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Private secretary

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{{Short description|Civil servant}}
{{about||the TV series|Private Secretary (TV series){{!}}''Private Secretary'' (TV series)|the 1952 film|Private Secretary (film){{!}}''Private Secretary'' (film)|other uses|The Private Secretary (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}}
A '''private secretary''' is a [[civil servant]] in a governmental department or [[Ministry (government department)|ministry]], responsible to a [[secretary of state]] or [[Minister (government)|minister]]; or a public servant in a [[royal household]], responsible to a member of the [[royal family]]; or a civil servant working for a senior member of the [[Judiciary of England and Wales|judiciary]].

The role exists in the [[Civil Service (United Kingdom)|civil service of the United Kingdom]] and several [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries including [[Australia]], [[India]] and [[New Zealand]] as well as other countries influenced by the [[Westminster system]]. A private secretary is normally of middle management level; however, as the key official responsible for disseminating ministers' decisions and guidance on matters of policy, and as their gatekeeper, the role is of considerably greater significance than their grade would suggest. Depending on the status of the political principal the official works for, they may be aided by an assistant private secretary, or head a '''private office'''.

A '''principal private secretary''', or senior private secretary, is a senior civil servant who runs a [[Minister (government)|cabinet minister]]'s private office. The Lady or [[Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales]] is also supported by a principal private secretary. A similar role to a principal private secretary in the [[United States federal government]] would be [[chief of staff]].

In the United Kingdom, the [[private secretary to the sovereign]] is viewed as being equivalent to a [[permanent secretary]], the head of a government department.

==In the United Kingdom==
{{further|Civil Service (United Kingdom)|Northern Ireland Civil Service|Parliamentary private secretary}}

=== Government ===
The role of the private secretary to a [[Secretary of State (United Kingdom)|secretary of state]] originated in the 18th century.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sainty|first=J. C.|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol2/pp1-21#h3-0008|title=Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 2 - Officials of the Secretaries of State 1660-1782|publisher=University of London|year=1973|pages=1–21|language=en|chapter=Introduction|quote=Something should be said at this point about Private Secretaries. In the establishments of the Home, Foreign and War Offices drawn up in 1795 provision was made for salaried Private Secretaries to the Secretaries of State. Before 1782, however, the arrangements in this respect lacked definition and appear to have varied widely.}}</ref> Today, a junior [[Minister (government)|minister]] may have a three-person private office consisting of a private secretary (PS) and two assistant private secretaries (APS); whereas a more senior minister may have a five-person private office consisting of a senior private secretary, private secretary and three assistant private secretaries. The same applies to a Cabinet-level minister's private office but on a larger scale, due to a cabinet minister usually being responsible for entire government departments and agencies.<ref name=":0" />

Private secretaries who are members of the [[Senior Civil Service]] are referred to as a principal private secretary.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Ministers' private offices|date=21 October 2020 |url=https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/ministers-private-office|publisher=Institute for Government}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Lee|first=John Michael|title=At the centre of Whitehall: advising the Prime Minister and Cabinet|author2=George William Jones|author3=June Burnham|publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]]|year=1998|isbn=978-0-312-17730-0|pages=42–44}}</ref> The order of precedence is principal private secretary, senior private secretary (rarely now in existence), private secretary and assistant private secretary. A similar role to a principal private secretary in the [[United States federal government]] would be [[chief of staff]].

The private secretary is the principal link between a government minister and officials in the department or ministry. He or she has overall responsibility for coordinating the development of the minister's policy remit, ensuring that the decisions of the minister are clearly and fully implemented by the department. In that respect a PS and an APS will often be in a position of debate with colleagues of much higher seniority, as well as be a sounding board for senior officials in the department and other ministerial private offices in [[Whitehall]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bowles |first=Edward |title=The Role Of The Private Secretary |url=https://www.civilservant.org.uk/library/2010_Bowles-The_Role_Of_The_Private_Secretary.pdf }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=UK Civil Service - Key Skills - Working with Ministers|url=https://www.civilservant.org.uk/skills-working_with_ministers.html|access-date=20 March 2021|website=www.civilservant.org.uk}}</ref>

A PS or an APS is always in attendance with the minister at every official meeting or event to provide support; and to ensure that a member of the Civil Service, who are non-political appointees, takes a factual note of discussions and commitments made. They also have ownership of the ministerial diary, managing the minister's time with the diary secretary. This means prioritising invitations, commitments, policy briefings and submissions and parliamentary business. A PS is always the initial source of advice to Ministers on policy, parliamentary protocol, the process of cabinet government and departmental administration.<ref name=":0" />

Often the PS and APS will take on specific responsibilities within the private office, dividing their minister's portfolio between them, with each PS dealing solely with policy, correspondence and diary matters relating to it. They often deputise and support other members of the PO temporarily, but would be considered subject matter experts for that area of work in the department.

Working in a private office as a private secretary or an assistant private secretary is highly desired due to widely being seen as essential for advancement to the [[Senior Civil Service]]. Although considered to be a highly rewarding and sought-after post, it is one of the most difficult when compared to others at the equivalent grade.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=25 June 2020|title=Lurking your way to the top: life as a private secretary|url=https://www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article/lurking-your-way-to-the-top-life-as-a-private-secretary|access-date=20 March 2021|website=Civil Service World|language=en}}</ref>

Depending upon the seniority of their political principal, private secretaries may be regarded as important officials in their own right; the [[Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister]] being the most important and is currently equivalent to a Director General in the Civil Service. Other notable positions include the [[Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]] and the [[Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the Prime Minister]].

A [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] (PPS) is a [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|member of Parliament]] appointed to act as unpaid assistant to a minister, and should not be confused with a private secretary.

=== The Sovereign and other royal households ===
{{main|Private Secretary to the Sovereign}}
The [[Private Secretary to the Sovereign]] is viewed as being equivalent to a [[Permanent Secretary]], the head of a government department. Private secretaries also work in the [[Royal Households of the United Kingdom|royal households]] for the other working members of the [[British royal family]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 January 2021|title=The importance of a Private Secretary – the most trusted of royal aides|url=https://royalcentral.co.uk/features/the-importance-of-a-private-secretary-the-most-trusted-of-royal-aides-154956/|access-date=21 March 2021|website=Royal Central|language=en-GB}}</ref> The household of the [[Prince of Wales]], as [[heir apparent]] to the [[British throne]], is led by a principal private secretary, who runs his private office.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Remarks by the Principal Private Secretary Clive Alderton at the Annual Review 2018 Media Briefing {{!}} Prince of Wales|url=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/our-view/remarks-principal-private-secretary-clive-alderton-annual-review-2018-media-briefing|access-date=21 March 2021|website=www.princeofwales.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref>

=== Judiciary ===
A private secretary to a senior [[judge]], such as the [[Master of the Rolls]], the [[King's Bench Division|President of the King's Bench Division]] or the [[President of the Family Division]] carries out a similar function but with notable differences. By convention judges do not comment on government policy unless it is likely to impact upon the [[rule of law]], [[judicial independence]] or the operation of the courts and tribunals. The judiciary does not therefore have a policy department, and is supported by a much smaller number of civil servants than a political principal, so a judicial private office provides advice and support directly, rather than commissioning advice from elsewhere in the department.

=== Armed Forces ===
In the [[British Armed Forces]], the [[Naval Secretary]], [[Military Secretary (United Kingdom)|Military Secretary]], and [[Air Secretary]] are senior officers appointed to advise the [[First Sea Lord]], [[Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the General Staff]], and the [[Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the Air Staff]] on administrative matters. The Naval Secretary was known as the Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty from 1800 to 1910.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hamilton |first=C.I. |date=2003 |title=Expanding Naval Powers: Admiralty Private Secretaries and Private Offices, 1800–1945 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26061639 |journal=War in History |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=125–156 |doi=10.1191/0968344503wh276oa |jstor=26061639 |issn=0968-3445|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

=== In popular culture ===
A classic explanation is provided in the British sitcom ''[[Yes Minister]]''.

: Sir Humphrey (the Permanent Secretary) briefs Hacker (the Minister) on the Department's workings:
{{quote|'''Hacker:''' Who else is in this department? 
'''Sir Humphrey:''' Well briefly, sir, I am the Permanent Under-Secretary of State, known as the Permanent Secretary. Woolley here is your Principal Private Secretary. I too have a Principal Private Secretary and he is the Principal Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary. Directly responsible to me are ten Deputy Secretaries, 87 Under Secretaries and 219 Assistant Secretaries. Directly responsible to the Principal Private Secretaries are plain Private Secretaries, and the Prime Minister will be appointing two Parliamentary Under-Secretaries and you will be appointing your own Parliamentary Private Secretary. 
'''Hacker:''' Can they all type? 
'''Sir Humphrey:''' None of us can type. Mrs MacKay types: she's the secretary. 
'''Hacker:''' Pity, we could have opened an agency. 
'''Sir Humphrey:''' Very droll, Minister. 
'''Hacker:''' I suppose they all say that, do they? 
'''Sir Humphrey:''' Certainly not, Minister. Not quite all...}}
(From the episode "[[Open Government (Yes Minister)|Open Government]]", transmitted 25 February 1980)

== In the Commonwealth ==

=== Australia ===
In [[Australian Public Service]] the principal private secretary is the civil servant who runs a cabinet minister's private office.

=== India ===
{{Main|Civil Services of India|}}
====Staff of the Union Cabinet====
In India, the post of private secretary (PS) and an additional private secretary (APS) to the [[Union Council of Ministers of India]] (cabinet ministers and minister of state) are Group A ([[All India Services]] or [[Central Civil Services]]) officers, appointed by the [[President of India]].<ref name="Staff Minister Rules">{{cite web|title=Consolidated Instructions to the appointment of personal staff to Union Ministers|url=http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02csd/uploading.pdf|publisher=[[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]]|access-date=26 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141212054530/http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02csd/uploading.pdf|archive-date=12 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Staff Minister">{{cite web|title=Why babus want to be private secys to ministers now|date=9 May 2013|url=http://www.governancenow.com/news/regular-story/why-babus-want-be-private-secys-ministers-now|publisher=GovernanceNow.com|access-date=16 May 2015}}</ref> In [[Prime Minister's Office (India)]], the private secretary to [[Prime Minister of India]] is always in the rank and post of [[Joint secretary to the Government of India]].

====Staff in civil services====
Senior principal private secretary (Senior PPS) is a member of Central Secretariat Stenographers Service and is one rank above principal private secretary that takes care of the office of a secretary to the Government of India or the equivalent rank officer Member CBIC<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150608010703/http://www.cbec.gov.in/info-act/cbec/cbec.htm Member CBEC]</ref> or Member Railway Board.<ref>[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,305 Member Railway Board]</ref>

P.S.O. is principal staff officer,<ref>[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02csd/New%20Grade%20PSO.pdf P.S.O., Principal Staff Officer]</ref> who is also a member of Central Secretariat Stenographers Service and a rank above senior principal private secretary that takes care of the office of a secretary to the Government of India or an equivalently ranked member of the Central Board for Excise and Customs,<ref>[http://www.cbec.gov.in/info-act/cbec/cbec.htm Member of the Central Board for Excise and Customs]</ref> member of the Railway Board, or the chairman. Pay is equivalent to that of a director to the Government of India.

===New Zealand===
Persons holding the role of private secretary to a minister in New Zealand are civil servants.

Senior Private Secretaries are the equivalent of a chief of staff and have the responsibility of managing a minister's office. Members of Parliament who are appointed as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary are also entitled to appoint a Senior Private Secretary to their staff.

== Outside the Commonwealth ==

=== Hong Kong ===
The private secretary to the [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong]] is a senior [[Hong Kong Civil Service|civil service]] role that oversees part of the [[Office of the Chief Executive|Chief Executive's Office]]. The position is currently graded at [[Hong Kong Civil Service#Ranks and Pay Scales|D4]], equivalent to a deputy secretary of a [[policy bureau]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finance Committees--Establishment Subcommittee (Papers) 2 Sept 97 |url=https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr97-98/english/fc/esc/papers/es020918.htm |access-date=27 July 2025 |website=www.legco.gov.hk}}</ref> Prior to the reorganisation of the office in 2005, the private secretary was the most senior civil servant in the office, serving as the chief executive's (and previously the [[Governor of Hong Kong|governor's]]) chief of staff.

=== Japan ===
A system of the ministerial secretary ([[:ja:秘書官|秘書官]], ''Hishokan''), one to several per minister playing a role similar to the private secretary's, is also employed by the [[Government of Japan|political system in Japan]]. The seven secretaries appointed to the [[Prime Minister of Japan|prime minister]] are called the executive secretaries to the prime minister ([[:ja:内閣総理大臣秘書官|内閣総理大臣秘書官]]).

== See also ==

* [[Chief of staff]]
*''[[Chef de Cabinet]]''
*[[Parliamentary assistant]]
*[[Parliamentary secretary]]
*[[Permanent secretary]]

==References==
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[[Category:Civil Service (United Kingdom)]]
[[Category:Civil Services of India]]

Tarunjyoti Tewari

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{{Short description|Indian politician in West Bengal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2026}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Rajarhat Gopalpur Assembly constituency|Rajarhat Gopalpur]]
| term_start = 4 May 2026
| term_end =
| profession = Politician
| predecessor = [[Aditi Munshi]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
}}

'''Tarunjyoti Tewari''' is a politician from West Bengal. He is a member of [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]], from [[Rajarhat Gopalpur Assembly constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-04 |title=Dhupguri Election Result 2026 LIVE Updates: West Bengal (Dhupguri) Assembly Election Results 2026 Winner, Vote Counting, Runner-up |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/dhupguri-election-result-live-updates-west-bengal-assembly-election-results-winner-10670089/ |access-date=2026-05-04 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He is a member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party – West Bengal|Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name=":TOI">{{cite web |title=Poll Results |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S25117.htm# |website=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=4 May 2026 |date=4 May 2026|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{WestBengal-politician-stub}}

[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2026–2031]]
[[Category:Living people]]

List of Marathi films of 2025

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{{short description|none}}
{{Marathi films}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}

This is a list of [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] (Indian [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language) that have either been released or scheduled to release in [[2025 in Marathi cinema|2025]].

== Box office collection ==
The [[List of highest-grossing Marathi films|highest-grossing Marathi films]] released in 2025, by worldwide [[box office]] [[gross revenue]], are as follows:
{| class="wikidiv"
| style="text-align:center; background:#9fc;" |*
|Denotes film still running in cinemas
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;"
|+Highest worldwide gross of 2025
!Rank
!Title
!Production company
!Worldwide gross
!{{Reference column heading|multi=yes}}
|-
!1
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Dashavatar (2025 film)|Dashavatar]]''
|{{Plainlist|*Ocean Film Company
*Ocean Art House}}
|{{INRConvert|29|c}}
|<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Gujarati Cinema hits GOD MODE in 2025 with HISTORIC 188% growth; Marathi Cinema sinks to its LOWEST box office in over a decade 2025|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/gujarati-cinema-hits-god-mode-2025-historic-188-growth-marathi-cinema-sinks-lowest-box-office-decade/|date=2026-01-31|access-date=2026-01-31|language=en|website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Parasuraman |first=Prathyush |date=2026-05-05 |title=From ‘Tighee’ to ‘Toh Ti Ani Fuji’: How Marathi Cinema Is Chasing a Pan-India Breakthrough |url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/insight/from-tighee-to-toh-ti-ani-fuji-how-marathi-cinema-is-chasing-a-pan-india-breakthrough |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=The Hollywood Reporter India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!2
| style="text-align: left;" |''[[Jarann]]''
|{{Plainlist|*A & N Cinema’s LLP
*A3 Event & Media Service}}
|{{INRConvert|9|c}}–{{INRConvert|10|c}}
|<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Top Marathi Movie 2025: सरत्या वर्षात या मराठी सिनेमांची झाली बक्कळ कमाई, 'दशावतार' ठरला किंग, तर स्वप्नील -सोनालीच्या रोमॅन्सही वेधलं लक्ष |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/top-5-highest-grossing-marathi-movie-2025-dashavatar-jarann-susheela-sujeet-and-other/articleshow/126101200.cms |access-date=2025-12-26 |website=[[Maharashtra Times]] |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
!3
| style="text-align: left;" |''[[SuSheela SuJeet]]''
|{{Plainlist|*Panchsheel Entertainments
*Big Brain Productions}}
|{{INRConvert|8.76|c}}
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-12-18 |title=Yearender 2025 : मराठी चित्रपटसृष्टीतील 2025मधील कॉमेडी आणि भावनिक चित्रपट, पाहा यादी... |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/mr/entertainment/list-of-comedy-and-emotional-films-from-the-marathi-film-industry-in-2025-maharashtra-news-mhs25121802398 |access-date=2025-12-21 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=mr}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
|-
!4
| style="text-align:left;" |''[[Gulkand (film)|Gulkand]]''
|{{Plainlist|*Everest Entertainment
*Wetcloud Productions}}
|{{INRConvert|8.14|c}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=शिंदे-पॉल |first=रसिका |date=2025-06-16 |title=Marathi Movies : थिएटर गाजवल्यानंतर 'हे' मराठी चित्रपट ओटीटीवर रिलीज |url=https://kalakrutimedia.com/2025-top-marathi-movies-released-on-ott-platform/ |access-date=2025-11-08 |website=Kalakruti Media |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
!5
| style="text-align:left;" |''[[Ata Thambaycha Naay!]]''
|{{Plainlist|*Chalk and Cheese Films
*Film Jazz
*[[Zee Studios]]}}
|{{INRConvert|7.45|c}}
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title='आता थांबायचं नाय' आणि 'गुलकंद' चित्रपटांनी बॉक्स ऑफिसवर किती कमाई केली? प्रदर्शित होऊन पूर्ण झाला १ महिना… |url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/entertainment-news-live-updates-in-marathi-1-june-2025-ata-thambaycha-naay-and-gulkand-movie-collection-tv-serial-show-updates-sva-00-5126452/ |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=[[Loksatta]]}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
|-
!6
| style="text-align:left;" |''[[Fussclass Dabhade]]''
|{{Plainlist|*[[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
*[[Colour Yellow Productions]]
*Chalchitra Mandalee}}
|{{INRConvert|3.64|c}}
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
!7
|''[[Uttar (film)|Uttar]]''
|{{Plainlist|*[[Zee Studios]]
*Jackpot Entertainment}}
|{{INRConvert|3|c}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-11 |title=मराठी चित्रपटांचा यशस्वी वर्षारंभ, हिंदी आणि हॉलीवूडपटांच्या स्पर्धेत कोट्यवधींची कमाई |url=https://www.loksatta.com/mumbai/marathi-films-have-a-successful-start-to-the-year-earning-crores-in-competition-with-hindi-and-hollywood-films-ssb-93-5630423/ |access-date=2026-01-11 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
!8
|''[[Punha Shivajiraje Bhosale]]''
|{{Plainlist|*The Great Maratha Entertainment
*Satya-Sai Films
*Krizolh Films
*[[Zee Studios]]}}
|{{INRConvert|2.78|c}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=More |first=Shalmesh |date=2025-11-20 |title=Punha Shivajiraje Bhosale Box Office (Closing Collection): Ends Its Run As The Biggest Marathi Disaster In Recent Years! |url=https://www.koimoi.com/box-office/punha-shivajiraje-bhosale-box-office-closing-collection-ends-its-run-as-the-biggest-marathi-disaster-in-recent-years/ |access-date=2026-02-03 |website=Koimoi |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
!9
| style="text-align:left;" |''[[Sangeet Manapmaan]]''
|{{Plainlist|*[[Jio Studios]]
*Shree Ganesh Marketing and Films}}
|{{INRConvert|2.59|c}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Nisha |date=2025-02-22 |title=Sangeet Manapmaan India Box Office Closing: Subodh Bhave's Marathi movie ends run with Rs 2.30 crore gross; Emerges as disaster |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/sangeet-manapmaan-india-box-office-closing-subodh-bhaves-marathi-movie-ends-run-with-rs-2-30-crore-gross-emerges-as-disaster-1373830 |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Pinkvilla |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!10
| style="text-align: left;" |''[[Zapuk Zupuk]]''
|Jio Studios
|{{INRConvert|1.79|c}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jagtap |first=Namdev |date=2025-05-05 |title=सूरज चव्हाणचा 'झापुक झुपूक' दणकून आपटला, पण 'आता थांबायचं नाय', 'गुलकंद'ला प्रेक्षकांची साथ |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/suraj-chavan-zapuk-zupuk-box-office-collection-bharat-jadhav-ata-thambaycha-naay-and-samir-choughule-gulkand-marathi-movie-1357675 |access-date=2025-12-27 |website=ABP Majha |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
!11
| style="text-align:left;" |''[[Aarpar]]''
|Leons Media Productions
|{{INRConvert|1.64|c}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-07 |title=आता घरबसल्या पाहा 'आरपार', ललित प्रभाकर-हृता दुर्गुळेचा रोमँटिक सिनेमा ओटीटीवर रिलीज |url=https://www.lokmat.com/filmy/marathi-cinema/lalit-prabhakar-and-hruta-durgule-starrer-aarpar-released-on-ott-amazon-prime-a-a945/ |access-date=2025-11-08 |website=Lokmat |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|}

