Cuttack Odisha Parliamentary Constituency 2014, Cuttack Lok sabha Contituency Details, Political News, Odisha Lok Sabha Elections 2014 News Updates, Cuttack Parliamentary Constituency details 2014, Cuttack MP Issues
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Cuttack Odisha Parliamentary Constituency 2014, Cuttack Lok sabha Contituency Details, Political News, Odisha Lok Sabha Elections 2014 News Updates, Cuttack Parliamentary Constituency details 2014, Cuttack MP Issues
About the Constituency:
Cuttack Parliamentary Constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies of Orissa and has nine segments. 1,283,576 is the total electorate count in the Cuttack Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 14). Out of these 686,502 number of electorates are males and the remaining 597,074 are belong to the female category as the Election commission of India 2009 reports suggest.
About Cuttack:
The city of Cuttack is the administrative centre of Cuttack district and is popularly known as the 'Millennium City'. It used to be the capital of the state until Bhubaneswar replaced it in 1948. Cuttack is located along the coast of Bay of Bengal at the vertex of the Mahanadi delta. It covers an area of about 140 sq km and it stands at an elevation of about 40 metres.
It is the commercial as well as judicial centre of the state and has a population of over 6,00,000. 53% of the population comprises of males and a sex ratio of 914 females per 1,000 males. 94% of the population is Hindu. It has an average literacy rate of 77% and Oriya and English are the official languages. It has over 30 schools, more than 117 engineering colleges and three universities as well as three research institutes.
National Highway NH-5 connects Cuttack to several cities and the city’s bus terminal is one of the largest in the country. CIt has over 10 large scale industries and agriculture is one of the mainstay of Cuttack's economy.
A Look: Sitting MP
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Name of MP |
Bhartruhari Mahtab |
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Age |
56 |
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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 |
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Educational Qualification |
Post Graduate |
Performance in the 15th Lok Sabha
|
Debates participated |
227 |
|
Private member bills passed |
1 |
|
Questions asked |
362 |
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Attendance |
94% |