Nabarangpur
Town in Odisha, India
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Nabarangpur is a town and municipality in Nabarangapur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of Nabarangpur district. Nabarangpur is the largest producer of maize in Odisha. Papadahandi, Umerkote, Kosagumuda blocks are the largest producers of maize. Millets, maize, sugarcane, cashew-nuts and other forest products are majorly produced here.
Nabarangpur
Nabarangapur | |
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Town | |
  Nabarangpur Location in Odisha, India  Nabarangpur Nabarangpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19.23°N 82.55°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Odisha |
| District | Nabarangpur |
| Established | 2 October 1992 |
| Government | |
| • Member of Parliament | Balabhadra Majhi, Bharatiya Janata Party |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Gouri shankar Majhi, Bharatiya Janata party |
| Elevation | 557 m (1,827 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 69,307 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 764059 |
| Telephone code | 06858 |
| Vehicle registration | OD 24 |
| Website | odisha |
Demographics
Politics
Nabarangpur is often referred to as the land of Late Sadhashiv Tripathy the erstwhile chief minister of Odisha and a freedom fighter. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly for four consecutive terms first in 1951 then in 1957, 1961, and 1967. He served as the revenue minister of Odisha for a long time. He served as the Chief Minister of Odisha between 1965 February 21 to 1967 March 8.Habibulla Khan of INC was elected as the MLA from Nabarangpur Assembly Constituency in 1977, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2004. He represented INC(I) in the 1980 elections. The current MLA is Sadasiva Pradhani of (BJD) who was elected in 2019. In 2024 Balabhadra Majhi is an MP from BJP. Jagannath Tripathy, a freedom fighter was also the MLA of Nabarangpur.[2]