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|[[Paresh Mokashi]]
|{{Hlist|[[Prashant Damle]]|Anand Ingle|Manmit Pem|[[Pranav Raorane]]|[[Vaibhav Mangle]]|[[Ritika Shrotri]]|[[Geetanjali Kulkarni]]|Sunil Abhyankar|Advait Dadarkar}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-15 |title='मु. पो. बोंबिलवाडी' रुपेरी पडद्यावर, २४ वर्षांनंतर गाजलेल्या नाटकाचे माध्यमांतर |url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/movie-on-mukkam-post-bombilwadi-marathi-drama-to-be-made-after-24-years-css-98-4595166/ |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;background:#ffdacc;" |'''10'''
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Sangeet Manapmaan]]''
|[[Subodh Bhave]]
|{{Hlist|Subodh Bhave|[[Sumeet Raghavan]]|[[Vaidehi Parshurami]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Choudhary |first=Manasvi |date=2024-10-12 |title=Sangeet Manapmaan: वैदेही परशुरामी आणि सुमित राघवनचा नवा लूक समोर; "संगीत मानापमान" चित्रपटाची केली घोषणा |url=https://saamtv.esakal.com/entertainment/marathi-upcoming-movie-vaidehi-parshurami-and-sumit-raghwan-starrer-sangeet-manapman-release-date-revealed-new-year-msc01 |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=Saam TV |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdacc;" |'''17'''
|style="text-align:center;" |[[Mangla (2025 film)|''Mangla'']]
|Aparna Hoshing
|{{Hlist|Shivali Parab|[[Alka Kubal]]|[[Shashank Shende]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Medhe |first=Jaydeep |date=2024-11-02 |title='तो' हल्ला नेमका कशासाठी? शिवाली परबच्या 'मंगला' चित्रपटाच्या टीझरने वाढवली उत्सुकता |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/mangala-marathi-movie-teaser-release-on-social-media-shivali-parab-marathi-movie-1323745 |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=ABP Majha |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |''[[Jilabi (2025 film)|Jilabi]]''
|Nitin Kambale
|{{Hlist|[[Swapnil Joshi]]|[[Prasad Oak]]|[[Shivani Surve]]|[[Parna Pethe]]}}
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Medhe |first=Jaydeep |date=2024-11-20 |title=मनोरंजनाची लज्जतदार 'जिलबी' येणार प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला; 'हे' कलाकार पहिल्यांदाच दिसणार एकत्र |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/prasad-oak-swapnil-joshi-shivani-surve-jilbi-new-marathi-movie-will-release-in-17-january-entertainment-news-in-marathi-1327756 |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=ABP Majha |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdacc;" |'''24'''
| style="text-align:center;" | ''[[Mission Ayodhya (film)|Mission Ayodhya]]''
|Sameer Ramesh Surve
|{{Hlist|Nilesh Deshpande|Tejaswi Patil|Dr. Abhay Kamat| Satish Pulekar|Guruvesh Pandit|Shravani Shinde|Sneha Shinde}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title='मिशन अयोध्या' सिनेमाच्या पोस्टरची चर्चा, कलाकारांची नावं गुलदस्त्यात, प्रदर्शनाची तारिख मात्र जाहीर |url=https://marathi.indiatimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/mission-ayodhya-movie-release-date-out-know-more-details/articleshow/114846490.cms |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Fussclass Dabhade]]''
|[[Hemant Dhome]]
|{{Hlist|[[Kshitee Jog]]|[[Siddharth Chandekar]]|[[Amey Wagh]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-31 |title=फसक्लास दाभाडे' हे इरसाल कुटूंब येणार प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला २४ जानेवारीला होणार प्रदर्शित |url=https://dainikbombabomb.com/marathi-film-first-class-dabhade-to-release-on-24th-january/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=Dainik Bombabomb |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdacc;" |'''31'''
|style="text-align:center;"|''[[Ilu Ilu 1998]]''
|Ajinkya Bapu Phalke
|{{Hlist|[[Elli AvrRam]]|Nishant Bhavsar|Meera Jagannath|[[Shrikant Yadav]]|Veena Jamkar}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=आठवणींची स्लॅम बुक पुन्हा उघडणार! ९०च्या दशकातील लव्ह स्टोरी; 'इलू इलू'ची पहिली झलक आली समोर |url=https://marathi.indiatimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/ilu-ilu-1998-marathi-movie-first-motion-poster-release-starring-veena-jamkar-aroh-welankar-mira-jagannath-vanita-kharat/articleshow/115900910.cms |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|''[[Mukkam Post Devach Ghar]]''
|Sanket Mane
|{{Hlist|Myra Vaikul|Mangesh Desai|[[Usha Nadkarni]]|Sachin Narkar|[[Prathamesh Parab]]|Savita Malpekar}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=शिकलगार |first=स्वालिया न |date=2024-12-22 |title=Myra Vaikul {{!}} सहकुटुंब पाहता येणारा ''मुक्काम पोस्ट देवाचं घर'' यादिवशी भेटीला |url=https://pudhari.news/soneri/myra-vaikul-mukkam-post-devach-ghar-release-date |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Pudhari News |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center; background:#dcc7df; textcolor:#000;" |'''F E B'''
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#ede3ef;" |'''7'''
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Sa La Te Sa La Na Te]]''
|Santosh Kolhe
|{{hlist|Sainkeet Kamat|Richa Agnihotri|[[Chhaya Kadam]]|[[Upendra Limaye]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=नात्यांच्या व्याकरणाची गोष्ट! 'स ला ते स ला ना ते'चा टीजर रीलिज; उलगडणार चंद्रपूरच्या जंगलातील रहस्य |url=https://marathi.indiatimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/salate-salanate-teaser-release-directed-by-santosh-kolhe-starring-chhaya-kadam-sainkit-kamat-upendra-limaye/articleshow/117137543.cms |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|''[[Ek Radha Ek Meera]]''
|[[Mahesh Manjrekar]]
|{{Hlist|[[Gashmeer Mahajani]]|[[Mrunmayee Deshpande]]|Surbhi Bhosale}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=शिकलगार |first=स्वालिया न |date=2024-10-15 |title=Mahesh Manjarekar Movie {{!}} महेश मांजरेकरांचा 'एक राधा एक मीरा' चित्रपट |url=https://pudhari.news/soneri/mahesh-manjarekar-ek-radha-ek-meera |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=Pudhari News |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|''Wahiwat''
| Sanjay Todkar
| {{Hlist|Raj Warak|Pranavi Patil}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wahiwat- Official Trailer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/regional/marathi/wahiwat-official-trailer/videoshow/117264046.cms |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#ede3ef;" |'''28'''
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[ChikiChiki BooBoomBoom]]''
|[[Prasad Khandekar]]
|{{hlist|[[Swwapnil Joshi]]|[[Prarthana Behere]]|[[Prajakta Mali]]|Prasad Khandekar|[[Vanita Kharat]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=प्राजक्ता माळीच्या चाहत्यांसाठी न्यू इअर गिफ्ट, 'फुलवंती' दिसणार या सिनेमात, लूक आहे खूपच भारी |url=https://marathi.indiatimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/prajakta-mali-new-film-announcement-chiki-chiki-booboom-boom-directed-by-prasad-khandekar-starring-swapnil-joshi-prarthana-behere/articleshow/116824998.cms |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[GauriShankar (film)|''GauriShankar'']]
|Harekrishna Gowda
|{{Hlist|Harekrishna Gowda|Dakshina Rathod||Rahul Jagtap}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kadam |first=Shruti |date=2025-01-13 |title=Gaurishankar Movie : नवकलाकारांची नवी कहाणी; साऊथ फिल्मचा टच देणारा 'गौरीशंकर' टिझर Out |url=https://saamtv.esakal.com/entertainment/gaurishankar-new-marathi-film-teaser-poster-released-on-social-media-svk01 |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=Saam TV |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="9" style="text-align:center; background:#93CCEA; textcolor:#000;" |'''M A R'''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#B0E0E6;"|'''7'''
|style="text-align:center|''[[Sthal]]''
|Jayant Digambar Somalkar
|{{Hlist|Nandini Chikte|Taranath Khiratkar|Sangeeta Sonekar|Suyog Dhawas|Sandeep Somalkar||||}}
|style="text-align:center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jayant Digambar Somalkar's award-winning film 'Sthal' set for theatrical release |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/jayant-digambar-somalkars-award-winning-film-sthal-set-for-theatrical-release/article69060420.ece |access-date=2025-02-03 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#B0E0E6;" |'''14'''
|style="text-align:center |''From China With Love''
|Aniket Wagh
|{{Hlist|Aniket Wagh|Ankush Mandekar|Siddheshwar Zadbuke|Gayatri Bansode}}
|style="text-align:center |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-17 |title=From China With Love सतर्कतेचा इशारा द्यायला येतोय; ऑनलाइन घोटाळ्यापासून सावध करणारा चित्रपटाचा ट्रेलर रिलीज |url=https://www.navarashtra.com/movies/from-china-with-love-marathi-movie-trailer-released-on-social-media-787432.html |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Navarashtra |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; background:#B0E0E6;" |'''21'''
|style="text-align:center|''[[Hardik Shubhechha (film)|Hardik Shubhechha]]''
|[[Pushkar Jog]]
|{{Hlist|Pushkar Jog|[[Hemal Ingle]]|||||||}}
|style="text-align:center|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Narayan |first=Kimaya |date=2025-02-03 |title=Marathi Movie : हार्दिक शुभेच्छा … पण त्याचं काय? पुष्कर जोगच्या नव्या सिनेमाचं पोस्टर प्रदर्शित |url=https://www.esakal.com/premier/actor-and-director-pushkar-jog-upcoming-movie-hardik-shubhechha-motion-poster-is-out-entertainment-news-kds07 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Sakal |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center |''[[Gaav Bolavato]]''
|Vinod Manikrao
|{{Hlist|[[Bhushan Pradhan]]|Madhav Abhyankar|Gauri Nalawade|[[Shrikant Yadav]]|Kiran Sharad}}
|style="text-align:center |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Naik |first=Payal |date=2025-02-14 |title=गाव सोडून शहराकडे वळणाऱ्या सगळ्यांसाठी; 'गाव बोलावतो' चित्रपटाचा टिजर रिलीज, भूषण प्रधान दमदार भूमिकेत |url=https://www.esakal.com/premier/gaav-bolavato-movie-teaser-released-bhushan-pradhan-in-key-role-psn14 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Sakal |language=Mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Bhera (film)|Bhera]]''
|Shrikant Prabhakar
|{{hlist|Deepak Joil|Shraddha Khanolkar|Pramod Koyande|Akanksha Khot|}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Know The Three Marathi Films To Be Screened At The Cannes Film Festival 2024 |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/know-the-three-marathi-films-to-be-screened-at-the-cannes-film-festival-2024-8832707.html |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''Nayan''
|Ankush More
|{{Hlist|Siddhesh Pai|[[Monalisa Bagal]]|[[Suhas Palshikar (actor)|Suhas Palshikar]]|Anshumala Patil|Rina Liman|Ganesh Yadav, [[Deepak Shirke]]|[[Vijay Patkar]]|[[Pranav Raorane]]|Srinidhi Shetty}}
|style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-19 |title='आजचा संघर्ष, उद्याचे सामर्थ्य' असणारा चित्रपट 'नयन' या दिवशी प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला |url=https://pudhari.news/soneri/nayan-movie-release-date-inspirational-marathi-film |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Pudhari News |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center |''RD''
|Ganesh Shinde
|{{Hlist|Ganesh Shinde|Avantika Kavathekar|Rahul Phaltankar}}
|style="text-align:center |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-17 |title=Upcoming Marathi Movie : थरारक 'आरडी' चित्रपटाचे पोस्टर रिलीज |url=https://www.mymahanagar.com/entertainment/upcoming-marathi-movie-rd-poster-released/851156/#goog_rewarded |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=My Mahanagar |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center |''[[Follower (film)|Follower]]''
|[[Harshad Nalawade]]
|{{Hlist|Raghu Basarimarad|Donna Munshi|Harshad Nalawade}}
|style="text-align:center |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Navarashtra |date=2025-02-27 |title='रॉटरडॅम'मध्ये गौरवलेल्या 'फॉलोअर' चित्रपटाचा टीजर लाँच, तरुणाच्या वैचारिक संघर्षाची उलघडणार गोष्ट! |url=https://www.navarashtra.com/movies/bollywood/teaser-launch-of-marathi-film-follower-which-received-praise-in-rotterdam-798297.html |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Navarashtra |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#B0E0E6;" |'''28'''
|style="text-align:center |''Mi Pathishi Aahe''
|Parag Sawant
|{{Hlist|[[Saksham Kulkarni]]|Ashwini Chavare|[[Arun Nalawade]]|Suhas Paranjape}}
|style="text-align:center |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-27 |title=स्वामी समर्थांवर आणखी एक चित्रपट; दिग्दर्शकानं सांगितलं यात वेगळं काय? |url=https://zeenews.india.com/marathi/entertainment/new-movie-on-swami-samarth-director-said-what-new-will-watch/889184 |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Zee 24 taas |language=mr}}</ref>
|}

== April–June ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" style="width:6%;" |'''Opening'''
! style="width:30%;" |'''Title'''
! style="width:15%;" |'''Director'''
! style="width:60%;" |'''Cast'''
! class="unsortable" style="width:1%;" |{{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
! rowspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#F88379; textcolor:#000;" |'''A P R'''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#d88579;" ; |'''10'''
| style="text-align:center;"|''[[Ashi Hi Jamva Jamvi]]''
|Lokesh Gupte
|{{Hlist|[[Ashok Saraf]]|[[Vandana Gupte]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-12-20 |title=Ashok Saraf and Vandana Gupte to come together for Lokesh Gupte's next- Deets inside |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/ashok-saraf-and-vandana-gupte-to-come-together-for-lokesh-guptes-next-deets-inside/articleshow/116498138.cms |access-date=2025-01-05 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#d88579;" ; | '''11'''
| style="text-align:center;"|''Jay Bhim Panther''
|Nishant Natharam Dhapse
|{{Hlist | [[Milind Shinde]] | [[Shashank Shende]] | Jaywant Wadkar || [[Chinmay Udgirkar]] | [[Gaurav More]] | [[Abhijeet Chavan]] | Sonali Patil |||}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web |last=शिकलगार |first=स्वालिया न |date=2025-04-05 |title=जयभीम पँथर चित्रपटातून उलगडणार एक थरारक संघर्षाची दमदार कहाणी |url=https://pudhari.news/soneri/jay-bhim-panther-release-date |access-date=2025-10-21 |website=Pudhari News |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|''Institute of Pavtollogy''
|Prasad Namjoshi, Sagar Vanjari
|{{Hlist|[[Sayaji Shinde]]|[[Girish Kulkarni]]|[[Dilip Prabhavalkar]]|Deepti Devi|[[Parth Bhalerao]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=भाऊ 'पावटॉलॉजी' नेमकं आहे तरी काय? हटके सिनेमात दोन दिग्गज कलाकार पहिल्यांदाच झळकणार एकत्र |url=https://marathi.indiatimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/sayaji-shinde-and-girish-kulkarni-came-together-first-time-for-institute-of-pavtology-movie/articleshow/118680042.cms |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#d88579;" ; |'''18'''
| style="text-align:center;"|''[[SuSheela SuJeet]]''
|[[Prasad Oak]]
|{{Hlist|[[Swapnil Joshi]]|[[Sonali Kulkarni]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-20 |title=दरवाजाच्या आड काय आहे गुपित? 'सुशीला- सुजीत' सिनेमाचं पोस्टर चर्चेत, पहिल्यांदाच एकत्र झळकणार 'ही' फ्रेश जोडी |url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/marathi-cinema/susheela-sujeet-new-marathi-movie-starring-swapnil-joshi-and-sonali-kulkarni-release-on-this-date-sva-00-4780182/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|''[[Sant Dnyaneshwaranchi Muktai]]''
|[[Digpal Lanjekar]]
|{{Hlist|Manas Bedekar|Ishmita Joshi|Sahil Dharmadhikari|Abhir Gore|[[Sameer Dharmadhikari]]|[[Mrinal Kulkarni]]|[[Ajay Purkar]]|[[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jagtap |first=Namdev |date=2025-01-30 |title=मुक्ताईचा भाव विठ्ठलचरणी... 'संत ज्ञानेश्वरांची मुक्ताई' 18 एप्रिलला भेटीला |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/upcoming-marathi-movie-sant-dnyaneshwaranchi-muktai-released-on-18th-april-know-all-detail-1341532 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=ABP Majha |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#d88579;" ; |'''25'''
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Devmanus (film)|''Devmanus'']]
|[[Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar]]
|{{Hlist|[[Mahesh Manjrekar]]|[[Subodh Bhave]]|[[Renuka Shahane]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-19 |title=Riteish Deshmukh's 'Raja Shivaji', Kedar Shinde's 'Aaipan Bhari Deva', Samit Kakkad's 'Huppa Huiyya 2': Will 2025 redefine Marathi cinema's box office success? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/riteish-deshmukhs-raja-shivaji-kedar-shindes-aaipan-bhari-deva-samit-kakkads-huppa-huiyya-2-will-2025-redefine-marathi-cinemas-box-office-success/articleshow/117362250.cms |access-date=2025-01-19 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
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|style="text-align:center;"|''[[Zapuk Zupuk]]''
|[[Kedar Shinde]]
|{{Hlist|Suraj Chavan|Jui Bhagwat|Indraneil Kamat|Hemant Pharande|Pushkaraj Chirputkar|Milind Gawali||}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Narayan |first=Kimaya |date=2025-02-01 |title=Suraj Chavan Movie : आला रे आला सूरज भाऊचा झापुक झुपूक पोस्टर आला ! या तारखेला रिलीज होणार सिनेमा |url=https://www.esakal.com/premier/bigg-boss-marathi-season-5-winner-suraj-chavan-new-movie-poster-zapuk-zupuk-out-and-release-date-announced-on-social-media-entertainment-news-kds07 |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Sakal |language=Mr}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="17" style="text-align:center; background: #9ACD32; textcolor:#000;" |M A Y
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#C5E384;" ; |'''1'''
|style="text-align:center;"|''[[Ata Thambaycha Naay!]]''
|[[Shivraj Waichal]]
|{{Hlist|[[Bharat Jadhav]]|[[Siddharth Jadhav]]|Prajakta Hanamagar|Kiran Khoje|Praveen Dalimbkar|[[Om Bhutkar]]|[[Parna Pethe]]|[[Ashutosh Gowariker]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kadam |first=Shruti |date=2025-02-19 |title=Ata Thambaycha Naay : सिद्धू आणि भरत जाधवची भन्नाट जोडी पुन्हा प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला; प्रेरणादायी प्रवास घडवणार 'आता थांबायचं नाय!' |url=https://saamtv.esakal.com/entertainment/siddharth-jadhav-and-bharat-jadhav-will-be-seen-together-again-in-the-film-ata-thambaycha-naay-first-look-out-svk01 |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Saam TV |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Gulkand (film)|Gulkand]]''
|Sachin Goswami
|{{hlist|[[Prasad Oak]]|[[Sai Tamhankar]]|[[Samir Choughule]]| [[Esha Dey]]|Jui Bhagwat}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Narayan |first=Kimaya |date=2024-11-19 |title='महाराष्ट्राची हास्यजत्रा'नंतर निर्मात्यांनी केली नव्या सिनेमाची घोषणा ! 'या' कलाकारांच्या मुख्य भूमिका |url=https://www.esakal.com/premier/maharashtrachi-hasyajatra-whole-team-will-be-seen-in-upcoming-marathi-name-gulkand-entertainment-news-kds07 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Sakal |language=Mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:#C5E384;" ; |'''9'''
| style="text-align:center;" |''Majhi Prarthana – Akalpaniya Prem Katha''
|Padmaraj Rajgopal Nair
|{{Hlist|Padmaraj Rajgopal Nair|[[Upendra Limaye]]}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=First Look of Majhi Prarthana Out: An Unimaginable Love Story Awaits You on May 9, 2025 |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/business/first-look-of-majhi-prarthana-out-an-unimaginable-love-story-awaits-you-on-may-9-2025/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|''Shatir The Beginning''
|Sunil Sushila Dashrath Waykar
|{{Hlist|Reshma Waikar|Mir Sarwar|Yogesh Soman|Ramesh Pardeshi|Anil Nagarkar|Abhimanyu Waikar|Ved Bhalshankar|Shreya Kulkarni|Gaurav Rokade|Nishant Singh|Manoj Chaudhary}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-11 |title=अमली पदार्थांच्या विरोधात लढा देणाऱ्या तरुणीची कथा : 'शातिर - द बिगिनिंग'! |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/mr/!entertainment/shatir-the-beginning-a-story-of-a-young-woman-fighting-against-drugs-is-ready-for-release-maharashtra-news-mhs25031103311 |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|''[[P. S. I. Arjun]]''
|[[Bhushan Patel]]
|[[Ankush Chaudhari]]
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title='पी.एस.आय. अर्जुन' सिनेमाची रिलीज डेट ठरली; मुख्य भूमिकेतील 'या' मराठी अभिनेत्याला ओळखलंत का? |url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/marathi-cinema/marathi-actor-ankush-chaudhari-film-psi-arjun-deshmane-release-date-announced-hrc-97-4938327/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''26 November''
|Sachin Urade
|{{Hlist|[[Aniket Vishwasrao]]|[[Sayaji Shinde]]|[[Vijay Patkar]]}}
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-03 |title=भारतीय संविधान आणि हक्कांची जाणीव करुन देणारा महत्वाचा विषय, 'या' दिवशी रिलीज होणार '२६ नोव्हेंबर' चित्रपट |url=https://www.lokmat.com/filmy/marathi-cinema/26th-november-marathi-movie-starring-sayaji-shinde-aniket-vishwasrao-release-date-a-a998/ |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=Lokmat |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#C5E384;" ; |'''16'''
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Banjara (2025 film)|Banjara]]''
|Sneh Ponkshe
|{{hlist|[[Sharad Ponkshe]]|[[Bharat Jadhav]]|[[Sunil Barve]]|[[Saksham Kulkarni]]|Sneh Ponkshe|Aditya Dhanraj}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-15 |title=Banjara Movie : शरद पोंक्षेंच्या मुलाचं मनोरंजनविश्वात पदार्पण, कधी रिलीज होणार 'बंजारा' चित्रपट ? |url=https://marathi.timesnownews.com/entertainment/sharad-ponkshe-son-sneh-ponkshe-debut-movie-banjara-release-date-announced-know-the-details-article-118277898 |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Times Now Marathi |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |''Khavis''
|Aniket Ghadage
|{{hlist|Amruta Dhongade|Aniket Ghadage|Sameer Sakpal|Akshay Gaikwad|Nitesh Kamble|Hardik Joshi | Shweta Kharat}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-23 |title='Khavis': Sharad Pawar unveils the first look poster of Aniket Ghadge's next |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/khavis-sharad-pawar-unveils-the-first-look-poster-of-aniket-ghadges-next/articleshow/106473791.cms |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=खविस - A dark tale shaped by shadows |url=https://medium.com/p/4331a4b6b739 |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Medium |date=23 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''Posco 307''
|Swaroop Sawant
|{{hlist|Swaroop Sawant|Amit Taware|Shashi Thosar|Divya Ghadge}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Posco 307 - Official Trailer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/regional/marathi/posco-307-official-trailer/videoshow/121188961.cms |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:#C5E384;" ; |'''23'''
| style="text-align:center;" |''Mangalashtaka Returns''
|Yogesh Pandurang Bhosale
|{{Hlist|Vrushabh Shah|Sheetal Ahirrao|[[Saksham Kulkarni]]|[[Prasad Oak]]|Sonal Pawar|Anad Ingale|Kamlesh Sawant|Sunil Godbole|Prasana Ketkar|Sameer Paulaste|Shweta Kharat|Prajakta Navnale|Bhakti Chavan|Sheetal Oswal}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-04 |title=मंगलाष्टका रिटर्न्स' २३ मे रोजी |url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/mangalashtak-returns-movie-will-be-released-on-may-23rd-zws-70-5066193/ |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''Vaama: Ladai Sanmanachi''
| Ashok Kondke
|{{Hlist|Kashmira Kulkarni|Ganesh Divekar|Mahesh Kumar}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Muhurat ceremony of the Marathi film 'VAAMA - LADHAI SANMANACHI' in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/the-muhurat-ceremony-of-the-marathi-film-vaama-ladhai-sanmanachi-in-ujjain-madhya-pradesh20241125152725/ |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[April May 99]]''
|Rohan Mapuskar
|{{Hlist|Sajiri Joshi|Aaryan Menghji|Shreyas Thorat|Manthan Kanekar}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=शिकलगार |first=स्वालिया न |date=2025-02-24 |title=Upcoming Marathi Movie {{!}} आणखी एक नवा चित्रपट 'एप्रिल मे ९९' येतोय तुमच्या भेटीला |url=https://pudhari.news/soneri/marathi-movie-new-film-april-may-99-coming-soon |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=Pudhari News |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''Tu Me Ani Amaira''
|Lokesh Gupte
|{{Hlist|Sai Godbole|[[Ajinkya Deo]]|[[Pooja Sawant]]|[[Rajeshwari Sachdev]]|[[Atul Parchure]]}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=शिकलगार |first=स्वालिया न |date=2025-05-15 |title=Amaira Trailer {{!}} भावनांनी व्यापलेल्या नात्यांची उत्कट कहाणी असणारा 'अमायरा' चित्रपटाचा ट्रेलर प्रदर्शित |url=https://pudhari.news/soneri/emotional-story-of-amaira-marathi-movie-trailer-release-2025-ss88 |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Pudhari News |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align: center; background:#C5E384;" " |'''30'''
| style="text-align: center;" |''Mhanje Waghache Panje''
|Swaroop Sawant
|{{hlist|Saurabh Gokhale|[[Nikhil Chavan]]|Tamanna Bandekar|[[Sanjay Narvekar]]|Deepali Sayyed|[[Chinmay Udgirkar]]| Prajakta Hanamghar}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-19 |title='म्हणजे वाघाचे पंजे' मराठी चित्रपट ३० मे रोजी हो |url=https://www.dainikprabhat.com/marathi-film-mhanje-waghache-panje-to-be-released-on-may-30/ |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Dainik Prabhat |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''Ashtapadi''
|Uttkarsh Jain
|{{hlist|[[Santosh Juvekar]]| Mayuri Kapadane | Abhinay Patekar}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Navarashtra |date=2025-05-17 |title=सांगितीक मैफिल घडवणाऱ्या 'अष्टपदी'चा उत्कंठावर्धक ट्रेलर प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला… |url=https://www.navarashtra.com/movies/ashtapadi-trailer-unveiled-a-soulful-tale-of-music-and-emotion-releasing-on-may-30-across-maharashtra-873890.html |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Navarashtra |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''Dharmarakshak Ahilyadevi Holkar Ek Yug''
|Sushant Sonawale
|{{hlist|Ashwini Mahangade|Anil Nagarkar|Suresh Vishwakarma}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dharmarakshak Ahilyadevi Holkar Ek Yug - Official Trailer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/regional/marathi/dharmarakshak-ahilyadevi-holkar-ek-yug-official-trailer/videoshow/121465578.cms |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''Mawaali''
|Sanjay Niranjan
|{{Hlist|Prakash Dhotre|Ashish Warang|Gavie Chahal|Deepshikha Nagpal}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movie-details/mawaali/movieshow/121500741.cms |title=Mawaali Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes |access-date=2026-03-04 |via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="8" style="text-align:center; background:#93CCEA; textcolor:#000;" |'''J U N'''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;background:#B0E0E6;" |'''6'''
|style="text-align:center;"|''[[Jarann]]''
|Hrishikesh Gupte
|{{Hlist|[[Amruta Subhash]]|[[Anita Date-Kelkar|Anita Date]]|Vikram Gaikwad|Jyoti Malshe|Seema Deshmukh|Rajan Bhise|[[Kishor Kadam]]|Avanee Joshi}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-02 |title=Marathi Horror Movie : हातात बाहुली, टोचलेल्या टाचण्या... 'जारण' चित्रपटाचं अंगावर काटा आणणारं मोशन पोस्टर रिलीज |url=https://news18marathi.com/entertainment/mysterious-jaran-motion-poster-released-movie-to-be-released-on-june-6-2025-1369196.html |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=News18 Marathi |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#B0E0E6;" |13
|style="text-align:center;"|''[[Ambat Shaukin]]''
|[[Nikhil Wairagar]]
|{{Hlist|[[Pooja Sawant]]|[[Prarthana Behere]]|[[Amey Wagh]]|[[Bhalchandra Kadam|Bhau Kadam]]|[[Parth Bhalerao]]|[[Abhijeet Khandkekar]]|Akshay Tanksale|[[Monalisa Bagal]]|Kiran Gaikwad|Gautami Patil}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Naik |first=Payal |date=2025-04-01 |title=कुटुंबातील प्रत्येक व्यक्तीने पहावी अशी प्रत्येक पिढीची रंजक गोष्ट; येतोय 'आंबट शौकीन' |url=https://www.esakal.com/premier/aambat-shaukeen-movie-coming-soon-a-family-drama-that-explores-relatable-stories-across-generations-psn14 |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Sakal |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''Shaatir: The Beginning''
|Sunil Vaykar
|{{hlist|Yogesh Soman | Reshma Vaykar | Mir Sarwar | Ramesh Pardeshi | Anil Nagarkar}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-21 |title=Shaatir: मराठी चित्रपट प्रदर्शनाच्या अनियंत्रित जत्रेतून "शातिर" चित्रपटाची माघार…. |url=https://www.timemaharashtra.com/entertainment/shaatir-the-film-shaatir-withdraws-from-the-uncontrolled-fair-of-marathi-film-screenings/120630/ |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Time Maharashtra |language=mr-IN}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''Nibaar''
| style="text-align: center;" |Sunilji Shinde
|{{Hlist|[[Shashank Ketkar]]|[[Sayali Sanjeev]]|[[Shashank Shende]]|[[Devika Daftardar]]|[[Arun Nalawade]]}}
|style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-14 |title=Nibaar Marathi Movie : शिक्षण व समाजव्यवस्था मुद्द्यांवर टोकदार भाष्य – निबार…. |url=https://www.mymahanagar.com/featured/saransh/nibaar-marathi-movie-review/892789/ |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=My Mahanagar |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;background:#B0E0E6;" |'''20'''
| style="text-align: center;" |''Samsara''
|Sagar Ladhe
|{{Hlist|[[Sayali Sanjeev]]|[[Rishi Saxena]]|[[Pushkar Shrotri]]|[[Girish Oak]]|Nandita Dhuri|[[Priyadarshini Indalkar]]|Tanishka Visheh|Yashraj Dimbule|Kailash Waghmare|Sakshi Gandhi}}
|style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jagtap |first=Namdev |date=2025-04-21 |title='काहे दिया परदेस' नंतर शीव-गौरी पुन्हा एकत्र; 'समसारा'मध्ये करणार स्क्रिन शेअर |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/sayali-sanjeev-and-rishi-saxena-reunite-after-kahe-diya-pardes-marathi-serial-will-share-screen-togater-in-upcoming-samsara-movie-1355439 |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=ABP Majha |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; background:#B0E0E6;" |'''27'''
| style="text-align: center;" |''Sajana''
|Shashikant Dhotre
|{{hlist|Akash Sarvgod | Trupti More}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-07 |title=मुख्यमंत्री देवेंद्र फडणवीस यांची चित्रकार शशिकांत धोत्रे यांच्या चित्रप्रदर्शनाला भेट, 'सजना' चित्रपटाच्या टिझरचे तोंडभरुन कौतुक {{!}} Sajana Upcoming Movie |url=https://marathi.itsmajja.com/chief-minister-devendra-phadnavis-visits-painter-shashikant-dhotre-painting-exhibition-praises-sajana-teaser/ |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Ittsmajja |language=mr-IN}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''All Is Well''
|Yogesh Jadhav
|{{Hlist|[[Priyadarshan Jadhav]]|[[Abhinay Berde]]|Rohit Haldikar|[[Sayaji Shinde]]|Abhijit Chavan|Nakshatra Medhekar|Sayali Phatak|Madhav Vaze|Ajay Jadhav|Amyra Goswami|Disha Katkar}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-03 |title=अमर, अकबर आणि अँथनी येणार भेटीला - 'ऑल इज वेल' २७ जूनला चित्रपटगृहात |url=https://www.loksatta.com/mumbai/all-is-well-marathi-movie-in-theaters-on-june-27-mumbai-print-news-ocd-94-5131483/ |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref>
|}

