha Lok Sabha Elections 2014 News Updates, Bhadrak Parliamentary Constituency details 2014, Bhadrak MP Issues
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Bhadrak Odisha Parliamentary Constituency 2014, Bhadrak Lok sabha Contituency Details, Political News, Odisha Lok Sabha Elections 2014 News Updates, Bhadrak Parliamentary Constituency details 2014, Bhadrak MP Issues
About the Constituency:
Bhadrak Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 21 constituencies of Odisha reserved for the SC category, formed before the 1951 elections and has seven Vidhan Sabha segments. The Bhadrak Parliamentary constituency (constituency number 7) has a total of 1,372,356 electorates out of which 659,748 are females and 712,608 are males according to Election Commission of India 2009 reports.
About Bhadrak:
The city of Bhadrak is the district headquarters of Bhadrak District and lies along the Eastern Coast in western Odisha covering an area of about 1,721 sq kms at an average height of 23 metres.
As per the provisional report of census 2011, the city of Bhadrak had a population of over 1,07,000; the district’s metropolitan population was 1,29,152, of which over 51% comprised of males and about 10% was below the age of six. It has a sex ratio of over 900 females per 1,000 males and an average literacy rate of 74%, of which male and female literacy rate is 85% and 63%, respectively. Hindus have 62% majority here and the rest of the population includes Muslims, Jains, Christians and Sikhs. Oriya is the official language of Bhadrak and it has several schools and colleges including some premier engineering institutes and six industrial training centres.
The deepest port of the continent is located here along with an oil refinery, a power plant and several small scale industries. National Highway NH-5 connects the city to a vast road network and to the nearby areas.
A Look: Sitting MP
|
Name of MP |
Arjun Charan Sethi |
|
Age |
72 |
|
Nature of Membership |
Elected |
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Term |
18-May-09 to In office |
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Political Party |
Biju Janata Dal |
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Gender |
Male |
|
Educational Qualification |
Post Graduate |
Performance in the 15th Lok Sabha
|
Debates participated |
49 |
|
Private member bills passed |
0 |
|
Questions asked |
199 |
|
Attendance |
85% |