Aparajita Sarangi

Aparajita Sarangi (born 8 October 1969) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Bhubaneswar.[1][2] A former Odisha cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1994 batch, Sarangi quit her job and joined the BJP in 27 November 2018 to contest the 2019 Indian general election.[3][4] She was fielded against Biju Janata Dal's Arup Patnaik.[5]

Aparajita Sarangi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 May 2019
Constituency	Bhubaneswar
Preceded by	Prasanna Kumar Patasani
Personal details
Born	(1969-10-08)8 October 1969 Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Children	2
Occupation	Politician

Sarangi was awarded with the Shakti Samman in 2012. She had last served as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Rural Development and has also worked as Bhubaneswar Municipal Commissioner and secretary of the state's mass education department.[6][1] Her husband, Santosh Sarangi, is also an IAS officer of the same batch.[7]

References

1. Mohanty, Meera (23 March 2019). "Former IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi puts in long hours as politician too". The Economic Times. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
2. "Former IAS Officer And BJP Leader Aparajita Sarangi Wins Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha Seat". Swarajya. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
3. "Former IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi joins BJP". The Hindu. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
4. Chaki, Bijay (22 April 2019). "Arup Patnaik vs Aparajita Sarangi battle to go down to wire". The New India Express. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
5. Nanda, Prashant (28 March 2019). "Odisha polls: It's IAS vs IPS in Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat". Mint. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
6. Sen, Amiti (16 April 2019). "The development-oriented focus of the BJP inspired me: Aparajita Sarangi". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
7. Das, Prafulla (20 April 2019). "Fierce contest among 2 political novices, 1 seasoned leader". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 May 2019.