== July–September ==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#b0e0e6; text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" style="width:6%;"| '''Opening'''
! style="width:18%;"|'''Title'''
! style="width:10.5%;"|'''Director'''!! Cast !! {{Reference column heading|multi=yes}}
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:plum; textcolor:#000;" |'''J U L'''
| style="text-align:center;background:#f1daf1;" |'''4'''
|style="text-align:center;" |''Gaadi Number 1760''
|Yogiraj Gaikwad
|{{Hlist|[[Prathamesh Parab]]|[[Priyadarshini Indalkar]]|[[Shubhankar Tawde]]|[[Suhas Joshi]]|[[Shashank Shende]]}}
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kadam |first=Shruti Vilas |date=2025-05-20 |title=Gadi Number 1760: पैशांनी भरलेली बॅग, एक गाडी आणि अनेक रहस्ये; लवकरच उलगडणार 'गाडी नंबर १७६०' चे रहस्य |url=https://saamtv.esakal.com/entertainment/prathamesh-parab-film-gaadi-number-1760-is-set-to-hit-the-screens-on-july-4th-svk01 |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=Saam TV |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center; align:center;background:#f1daf1;"| '''18'''
|style="text-align:center; |''[[Ye Re Ye Re Paisa 3]]''
|Sanjay Jadhav
|{{Hlist|[[Sanjay Narvekar]]|[[Siddharth Jadhav]]|[[Umesh Kamat]]|[[Tejaswini Pandit]]|[[Vishakha Subhedar]]|Anand Ingle|[[Nagesh Bhonsle|Nagesh Bhosale]]|[[Vanita Kharat]]|Jaywant Wadkar}}
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maskar |first=Shreya |date=2025-03-16 |title=Yere Yere Paisa 3 : प्रेक्षकांना खळखळून हसवायला येतोय 'ये रे ये रे पैसा ३'; जबरदस्त टीझर रिलीज, पाहा VIDEO |url=https://saamtv.esakal.com/entertainment/yere-yere-paisa-3-teaser-release-siddharth-jadhav-umesh-kamat-sanjay-narvekar-tejaswini-pandit-marathi-movie-sm2000 |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=Saam TV |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center; align:center;background:#f1daf1;"|'''25'''
|style="text-align:center;" |''Dhaap''
|Yogesh Gadage
|{{Hlist|Yogesh Gadage| Kiran Sgejal|Ketan Pawar|Madhav Abhyankar|Sunil Godbole}}
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dhaap - Official Trailer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/regional/marathi/dhaap-official-trailer/videoshow/122881523.cms |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
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| rowspan="8" style="text-align:center; background:#7FFFD4; textcolor:#000;" |'''A U G'''
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#dbfff8; textcolor:#000;" | '''1'''|| style="text-align:center;" |''Avakarika''
| Arvind Bhosale
|{{Hlist|Virat Madke| Peeya Kosumbkar|Rohit Pawar|Rahul Phalatankar}}
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-01 |title=गायक कैलाश खेर यांचा स्वच्छतेचा नारा... |url=https://www.loksatta.com/mumbai/avkarika-marathi-movie-kailash-kher-sings-for-cleanliness-swachh-bharat-mumbai-print-news-vsd-99-5195852/ |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center; |''[[Parinati (2025 film)|Parinati]]''
|Akshay Balsaraf
|{{Hlist|[[Amruta Subhash]]|[[Sonalee Kulkarni]]|[[Akshar Kothari]]}}
|style="text-align:center; |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-20 |title='परिणती : बदल स्वत:साठी' १ ऑगस्टला प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला |url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/marathi-film-parinati-badal-swat-saathi-will-be-released-on-august-1-2025-amy-95-5240634/ |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Mumbai Local]]''|| Abhijeet||{{Hlist|[[Prathamesh Parab]]|[[Dnyanada Ramtirthkar]]}}
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-27 |title=Photos : प्रथमेश परबबरोबर 'मुंबई लोकल' चित्रपटामध्ये झळकणार 'ही' अभिनेत्री |url=https://www.loksatta.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/5187704/marathi-actor-prathamesh-parab-and-marathi-actress-dnyanada-ramtirthka-marathi-movie-2025-mumbai-local-svk-05/ |access-date=2025-06-27 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#dbfff8; textcolor:#000;" | '''8'''
| style="text-align: center;" |''Satyabhama A Forgotten Saga''
|Sarang Pekhale Abhijeet Zadgaonkar
|{{Hlist|Madhav Abhyankar|Abhijit Amkar|Bhavika Nikam|Jyoti Patil|Sarang Manoj|Dnyaneshwar Shinde}}
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=शिंदे-पॉल |first=रसिका |date=2025-07-08 |title=Satyabhama Movie : सती प्रथेवर आधारलेला 'सत्यभामा' प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीसाठी सज्ज |url=https://kalakrutimedia.com/satyabhama-marathi-movie-release-date/ |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=Kalakruti Media |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: center;" |''Jitraab''
|Tanaji M Ghadge
|{{Hlist|[[Suhas Palshikar (actor)|Suhas Palshikar]]|[[Parth Bhalerao]]|Shivali Parab|[[Bharat Ganeshpure]]}}
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-09 |title=Jitrab Movie : भाकड गाईच्या रूपात व्यवस्थेचे वास्तव 'जित्राब' |url=https://pudhari.news/soneri/bhakad-cow-system-reality-jitrab-play-ab96 |access-date=2025-08-09 |website=Pudhari News |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''Vaajav Re''
|Jay Kamlesh Rathod
|{{Hlist|Santosh Juvekar|Gaurav More|Tanvi Shinde}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-03 |title='वाजव रे'.... मुंबईतील प्रसिद्ध कच्छी ढोल वादकाचा प्रवास |url=https://www.loksatta.com/mumbai/marathi-film-vaajav-re-based-on-life-of-milind-jangam-of-kachhi-dholi-baja-musical-group-mumbai-print-news-zws-70-5277742/ |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#dbfff8; textcolor:#000;" | '''22'''
| style="text-align:center; " |''[[Better Half Chi Love Story]]''
|[[Sanjay Amar]]
|{{Hlist|[[Subodh Bhave]]|[[Rinku Rajguru]]|[[Prarthana Behere]]|[[Aniket Vishwasrao]]|}}
| style="text-align:center; " |<ref>{{Cite web |title=सुबोध भावे, रिंकू राजगुरू आणि ती....मराठी सिनेविश्वात हटके लव्ह ट्रायंगल, या सिनेमाची चर्चा |url=https://marathi.indiatimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/rinku-rajguru-prarthana-behere-subodh-bhave-better-half-chi-love-story-movie-poster-out/articleshow/122764176.cms |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''Hello Kadam''
|Akash Asha Nitinchandra
|{{Hlist|Adhish Paigude|Shweta Kamat|Suraj Somvanshi|Pranjali Kanzarkar}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movie-details/hello-kadam/movieshow/123411640.cms |title=Hello Kadam Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes |access-date=2025-09-14 |via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="11" style="text-align:center; background:#93CCEA; textcolor:#000;" |'''S E P'''
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;background:#B0E0E6;" |'''12'''
| style="text-align:center;" | ''[[Dashavatar (2025 film)|Dashavatar]]''
| Subodh Khanolkar
|{{Hlist|[[Dilip Prabhavalkar]]|[[Bharat Jadhav]]|[[Abhinay Berde]]|[[Priyadarshini Indalkar]]|Sidharth Menon|[[Mahesh Manjrekar]]}}
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-23 |title=कोकणातील गूढ कथेवर आधारित 'दशावतार' चित्रपट 'या' दिवशी प्रदर्शित होणार |url=https://zeenews.india.com/marathi/entertainment/dilip-prabhavalkar-film-dasavatar-based-on-mystical-storyline-and-traditions-of-konkan/917440 |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=Zee 24 taas |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |''[[Aarpar]]''
|Gaurav Patki
|{{Hlist|[[Lalit Prabhakar]]|[[Hruta Durgule]]}}
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jagtap |first=Namdev |date=2025-08-11 |title='प्रेमात अधलं मधलं काही नसतं...', ललित प्रभाकर, हृता दुर्गुळचा 'आरपार' सिनेमा कधी रिलीज होणार? |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/aarpar-marathi-movie-lalit-prabhakar-hruta-durgule-released-on-12th-september-1376408 |access-date=2025-08-14 |website=ABP Majha |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''[[Bin Lagnachi Goshta]]''
|Aditya Ingle
|{{Hlist|[[Priya Bapat]]|[[Umesh Kamat]]|[[Girish Oak]]|[[Nivedita Saraf]]}}
|style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-09 |title=प्रिया बापट-उमेश कामत तब्बल १२ वर्षांनी सिनेमात एकत्र झळकणार! पोस्टर आलं समोर, सोबतीला असतील 'हे' दिग्गज कलाकार... |url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/marathi-cinema/bin-lagnachi-goshta-priya-bapat-and-umesh-kamat-new-movie-together-after-12-years-see-poster-sva-00-5215681/ |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chaughule |first=Amruta |date=2025-08-01 |title=Priya Bapat Umesh Kamat: प्रिया बापट आणि उमेश कामत बनणार आई-बाबा? बिन लग्नाची गोष्टचा टीजर समोर |url=https://pudhari.news/soneri/bin-lagnachi-goshta-teaser-priya-bapat-umesh-kamat-new-marathi-film-ac90 |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=Pudhari News |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;background:#B0E0E6;" |'''13'''
| style="text-align:center;" | ''Payavatachi Savali''|| Munnawar Shamim Bhagat|| {{Hlist|[[Vije Bhatia]]|Shalvi Shah|Revati Iyyer|Prasad Mali|Shital Bhosale}}||style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhirvandekar |first=Harshada |title=Payavatachi Savali: लेखकाच्या आयुष्याची अव्यक्त कहाणी; 'पायवाटाची सावली' चित्रपटातून उलगडणार अनोखी कथा! |url=https://marathi.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/payavatachi-savali-marathi-movie-the-untold-story-of-the-author-s-life-a-unique-story-will-unfold-from-the-movie-141723952720864.html |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=Hindustan Times Marathi |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;background:#B0E0E6;" |'''19'''
|style="text-align:center;"|''[[Aatli Baatmi Futli]]''
|Vishal P. Gandhi
|{{Hlist|[[Rohini Hattangadi]]|[[Mohan Agashe]]|[[Siddharth Jadhav]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=शिकलगार |first=स्वालिया न |date=2025-04-25 |title=Aatli Batmi Phutli Movie {{!}} कोणत्या बातमीचं रहस्य फुटणार? 'मास्टर' मोहन आगाशे आणि 'ब्लास्टर' सिद्धार्थ जाधव खेळणार खेळ |url=https://pudhari.news/soneri/aatli-batmi-phutli-movie-mohan-agashe-siddharth-jadhav-ss88 |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Pudhari News |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''[[Kurla To Vengurla]]''
|Vijay Kalamkar
|{{Hlist|Pralhad Kudtarkar|Veena Jamkar|[[Vaibhav Mangle]]}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=पांडू परत येतोय! कुर्ला टू वेंगुर्लामध्ये पुन्हा एकदा पाहायला मिळणार मालवणी तडका! कधी होतोय रिलीज? |url=https://marathi.indiatimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/kurla-to-vengurla-new-marathi-movie-vaibhav-mangle-pralhad-kurtadkar-starer-release-on-19-september-2025/articleshow/122638213.cms |access-date=2025-08-14 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''Aranya''
|Amol Digambar Karambe
|{{Hlist|[[Hardeek Joshi]]|Veena Jagtap|Hritika Patil|Vijay Nikam|Suresh Vishwakarma|Chetan Chavda}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kadam |first=Shruti Vilas |date=2025-08-11 |title=Aranya: जंगलाची दाट हिरवाई, धुक्याने व्यापलेले दृश्य; 'अरण्य'मध्ये उलगडणार संघर्षाची गूढ कहाणी |url=https://saamtv.esakal.com/entertainment/aranya-marathi-movie-motion-poster-of-the-film-aranya-has-been-released-hardik-joshi-veena-jagtap-vijay-nikam-suresh-vishwakarma-playing-lead-role-svk01 |access-date=2025-08-24 |website=Saam TV |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''[[Sabar Bonda]]''
|Rohan Parashuram Kanawade
|{{Hlist|Bhushan Manoj|Suraaj Suman|Jayshri Jagtap}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-01 |title=Rohan Parashuram Kanawade's award-winning Marathi film Sabar Bonda to release in India on this date |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/rohan-parashuram-kanawades-award-winning-marathi-film-sabar-bonda-to-release-in-india-on-this-date-101756726804810.html |access-date=2025-09-03 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''Zing''
|Amit Koli
|{{Hlist|[[Shashank Shende]]|Rohit Chavan}}
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jagtap |first=Namdev |date=2025-08-13 |title=टाळ्या, शिट्ट्यांचा गजरात मैफिल रंगणार, मैफिलीत अनेक रंग भरत 'झिंग' रुपेरी पडदा गाजवणार |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/zing-marathi-movie-released-theatres-on-19th-september-marathi-film-industry-entertainment-news-1376898 |access-date=2025-10-15 |website=ABP Majha |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''Tango Malhar''
|Saya Date
|{{Hlist|Nitesh Kamble|Kirti Vishwanathan|Seema Vartak|Akshay Gaikwad|Manish Dharmani|Manisha Mahaldar|Sandesh Suryavanshi|Pankaj Sonawane}}
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jagtap |first=Namdev |date=2025-08-18 |title=शास्त्रज्ञ, उद्योजिकेचे मराठी सिनेसृष्टीत पदार्पण; 'टँगो मल्हार'चं 19 सप्टेंबरला प्रदर्शन |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/upcoming-marathi-movie-tango-malhar-produced-and-directed-by-saya-dates-to-be-released-on-september-19-bollywood-news-1377931 |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=ABP Majha |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center; background:#B0E0E6;" |'''25'''
| style="text-align:center;" |''Chhabi''
|Advait Masurkar
|{{Hlist|[[Sameer Dharmadhikari]]|[[Makarand Deshpande]]|Dhruv Chedda|Anagha Atul}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Naik |first=Payal |date=2025-02-07 |title=फोटो आणि कॅमेऱ्यामागील नाट्य आता रूपेरी पडद्यावर; 'छबी'तून उलगडणार अनोखी छबी |url=https://www.esakal.com/premier/chhabi-a-new-marathi-film-exploring-the-world-of-photography-and-cameras-releasing-on-25th-april-psn14 |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=Sakal |language=Mr}}</ref>
|}

