- Boudh
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locator_position = right | state_name = Orissa
district = Boudh
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footnotes =Boudh is the district headquarters of
Boudh District ,Orissa ,India . It is located on the bank ofMahanadi , the largest river of the state ofOrissa .The population of the district is 373,000 and the population of the Boudh Town is 15,000. Most of the population engage in agriculture, and are thus vulnerable to periods of drought and hunger; the region is among the poorest in Orissa.
It was made the headquarters of the new district by the then Chief Minister
Biju Pattanaik , during whose tenure the oldPhulbani district was split in January 1994.Politics
Current MLA from Boudh Assembly Constituency is Pradip Kumar Amat of BJD, who won the seat in State elections of 2004 and also in 2000 as an independent candidate. Previous MLAs from this seat include Satchidananda Dalal of JD who won this seat in 1995 and 1990, Sujit Kumar Padhi of INC in 1985, Himanshu Sekhar Pandhi of INC(I) in 1980, and Natabar Pradhan of JNP in 1977. [cite web
url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/March2004/pollupd/ac/states/s18/Partycomp105.htm
title = State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparision for 105-Boudh Constituency of ORISSA
publisher = Election Commission of India
accessdate = 2008-09-26]Boudh is part of
Phulbani (Lok Sabha constituency) . [cite web
url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf
title = Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa
publisher = Election Commission of India
accessdate = 2008-09-26]References
Bibliography
*Bailey, F. G. (1963). "Politics and Social Change in Orissa". Berkeley:
University of California Press.
*Parishada, O. S. (1995). "Studies in Buddhism". Institute of Orissan Culture.External links
* [http://boudh.nic.in/ Official website]
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