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Strengthening Credit Access through NMDFC
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18th Lok Sabha; member-specific question register
LIFE & PUBLIC RECORD · Lok Sabha MP
Balabhadra Majhi
Balabhadra Majhi is listed as Lok Sabha MP for Nabarangpur, Odisha.
Party in the cited recordBharatiya Janata Party
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- 19619 February 1961
early life Born
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Read the source ↗ - 19851985
early life Education recorded in the source
B.Sc. (Engineering) from Sambalpur University in 1985
Read the source ↗ - 2014May, 2014
elections Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 20142014
elections Won NABARANGPUR
Lok Sabha · Odisha · BJD · 373,887 recorded votes. This event comes from the matched historical general-election archive.
Read the source ↗ - 201414 Aug. 2014 - 30 April 2016
public service Member, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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Read the source ↗ - 20141 Sep. 2014 onwards
public service Member, Standing Committee on Railways
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Read the source ↗ - 20192019
elections Contested NABARANGPUR
Lok Sabha · Odisha · BJP · 342,839 recorded votes. This event comes from the matched historical general-election archive.
Read the source ↗ - 2024June 2024
elections Elected to 18th Lok Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 202426-Sep-2024 onwards
public service Member, committee on Railways
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Read the source ↗ - 202625 Feb 2026 Onwards
public service Member, India– Portugal Parliamentary Friendship Group
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Read the source ↗ - 20262026-08-12
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Parliamentary question: Strengthening Credit Access through NMDFC This marks the latest dated record available here, not necessarily the latest activity in public life.
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public service Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
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| Election | Seat & party | Outcome | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 · Lok Sabha ↗ | NABARANGPUROdisha · BJD | Won | 373,887 |
| 2019 · Lok Sabha ↗ | NABARANGPUROdisha · BJP | Position 3 | 342,839 |
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Early life & upbringing
The cited biography records Balabhadra Majhi’s date of birth as 9 February 1961. The birthplace is recorded as Phataki, Distt. Nabarangpur (Odisha).
Education & professional life
The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: B.Sc. (Engineering)-Civil, I.R.S.E. Educated at Regional Engineering College (Now NIT), Rourkela, Odisha Regional Engineering College (Now NIT), Rourkela, Odisha. The professional background is listed as SOCIAL WORKER.
Public life: the documented service history
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- Education in the official biography
- B.Sc. (Engineering)-Civil, I.R.S.E. Educated at Regional Engineering College (Now NIT), Rourkela, Odisha Regional Engineering College (Now NIT), Rourkela, Odisha Source ↗
Personal background in the official biography
Interests, publications & public work
- Social & cultural work as reported
- Hails from the most backward constituency of India. Prior to entering politics (resigned from service in Feb, 2014) was working as Chief Engineer in Railways. While in service, actively involved in social service. Organised many seminars, functions etc. for development of education, eradication of superstition, improve economic conditions, cultural and social status of the people of the constituency. Source ↗
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While in service in Railways, completed and commissioned : Restoration of cyclone damaged railway track between Rahama-Paradeep, 23 Km in record number of 20 days in Nov, 1999; Sambalpur-Talcher New Railway line -175 Km in Odisha during 1998; Raipur-Bhilai 3rd line (2003) - 25 Km; and Gadag-Bagalkot Gauge Conversion - 90 Km in Karnataka during 2008. At present the constituency is ranked 543rd out of 543 constituencies in India in terms of development. Different parameters are as under : Literacy rate : 48% (2011); Per capita income : Rs. 14000; Electrification : 37% of villages; Railway line : 40 Km in one out of 3 districts; Doctors : 1 for 24000 people His dream is to remove this backwardness stigma and is working towards the all round development so that it goes up in the rank.
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- 25 Feb 2026 Onwards
Member, India– Portugal Parliamentary Friendship Group
Source ↗ - 26-Sep-2024 onwards
Member, committee on Railways
Source ↗ - June 2024
Elected to 18th Lok Sabha
Source ↗ - Period not supplied
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Source ↗ - 1 Sep. 2014 onwards
Member, Standing Committee on Railways
Source ↗ - 14 Aug. 2014 - 30 April 2016
Member, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Source ↗ - May, 2014
Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
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| 2024 | 21 | 5 |
| 2025 | 93 | 6 |
| 2026 | 104 | 5 |
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18th Lok Sabha · Records dated 2024-07-30 to 2026-07-22
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Regarding need to ensure doorstep delivery of pensions and foodgrains to elderly and Divyangjan under various Government Schemes in Nabarangpur, Odisha-laid
Written matter raised under Rule 377.
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The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026 and Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and Delimitation Bill, 2026?Contd.. - not passed
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Regarding need to provide internet service and installation of mobile telephone towers in all the panchayats of Nabrangpur Parliamentary Constituency, Odisha-Laid
Written matter raised under Rule 377.
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Need to provide internet services through Bharat Net alongwith installation of telephone towers in all the villages of Nabarangpur Parliamentary Constituency,Odisha-laid
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18th Lok Sabha; member ID explicitly linked to the indexed proceeding
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Regarding need for a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for protection of trees during construction/widening of road projects in country- laid
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18th Lok Sabha; member ID explicitly linked to the indexed proceeding
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Demands for Supplementary Grants (2025-26)- First Batch- continued... concluded
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18th Lok Sabha · Records dated 2024-08-07 to 2026-08-12
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Strengthening Credit Access through NMDFC
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National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS)
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18th Lok Sabha; member-specific question register
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Foodgrain Stock Position and Procurement
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Promotion of Steel usage in Rural Infrastructure
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18th Lok Sabha; member-specific question register
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Digital Attendance System in Tea Board Canteens
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18th Lok Sabha; member-specific question register
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Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam Campaign
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MP Balabhadra Majhi flags delay in setting up MSME technology centre, seeks PM’s help
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Nabarangpur (ST) election results 2024 live updates: BJP's Balabhadra Majhi vs Congress's Bhujabal Majhi
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Former Odisha MP Balabhadra Majhi seeks change in land laws
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Lok Sabha elections 2019: Will Chitrakonda help BJP’s Balabhadra Majhi again?
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Two days after leaving BJD, MP Balabhadra Majhi joins BJP
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BJD MP Balabhadra Majhi who had resigned from party joins BJP
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- 901, YAMUNA APARTMENTS, DR. B.D. MARG, NEW DELHI (M) 09013869314 110001 Source ↗
- Permanent correspondence address in official biography
- Phataki Chandahandi Nabarangpur Odisha 764077 Source ↗
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- Telefax : (0674) 2300560 07750024920, 09013869314 (M) Source ↗
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When was Balabhadra Majhi born?
The cited biography records 9 February 1961.
Read the supporting source ↗What education is recorded for Balabhadra Majhi?
B.Sc. (Engineering)-Civil, I.R.S.E. Educated at Regional Engineering College (Now NIT), Rourkela, Odisha Regional Engineering College (Now NIT), Rourkela, Odisha.
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SOCIAL WORKER.
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1 Sep. 2014 onwards: Member, Standing Committee on Railways. This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.
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