== October–December ==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#b0e0e6; text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" style="width:6%;"| '''Opening'''
! style="width:18%;"|'''Title'''
! style="width:10.5%;"|'''Director'''
! style="width:60%;" | '''Cast''' !! {{Reference column heading|multi=yes}}
|-
| rowspan="7" style="text-align: center;background:plum;" |'''O C T'''
|style="text-align:center;background:#f1daf1;"|'''2'''
|style="text-align:center;" |''[[Vada Paav (film)|Vada Paav]]''
|[[Prasad Oak]]
|{{Hlist|[[Abhinay Berde]]|Gauri Nalavade|[[Prasad Oak]]|[[Savita Prabhune]]}}
|style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jagtap |first=Namdev |date=2025-09-23 |title=गोड कुटुंबाच्या तिखट लव्ह स्टोरीच्या 'वडापाव'चा ट्रेलर पाहिलात? Trailer OUT |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/vada-pav-marathi-movie-trailer-released-in-presence-of-riteish-deshmukh-prasad-oak-1386226 |access-date=2025-10-21 |website=ABP Majha |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:#f1daf1;" |'''10'''
|style="text-align:center;" |''[[Sakal Tar Hou Dya|Sakaal Tar Hou Dya]]''
|Alok Jain
|{{Hlist|[[Subodh Bhave]]|[[Manasi Naik]]}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gurav |first=Minal |date=2025-07-30 |title=दिलखेचक अदांनी वेड लावणाऱ्या अभिनेत्रीचं जबरदस्त कमबॅक, सुबोध भावेही असणार प्रमुख भूमिकेत |url=https://news18marathi.com/photogallery/entertainment/marathi-actress-manasi-naik-come-back-with-new-film-sakal-tar-hou-dya-subodh-bhave-1446680.html |access-date=2025-08-17 |website=news18marathi.com |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''[[Tu Bol Na]]''
|[[Mrunmayee Deshpande]]
|{{Hlist|[[Mrunmayee Deshpande]]|Rahul Pethe|[[Pushkaraj Chirputkar]]|Karan Parab|[[Suvrat Joshi]]|[[Siddharth Menon (actor)|Siddharth Menon]]|[[Leena Bhagwat]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pune: Marathi Film ‘Manache Shlok’ Renamed ‘Tu Bol Na’ After Public Outcry, To Re‑Release Tomorrow |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/pune-marathi-film-manache-shlok-renamed-tu-bol-na-after-public-outcry-to-rerelease-tomorrow |access-date=2025-10-28 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;background:#f1daf1;" |'''22'''
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Premachi Goshta 2]]''||[[Satish Rajwade]]||{{Hlist|[[Lalit Prabhakar]]|[[Ridhima Pandit ]]|Rucha Vaidya|[[Swapnil Joshi]]|[[Bhalchandra Kadam]]}}|| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bodke |first=Chetan |date=2025-07-09 |title=लव्हस्टोरीच्या अरेंज मॅरेजची गोष्ट, 'प्रेमाची गोष्ट २'चा हटके टीझर प्रदर्शित; चित्रपट केव्हा होणार रिलीज |url=https://www.navarashtra.com/movies/satish-rajwade-directed-premachi-goshta-2-marathi-movie-teaser-released-on-social-media-925057.html |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=Navarashtra |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;background:#f1daf1;" |'''31'''
| style="text-align: center;" |''[[Punha Shivajiraje Bhosale]]''
|[[Mahesh Manjrekar]]
|{{Hlist|Siddharth Bodke|Payal Jadhav|Vikram Gaikwad|[[Prithvik Pratap]]|Mangesh Desai|[[Treesha Thosar]]|[[Siddharth Jadhav]]|Vijay Nikam}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jagtap |first=Namdev |title=शिवराय येताहेत, महाराष्ट्राला जागं करण्यासाठी; 'पुन्हा शिवाजीराजे भोसले' सिनेमा लवकरच |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/punha-shivaji-raje-bhosale-marathi-movie-announced-by-director-mahesh-manjrekar-siddharth-bodke-will-play-lead-role-of-chatrapati-shivaji-maharaj-1357009 |access-date=2025-10-15 |website=ABP Majha |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''[[Well Done Aai]]''
|Shankar Dhulgude
|{{Hlist|[[Vishakha Subhedar]]|Vijay Nikam|Dattu More|Jaywant Wadkar}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kale |first=Krantee V. |date=2025-07-25 |title='वेल डन आई'मध्ये विशाखा सुभेदारची धमाल; मोशन पोस्टर प्रदर्शित, रिलीज डेटही जाहीर |url=https://marathi.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/well-done-aai-marathi-movie-vishakha-subhedar |access-date=2025-10-15 |website=Free Press Journal Marathi |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''Tu Maza Kinara''
|Christus Stephen
|{{Hlist|[[Bhushan Pradhan]]|[[Ketaki Narayan]]|Keya Ingle}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-24 |title=खऱ्या आयुष्यात नाही, ऑनस्क्रीन पालक! 'तू माझा किनारा'मध्ये भूषण प्रधान दिसणार वडिलाच्या भूमिकेत, पोस्टर प्रदर्शित |url=https://www.lokmat.com/filmy/marathi-cinema/bhushan-pradhan-ketaki-narayan-new-movie-tu-maza-kinara-poster-out-a-a971/ |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Lokmat |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="14" style="text-align:center; background:#7FFFD4; textcolor:#000;" |'''N O V'''
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#dbfff8; textcolor:#000;" |'''7'''
| style="text-align:center;" | ''[[Abhanga Tukaram]]''||[[Digpal Lanjekar]]||{{Hlist|Yogesh Soman|Smita Shewale|[[Sameer Dharmadhikari]]|[[Mrinal Kulkarni]]|[[Ajay Purkar]]|[[Nikhil Raut]]|Sachin Bhilare|Abhijit Shwetchandra|Virajas Kulkarni|Ajinkya Raut}}||style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=संत तुकाराम महाराजांच्या अभंगगाथेवर येणार सिनेमा; 'पावनखिंड' फेम दिग्दर्शकाची मोठी घोषणा |url=https://marathi.indiatimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/digpal-lanjekar-new-film-abhang-tukaram-motion-poster-release/articleshow/123257205.cms |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''[[Teen Payacha Ghoda]]''
|Noopur Bora
|{{Hlist|Ria Nalavade|Kunal Shukla|Avinash Londhe|[[Devika Daftardar]]|Gajanan Paranjape}}
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movie-details/three-legged-horse/movieshow/124611414.cms |title=Three Legged Horse Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes |access-date=2025-11-02 |via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''Kadhipatta''
|Vishwaa
|{{Hlist|[[Bhushan Patil]]|[[Riddhi Kumar]]|Akshay Tanksale|[[Sanjay Mone]]|[[Shubhangi Gokhale]]}}
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title='कढीपत्ता' चित्रपटाचा चटकदार टिझर प्रदर्शित; 'या' दिवशी हा चित्रपट प्रदर्शित होणार |url=https://prahaar.in/2025/10/02/the-exciting-teaser-of-the-film-kadhipatta-is-out-the-film-will-be-released-on-this-day/ |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=Prahaar |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#dbfff8; textcolor:#000;" |'''14'''
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Gondhal]]''
|Santosh Davkhar
|{{Hlist|[[Kishor Kadam]]|Ishita Deshmukh|Yogesh Sohoni|Anuj Prabhu|Kailash Waghmare|Madhavi Juvekar|[[Suresh Vishwakarma]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=‘कांतारा’सोबत थिएटर्समध्ये प्रदर्शित झाला या मराठी सिनेमाचा टिझर; बॉक्स ऑफिसवर घालणार का 'गोंधळ'? |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/gondhal-marathi-movie-teaser-cast-kishor-kadam-ishita-deshmukh-yogesh-sohoni/articleshow/124449352.cms |access-date=2025-10-15 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''[[Reel Star]]''
|Simmy and Robin
|{{Hlist|[[Prasad Oak]]|Bhushan Manjule|Urrmela J Jagtap|[[Milind Shinde]]|Kailash Waghmare}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-28 |title='तुम्ही आम्हाला मारून टाकू शकता, हरवू शकत नाही'; 'रील स्टार'चा हादरवणारा ट्रेलर रिलीज |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/reel-star-movie-trailer-released-across-maharashtra-on-14th-november-prasad-oak-marathi-film-news-1395397 |access-date=2025-11-24 |website=ABP Majha |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''Sargam''
|Shiv Kadam
|{{Hlist|Rutvik Kendre|Disha Pardeshi|Sumeet Pusavale|[[Yatin Karyekar]]}}
|style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movie-details/sargam/movieshow/125364011.cms |title=Sargam Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes |access-date=2025-12-30 |via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:#dbfff8; textcolor:#000;" |'''21'''
| style="text-align: center;" |''[[Smart Sunbai]]''
|Yogesh Doltade
|{{Hlist|[[Santosh Juvekar]]|[[Bhalchandra Kadam|Bhau Kadam]]|[[Kishori Shahane]]|[[Mohan Joshi]], [[Deepak Shirke]]|Rohan Patil}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-14 |title=Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde Unveils the Teaser of ‘Smart Sunbai’! |url=https://www.cinebuster.in/maharashtras-deputy-chief-minister-eknath-shinde-unveils-the-teaser-of-smart-sunbai/ |access-date=2025-10-15 |website=CineBuster |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''[[Asambhav (2025 film)|Asambhav]]''
|[[Sachit Patil]]
|{{Hlist|[[Sachit Patil]]|[[Mukta Barve]]|[[Priya Bapat]]|[[Sandeep Kulkarni]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kadam |first=Shruti Vilas |date=2025-10-14 |title=Asambhav: प्रेम आणि रहस्यांनी भरलेला 'असंभव'; मुक्ता बर्वे, प्रिया बापट आणि सचित पाटील दिसणार थरारक रुपात |url=https://saamtv.esakal.com/entertainment/marathi-thriller-asambhav-unveils-mysterious-new-poster-mukta-barve-priya-bapat-and-sachit-patil-will-be-seen-in-thrilling-roles-svk01 |access-date=2025-10-15 |website=Saam TV |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''[[Last Stop Khanda]]''
|Vineet Parulekar
|{{Hlist|Shramesh Betkar|Juilee Temkar|[[Prabhakar More (actor)|Prabhakar More]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-16 |title=प्रत्येकाच्या प्रेमाची गोष्ट... 'लास्ट स्टॉप खांदा'चा टीजर रिलीज, कधी प्रदर्शित होणार सिनेमा? |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/last-stop-khanda-upcoming-marathi-movie-tesear-out-film-released-on-21st-november-1392436 |access-date=2025-10-28 |website=ABP Majha |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''[[Uut (film)|Uut]]''
|Ram Mallik
|{{Hlist|Raj Misal|Arya Save}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=प्रेमाच्या आड पुन्हा आली जात... 'ऊत' सिनेमाचा ट्रेलर चर्चेत; राज मिसाळ आणि आर्या सावे या नव्या जोडीची मोठ्या पडद्यावर एन्ट्री |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/uut-marathi-movie-trailer-cast-arya-save-and-raj-misal/articleshow/125247949.cms |access-date=2025-11-24 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:#dbfff8; textcolor:#000;" |'''28'''
| style="text-align: center;" |''[[Devghar On Rent]]''
|Swaroop B. Sawant
|{{Hlist|[[Nikhil Chavan]]|[[Ankit Mohan]]|[[Bhalchandra Kadam|Bhau Kadam]]}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-04 |title=The Teaser of ‘Devghar On Rent’ Launched at Shri Chintamani’s Darbar! |url=https://www.cinebuster.in/the-teaser-of-devghar-on-rent-launched-at-shri-chintamanis-darbar/ |access-date=2025-10-21 |website=CineBuster |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''[[Taath Kana]]''
|[[Girish Mohite]]
|{{Hlist|[[Umesh Kamat]]|[[Sayali Sanjeev]]|[[Suyog Gorhe]]|[[Shailesh Datar]]|Deepti Devi|Anupama Takmoge}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Naik |first=Payal |date=2025-10-13 |title=अभिनेता उमेश कामतचा ‘ताठ कणा’ लवकरच मोठ्या पडद्यावर; साकारतोय 'ध्येयवेड्या डॉक्टरची भूमिका |url=https://www.esakal.com/premier/umesh-kamats-taath-kana-to-hit-the-big-screen-soon-portrays-the-role-of-a-p-s-ramani-psn14 |access-date=2025-10-15 |website=Sakal |language=Mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''Asa Mee Ashi Mee''
|Amol Shetge
|{{Hlist|[[Ajinkya Deo]]|[[Tejashri Pradhan]]}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yadav |first=Amrita |date=2025-11-15 |title=परदेशात फुलला मराठी रोमान्स!‘आसा मी अशी मी’ चा पोस्टर लाँच, डॅशिंग लूकने वेधले प्रेक्षकांचे लक्ष |url=https://www.navarashtra.com/movies/marathi/poster-of-asa-me-ashi-me-launched-dashing-look-catches-the-attention-of-the-audience-1052146.html |access-date=2025-11-24 |website=Navarashtra |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''Nirdhar''
|Dilip Bhopale
|{{Hlist|[[Girish Oak]]|Saurabh Gogate|Pallavi Patwardhan|Milind Uke|Pragya Kelkar|Dinanath Walawalkar}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sasane |first=Sayli |date=2025-11-20 |title=‘निर्धार’ चित्रपटाचा ट्रेलर पाहून चाहत्यांची वाढली उत्सुकता, जाणून घ्या चित्रपट कधी होणार रिलीज? |url=https://www.navarashtra.com/movies/marathi/exciting-trailer-of-the-marathi-film-nirdhar-released-film-will-released-across-maharashtra-soon-1057295.html |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=Navarashtra |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; background:#93CCEA; textcolor:#000;" |'''D E C'''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;background:#B0E0E6;" |'''5'''
| style="text-align: center;" |''Asurvan''
|Sachin Ambat
|{{Hlist|Dipti Dhotre|Suraj Nevrekar|Anuj Thakare|Vishwas Patil|Vipul Salunkhe|Vinayak Chavan}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=स्वप्नपूर्ती पाहायच्या आधीच जग सोडण्याची केली घाई, दिवंगत सचिन चांदवडेच्या असुरवन सिनेमाचा ट्रेलर पाहाच |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/late-actor-sachin-chandwade-last-movie-asurvan-trailer-release/articleshow/125399552.cms |access-date=2025-12-03 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:#B0E0E6;" |'''12'''
| style="text-align:center;" | ''[[Uttar (film)|Uttar]]''||[[Kshitij Patwardhan]]|| {{Hlist|[[Renuka Shahane]]|[[Abhinay Berde]]|[[Hruta Durgule]]|[[Nirmiti Sawant]]}}||style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jadhav |first=Sakshi Sunil |date=2025-11-03 |title=Uttar Movie: आई-मुलाच्या नात्याची आजच्या काळातील कथा; अभिनय बेर्डेचा नवा चित्रपट लवकरच प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला |url=https://saamtv.esakal.com/entertainment/uttar-teaser-out-kshitij-patwardhans-directorial-debut-with-renuka-shahane-and-abhinay-berde-latest-marathi-entertainment-news-ssj03 |access-date=2025-11-03 |website=Saam TV |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''[[Kairee]]''
|Shantanu Rode
|{{Hlist|[[Sayali Sanjeev]]|[[Subodh Bhave]]|[[Siddharth Jadhav]]}}
|style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-14 |title=Sayali Sanjeev: स्वतःचे आकाश शोधायला निघालेल्या 'कैरी'ची गोष्ट, अभिनेत्री सायली संजीव झळकणार नव्या चित्रपटात |url=https://saamtv.esakal.com/entertainment/what-is-the-story-of-kairi-who-sets-out-to-find-her-own-sky-actress-sayali-sanjeev-will-be-seen-in-the-new-film-latest-marathi-news-ssj03 |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=Saam TV |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;background:#B0E0E6;"|'''19'''
| style="text-align: center;" |''[[Asha (film)|Asha]]''
|Deepak Patil
|{{Hlist|[[Rinku Rajguru]]|Sainkeet Kamat|[[Usha Naik]]}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=ती घेऊन येतीये ‘ती’ची गोष्ट… रिंकू राजगुरूच्या 'आशा' सिनेमाचा ट्रेलर चर्चेत, या दिवशी प्रदर्शित होणार सिनेमा |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/rinku-rajguru-upcoming-marathi-movie-asha-release-date-out-teaser-viral/articleshow/125461240.cms |access-date=2025-11-23 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:#B0E0E6;" |'''26'''
| style="text-align: center;" |''Gotya Gangster''
|Rajesh Pinjani
|{{Hlist|[[Prathamesh Parab]]|[[Pravin Tarde]]|[[Mohan Agashe]]|[[Shrikant Yadav]]|Ashwini Giri|Vinod Vanve|Bhushan Manjule|Aishwarya Shinde}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-27 |title=राजेश पिंजानी यांचा अखेरचा चित्रपट ‘गोट्या गँगस्टर’ लवकरच |url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/national-award-winning-director-rajesh-pinjani-s-last-film-gotya-gangster-to-be-released-soon-zws-70-5404762/ |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bende |first=Samiksha |date=2025-12-08 |title=Gotya Gangster: नाताळच्या सुट्टीत येतोय प्रथमेश परबचा ‘गोट्या गँगस्टर’; चित्रपटाचा अनोखा टिझर लाँच |url=https://www.mymahanagar.com/entertainment/marathi-actor-prathamesh-parab-new-movie-gotya-gangster-teaser-release/945769/ |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=My Mahanagar |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''Savitri Kalyugatali''
|Pyarelal Sharma
|{{Hlist|Pavan Choure|Mahak Shekh|Jairaj Nayar|Sweta Bhamre}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movie-details/savitri-kalyugatali/movieshow/126138525.cms |title=Savitri Kalyugatali Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes |access-date=2025-12-27 |via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
*[[List of Marathi films of 2026]]
*[[List of Marathi films of 2024]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian film list}}
{{2025 films}}

[[Category:Lists of Marathi films by year|2024]]
[[Category:2020s Marathi-language films| ]]

Ramganj Mandi Junction

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{{Short description|Railway station in Rajasthan, India}}
{{More citations needed|date=March 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}

{{Infobox station
| name = Ramganj Mandi Junction
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Ramganj Mandi.JPG
| image_caption =
| address = Gandhi Chowk, bazar no. 1 [[Ramganj Mandi]]
| coordinates = {{coord|24.6440|75.9398|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| line = Delhi–Mumbai Rajdhani Route
[[Ramganj Mandi]]–[[Jhalawar]]–[[Bhopal]] (under construction)
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform = 3
| elevation = {{convert|358|m|ft}}
| levels = Single (ground level)
| tracks = 4
| parking = Yes
| bicycle =
| opened = 1912{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| accessible =
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| code = {{Indian railway code|code=RMA
| zone = [[West Central Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Kota}}
}}
| status = Functioning
| passengers = 4500 (daily)
}}

'''Ramganj Mandi''' is a railway station in [[Ramganj Mandi]], Rajasthan, India. It is categorized as "NSG-4" station in Kota division of [[West Central Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]].

==Rail lines==

Ramganj Mandi has the following rail lines:

* [[Kota–Nagda–Ratlam section]], existing:
:: Services operational from Delhi and Northwest India (Ludhiana-Hisar-Jaipur) to central and south India via Ratlam, it forms an important link on the busy Delhi–Mumbai trunk route.<ref>{{cite web |title=West Central Railway Kota division map |url=https://wcr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1357278577440-Kota_Map.pdf |publisher=West Central Railway |access-date=1 February 2026}}</ref>

* [[Bhopal_Junction_railway_station#BRML|Bhopal-Ramganj Mandi line]], under-construction with target completion by December 2027:
:: This line will provide shorter route from Ludiana-Hisar-Jaipur-Kota to Bhopal.<ref name=newrlt1>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/new-rail-line-between-bhopal-and-ramganj-mandi-moves-forward-with-key-trial/articleshow/123017269.cms New rail line between Bhopal and Ramganj Mandi moves forward with key trial], Times of India, 31 Jul 2025.</ref> In November 2024, 42% work was complete with 115 km out of total of 276 km already operationalised. Ramganj Mandi–[[Jhalawar|Jhalawar City]]-Kalisindh Thermal Power Plant section of this line is already operational.

==Services==

Service on the new Ramganj Mandi–Jhalawar City section started on 21 June 2013 with a daily passenger train to {{stnlnk|Kota Junction}}; freight service began on 23 March 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.patrika.com/c/1279178|title=Clipping of Rajasthan Patrika Jhalwar, 22-06-2013 :readwhere|publisher=epaper.patrika.com|access-date=2014-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.patrika.com/c/2561326|title=Clipping of Rajasthan Patrika Kota, 22-06-2013 :readwhere|publisher=epaper.patrika.com|access-date=2014-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://digitalimages.bhaskar.com/thumbnail/703x1096/epaperimages/04072013/3kotajila-pg1-0.jpg?9|title=digitalimages.bhaskar.com|publisher=digitalimages.bhaskar.com|access-date=2014-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413155133/http://digitalimages.bhaskar.com/thumbnail/703x1096/epaperimages/04072013/3kotajila-pg1-0.jpg?9|archive-date=13 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/11zSoGuzsBzuKsQewh-1KUqsWFKySlXGO/view?usp=drivesdk Time Table w.e.f. 01-07-2019].</ref>

==See also==

* [[Future of rail transport in India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Railway stations in Rajasthan}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1903]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Kota district]]
[[Category:Kota railway division]]

{{Rajasthan-railstation-stub}}

2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

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{{Short description|Assembly elections in Odisha, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{For|Lok Sabha elections|2024 Indian general election in Odisha}}
{{Infobox election
| country = India
| ongoing = no
| type = legislative
| seats_for_election = All 147 seats in the [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 74
| turnout = 74.79% ({{increase}}1.59%)
| previous_year = 2019
| previous_election = 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
| election_date = 13 May – 1 June 2024
| next_year = 2029
| next_election = Next Odisha Legislative Assembly election
| outgoing_members = Sixteenth Odisha Vidhan Sabha
| elected_members = 17th Odisha Assembly#Members of Legislative Assembly
| opinion_polls = Next Odisha Legislative Assembly election#Opinion polls
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=ଶ୍ରୀ ମୋହନ ଚରଣ ମାଝୀ.jpg|bSize=170|cWidth=110|cHeight=130|oLeft=15|oTop=5}}
| leader1 = [[Mohan Charan Majhi]]{{efn|BJP did not name any chief ministerial candidate for the election. Majhi's name was announced as chief minister after the elections.}}
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| leader_since1 = 2024
| leaders_seat1 = [[Keonjhar Assembly constituency|Keonjhar]](Won)
| seats_before1 = 23
| seats1 = '''78 '''
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 55
| popular_vote1 = 10,064,827
| percentage1 = 40.07%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 3.58 [[percentage point|pp]]

| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=NaveenPatnaik.jpg|bSize=120|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=10|oTop=5}}
| leader2 = [[Naveen Patnaik]]
| party2 = Biju Janata Dal
| leaders_seat2 = [[Hinjili Assembly constituency|Hinjili]] (Won) [[Kantabanji Assembly constituency|Kantabanji]] (Lost)
| leader_since2 = 1997
| seats_before2 = 112
| seats2 = 51
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 61
| popular_vote2 = '''10,102,454 '''
| percentage2 = '''40.22% '''
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 4.49 [[percentage point|pp]]

| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Indian National Congress hand logo.svg|bSize=100|cWidth=100|cHeight=100|oLeft=|oTop=}}
| leader3 = [[Sarat Pattanayak]]
| party3 = Indian National Congress
| color3 =
| leaders_seat3 = [[Nuapada Assembly constituency|Nuapada]] ''(lost)''
| leader_since3 = 2022
| seats_before3 = 9
| seats3 = 14
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 5
| popular_vote3 = 3,331,319
| percentage3 = 13.26%
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 2.86 [[percentage point|pp]]
| map_image = {{Switcher
|[[File:2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly Election Result Map.svg|300px]]
|Seats won partywise|[[File:2024-odisha-legislative-by-constituency.svg|300px]]|Seats won voteshare wise}}
| map2_image = India Odisha Legislative Assembly 2024.svg
| map2_caption = Structure of the [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]] after the election
| map2_size = 300px
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Odisha|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[Naveen Patnaik]]
| before_party = Biju Janata Dal
| posttitle =
| after_election = '''[[Mohan Charan Majhi]]'''
| after_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| election_name = 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
}}

'''Legislative Assembly elections''' were held in the eastern coastal state of [[Odisha]] from [[2024 elections in India|13 May to 1 June 2024]] to elect the [[List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly|147 members]] of the [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]. The votes were counted and results were declared on 4 June 2024 forming the [[17th Odisha Assembly|17th Assembly]].

The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) won a simple majority with 78 seats and created history by ending the 24 year rule of the [[Biju Janata Dal]] (BJD) and its leader [[Naveen Patnaik]]. Later the 3 independent MLAs joined to the BJP, increasing it to 81. The BJP state president [[Manmohan Samal]], under whose leadership the election was fought, lost his election from [[Chandabali Assembly constituency|Chandabali Seat]]. On 12th June 2024, [[Mohan Charan Majhi]], the MLA from [[Keonjhar Assembly constituency|Keonjhar]] took oath as the [[List of chief ministers of Odisha|15th Chief Minister]] of the state, along with [[Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo]] and [[Pravati Parida]] as deputy chief ministers.

== Background ==
The tenure of [[16th Odisha Assembly|sixteenth Odisha Legislative Assembly]] was scheduled to end on 24 June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terms of the Houses |url=https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328103956/https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/ |archive-date=28 March 2022 |access-date=2022-02-13 |website=Election Commission of India |language=en-IN}}</ref> The [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|previous assembly elections]] were held in April 2019. After the elections, [[Biju Janata Dal]] (BJD) formed the [[Government of Odisha|state government]], with the then incumbent [[Naveen Patnaik]] continuing as the [[List of chief ministers of Odisha|Chief Minister]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 May 2019 |title=Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha CM for fifth consecutive term |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/naveen-patnaik-takes-oath-as-odisha-cm-for-fifth-consecutive-term/article27285468.ece |access-date=25 June 2022 |website=The Hindu Business Line |language=en |archive-date=25 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625031928/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/naveen-patnaik-takes-oath-as-odisha-cm-for-fifth-consecutive-term/article27285468.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Schedule ==
The schedule of the election was announced by the [[Election Commission of India]] on 16 March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-16 |title=Odisha Assembly Election 2024 to be held in 4 phases: Here is complete schedule |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/odisha-assembly-election-2024-to-be-held-in-4-phases-here-is-complete-schedule-101710579247436.html |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=31 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331122308/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/odisha-assembly-election-2024-to-be-held-in-4-phases-here-is-complete-schedule-101710579247436.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The polling was held in four phases which coincided with the [[2024 Indian general election|phases 4 to 7]] of the simultaneously held Indian General Election.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-16 |title=Odisha Assembly elections 2024: Polls to be held in 4 phases; 3.32 crore voters will exercise franchise |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/odisha-assembly-elections-2024-dates-results-9215672/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=26 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326060201/https://indianexpress.com/elections/odisha-assembly-elections-2024-dates-results-9215672/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election.png|left|thumb|230x230px|Phase wise schedule of 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly Election]]
[[File:Wahlkreise zur Vidhan Sabha von Odisha.svg|left|thumb|230x230px|Legislative assembly constituencies in Odisha ]]
{| class="wikitable"style="text-align:center;
|-
! rowspan="2" | Poll event
! colspan="4" | Phase
|-
! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4
|-
| Notification date
| 18 April
| 26 April
| 29 April
| 7 May
|-
| Last date for filing nomination
| 25 April
| 3 May
| 6 May
| 14 May
|-
| Scrutiny of nomination
| 26 Apr
| 4 May
| 7 May
| 15 May
|-
| Last date for withdrawal of nomination
| 29 April
| 6 May
| 9 May
| 17 May
|-
! Poll
! 13 May
! 20 May
! 25 May
! 1 June
|-
! Counting of Votes
! colspan="4" | 4 June 2024
|}

==Parties and campaigns==
{|class="wikitable" align="right" width="50%" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
|+
! colspan="2" | Party !! Flag !! Symbol !! Leader !! Seats contested
|-
| {{party color cell|Biju Janata Dal}}
| [[Biju Janata Dal]]
| [[File:Biju Janata Dal Flag.jpg|50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Conch.svg|50px]]
| [[Naveen Patnaik]]
| style="text-align:center| 147
|-
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[File:BJP flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg|50px]]
| Manmohan Samal<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-24 |title=Ex-minister Manmohan Samal becomes Odisha BJP president |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/ex-minister-manmohan-samal-becomes-odisha-bjp-president/articleshow/98959863.cms |access-date=2024-04-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=16 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416210939/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/ex-minister-manmohan-samal-becomes-odisha-bjp-president/articleshow/98959863.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center| 147
|-
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Hand INC.svg|50px]]
| [[Sarat Pattanayak]]
| style="text-align:center| 145
|-
| {{party color cell|Bahujan Samaj Party}}
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| [[File:Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png|50px]]
| Tankadhar Bag<ref>{{Cite web |title=BSP to contest all Assly seats in State |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2023/state-editions/bsp-to-contest-all-assly-seats-in-state.html |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=The Pioneer |language=en |archive-date=16 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416210359/https://www.dailypioneer.com/2023/state-editions/bsp-to-contest-all-assly-seats-in-state.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | 88
|-
| {{party color cell|Aam Aadmi Party}}
| [[Aam Aadmi Party]]
| [[File:Aam Aadmi Party logo (English).svg|50px]]
| [[File:AAP Symbol.png|50px]]
| Nishikanta Mohapatra<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-09 |title=AAP jumps in to Odisha opposition fray amid BJP-BJD seat-sharing deals |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/aap-jumps-in-to-odisha-opposition-fray-amid-bjp-bjd-seat-sharing-deals-101710000819743.html |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403232850/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/aap-jumps-in-to-odisha-opposition-fray-amid-bjp-bjd-seat-sharing-deals-101710000819743.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | 41
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| [[File:CPI-M-flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg|50px]]
|Ali Kishor Patnaik<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-16 |title=Odisha: CPI(M) State Conference Resolves to Strengthen Organisation |url=https://cpim.org/states/odisha-cpim-state-conference-resolves-strengthen-organisation |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |language=en |archive-date=1 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301093653/https://cpim.org/states/odisha-cpim-state-conference-resolves-strengthen-organisation |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 7
|-
| {{party color cell|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}
| [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]]
|
|
|
| 5
|-
|}
BJD and BJP contested in all the 147 constituencies, whereas INC contested in 145 seats and provided support to other parties in the 2 remainder constituencies. Election manifesto of BJD included 24 major promises like youth empowerment, free electricity to farmers, zero interest loans to businesswomen, tribal empowerment, infrastructure and sports development, food security and good governance.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bjdodisha.org.in/Application/uploadDocuments/content/Manifesto-2024-Eng_1.pdf | title=BJD Manifesto Odisha 2024 - Vision for Odisha No 1 | publisher=BJD | accessdate=14 June 2024 | archive-date=14 June 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614094159/https://bjdodisha.org.in/Application/uploadDocuments/content/Manifesto-2024-Eng_1.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref> BJP's manifesto included 21 major points like the start of "Samruddha Krusaka Niti" under which paddy crop would receive {{INRConvert|3100}} price per quintal and "Subhadra Jojana" which would allow {{INRConvert|50000}} cash voucher to women. It also included development of fishing industry, increasing road connectivity, providing 3.5 lakh jobs by 2029, increasing tourism and more. BJP also focused on reducing the corrupt practices of the incumbent BJD government.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bjp.org/files/inline-documents/OD_English_Manifesto2024_5May.pdf | title=BJP manifesto Odisha 2024 | publisher=BJP | accessdate=14 June 2024 | archive-date=14 June 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614094159/https://www.bjp.org/files/inline-documents/OD_English_Manifesto2024_5May.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref>

Another important factor was the possibility of Naveen Patnaik, who had been ruling for the last 24 years, being succeeded by his personal secretary [[V. K. Pandian]], a [[Tamils|Tamil]] [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer. Pandian was favoured by Patnaik due to his effective management of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Odisha|COVID-19 pandemic in the state]]. In 2023, Pandian quit his job in the state bureaucracy and joined the ruling BJD. The BJP heavily campaigned on the prospect of BJD planning to make an "outsider" like Pandian the next CM,<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Singh |first1=D. K. |last2=ThePrint |date=2024-05-27 |title=Why ex-IAS officer VK Pandian, Odisha CM Patnaik's confidant, is in Modi-Shah crosshairs |url=https://theprint.in/opinion/why-ex-ias-officer-vk-pandian-odisha-cm-patnaiks-confidant-is-in-modi-shah-crosshairs/2102878/ |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US |archive-date=23 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623071425/https://theprint.in/opinion/why-ex-ias-officer-vk-pandian-odisha-cm-patnaiks-confidant-is-in-modi-shah-crosshairs/2102878/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] even alleging that Pandian was secretly siphoning off money from the treasury of [[Puri]]'s [[Jagannath Temple, Puri|Jagannath Temple]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-20 |title=In dig at VK Pandian, Modi says in Odisha, 'People say keys of Ratna Bhandar sent to Tamil Nadu' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/people-say-keys-of-ratna-bhandar-sent-to-tamil-nadu-in-odisha-modi-takes-aim-at-handful-of-corrupt-people-around-cm-9340339/ |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=23 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623071425/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/people-say-keys-of-ratna-bhandar-sent-to-tamil-nadu-in-odisha-modi-takes-aim-at-handful-of-corrupt-people-around-cm-9340339/ |url-status=live }}</ref> a charge which Pandian vehemently denied.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |title=Let PM Modi find keys to Ratna Bhandar if he has 'some knowledge': V K Pandian |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/odisha/let-pm-modi-find-keys-to-ratna-bhandar-if-he-has-some-knowledge-v-k-pandian-3032604 |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en |archive-date=23 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623071425/https://www.deccanherald.com/india/odisha/let-pm-modi-find-keys-to-ratna-bhandar-if-he-has-some-knowledge-v-k-pandian-3032604 |url-status=live }}</ref> Patnaik refuted all rumours of Pandian being his successor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-30 |title=V K Pandian 'not my successor', says Naveen Patnaik as BJP sharpens attack on ex-bureaucrat's influence |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/vk-pandian-naveen-patnaik-bjp-9361698/ |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=23 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623071424/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/vk-pandian-naveen-patnaik-bjp-9361698/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Candidates ==
Overall 1,283 candidates contested the elections for the 147 seats in the assembly. Out of these, 348 candidates (approximately 27%) had declared criminal cases against themselves and 292 (approximately 23%) had serious criminal cases against themselves. The [[Association for Democratic Reforms]] (ADR) and Odisha Election Watch reported that 66 candidates have declared cases for the crime committed against women, with 4 candidates declaring that they have been charged for rape. In their affidavit filed before elections, 10 candidates have declared that they have cases related to murder. 5 candidates informed in their candidature about cases filed against them related to hate speech. Party-wise, the percentages of candidates with criminal cases are: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have ~68%, Indian National Congress (INC) with ~41%, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) have ~31%, and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is with ~17.<ref name="Stats candidates">{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/odisha-assembly-polls-27-candidates-declared-criminal-cases-as-per-adr-report-101716808172382.html | title=Odisha assembly polls: 27% candidates declared criminal cases, as per ADR report | publisher=Hindustan Times | date=27 May 2024 | accessdate=15 June 2024 | archive-date=15 June 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615182618/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/odisha-assembly-polls-27-candidates-declared-criminal-cases-as-per-adr-report-101716808172382.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

As per the affidavits, 412 (BJD - 128, BJP - 96, INC- 88, AAP - 11, Others - 89) had declared their family's assets to be worth more than {{INRConvert|1|c}} and average assets were worth {{INRConvert|2.89|c}}. Highest assets were declared by Dilip Kumar Ray (BJP, [[Rourkela Assembly constituency|Rourkela seat]], {{INRConvert|313|c}}) followed by [[Sanatan Mahakud]] (BJD, [[Champua Assembly constituency|Champua seat]], {{INRConvert|227|c}}) and [[Subasini Jena]] (BJD, [[Basta Assembly constituency|Basta seat]], {{INRConvert|135|c}}). Education wise, 652 candidates (approximately 51%) had education of graduate or above and only 2 were illiterate. 51 candidates had diplomas and 566 contestants had studied classes from 5th to 12th. Only 14% of candidates (i.e. 178) were women.<ref name="Stats candidates"/> BJD had been the strong supporter of the [[One Hundred and Sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India|Women's Reservation Bill, 2023]] and had nominated 34 women candidates (approximately 23%) out of 147 and majority of these were from political families. BJP provided tickets to 10 women candidates.<ref name="BJD Women">{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/odisha-assembly/election-results-2024-bjds-bold-move-to-boost-womens-representation-fails-to-meet-expectations/article68259497.ece | title=BJD's bold move to boost women's representation fails to meet expectations | work=The Hindu | date=7 June 2024 | accessdate=16 June 2024 | author=Barik, Satyasundar | archive-date=16 June 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616102243/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/odisha-assembly/election-results-2024-bjds-bold-move-to-boost-womens-representation-fails-to-meet-expectations/article68259497.ece | url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="12" style="background-color:#E0E0E0"| Candidates by constituency and major parties/alliances
|-
! rowspan="2" | District
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Constituency
|colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}"|
|colspan="3" bgcolor={{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|
|colspan="3" bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|
|-
!colspan="3"| [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]
!colspan="3"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
!colspan="3"| [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Bargarh district|Bargarh]]
!1
|[[Padampur Assembly constituency|Padampur]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Barsha Singh Bariha]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Gobardhan Bhoy
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Tankadhar Sahu
|-
!2
|[[Bijepur Assembly constituency|Bijepur]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Rita Sahu]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Sanat Kumar Gartia
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Kishor Dafadar
|-
!3
|[[Bargarh Assembly constituency|Bargarh]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Debesh Acharya
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Ashwini Kumar Sarangi
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Nipon Kumar Dash
|-
!4
|[[Attabira Assembly constituency|Attabira]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Snehangini Chhuria]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Nihar Ranjan Mahananda
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Abhishek Seth
|-
!5
|[[Bhatli Assembly constituency|Bhatli]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Susanta Singh]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Irasis Acharya
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Brahma Mahakud
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Jharsuguda district|Jharsuguda]]
!6
|[[Brajarajnagar Assembly constituency|Brajarajnagar]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Alka Mohanty]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Suresh Pujari]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Kishore Chandra Patel
|-
!7
|[[Jharsuguda Assembly constituency|Jharsuguda]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Dipali Das]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Tankadhar Tripathy
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Amita Biswal
|-
| rowspan="7" |[[Sundargarh district|Sundargarh]]
!8
|[[Talsara Assembly constituency|Talsara]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Binay Kumar Toppo
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bhabani Shankar Bhoi]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Devendra Bhitaria
|-
!9
|[[Sundargarh Assembly constituency|Sundargarh]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Jogesh Kumar Singh
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Kusum Tete]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Sudharani Raudia
|-
!10
|[[Biramitrapur Assembly constituency|Biramitrapur]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Rohit Joseph Tirkey
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Shankar Oram]]
!colspan=3|-{{Efn|[[Indian National Congress|Congress]] gave support to [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|JMM]] candidate Nihar Surin in [[Biramitrapur Assembly constituency|Biramitrapur]] but his candidature was rejected.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-29 |title=Poll equation gets complex in Birmitrapur after JMM names Nihar as its candidate |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2024/Apr/29/poll-equation-gets-complex-in-birmitrapur-after-jmm-names-nihar-as-its-candidate |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=5 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505061536/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2024/Apr/29/poll-equation-gets-complex-in-birmitrapur-after-jmm-names-nihar-as-its-candidate |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
|-
!11
|[[Raghunathpali Assembly constituency|Raghunathpali]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Archana Rekha Behara
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Durga Charan Tanti
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Gopal Das
|-
!12
|[[Rourkela Assembly constituency|Rourkela]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Sarada Prashad Nayak]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Dilip Ray
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Birendra Nath Pattnaik
|-
!13
|[[Rajgangpur Assembly constituency|Rajgangpur]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Anil Baraa
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Narasingha Minz
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|C S Razeen Ekka
|-
!14
|[[Bonai Assembly constituency|Bonai]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Bhimsen Chaudhary
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Sebati Nayak
|{{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
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| rowspan="4" |[[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]]
!15
|[[Kuchinda Assembly constituency|Kuchinda]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Rajendra Kumar Chatria
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Rabinarayan Nayak
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Kedarnath Bariha
|-
!16
|[[Rengali Assembly constituency|Rengali]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Sudarshan Haripal
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Nauri Nayak
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Dillip Kumar Duria
|-
!17
|[[Sambalpur Assembly constituency|Sambalpur]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Rohit Pujari]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Jayanarayan Mishra]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Durga Prasad Padhi
|-
!18
|[[Rairakhol Assembly constituency|Rairakhol]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Prasanna Acharya]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Debendra Mohapatra
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Assaf Ali Khan
|-
|[[Deogarh district|Deogarh]]
!19
|[[Deogarh Assembly constituency|Deogarh]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
| Romanch Ranjan Biswal
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Subhash Chandra Panigrahi
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Sem Hembram
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[Keonjhar district|Keonjhar]]
!20
|[[Telkoi Assembly constituency|Telkoi]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Madhab Sardar
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Fakir Mohan Naik
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Nirmal Chandra Nayak
|-
!21
|[[Ghasipura Assembly constituency|Ghasipura]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Badri Narayan Patra]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Shambhunath Rout
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Subrata Chakra
|-
!22
|[[Anandapur Assembly constituency|Anandpur]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Abhimanyu Sethi
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Alok Kumar Sethi
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Jayadev Jena
|-
!23
|[[Patna Assembly constituency|Patna]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Jagannath Nayak
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Akhil Chandra Naik
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Hrushikesh Naik
|-
!24
|[[Keonjhar Assembly constituency|Keonjhar]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Meena Majhi
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Mohan Charan Majhi]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Smt. Pratibha Manjari Nayak
|-
!25
|[[Champua Assembly constituency|Champua]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Sanatan Mahakund
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Murali Manohar Sharma
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Yashwant Laghuri
|-
| rowspan="9" |[[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]]
!26
|[[Jashipur Assembly constituency|Jashipur]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Chakradhar Hembrom
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Ganeshram Singh Khuntia
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Smt. Shweta Chattar
|-
!27
|[[Saraskana Assembly constituency|Saraskana]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Debashish Marandi
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Bhadav Hansdah
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Ram Kumar Soren
|-
!28
|[[Rairangpur Assembly constituency|Rairangpur]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Raisin Murmu
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Jolen Barda
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Jogendra Banra
|-
!29
|[[Bangriposi Assembly constituency|Bangriposi]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Ranjita Marandi
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Sanjali Murmu]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Murali Dhar Naik
|-
!30
|[[Karanjia Assembly constituency|Karanjia]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Basanti Hembrom
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Padmacharan Haibru
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Laxmidhar Singh
|-
!31
|[[Udala Assembly constituency|Udala]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Shrinath Soren
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bhaskar Madhei]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Durga Charan Tudu
|-
!32
|[[Badasahi Assembly constituency|Badasahi]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Anusuya Patra
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Sanatan Bijuli
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Kshirod Chandra Patra
|-
!33
|[[Baripada Assembly constituency|Baripada]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Sanand Marandi
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Prakash Soren
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Pramod Kumar Hembram
|-
!34
|[[Morada Assembly constituency|Morada]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Preetinanda Kanungo
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Krushna Chandra Mohapatra
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Pravas Kar Mahapatra
|-
| rowspan="8" |[[Balasore district|Balasore]]
!35
|[[Jaleswar, Odisha Assembly constituency|Jaleswar]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Aswini Kumar Patra]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Braja Pradhan
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Sudarshan Das
|-
!36
|[[Bhograi Assembly constituency|Bhograi]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Goutam Buddha Das
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Ashish Patra
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Satya Shiba Das
|-
!37
|[[Basta Assembly constituency|Basta]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Subasini Jena]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Rabindra Andia
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Bijan Nayak
|-
!38
|[[Balasore Assembly constituency|Balasore]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Swarup Kumar Das]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Manas Kumar Dutta
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Monalisa Lenka
|-
!39
|[[Remuna Assembly constituency|Remuna]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Bidya Smita Mallick
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Gobinda Chandra Das
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Sudarshan Jena
|-
!40
|[[Nilgiri Assembly constituency|Nilgiri]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Sukant Nayak
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Santosh Khatua
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Akshaya Acharya
|-
!41
|[[Soro Assembly constituency|Soro]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Madhab Dhada
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Parshuram Dhada
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Subrat Dhada
|-
!42
|[[Simulia Assembly constituency|Simulia]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Subhashini Sahu]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Padmalochan Panda
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Himanshu Sekhar Behera
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Bhadrak district|Bhadrak]]
!43
|[[Bhandaripokhari Assembly constituency|Bhandaripokhari]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Sanjib Kumar Mallick]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Sudhanshu Nayak
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Niranjan Patnaik
|-
!44
|[[Bhadrak Assembly constituency|Bhadrak]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Prafulla Samal
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Asit Patnaik
|-
!45
|[[Basudevpur Assembly constituency|Basudevpur]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Bishnubrata Routray
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Banikalyan Mohanty
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Ashok Kumar Das
|-
!46
|[[Dhamnagar Assembly constituency|Dhamnagar]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Sanjay Kumar Das
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Suryabanshi Suraj]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Ranjan Kumar Behera
|-
!47
|[[Chandabali Assembly constituency|Chandabali]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Byomakesh Ray
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Manmohan Samal
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Amiya Kumar Mohapatra
|-
| rowspan="7" |[[Jajpur district|Jajpur]]
!48
|[[Binjharpur Assembly constituency|Binjharpur]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Pramila Mallik]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Babita Mallick
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Kanaklata Mallick
|-
!49
|[[Bari, Odisha Assembly constituency|Bari]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Biswa Ranjan Mallick
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Umesh Chandra Jena
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Debashish Nayak
|-
!50
|[[Barchana Assembly constituency|Barchana]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Barsha Priyadarshini|Varsha Priyadarshini]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Amar Kumar Nayak
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Ajay Samal
|-
!51
|[[Dharmasala Assembly constituency|Dharmasala]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Pranab Kumar Balbantaray
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Smruti Rekha Pahi
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Kisan Panda
|-
!52
|[[Jajpur Assembly constituency|Jajpur]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Sujata Sahu
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Goutam Ray
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Sudip Kumar Kar
|-
!53
|[[Korei Assembly constituency|Korei]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Sandhyarani Das]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Akash Dasnayak|Akash Das Nayak]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Bandita Parida
|-
!54
|[[Sukinda Assembly constituency|Sukinda]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Pritiranjan Gharai]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Pradeep Balasamanta
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Bibhu Bushan Rout
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Dhenkanal district|Dhenkanal]]
!55
|[[Dhenkanal Assembly constituency|Dhenkanal]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Sudhir Kmar Samal
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Krushna Chandra Patra
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Susmita Singh Deo
|-
!56
|[[Hindol Assembly constituency|Hindol]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Mahesh Sahu
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Seemarani Nayak
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Gobardhan Sekhar Naik
|-
!57
|[[Kamakhyanagar Assembly constituency|Kamakshyanagar]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Prafulla Kumar Mallick
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Satrughan Jena
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Biprabar Sahu
|-
!58
|[[Parjanga Assembly constituency|Parjanga]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Nrusingha Charan Sahu
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Ranjit Kumar Sahu
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Angul district|Angul]]
!59
|[[Pallahara Assembly constituency|Pallahara]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Mukesh Kumar Bal
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Ashok Mohanty
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Fakir Samal
|-
!60
|[[Talcher Assembly constituency|Talcher]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Brajakishore Pradhan
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Kalandi Charan Samal
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Prafula Chandra Das
|-
!61
|[[Angul Assembly constituency|Angul]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Sanjukta Singh
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Pratap Chandra Pradhan
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Ambika Prasad Bhatta
|-
!62
|[[Chhendipada Assembly constituency|Chhendipada]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Susanta Kumar Behara
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Agasti Behera
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Narottam Nayak
|-
!63
|[[Athmallik Assembly constituency|Athmallik]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Nalini Kanta Pradhan
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Sanjeeb Sahoo
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Himanshu Chaulia
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Subarnapur district|Subarnapur]]
!64
|[[Birmaharajpur Assembly constituency|Birmaharajpur]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Padmanabha Behara
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Raghunath Jagdala
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Pradeep Sethi
|-
!65
|[[Sonepur Assembly constituency|Subarnapur]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Niranjan Pujari]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Pramod Mahapatra
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Priyabrata Sahu
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Balangir district|Balangir]]
!66
|[[Loisingha Assembly constituency|Loisingha]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Nihar Ranjan Behara
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Mukesh Mahaling
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Om Prakash Kumbhar
|-
!67
|[[Patnagarh Assembly constituency|Patnagarh]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Saroj Kumar Meher
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Anil Meher
|-
!68
|[[Bolangir Assembly constituency|Bolangir]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Gopalji Panigrahi
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Samarendra Mishra
|-
!69
|[[Titlagarh Assembly constituency|Titlagarh]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Tukuni Sahu
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Naveen Jain
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Birendra Bag
|-
!70
|[[Kantabanji Assembly constituency|Kantabanji]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Naveen Patnaik]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Laxman Bag]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Santosh Singh Saluja
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Nuapada district|Nuapada]]
!71
|[[Nuapada Assembly constituency|Nuapada]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Rajendra Dholakia
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Abhinandan Kumar Panda
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Sarat Pattanayak
|-
!72
|[[Khariar Assembly constituency|Khariar]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Hitesh Kumar Bagartti]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Kamal Charan Tandi
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Nabarangpur district|Nabarangpur]]
!73
|[[Umerkote Assembly constituency|Umerkote]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Nabina Nayak
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Nityananda Gond
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Sanaraj Gond
|-
!74
|[[Jharigam Assembly constituency|Jharigam]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Ramesh Chandra Majhi]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Narsingh Bhatra
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Harabati Gond
|-
!75
|[[Nabarangpur Assembly constituency|Nabarangpur]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Kaushalya Pradhani
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Gouri Sankar Majhi
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Dilip Pradhani
|-
!76
|[[Dabugam Assembly constituency|Dabugam]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Manohar Gandhari
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Somnath Pujari
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Lipika Majhi
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Kalahandi district|Kalahandi]]
!77
|[[Lanjigarh Assembly constituency|Lanjigarh]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Pradeep Kumar Dishari
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Ramesh Chandra Majhi
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Balabhadra Majhi
|-
!78
|[[Junagarh Assembly constituency|Junagarh]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Dibya Shankar Mishra
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Manoj Kumar Meher
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Tuleswar Naik
|-
!79
|[[Dharmagarh Assembly constituency|Dharmagarh]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Pushpendra Singh Deo
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Sudhir Pattjoshi
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Rasmirekha Rout
|-
!80
|[[Bhawanipatna Assembly constituency|Bhawanipatna]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Latika Naik
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Pradipta Kumar Naik]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Sagar Charan Das
|-
!81
|[[Narla Assembly constituency|Narla]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Manorama Mohanty]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Aniruddha Padhan
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Bhakta Charan Das
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Kandhamal district|Kandhamal]]
!82
|[[Baliguda Assembly constituency|Baliguda]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Chakramani Kanhar
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Kalpana Kumari Kanhar
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Upendra Pradhan
|-
!83
|[[G. Udayagiri Assembly constituency|G. Udayagiri]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Saluga Pradhan]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Managobinda Pradhan
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Prafulla Chandra Pradhan
|-
!84
|[[Phulbani Assembly constituency|Phulbani]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Jayshree Kanhar
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Uma Charan Mallick
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Prativa Kanhar
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Boudh district|Boudh]]
!85
|[[Kantamal Assembly constituency|Kantamal]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Mahidhar Rana
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Kanhai Charan Danga
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Sarat Kumar Pradhan
|-
!86
|[[Boudh Assembly constituency|Boudh]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Pradip Kumar Amat]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Saroj Pradhan
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Naba Kumar Mishra
|-
| rowspan="9" |[[Cuttack district|Cuttack]]
!87
|[[Baramba Assembly constituency|Badamba]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Debiprasad Mishra
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Sambit Tripathy
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Sanjaya Kumar Sahoo
|-
!88
|[[Banki Assembly constituency|Banki]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Devi Ranjan Tripathy]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Tusharkant Chakrabarti
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Debasis Patnaik
|-
!89
|[[Athagarh Assembly constituency|Athgarh]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Ranendra Pratap Swain
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Abhaya Kumar Barik
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Sudarshan Sahoo
|-
!90
|[[Barabati-Cuttack Assembly constituency|Barabati-Cuttack]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Prakash Behera
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Purnachandra Mohapatra
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Sofia Firdous]]
|-
!91
|[[Choudwar-Cuttack Assembly constituency|Choudwar-Cuttack]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Souvik Biswal
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Nayan Kishore Mohanty
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Meera Mallick
|-
!92
|[[Niali Assembly constituency|Niali]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Pramod Kumar Mallick
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Chabi Mallick
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Jyoti Ranjan Mallick
|-
!93
|[[Cuttack Sadar Assembly constituency|Cuttack Sadar]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Chandra Sarathi Behara
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Prakash Chandra Sethi
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Rama Chandra Gochhayat
|-
!94
|[[Salipur Assembly constituency|Salepur]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Prasanta Behera]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Arindam Roy
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Aquib Uzzaman Khan
|-
!95
|[[Mahanga Assembly constituency|Mahanga]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Ankit Pratap Jena
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Sumant Kumar Ghadei
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Debendra Kumar Sahoo
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Kendrapara district|Kendrapara]]
!96
|[[Patkura Assembly constituency|Patkura]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Arvind Mahapatra
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Tejeswar Parida
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Ratikanta Kanungo
|-
!97
|[[Kendrapara Assembly constituency|Kendrapara]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Ganeshwara Behara
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Geetanjali Sethi
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Shipra Mallick
|-
!98
|[[Aul Assembly constituency|Aali]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Pratap Keshari Deb]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Krushna Chandra Panda
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Debasmita Sharma
|-
!99
|[[Rajanagar Assembly constituency|Rajanagar]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Dhruba Charan Sahu
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Lalit Behera
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Ashok Pratihari
|-
!100
|[[Mahakalapada Assembly constituency|Mahakalapada]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Durga Prasanna Nayak
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Loknath Moharathy
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Jagatsinghpur district|Jagatsinghpur]]
!101
|[[Paradeep Assembly constituency|Paradeep]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Gitanjali Routray
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Sampad Kumar Swain
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Niranjan Nayak
|-
!102
|[[Tirtol Assembly constituency|Tirtol]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Ramakanta Bhoi
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Rajkishore Behera
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Himanshu Bhusan Mallick
|-
!103
|[[Balikuda-Erasama Assembly constituency|Balikuda-Erasama]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Sarada Prasanna Jena
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Satya Sarathi Mohanty
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Nalini Swain
|-
!104
|[[Jagatsinghpur Assembly constituency|Jagatsinghpur]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Prasanta Kumar Muduli
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Amarendra Dash
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Pratima Mallick
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[Puri district|Puri]]
!105
|[[Kakatpur Assembly constituency|Kakatpur]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Tushar Kanti Behara
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Baidhar Mallick
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Bishwa Bhushan Das
|-
!106
|[[Nimapara Assembly constituency|Nimapara]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Dilip Kumar Nayak
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Pravati Parida
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Siddharth Routroy
|-
!107
|[[Puri Assembly constituency|Puri]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Sunil Mohanty
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Jayanta Kumar Sarangi
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Uma Ballav Rath
|-
!108
|[[Brahmagiri Assembly constituency|Brahmagiri]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Umakanta Samantaray
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Upasna Mohapatra|Upasana Mohapatra]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Mitrabhanu Mohapatra
|-
!109
|[[Satyabadi Assembly constituency|Satyabadi]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Sanjay Kumar Das Burma
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Om Prakash Mishra
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Manoj Rath
|-
!110
|[[Pipili Assembly constituency|Pipili]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Rudra Pratap Maharathy]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Ashrit Kumar Pattnayak
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Gyan Ranjan Patnaik
|-
| rowspan="8" |[[Khurda district|Khurda]]
!111
|[[Jayadev Assembly constituency|Jayadev]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Naba Kishore Mallik
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Arabinda Dhali]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Krushna Sagaria
|-
!112
|[[Bhubaneswar Central Assembly constituency|Bhubaneswar Central]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Ananta Narayan Jena
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Jagannath Pradhan
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Prakash Chandra Jena
|-
!113
|[[Bhubaneswar North Assembly constituency|Bhubaneswar North]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Susanta Kumar Rout
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Priyadarshi Mishra
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Ashok Kumar Das
|-
!114
|[[Ekamra-Bhubaneswar Assembly constituency|Ekamra Bhubaneswar]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Ashok Chandra Panda
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Babu Singh
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Prasanta Kumar Champati
|-
!115
|[[Jatani Assembly constituency|Jatani]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Bibhuti Bhushan Balabantaray
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Biswaranjan Badajena
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Santosh Jena
|-
!116
|[[Begunia Assembly constituency|Begunia]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Pradeep Kumar Sahu
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Prakash Chandra Ranabijuli
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Pruthvi Ballav Patnaik
|-
!117
|[[Khurda Assembly constituency|Khurda]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Rajendra Kumar Sahu
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Prasanta Kumar Jagadev
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Sonali Sahoo
|-
!118
|[[Chilika Assembly constituency|Chilika]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Raghunath Sahu
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Prithviraj Harichandan
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Pradeep Kumar Swain
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Nayagarh district|Nayagarh]]
!119
|[[Ranpur Assembly constituency|Ranpur]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Satyanarayan Pradhan
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Surama Padhy]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Bibhu Prasad Mishra
|-
!120
|[[Khandapada Assembly constituency|Khandapada]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Sabitri Pradhan
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Dusmanta Swain
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Baijayantimala Mohanty
|-
!121
|[[Daspalla Assembly constituency|Daspalla]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Ramesh Chandra Behara
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Raghav Mallick
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Nakul Nayak
|-
!122
|[[Nayagarh Assembly constituency|Nayagarh]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Arun Kumar Sahu
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Ranjit Dash
|-
| rowspan="13" |[[Ganjam district|Ganjam]]
!123
|[[Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency|Bhanjanagar]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Bikram Keshari Arukha]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Pradyumna Kumar Nayak
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Prasanta Kumar Bisoyi
|-
!124
|[[Polasara Assembly constituency|Polasara]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Srikanta Sahu
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Gokula Nanda Mallick
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Agasti Barada
|-
!125
|[[Kabisuryanagar Assembly constituency|Kabisuryanagar]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Latika Pradhan]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Pratap Chandra Nayak
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Sanjaya Kumar Mandal
|-
!126
|[[Khalikote Assembly constituency|Khalikote]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Suryamani Baidya
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Purna Chandra Sethi
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Chitra Sen Behera
|-
!127
|[[Chhatrapur Assembly constituency|Chhatrapur]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Subhash Chandra Behara
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Krushna Chandra Nayak
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Bhagirathi Behera
|-
!128
|[[Aska Assembly constituency|Aska]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Manjula Swain
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Saroj Kumar Padhi
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Surabhi Bisoyi
|-
!129
|[[Surada Assembly constituency|Surada]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Sanghamitra Swain
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Nilamani Bisoyi
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Harikrishna Rath
|-
!130
|[[Sanakhemundi Assembly constituency|Sanakhemundi]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Sulakshana Gitanjali Devi
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Uttam Kumar Panigrahi
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Ramesh Chandra Jena
|-
!131
|[[Hinjili Assembly constituency|Hinjili]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Naveen Patnaik]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Sisir Mishra
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Ranjikant Padhi
|-
!132
|[[Gopalpur, Odisha Assembly constituency|Gopalpur]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Bikram Kumar Panda
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Bibhuti Bhusan Jena
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Shayam Sundargarh Sahu
|-
!133
|[[Berhampur Assembly constituency|Berhampur]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|K Anil Kumar
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Deepak Patnaik
|-
!134
|[[Digapahandi Assembly constituency|Digapahandi]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Biplab Patro
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Sidhant Mohapatra]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Saka Sujit Kumar
|-
!135
|[[Chikiti Assembly constituency|Chikiti]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Chinmaya Nanda Sreerup Deb
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Manoranjan Dyan Samantaray
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Ravindra Nath Dyan Samantray
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Gajapati district|Gajapati]]
!136
|[[Mohana Assembly constituency|Mohana]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Antaryami Gomango
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Prasanta Mallick
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Dasarathi Gamango
|-
!137
|[[Paralakhemundi Assembly constituency|Paralakhemundi]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Rupesh Panigrahi
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|K Narayana Rao
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Bijay Patnaik
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Rayagada district|Rayagada]]
!138
|[[Gunupur Assembly constituency|Gunupur]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Raghunath Gomango
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Trinath Gomanga
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Satyajeet Gomango
|-
!139
|[[Bissam Cuttack Assembly constituency|Bissam Cuttack]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Jagannath Saraka]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Jagannath Nundurka
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Nilamadhab Hikaka
|-
!140
|[[Rayagada Assembly constituency|Rayagada]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Anusuya Majhi
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Basanta Kumar Ullaka
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Kadraka Allapaswamy
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Koraput district|Koraput]]
!141
|[[Laxmipur Assembly constituency|Laxmipur]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Prabhu Jani
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Kailash Kulesika
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Pabitra Saunta
|-
!142
|[[Kotpad Assembly constituency|Kotpad]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Chandra Sekhar Majhi
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Rupu Bhatra
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Anama Dian
|-
!143
|[[Jeypore Assembly constituency|Jeypore]]
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Indira Nanda
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Goutam Samantray
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Tara Prasad Bahinipati
|-
!144
|[[Koraput Assembly constituency|Koraput]] (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Raghu Ram Padal
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Raghuram Macha
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Krushna Chandra Kuldeep
|-
!145
|[[Pottangi Assembly constituency|Pottangi]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Prafulla Kumar Pangi
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Chaitanya Nandibali
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Ramchandra Kadam
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Malkangiri district|Malkangiri]]
!146
|[[Malkangiri Assembly constituency|Malkangiri]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Manas Madkami
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Narsingh Madkami
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Mala Madhi
|-
!147
|[[Chitrakonda Assembly constituency|Chitrakonda]] (ST)
|{{Party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|Laxmipriya Nayak
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Dambaru Sisa
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Mangu Khila
|-
| colspan=12 | {{Notelist}}
|}

== Surveys and polls ==
The exit polls by Axis My India presented that both BJP & BJD may win 62-80 seats; also predicting the worst case of concluding in a [[Hung parliament|hung assembly]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/dead-heat-in-odisha-both-naveen-patnaiks-bjd-and-bjp-projected-to-win-62-80-of-147-seats-axis-my-india-poll-2547182-2024-06-02 | title=Odisha dead heat, 62-80 seats for Naveen Patnaik's BJD, BJP: Axis My India poll | publisher=India Today | date=2 June 2024 | accessdate=14 June 2024 | author=Sharma, Rishabh | archive-date=6 June 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606062149/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/dead-heat-in-odisha-both-naveen-patnaiks-bjd-and-bjp-projected-to-win-62-80-of-147-seats-axis-my-india-poll-2547182-2024-06-02 | url-status=live }}</ref> However, [[Times Now]] predicted a clear win for BJD continuing their hold on the Odisha state government.<ref name="ETG"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|+Exit Polls
! Polling agency !! {{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}} BJP !! {{Party color cell|Biju Janata Dal}} BJD !! {{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}} INC
|-
| Axis My India<ref>{{Cite news |title=Odisha Assembly Exit Poll Results 2024: BJP may pull off a surprise, likely to win 62-80 seats, predicts Axis My India |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/elections/story/odisha-assembly-lok-sabha-election-exit-poll-2024-results-updates-naveen-patnaik-biju-janata-dal-bjp-bjd-assembly-elections-62-80-seats-each-axis-my-india-exit-poll-431863-2024-06-02 |access-date=14 June 2024 |work=The Times of India |date=2 June 2024 |archive-date=14 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614052442/https://www.businesstoday.in/elections/story/odisha-assembly-lok-sabha-election-exit-poll-2024-results-updates-naveen-patnaik-biju-janata-dal-bjp-bjd-assembly-elections-62-80-seats-each-axis-my-india-exit-poll-431863-2024-06-02 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 62-80 || 62-80 || 5-8
|-
| Times Now - ETG<ref name="ETG">{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/bjd-to-win-100-to-115-assembly-seats-in-odisha-in-2024-elections-predicts-exit-poll/articleshow/110675548.cms | title=BJD to win 100 to 115 assembly seats in Odisha in 2024 elections, predicts exit poll | publisher=Times of India | date=3 June 2024 | accessdate=15 June 2024 | author=Debabrata Mohapatra | archive-date=28 August 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828070337/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/bjd-to-win-100-to-115-assembly-seats-in-odisha-in-2024-elections-predicts-exit-poll/articleshow/110675548.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>
| 30-38 || '''100-115''' || 4-7
|}

== Results ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+Source: [[Election Commission of India]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenJune2024/partywiseresult-S18.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618135444/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenJune2024/partywiseresult-S18.htm |archive-date=2024-06-18 |access-date=2025-09-19 |website=results.eci.gov.in |language=en}}</ref>
! colspan="8" |[[File:India Odisha Legislative Assembly 2024.svg]]
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Alliance/ Party
! colspan="3" |Popular vote
! colspan="3" |Seats
|-
!Votes
!%
!±[[Percentage point|pp]]
!Contested
!Won
!+/−
|-
|{{Party color cell|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Biju Janata Dal]]
|style="text-align:right;"|10,102,454
|40.22
|{{Decrease}}4.5
|147
|51
|{{Decrease}}61
|-
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|style="text-align:right;"|10,064,827
|40.07
|{{Increase}}7.5
|147
|78
|{{Increase}}55
|-
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|style="text-align:right;"|3,331,319
|13.26
|{{Decrease}}2.8
|145
|14
|{{increase}}5
|-
|{{Party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|style="text-align:right;"|93,295
|0.37
|{{Increase}}0.07
|7
|1
|{{steady}}
|-
|{{Party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
| [[Independent (politician)|Independents]]
|style="text-align:right;"|843,702
| 3.39
| {{Increase}}0.57
|425
|3
|{{increase}}2
|-
| bgcolor="Black"|
|[[None of the above (India)|NOTA]]
|style="text-align:right;"|257,355
|1.02
|{{Decrease}}0.03
! colspan="3" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan="2" |Total
!
!100
! -
!-
!147
!-
|-
| colspan="2" |'''Valid Votes'''{{efn|includes [[None of the above (India)|NOTA]]}}
|style="text-align:right;"|'''25,115,874'''
| 74.49
! colspan="4" rowspan="5" |
|-
| colspan="2" |Invalid Votes
|style="text-align:right;"|102,151
| -
|-
| colspan="2" |'''Total Votes Polled / Turnout'''
|style="text-align:right;"|'''25,218,025'''
| '''74.79'''
|-
| colspan="2" |Abstentions
|style="text-align:right;"|8,498,940
| -
|-
| colspan="2" |'''Total No. Of Electors'''
|style="text-align:right;"|'''33,716,965'''
!
|}
{{notelist}}

{{Pie chart
|value1=40.22
|label1=Biju Janata Dal
|color1=#70A647
|label2=Bharatiya Janata Party
|color2=#FF9933
|value2=40.07
|label3=Indian National Congress
|color3=#00BBFF
|value3=13.26
|other=yes
|other-color=#CDCDCD
|caption='''Vote share by party'''
}}

{{Pie chart
|label1=Bharatiya Janata Party
|color1=#FF9933
|value1=53.06
|value2=34.69
|label2=Biju Janata Dal
|color2=#70A647
|label3=Indian National Congress
|color3=#00BBFF
|value3=9.52
|other=yes
|other-color=#CDCDCD
|caption='''Seat share by party'''
}}

=== Results by regions & districts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" |Regions
! rowspan="2" |Seats
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Others}}" |
|-
![[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
![[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]
![[Indian National Congress|INC]]+
!Others
|-
!Northern Odisha{{efn|Northern Division includes Sambalpur, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Bolangir, Sonepur, Sundargarh, Dhenkanal, Angul, and Keonjhar districts}}
!41
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |25
|14
|2
|0
|-
!Central Odisha{{efn|Central Division includes Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, and Mayurbhanj districts}}
!65
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |32
|28
|2
|3
|-
!Southern Odisha{{efn|Southern Division includes Ganjam, Gajapati, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Kandhamal, and Boudh districts}}
!41
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |21
|9
|11
|0
|-
!Total
!147
!78
!51
!15
!3
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"|District
! rowspan="2"|Seats
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Others}}"|
|-
![[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
![[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]
![[Indian National Congress|INC]]+
!Others
|-
![[Bargarh district|Bargarh]]
!5
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|4
|1
|0
|0
|-
![[Jharsuguda district|Jharsuguda]]
!2
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|2
|0
|0
|0
|-
![[Sundargarh district|Sundargarh]]
!7
|2
|style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;"|3
|2
|0
|-
![[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]]
!4
|2
|2
|0
|0
|-
![[Deogarh district|Deogarh]]
!1
|0
|style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;"|1
|0
|0
|-
![[Kendujhar district|Kendujhar]]
!6
|3
|3
|0
|0
|-
![[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]]
!9
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|9
|0
|0
|0
|-
![[Balasore district|Balasore]]
!8
|4
|4
|0
|0
|-
![[Bhadrak district|Bhadrak]]
!5
|2
|2
|1
|0
|-
![[Jajpur district|Jajpur]]
!7
|3
|3
|0
|1
|-
![[Dhenkanal district|Dhenkanal]]
!4
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|4
|0
|0
|0
|-
![[Angul district|Angul]]
!5
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|3
|2
|0
|0
|-
![[Subarnapur district|Subarnapur]]
!2
|1
|1
|0
|0
|-
![[Balangir district|Balangir]]
!5
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|4
|1
|0
|0
|-
![[Nuapada district|Nuapada]]
!2
|0
|style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;"|2
|0
|0
|-
![[Nabarangpur district|Nabarangpur]]
!4
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|3
|1
|0
|0
|-
![[Kalahandi district|Kalahandi]]
!5
|1
|style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;"|3
|1
|0
|-
![[Kandhamal district|Kandhamal]]
!3
|1
|1
|1
|0
|-
![[Boudh district|Boudh]]
!2
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|2
|0
|0
|0
|-
![[Cuttack district|Cuttack]]
!9
|2
|style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;"|4
|1
|2
|-
![[Kendrapara district|Kendrapara]]
!5
|1
|style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;"|4
|0
|0
|-
![[Jagatsinghpur district|Jagatsinghpur]]
!4
|2
|2
|0
|0
|-
![[Puri district|Puri]]
!6
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|4
|2
|0
|0
|-
![[Khordha district|Khordha]]
!8
|3
|style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;"|5
|0
|0
|-
![[Nayagarh district|Nayagarh]]
!4
|2
|2
|0
|0
|-
![[Ganjam district|Ganjam]]
!13
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|11
|1
|1
|0
|-
![[Gajapati district|Gajapati]]
!2
|0
|1
|1
|0
|-
![[Rayagada district|Rayagada]]
!3
|0
|0
|style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|3
|0
|-
![[Koraput district|Koraput]]
!5
|2
|0
|style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|3
|0
|-
![[Malkangiri district|Malkangiri]]
!2
|1
|0
|1
|0
|-
!Total
!147
!78
!51
!15
!3
|}

===Results by constituency===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="line-height:20px;text-align:center;font-size:94%;"
! colspan="2" |Constituency
! colspan="5" |Winner<ref name="Full list of Odisha Assembly elections 2024 winners">{{cite news |last1=The Indian Express |date=5 June 2024 |title=Full list of Odisha Assembly elections 2024 winners |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/full-list-of-odisha-assembly-elections-2024-winners-9365903/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618140000/https://indianexpress.com/elections/full-list-of-odisha-assembly-elections-2024-winners-9365903/ |archivedate=18 June 2024 |accessdate=18 June 2024}}</ref>
! colspan="5" |Runner-up
! rowspan="2" |Margin
|-
! No.
! Name
! Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
! Votes
!%
! Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
! Votes
!%
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Bargarh district]]
|-
|1
|[[Padampur Assembly constituency|Padmapur]]
|[[Barsha Singh Bariha]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|91,995
|43.53
|Gobardhan Bhoy
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|81,002
|38.33
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |10,993
|-
|2
|[[Bijepur Assembly constituency|Bijepur]]
|[[Sanat Kumar Gartia]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|93,161
|47.52
|[[Rita Sahu]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|83,095
|42.39
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|10,066
|-
|3
|[[Bargarh Assembly constituency|Bargarh]]
|[[Ashwini Kumar Sarangi]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|77,766
|46.34
|[[Debesh Acharya|Debesh Acharjya]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|72,994
|43.50
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|4,772
|-
|4
|[[Attabira Assembly constituency|Attabira]] (SC)
|[[Nihar Ranjan Mahanand|Nihar Ranjan Mahananda]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|99,487
|55.17
|[[Snehangini Chhuria]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|70,577
|39.14
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|28,910
|-
|5
|[[Bhatli Assembly constituency|Bhatli]]
|[[Irasis Acharya|Irasis Acharjya]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|1,07,508
|54.65
|[[Susanta Singh|Susanta Sing]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|79,616
|40.47
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|27,892
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Jharsuguda district]]
|-
|6
|[[Brajarajnagar Assembly constituency|Brajarajnagar]]
|[[Suresh Pujari|Suresha Pujhari]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|82,199
|48.85
|[[Alka Mohanty|Alaka Mohanty]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|55,410
|32.93
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |26,789
|-
|7
|[[Jharsuguda Assembly constituency|Jharsuguda]]
|[[Tankadhar Tripathy]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|91,105
|47.69
|[[Dipali Das]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|89,772
|47.00
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|1,333
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Sundergarh district]]
|-
|8
|[[Talsara Assembly constituency|Talsara]] (ST)
|[[Bhabani Shankar Bhoi|Bhabani Sankar Bhoi]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|68,928
|42.67
|Binaya Kumar Toppo
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|51,739
|32.03
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |17,189
|-
|9
|[[Sundargarh Assembly constituency|Sundargarh]] (ST)
|[[Jogesh Kumar Singh]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|86,398
|48.15
|[[Kusum Tete]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|77,276
|43.07
|style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;"|9,122
|-
|10
|[[Biramitrapur Assembly constituency|Biramitrapur]] (ST)
|[[Rohit Joseph Tirkey]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|84,116
|44.53
|[[Shankar Oram|Sankar Oram]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|77,232
|40.89
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;"|6,884
|-
|11
|[[Raghunathpali Assembly constituency|Raghunathpali]] (SC)
|[[Durga Charan Tanti]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|51,189
|43.72
|Archana Rekha Behera
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|45,415
|38.79
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|5,774
|-
|12
|[[Rourkela Assembly constituency|Rourkela]]
|[[Sarada Prashad Nayak|Sarada Prasad Nayak]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|64,660
|46.46
|[[Dilip Ray]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|61,108
|43.91
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;"|3,552
|-
|13
|[[Rajgangpur Assembly constituency|Rajgangpur]] (ST)
|[[C. S. Raazen Ekka]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|66,869
|36.74
|Anil Barwa
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|56,685
|31.14
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|10,184
|-
|14
|[[Bonai Assembly constituency|Bonai]] (ST)
|[[Laxman Munda]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]
|81,008
|43.45
|Bhimsen Chaudhary
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|57,569
|30.88
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;"|23,439
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Sambalpur district]]
|-
|15
|[[Kuchinda Assembly constituency|Kuchinda]] (ST)
|[[Rabi Narayan Naik]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|95,716
|51.83
|Rajendra Kumar Chhatria
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|63,496
|34.39
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |32,220
|-
|16
|[[Rengali Assembly constituency|Rengali]] (SC)
|[[Sudarshan Haripal]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|73,420
|45.45
|[[Nauri Nayak]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|70,208
|43.46
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;"|3,212
|-
|17
|[[Sambalpur Assembly constituency|Sambalpur]]
|[[Jayanarayan Mishra]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|59,827
|45.52
|[[Rohit Pujari]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|55,722
|42.40
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|4,105
|-
|18
|[[Rairakhol Assembly constituency|Rairakhol(Redhakhol)]]
|[[Prasanna Acharya|Prasanna Acharjya]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|61,716
|38.23
|Debendra Mohapatra
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|56,436
|35.16
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;"|4,960
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Deogarh District]]
|-
|19
|[[Deogarh Assembly constituency|Debagarh]]
|[[Romanch Ranjan Biswal|Romancha Ranjan Biswal]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|89,074
|45.02
|[[Subash Chandra Panigrahi|Subhash Chandra Panigrahi]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|73,282
|37.03
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |15,792
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Keonjhar district]]
|-
|20
|[[Telkoi Assembly constituency|Telkoi]] (ST)
|[[Fakir Mohan Naik|Phakir Mohan Naik]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|83,818
|43.49
|Madhaba Sardar
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|74,379
|38.59
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |9,439
|-
|21
|[[Ghasipura Assembly constituency|Ghasipura]]
|[[Badri Narayan Patra]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|82,516
|43.96
|[[Soumya Ranjan Patnaik]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |
|[[Independent politician|Ind]]
|68,705
|36.60
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |13,811
|-
|22
|[[Anandapur Assembly constituency|Anandapur]] (SC)
|[[Abhimanyu Sethi]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|71,651
|39.67
|[[Jayadev Jena|Jayadeba Jena]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|60,685
|33.60
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |10,966
|-
|23
|[[Patna Assembly constituency|Swampatana]] (ST)
|[[Akhila Chandra Naik]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|97,041
|55.72
|Jagannath Naik
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|59,062
|33.91
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |37,979
|-
|24
|[[Keonjhar Assembly constituency|Keonjhar]] (ST)
|[[Mohan Charan Majhi]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|87,815
|47.05
|Mina Majhi
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|76,238
|40.84
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |11,577
|-
|25
|[[Champua Assembly constituency|Champua]]
|[[Sanatan Mahakud]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|1,03,120
|56.45
|Murali Manohar Sharma
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|63,126
|34.56
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |39,994
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Mayurbhanj district]]
|-
|26
|[[Jashipur Assembly constituency|Jashipur]] (ST)
|[[Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia|Ganesh Ram Khuntia]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|85,384
|50.25
|Chakradhar Hembram
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|50,717
|29.85
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |34,667
|-
|27
|[[Saraskana Assembly constituency|Saraskana]] (ST)
|[[Bhadav Hansdah]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|59,387
|37.79
|Debashis Marndi
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|45,735
|29.11
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |13,652
|-
|28
|[[Rairangpur Assembly constituency|Rairangpur]] (ST)
|[[Jalen Naik]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|62,724
|36.94
|Raisen Murmu
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|55,031
|32.41
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |7,693
|-
|29
|[[Bangriposi Assembly constituency|Bangiriposi]] (ST)
|[[Sanjali Murmu]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|87,801
|49.93
|Ranjita Marndi
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|53,325
|30.33
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |34,476
|-
|30
|[[Karanjia Assembly constituency|Karanjia]] (ST)
|[[Padma Charan Haiburu|Padma Charan Haibru]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|65,357
|43.48
|[[Basanti Hembram]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|35,858
|23.85
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |29,499
|-
|31
|[[Udala Assembly constituency|Udala]] (ST)
|[[Bhaskar Madhei]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|66,401
|42.00
|Srinath Soren
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|59,884
|37.88
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |6,517
|-
|32
|[[Badasahi Assembly constituency|Betanoti]] (SC)
|[[Sanatan Bijuli]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|83,276
|54.62
|Anasuya Patra
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|45,889
|30.10
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |37,387
|-
|33
|[[Baripada Assembly constituency|Baripada]] (ST)
|[[Prakash Soren]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|78,272
|48.39
|[[Sananda Marndi]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|48,887
|30.22
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |29,385
|-
|34
|[[Morada Assembly constituency|Moroda]]
|[[Krushna Chandra Mohapatra]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|77,980
|43.33
|Preetinanda Kanungo
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|44,710
|24.84
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |33,270
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Balasore district]]
|-
|35
|[[Jaleswar, Odisha Assembly constituency|Jaleswar]]
|[[Aswini Kumar Patra]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|83,105
|42.37
|Brajamohan Pradhan
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|82,786
|42.21
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |319
|-
|36
|[[Bhograi Assembly constituency|Bhogorai]]
|[[Goutam Buddha Das (politician)|Goutam Buddha Das]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|70,198
|39.89
|Satya Shiba Das
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|63,634
|38.16
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |6,564
|-
|37
|[[Basta Assembly constituency|Basta]]
|[[Subasini Jena]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|83,314
|43.66
|Bijan Nayak
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|62, 937
|32.99
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |20,377
|-
|38
|[[Balasore Assembly constituency|Baleswar]]
|[[Manas Kumar Dutta]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|89,360
|50.90
|[[Swarup Kumar Das]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|60,734
|34.59
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |28,626
|-
|39
|[[Remuna Assembly constituency|Remuna]] (SC)
|[[Gobinda Chandra Das]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|92,620
|51.39
|Bidyasmita Mahalik
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|68,452
|37.98
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |24,168
|-
|40
|[[Nilgiri Assembly constituency|Nilgiri]]
|[[Santosh Khatua]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|87,928
|52.20
|Sukanta Kumar Nayak
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|68,089
|40.42
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |19,839
|-
|41
|[[Soro Assembly constituency|Soro]] (SC)
|[[Madhab Dhada]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|63,642
|39.07
|[[Parshu Ram Dhada|Parshuram Dhada]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|62,840
|38.57
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |802
|-
|42
|[[Simulia Assembly constituency|Simulia]]
|[[Padma Lochan Panda]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|90,676
|49.54
|Subasini Sahoo
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|77,493
|42.34
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |13,183
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Bhadrak district]]
|-
|43
|[[Bhandaripokhari Assembly constituency|Bhandaripokhari]]
|[[Sanjib Kumar Mallick]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|72,447
|39.07
|[[Niranjan Patnaik]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|70,896
|38.23
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |1,551
|-
|44
|[[Bhadrak Assembly constituency|Bhadrak]]
|[[Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|82,282
|42.29
|[[Prafulla Samal]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|66,214
|34.03
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |16,068
|-
|45
|[[Basudevpur Assembly constituency|Basudebapur]]
|Ashok Kumar Das
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|77,843
|39.11
|[[Bishnubrata Routray]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|77,212
|38.79
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" |631
|-
|46
|[[Dhamnagar Assembly constituency|Dhamanagar]] (SC)
|[[Suryabanshi Suraj|Surjyabansi Sethy]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|90,555
|50.31
|Sanjaya Kumar Das
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|82,460
|45.81
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |8,095
|-
|47
|[[Chandabali Assembly constituency|Chandabali]]
|[[Byomakesh Ray]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|83,063
|42.72
|[[Manmohan Samal]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|81,147
|41.74
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |1,916
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Jajpur district]]
|-
|48
|[[Binjharpur Assembly constituency|Binjharpur]] (SC)
|[[Pramila Mallik]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|74,185
|48.84
|Babita Mallick
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|71,329
|46.96
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |2,856
|-
|49
|[[Bari, Odisha Assembly constituency|Bari]]
|[[Biswa Ranjan Mallick]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|1,01,966
|63.77
|Umesh Chandra Jena
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|50,501
|31.58
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |51,465
|-
|50
|[[Barchana Assembly constituency|Barchana]]
|[[Amar Kumar Nayak]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|71,926
|49.38
|[[Varsha Priyadarshini]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|65,616
|45.05
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |6,310
|-
|51
|[[Dharmasala Assembly constituency|Dharmasala]]
|[[Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |
|[[Independent politician|Ind]]
|79,759
|42.88
|[[Pranab Kumar Balabantaray]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|75,609
|40.65
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |4,150
|-
|52
|[[Jajpur Assembly constituency|Jajapur]]
|[[Sujata Sahu (politician)|Sujata Sahu]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|86,049
|47.92
|Goutam Ray
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|83,485
|46.49
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |2,564
|-
|53
|[[Korei Assembly constituency|Korei]]
|[[Akash Dasnayak]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|79,658
|48.01
|Sandhyarani Das
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|74,012
|44.61
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |5,646
|-
|54
|[[Sukinda Assembly constituency|Sukinda]]
|[[Pradeep Bal Samanta]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|86,733
|50.56
|[[Pritiranjan Gharai]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|77,156
|44.98
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |9,577
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Dhenkanal district]]
|-
|55
|[[Dhenkanal Assembly constituency|Dhenkanal]]
|[[Krushna Chandra Patra]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|1,06,529
|52.57
|[[Sudhir Kumar Samal]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|86,090
|42.48
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |20,439
|-
|56
|[[Hindol Assembly constituency|Hindol]] (SC)
|[[Simarani Nayak]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|97,795
|49.62
|[[Mahesh Sahoo]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|85.968
|43.62
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |11,827
|-
|57
|[[Kamakhyanagar Assembly constituency|Kamakhyanagar]]
|[[Satrughan Jena|Satrughna Jena]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|84,589
|49.00
|[[Prafulla Kumar Mallik]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|79,927
|46.30
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |4,662
|-
|58
|[[Parjanga Assembly constituency|Porjanga]]
|[[Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|1,00,595
|56.94
|[[Nrusingha Charan Sahu]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|68,433
|38.74
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |32,162
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Angul district]]
|-
|59
|[[Pallahara Assembly constituency|Pallahara]]
|[[Ashok Mohanty]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|71,560
|48.64
|[[Mukesh Kumar Pal]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|63,997
|43.50
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |7,563
|-
|60
|[[Talcher Assembly constituency|Talcher]]
|[[Braja Kishore Pradhan]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|75,621
|58.82
|Kalandi Charan Samal
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|43,499
|38.83
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |32,122
|-
|61
|[[Angul Assembly constituency|Anugul]]
|[[Pratap Chandra Pradhan]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|88,868
|52.03
|Sanjukta Singh
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|71,435
|41.82
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |17,433
|-
|62
|[[Chhendipada Assembly constituency|Chhendipada]] (SC)
|[[Agasti Behera]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|93,629
|52.58
|[[Susanta Kumar Behera]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|78,566
|44.12
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |15,063
|-
|63
|[[Athmallik Assembly constituency|Athmallik]]
|[[Nalini Kanta Pradhan]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|93,957
|52.35
|Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|77,804
|43.35
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |16,153
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Subarnapur district]]
|-
|64
|[[Birmaharajpur Assembly constituency|Birmaharajpur]] (SC)
|[[Raghunath Jagadala]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|85,680
|48.19
|[[Padmanava Behara|Padmanabha Behera]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|63,734
|35.84
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |21,946
|-
|65
|[[Sonepur Assembly constituency|Subarnapur]]
|[[Niranjan Pujari]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|98,202
|46.03
|Pramod Ku. Mahapatra
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|82,963
|38.88
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |15,239
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Balangir district]]
|-
|66
|[[Loisingha Assembly constituency|Loisinga]] (SC)
|[[Mukesh Mahaling|Mukesh Mahalinga]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|83,313
|44.32
|Nihar Ranjan Behera
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|65,123
|34.64
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |18,190
|-
|67
|[[Patnagarh Assembly constituency|Patanagarh]]
|[[Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|93,823
|41.64
|[[Saroj Kumar Meher]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|92,466
|41.04
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |1,357
|-
|68
|[[Bolangir Assembly constituency|Bolangir]]
|[[Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|85,265
|45.69
|Samarendra Mishra
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|71,856
|38.51
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |13,409
|-
|69
|[[Titlagarh Assembly constituency|Titilagarh]]
|[[Nabin Kumar Jain]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|97,854
|48.30
|[[Tukuni Sahu]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|80,455
|39.72
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |17,399
|-
|70
|[[Kantabanji Assembly constituency|Kantabanji]]
|[[Laxman Bag]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|90,876
|44.57
|[[Naveen Patnaik|Nabeen Patnaik]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|74,532
|36.56
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |16,344
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Nuapada district]]
|-
|71
|[[Nuapada Assembly constituency|Nuapada]]
|[[Rajendra Dholakia]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|61,822
|33.65
|Ghasiram Majhi
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |
|[[Independent politician|Ind]]
|50,941
|27.73
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |10,881
|-
|72
|[[Khariar Assembly constituency|Khariar]]
|[[Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|93,246
|46.89
|[[Hitesh Kumar Bagartti]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|83,628
|42.05
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |9,618
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Nabarangpur district]]
|-
|73
|[[Umerkote Assembly constituency|Umerkote]] (ST)
|[[Nityananda Gond]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|70,170
|43.35
|Nabina Nayak
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|59,797
|36.94
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |10,373
|-
|74
|[[Jharigam Assembly constituency|Jharigam]] (ST)
|[[Narsing Bhatra]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|76,748
|42.33
|[[Ramesh Chandra Majhi]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|73,470
|40.52
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |3,278
|-
|75
|[[Nabarangpur Assembly constituency|Nabarangpur]] (ST)
|[[Gouri Shankar Majhi]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|90,895
|45.35
|Kausalya Pradhani
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|65,801
|32.83
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |25,094
|-
|76
|[[Dabugam Assembly constituency|Dabugam]] (ST)
|[[Manohar Randhari]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|77,511
|44.95
|Lipika Majhi
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|56,056
|32.51
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |21,455
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Kalahandi district]]
|-
|77
|[[Lanjigarh Assembly constituency|Lanjigarh]] (ST)
|[[Pradip Kumar Dishari]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|60,254
|34.09
|[[Balabhadra Majhi]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|53,753
|30.41
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |6,501
|-
|78
|[[Junagarh Assembly constituency|Junagarh]]
|[[Dibya Shankar Mishra]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|77,037
|38.64
|Manoj Kumar Meher
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|75,699
|37.97
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |1,338
|-
|79
|[[Dharmagarh Assembly constituency|Dharmagarh]]
|[[Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi|Sudhira Ranjan Pattajosi]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|87,890
|41.84
|Puspendra Singh Deo
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|68,963
|32.83
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |18,927
|-
|80
|[[Bhawanipatna Assembly constituency|Bhabanipatana]] (SC)
|[[Sagar Charan Das]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|67,085
|37.39
|[[Pradipta Kumar Naik]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|53,344
|29.73
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" |13,741
|-
|81
|[[Narla Assembly constituency|Narla]]
|[[Manorama Mohanty]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|67,532
|36.47
|[[Bhakta Charan Das]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|62,327
|33.66
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |5,205
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Kandhamal district]]
|-
|82
|[[Baliguda Assembly constituency|Baliguda]] (ST)
|[[Chakramani Kanhar]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|43,586
|35.88
|Upendra Pradhan
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|41,915
|34.51
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |1,671
|-
|83
|[[G. Udayagiri Assembly constituency|Ghumusur Udayagiri]] (ST)
|[[Prafulla Chandra Pradhan]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|53,530
|37.06
|Managobinda Pradhan
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|45,673
|31.62
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" |7,857
|-
|84
|[[Phulbani Assembly constituency|Phulbani]] (ST)
|[[Uma Charan Mallick]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|53,900
|36.81
|Jayashree Kanhar
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|51,042
|34.85
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |2,858
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Boudh district]]
|-
|85
|[[Kantamal Assembly constituency|Kantamal]]
|[[Kanhai Charan Danga]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|68,356
|48.28
|[[Mahidhar Rana]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|61,207
|43.23
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |7,149
|-
|86
|[[Boudh Assembly constituency|Boudh]]
|[[Saroj Kumar Pradhan]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|62,494
|46.36
|[[Pradip Kumar Amat]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|59,729
|44.31
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |2,765
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Cuttack district]]
|-
|87
|[[Baramba Assembly constituency|Baramba]]
|[[Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |
|[[Independent politician|Ind]]
|86,018
|46.51
|[[Debi Prasad Mishra|Debiprasad Mishra]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|62,539
|33.81
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |23,479
|-
|88
|[[Banki Assembly constituency|Banki]]
|[[Devi Ranjan Tripathy|Debi Ranjan Tripathy]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|69,214
|41.31
|Tusara Kanta Chakrabarty
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|52,188
|31.15
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |17,026
|-
|89
|[[Athagarh Assembly constituency|Athagarh]]
|[[Ranendra Pratap Swain]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|86,006
|49.46
|Abhaya Kumar Barik
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|82,422
|47.40
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |3,584
|-
|90
|[[Barabati-Cuttack Assembly constituency|Cuttack City]]
|[[Sofia Firdous]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|53,339
|37.86
|Purna Chandra Mahapatra
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|45,338
|32.18
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" |8,001
|-
|91
|[[Choudwar-Cuttack Assembly constituency|Choudwar-Cuttack]]
|[[Souvic Biswal]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|72,325
|51.71
|Nayan Kishore Mohanty
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|54,509
|38.97
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |17,816
|-
|92
|[[Niali Assembly constituency|Niali]] (SC)
|[[Chhabi Malik]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|90,191
|47.71
|[[Pramod Kumar Mallick]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|88,739
|46.95
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |1,452
|-
|93
|[[Cuttack Sadar Assembly constituency|Cuttack Sadar]] (SC)
|[[Prakash Chandra Sethi (politician)|Prakash Chandra Sethi]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|79,542
|48.49
|[[Chandra Sarathi Behera]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|75,733
|46.17
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |3,809
|-
|94
|[[Salipur Assembly constituency|Salipur]]
|[[Prasanta Behera]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|87,701
|45.75
|[[Arindam Roy]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|80,107
|41.79
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |7,594
|-
|95
|[[Mahanga Assembly constituency|Mahanga]]
|[[Sarada Prasad Padhan]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |
|[[Independent politician|Ind]]
|88,632
|42.86
|Ankit Pratap Jena
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|81,209
|39.27
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |7,423
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Kendrapara district]]
|-
|96
|[[Patkura Assembly constituency|Patkura]]
|[[Arvind Mohapatra|Arabinda Mohapatra]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|90,905
|49.64
|Tejeswar Parida
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|77,083
|42.09
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |13,822
|-
|97
|[[Kendrapara Assembly constituency|Kendrapara]] (SC)
|[[Ganeswar Behera]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|90,173
|58.49
|Geetanjali Sethi
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|54,755
|35.52
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |35,418
|-
|98
|[[Aul Assembly constituency|Aul]]
|[[Pratap Keshari Deb]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|73,678
|42.37
|Debasmita Sharma
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|54,050
|31.08
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |19,628
|-
|99
|[[Rajanagar Assembly constituency|Rajanagar]]
|[[Dhruba Charan Sahoo]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|81,237
|46.46
|Lalit Kumar Behera
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|62,996
|36.03
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |18,241
|-
|100
|[[Mahakalapada Assembly constituency|Mahakalapada]]
|[[Durga Prasan Nayak]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|1,09,653
|57.23
|[[Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|76,127
|39.73
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |33,526
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Jagatsinghpur district]]
|-
|101
|[[Paradeep Assembly constituency|Paradeep]]
|[[Sampad Chandra Swain]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|84,518
|51.55
|Geetanjali Routray
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|68,731
|41.92
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |15,787
|-
|102
|[[Tirtol Assembly constituency|Tirtol]] (SC)
|[[Ramakanta Bhoi]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|83,740
|45.48
|Rajkishore Behera
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|55,245
|30.01
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |28,495
|-
|103
|[[Balikuda-Erasama Assembly constituency|Balikuda-Erasama]]
|[[Sarada Prasanna Jena]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|93,517
|46.04
|Satya Sarathi Mohanty
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|67,558
|33.26
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |25,959
|-
|104
|[[Jagatsinghpur Assembly constituency|Jagatsinghpur]]
|[[Amarendra Das]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|92,555
|54.34
|[[Prasanta Kumar Muduli]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|70,417
|41.34
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |22,138
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Puri district]]
|-
|105
|[[Kakatpur Assembly constituency|Kakatapur]] (SC)
|[[Tusharkanti Behera]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|84,010
|47.05
|Baidhar Malik
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|60,859
|34.08
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |23,151
|-
|106
|[[Nimapara Assembly constituency|Nimapara]]
|[[Pravati Parida]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|95,430
|48.45
|Dilip Kumar Nayak
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|90,842
|46.12
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |4,588
|-
|107
|[[Puri Assembly constituency|Puri]]
|[[Sunil Kumar Mohanty|Sunil Mohanty]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|74,709
|45.84
|[[Jayanta Kumar Sarangi]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|69,531
|42.66
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |5,178
|-
|108
|[[Brahmagiri Assembly constituency|Bramhagiri]]
|[[Upasna Mohapatra]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|95,783
|51.53
|[[Umakanta Samantaray]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|85,953
|46.25
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |9,830
|-
|109
|[[Satyabadi Assembly constituency|Satyabadi]]
|[[Om Prakash Mishra (politician)|Om Prakash Mishra]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|87,294
|53.33
|[[Sanjay Kumar Das Burma|Sanjaya Kumar Dash Barma]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|69,586
|42.52
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |17,708
|-
|110
|[[Pipili Assembly constituency|Pipili]]
|[[Ashrit Pattanayak|Asrit Pattanayak]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|99,310
|51.55
|[[Rudra Pratap Maharathy]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|84,148
|43.68
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |15,162
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Khurda District]]
|-
|111
|[[Jayadev Assembly constituency|Jayadev]] (SC)
|[[Naba Kishor Mallick]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|76,790
|52.02
|[[Arabinda Dhali]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|55,317
|37.47
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |21,473
|-
|112
|[[Bhubaneswar Central Assembly constituency|Bhubaneswar Central]]
|[[Ananta Narayan Jena|Ananta Narayana Jena]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|53,759
|47.68
|Jagannath Pradhan
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|53,722
|47.65
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |37
|-
|113
|[[Bhubaneswar North Assembly constituency|Bhubaneswar North]]
|[[Susant Kumar Rout|Susanta Kumara Rout]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|78,179
|50.63
|Priyadarshi Mishra
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|66,836
|43.28
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |11,343
|-
|114
|[[Ekamra-Bhubaneswar Assembly constituency|Ekamra Bhubaneswar]]
|[[Babu Singh (Odisha politician)|Babu Singh]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|74,884
|49.03
|[[Ashok Chandra Panda]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|69,861
|45.74
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |5,023
|-
|115
|[[Jatani Assembly constituency|Jatani]]
|[[Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|68,162
|39.06
|Biswaranjan Badajena
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|42,941
|24.61
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |25,221
|-
|116
|[[Begunia Assembly constituency|Begunia]]
|[[Pradip Kumar Sahu]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|90,964
|57.45
|Prakasha Chandra Bijuli
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|43,150
|27.25
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |47,814
|-
|117
|[[Khurda Assembly constituency|Khorda]]
|[[Prasanta Kumar Jagadev|Prasanta Kumar Jagaddeba]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|80,564
|44.30
|[[Rajendra Kumar Sahoo]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|71,966
|39.57
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |8,598
|-
|118
|[[Chilika Assembly constituency|Chilika]]
|[[Prithviraj Harichandan|Pruthibiraj Harichandan]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|83,264
|49.51
|Raghunath Sahu
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|78,698
|46.80
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |4,536
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Nayagarh district]]
|-
|119
|[[Ranpur Assembly constituency|Ranpur]]
|[[Surama Padhy]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|81,439
|52.27
|Satyanarayan Pradhan
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|65,895
|42.29
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |15,544
|-
|120
|[[Khandapada Assembly constituency|Khandapada]]
|[[Dusmanta Kumar Swain]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|75,557
|50.72
|Sabitri Pradhan
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|68,214
|45.79
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |7,343
|-
|121
|[[Daspalla Assembly constituency|Daspalla]] (SC)
|[[Ramesh Chandra Behera]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|62,039
|44.40
|Raghab Malik
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|55,743
|38.89
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |6,296
|-
|122
|[[Nayagarh Assembly constituency|Nayagarh]]
|[[Arun Kumar Sahoo]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|81,959
|48.74
|[[Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh|Pratyusa Rajeswari Sing]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|81,520
|48.48
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |439
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Ganjam district]]
|-
|123
|[[Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency|Bhanjanagar]]
|[[Pradyumna Kumar Nayak]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|83,822
|51.06
|[[Bikram Keshari Arukha]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|67,498
|41.11
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |16,324
|-
|124
|[[Polasara Assembly constituency|Polasara]]
|[[Gokula Nanda Mallik]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|85,737
|53.33
|[[Srikanta Sahu]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|64,791
|40.30
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |20,946
|-
|125
|[[Kabisuryanagar Assembly constituency|Kabisurjyanagar]]
|[[Pratap Chandra Nayak]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|80,995
|55.79
|[[Latika Pradhan]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|50,822
|35.00
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |30,173
|-
|126
|[[Khalikote Assembly constituency|Khalikote]]
|[[Purna Chandra Sethy]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|80,230
|53.82
|Surjyamani Baidya
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|57,173
|38.36
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |23,057
|-
|127
|[[Chhatrapur Assembly constituency|Chhatrapur]]
|[[Krushna Chandra Nayak]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|74,983
|48.00
|[[Subash Chandra Behera]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|63,545
|40.68
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |11,438
|-
|128
|[[Aska Assembly constituency|Asika]]
|[[Saroj Kumar Padhi]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|59,083
|49.21
|Manjula Swain
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|51,024
|42.50
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |8,059
|-
|129
|[[Surada Assembly constituency|Surada]]
|[[Nilamani Bisoyi]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|83,625
|54.71
|Sanghamitra Swain
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|54,401
|36.25
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |28,224
|-
|130
|[[Sanakhemundi Assembly constituency|Sanakhemundi]]
|[[Ramesh Chandra Jena]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|65,867
|44.65
|Sulakhyana Geetanjali Debi
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|55,205
|37.42
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" |10,662
|-
|131
|[[Hinjili Assembly constituency|Hinjili]]
|[[Naveen Patnaik|Nabeen Patnaik]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|66,459
|46.85
|Sisir Kumar Mishra
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|61,823
|43.59
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |4,636
|-
|132
|[[Gopalpur, Odisha Assembly constituency|Gopalpur]]
|[[Bibhuti Bhusan Jena]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|72,071
|50.11
|[[Bikram Kumar Panda]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|63,009
|43.81
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |9,062
|-
|133
|[[Berhampur Assembly constituency|Berhampur]]
|[[K Anil Kumar|K. Anil Kumar]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|54,997
|43.93
|Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|36,288
|28.99
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |18,709
|-
|134
|[[Digapahandi Assembly constituency|Digapahandi]]
|[[Sidhant Mohapatra]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|72,908
|49.21
|Biplab Patro
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|56,061
|37.84
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |16,847
|-
|135
|[[Chikiti Assembly constituency|Chikiti]]
|[[Manoranjan Dyan Samantara]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|69,839
|49.67
|Chinmayananda Srirup Deb
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|63,317
|45.03
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |6,522
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Gajapati district]]
|-
|136
|[[Mohana Assembly constituency|Mohana]] (ST)
|[[Dasarathi Gomango]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|62,117
|34.64
|Prasanta Kumar Mallik
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|58,058
|32.38
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" |4,059
|-
|137
|[[Paralakhemundi Assembly constituency|Paralakhemundi]]
|[[Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|56,027
|37.58
|Koduru Narayana Rao
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|52,029
|34.90
| style="background:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}} ; color:white;" |3,998
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Rayagada district]]
|-
|138
|[[Gunupur Assembly constituency|Gunupur]] (ST)
|[[Satyajeet Gomango]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|77,637
|47.80
|[[Raghunath Gomango]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|47,752
|29.40
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" |29,885
|-
|139
|[[Bissam Cuttack Assembly constituency|Bissam-Cuttack]] (ST)
|[[Nilamadhab Hikaka]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|68,446
|37.25
|[[Jagannath Saraka]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|59,043
|32.13
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" |9,403
|-
|140
|[[Rayagada Assembly constituency|Rayagada]] (ST)
|[[Kadraka Appala Swamy]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|87,482
|45.81
|Anusaya Majhi
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|58,296
|30.52
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" |29,186
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Koraput district]]
|-
|141
|[[Laxmipur Assembly constituency|Lakhmipur]] (ST)
|[[Pabitra Saunta]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|59,447
|41.77
|Prabhu Jani
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|38,185
|26.83
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" |21,262
|-
|142
|[[Kotpad Assembly constituency|Kotpad]] (ST)
|[[Rupu Bhatra|Rupa Bhatra]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|75,275
|42.13
|Chandra Sekhar Majhi
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|49,011
|27.43
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |26,264
|-
|143
|[[Jeypore Assembly constituency|Jayapur]]
|[[Tara Prasad Bahinipati]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|69,592
|41.89
|Indira Nanda
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|56,481
|34.00
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" |13,111
|-
|144
|[[Koraput Assembly constituency|Koraput]] (SC)
|[[Raghuram Machha|Raghuram Machhha]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|46,805
|31.82
|[[Raghu Ram Padal]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|44,281
|30.11
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |2,524
|-
|145
|[[Pottangi Assembly constituency|Pottangi]] (ST)
|[[Rama Chandra Kadam]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|52,202
|33.70
|Prafulla Kumar Pangi
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|50,283
|32.46
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" |1,919
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Malkangiri district]]
|-
|146
|[[Malkangiri Assembly constituency|Malkangiri]] (ST)
|[[Narasinga Madkami]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|78,679
|41.76
|Mala Madhi
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|63,789
|33.85
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" |14,890
|-
|147
|[[Chitrakonda Assembly constituency|Chitrakonda]] (ST)
|[[Mangu Khilla]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|55,550
|35.34
|Dambaru Sisa
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|46,391
|29.52
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" |9,159
|}

== Aftermath ==
On 4 June 2024, BJP won 78 seats crossing the required majority mark of 74 and thus won the elections. [[Mohan Charan Majhi]] was declared to be the Chief Minister and was sworn in on 12 June to form the state government.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/odisha-assembly/odisha-cm-mohan-majhi-oath-taking-ceremony-live-updates-bjp-june-12-2024/article68277246.ece|title=Odisha CM oath-taking ceremony: BJP leader Mohan Majhi new Odisha CM, to take oath today|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 June 2024|access-date=12 June 2024|archive-date=12 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612022210/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/odisha-assembly/odisha-cm-mohan-majhi-oath-taking-ceremony-live-updates-bjp-june-12-2024/article68277246.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ladder">{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/odisha-chief-minister-mohan-majhi-keonjhar-mla-bjp-2552014-2024-06-12|title=Former teacher to Odisha Chief Minister: How Mohan Majhi climbed political ladder|work=[[India Today]]|date=12 June 2024|access-date=12 June 2024|archive-date=13 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613070753/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/odisha-chief-minister-mohan-majhi-keonjhar-mla-bjp-2552014-2024-06-12|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/politics/odishas-new-cm-mohan-charan-majhi-the-bjp-startegy-behind-19427887.htm|title=Odisha's new CM — who is Mohan Charan Majhi and what prompted the BJP to choose him|work=CNBC TV18|date=12 June 2024|access-date=12 June 2024|archive-date=13 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613095428/https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/politics/odishas-new-cm-mohan-charan-majhi-the-bjp-startegy-behind-19427887.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> 15 other ministers took oaths, including [[Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo]] and [[Pravati Parida]] as the Deputy CMs.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=2024-06-12 |title=Mohan Charan Majhi Cabinet in Odisha: Full list of BJP ministers who took oath today |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/mohan-charan-majhi-cabinet-in-odisha-list-of-bjp-ministers-who-took-oath-today-2024-06-12-936560 |access-date= |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language= |archive-date=12 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612170906/https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/mohan-charan-majhi-cabinet-in-odisha-list-of-bjp-ministers-who-took-oath-today-2024-06-12-936560 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Pandian was single-handedly blamed by the rank-and-file of BJD for its spectacular loss in both state election and the simultaneously held [[2024 Indian general election in Odisha|Lok Sabha elections]]. Following this massive backlash, Pandian decided to quit active politics.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-09 |title='I am sorry': VK Pandian quits active politics after BJD's shock Odisha defeat |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/vk-pandian-quits-politics-naveen-patnaik-odisha-assembly-elections-2550936-2024-06-09 |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=India Today |language=en |archive-date=23 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623073444/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/vk-pandian-quits-politics-naveen-patnaik-odisha-assembly-elections-2550936-2024-06-09 |url-status=live }}</ref>

BJD had nominated 34 women candidates, but only 5 could win. ''[[The Hindu]]'' reported that although these women candidates were from political families, winnability factor was ignored and strong anti-incumbency feeling amongst the voters played an important role against them.<ref name="BJD Women" /> Ganesh Gaigouria, visiting faculty of [[National Law School of India University]], Bengaluru writing for ''[[Indian Express]]'' commented that major three reasons for loss of BJD in the elections were fear of bureaucratisation of the state administration under Pandian, religious polarisation following communal clashes in 2023 between Hindus & [[Odia Muslims|Muslims]] in [[Sambalpur]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-14 |title=Fresh violence erupts in Odisha's Sambalpur during Hanuman Jayanti rally, several shops gutted |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/fresh-hanuman-jayanti-violence-erupts-in-odisha-sambalpur-several-shops-gutted-2360226-2023-04-14 |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=India Today |language=en |archive-date=23 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623091934/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/fresh-hanuman-jayanti-violence-erupts-in-odisha-sambalpur-several-shops-gutted-2360226-2023-04-14 |url-status=live }}</ref> and identity politics over ''Odia Asmita'' (i.e. pride in being [[Odia people|Odia]]) in the backdrop of the Tamil origin Pandian's prospects of becoming CM. Gaigouria argues that BJP successfully campaigned against BJD on these points and won the elections.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/naveen-patnaik-odisha-loss-9393164/ | title=Three reasons why Naveen Patnaik lost Odisha | publisher=Indian Express | date=14 June 2024 | accessdate=16 June 2024 | author=Gaigouria, Ganesh | archive-date=16 June 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616065341/https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/naveen-patnaik-odisha-loss-9393164/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo, Sarada Pradhan who were elected from the [[Dharmasala Assembly constituency|Dharmasala seat]], [[Mahanga Assembly constituency|Mahanga seat]] as independents, rejoined the BJP.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-05 |title=Expelled BJP leader Himanshu Sahoo joins party after defeating BJD candidate in Odisha polls {{!}} Sambad English |url=https://sambadenglish.com/expelled-bjp-leader-himanshu-sahoo-joins-party-after-defeating-bjd-candidate-in-odisha-polls/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |language=en-US |archive-date=26 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626114956/https://sambadenglish.com/expelled-bjp-leader-himanshu-sahoo-joins-party-after-defeating-bjd-candidate-in-odisha-polls/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Elections in Odisha]]
* [[2024 elections in India]]
* [[List of chief ministers of Odisha]]
* [[Government of Odisha]]
==Notes==
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==References==
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'''Kuttemperoor''' River is a 12 km long revived river which acts as a [[tributary]] of both the [[Pamba River|Pamba]] and the [[Achankovil]] rivers in the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Govindan|first=Santini|date=2017-11-16|title=Quiet flows the river|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/children/quiet-flows-the-river/article20192020.ece|access-date=2021-05-20|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-05-09|title=How a Kerala village panchayat revived a dying river|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/how-a-kerala-village-revived-a-dying-river-4639365/|access-date=2021-05-20|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> The River has its northern end in the Pamba and the southern end in the Achankovil river. The river has its northern end in the Pamba and the southern end in the Achankovil river.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-05-07|title=How 700 Kerala villagers waded through a dead river, cleansed it and brought it back to life in 70 days|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/how-700-kerala-villagers-waded-through-a-dead-river-cleansed-it-and-brought-it-back-to-life-in-70-days/story-6ZQbllXDeutd7eOsYWYBeN.html|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> It flows through the towns of [[Parumala]], [[Budhanoor]] and [[Ennakkad]]. When the water level at the [[Pamba River|Pamba]] is higher it flows from [[Pamba River|Pamba]] to [[Achankovil]] and when the [[Achankovil]] river has a higher water level it flows from [[Achankovil]] to Pamba.<ref name=newsminute>{{Cite web|date=2017-04-26|title=A river reborn: How 700 workers cleaned a once-still river in Kerala’s Alappuzha|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/river-reborn-how-700-workers-cleaned-once-still-river-kerala-s-alappuzha-61038|access-date=2021-05-20|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Source does not state clearly the river reverses direction.|date=September 2025}}


Before the Kuttemperoor River degraded about {{convert|25,000|acres|km2}} of paddy fields were irrigated and local traders used the river for transport.<ref name=newsminute/>

The Kuttemperoor River had degraded due to sand mining and dumping of septic and plastic waste. Once over 100 m wide by 2005 its width had decreased to 10{{ndash}}15 m.<ref name=newsminute/> [[Sand_theft#India|Sand mining continued]] after it was banned in the area in 1997.

A [[Stream restoration|rejuvenation project]] was launched in January 2017 under the [[Mahatma_Gandhi_National_Rural_Employment_Guarantee_Act,_2005|Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA)]] scheme. At a wage cost of around Rs 1 crore 700 women and men spent 40,000 man days cleaning up the river.<ref name=newsminute/>

As a result of the project the water flow returned to normal and the water level in wells increased improving local's previous acute water shortage; fish returned to the river, and residents of Budhanoor hope to be able to use the river's water for drinking and cooking in the future.<ref name=newsminute/>

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Dayashankar Tiwari

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox Indian politician
| office = President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]{{dash}}Nagpur City
| term_start = 14 May 2025
| term_end =
| president = [[Ravindra Chavan]]
| predecessor = Jitendra Kukde
| successor1 = Neeta Thakre
| office1 = [[List of mayors of Nagpur|Mayor of Nagpur]]
| term_start1 = 5 January 2021
| term_end1 = 4 March 2022
| predecessor1 = [[Sandip Joshi]]
| successor =
| father = Chandrashekhar Tiwari
}}
'''Dayashankar Tiwari''' is an [[Indian politician]] who served as 54th [[Mayor of Nagpur]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-05 |title=Dayashankar Tiwari 54th Mayor of Nagpur |url=https://thelivenagpur.com/2021/01/05/60219/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=The Live Nagpur |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chakraborty |first=Proshun |title=Dayashankar Tiwari elected 54th mayor of Nagpur |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/dayashankar-tiwari-elected-54th-mayor-of-nagpur/articleshow/80122378.cms |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
He is post graduate and has done [[Master of Arts]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=DAYASHANKAR CHANDRASHEKHAR TIWARI |url=https://myneta.info/mah2004/candidate.php?candidate_id=420 |website=MyNeta}}</ref> He was the nominee of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] for Mayor for [[Nagpur Municipal Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |last3= |first3= |title=Maharashtra: Dayashankar Tiwari elected mayor of Nagpur |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/maharashtra-dayashankar-tiwari-elected-mayor-of-nagpur/articleshow/80113714.cms |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=महाराष्ट्र : दयाशंकर तिवारी नागपुर के मेयर निर्वाचित |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/maharashtra/nagpur/maharashtra-dayashankar-tiwari-elected-mayor-of-nagpur/articleshow/80114893.cms |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref> He got 107 votes from 151 members.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=नागपुर में भाजपा के दयाशंकर तिवारी बने महापौर, मनीषा धावड़े उपमहापौर |url=https://www.bhaskarhindi.com//state/news/dayashankar-tiwari-becomes-the-mayor-of-nagpur-manisha-dhavade-deputy-mayor-in-nagpur-201955 |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=Dainik Bhaskar Hindi |language=hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dayashankar Tiwari is 54th Mayor of NMC |url=https://www.thehitavada.com/Encyc/2021/1/6/Dayashankar-Tiwari-is-54th-Mayor-of-NMC.amp.html |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=The Hitvada |language=en}}</ref> He is the successor of Sandeep Joshi after his resignation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-05 |title=BJP leader Dayashankar Tiwari elected new Nagpur Mayor |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bjp-leader-dayashankar-tiwari-elected-new-nagpur-mayor-7134243/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |last3= |first3= |title=Mayor Sandip Joshi resigns, Dayashankar Tiwari to be 54th mayor {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/mayor-sandip-joshi-resigns-dayashankar-tiwari-to-be-54th-mayor/articleshow/79841066.cms |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |last3= |first3= |title=Sandip Joshi makes way for Tiwari as city's 54th mayor {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/sandip-joshi-makes-way-for-tiwari-as-citys-54th-mayor/articleshow/79847474.cms |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=नागपुर के महापौर संदीप जोशी ने दिया इस्तीफा, बीजेपी के दयाशंकर तिवारी संभालेंगे कार्यभार |url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/state/maharashtra/nagpur-sandeep-joshi-resigns-dayashankar-tiwari-of-bjp-will-take-term-416656.html |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=TV9 Bharatvarsh |language=hi}}</ref>

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Maari (film)

2026-04-21T17:53:50Z

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{{Short description|2015 Indian film by Balaji Mohan}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Maari film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Balaji Mohan]]
| writer = Balaji Mohan
| producer = [[Listin Stephen]] [[Radhika Sarathkumar]] [[R. Sarathkumar]] [[Dhanush]]
| starring = {{plainlist|
*Dhanush
*[[Kajal Aggarwal]]
*[[Vijay Yesudas]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Om Prakash (cinematographer)|Om Prakash]]
| editing = [[Prasanna GK]]
| music = [[Anirudh Ravichander]]
| studio = [[Wunderbar Films]] [[Magic Frames]]
| distributor = Magic Frames
| released = {{Film date|2015|07|17|df=y}}
| runtime = 138 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Maari''''' is a 2015 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film|action]] [[crime film|crime]] [[comedy film]] written and directed by [[Balaji Mohan]], jointly produced by [[Listin Stephen]]'s Magic Frames and [[Dhanush]]'s [[Wunderbar Films]]. The film stars Dhanush and [[Kajal Aggarwal]], while [[Vijay Yesudas]], [[Robo Shankar]], [[Kalloori Vinoth]], [[Kaali Venkat]], and [[Mime Gopi]] play supporting roles. Dhanush plays Maari, a local gangster. This film also marks Vijay Yesudas's Tamil debut as an actor.

[[Anirudh Ravichander]] composed the film's soundtrack and score while [[Om Prakash (cinematographer)|Om Prakash]] and [[Prasanna GK|Prasanna G. K.]] undertook the film's cinematography and editing respectively. After being in [[pre-production]] phase since March 2014, [[principal photography]] began on 5 November 2014 and lasted till 15 March 2015. The film was released on 17 July 2015 to mixed reviews and performed well at the box office. A sequel titled ''[[Maari 2]]'' was released on 21 December 2018.

== Plot ==
Police Constable Arumugam talks to the new [[Sub-inspector|Sub-Inspector]], Arjun, about Maari, a local rowdy who rose to fame after killing a rival rowdy, Pandi. He wants to get evidence that Maari murdered Pandi so that he can put Maari behind bars. Maari is an irritating guy who, along with his henchmen Sanikilamai and Adithangi, constantly pesters the people in the area and [[extortion|extorts]] money from them. His main line of work is training [[pigeon racing|racing pigeons]]. His boss is Velu, a don who is also involved in the pigeon races and [[sandalwood]] [[smuggling]].

Maari constantly has fights with "Bird" Ravi, another local rowdy who is also working under Velu. One day, a lady named Sridevi enters the business, trying to open a [[boutique]] in Maari's area and Maari forcefully becomes her partner in the shop. He angers her after she loses a couple's order after Maari purposely increases their bill. Soon after, he started to annoy one of her customers. She goes to the police station and decides to help Arjun catch Maari by getting close to him, pretending to fall in love with him, and incriminating him with evidence of his confession. He had tried to kill the rival rowdy but failed. She shoots the talk with Maari in a drunken state, who describes the murder, 8 years before, Pandi killed one of Maari's pigeons, and Maari stabbed Up Pandi, who was killed later on by somebody else, for which Maari took credit. The next morning, Arjun arrests Maari.

Seven months later, when he is released, he discovers that the police also arrested Velu for sandalwood smuggling. The people discover that Arjun is a [[corruption in India|corrupt]] cop, and he and Ravi are working together and have arrested some people in the area under the pretext of smuggling to extort money and sent them to [[prison]]. Maari decides to take revenge on the duo. He first frees the local people from the extortion by Ravi's gang, while Sridevi apologizes to him and also falls in love with him for real. Sanikilamai reveals to Sridevi that Maari loved and cared for his pigeons since no one cared for him.

Later, Maari captures one of Arjun's smuggling vehicles and the driver, forcing Arjun to release Velu. Also, the people arrested for removing sandalwood get released, and the people respect Maari. When Arjun takes revenge by burning Maari's pigeon coop, which kills 10 of his pigeons, he gets angry. He goes to Arjun's sandalwood place and beats up Arjun, Ravi, and their henchmen. Ravi agrees to confess everything. Angered, Arjun stabs Ravi. Eventually, the [[Ministry of Finance (India)#Department of Revenue|Revenue Department]] arrives and arrests him after Aarumugam reveals his secrets to the department. Finally, Sridevi approaches Maari to confess her love to him, which he rejects, returning to pester the local people and extort them for cash.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Dhanush]] as Maari
* [[Kajal Aggarwal]] as Sridevi
* [[Vijay Yesudas]] as Inspector Arjun Kumar
* [[Robo Shankar]] as Sanikilamai
* [[Kalloori Vinoth]] as Robert (Adithangi)
* [[Kaali Venkat]] as Constable Aarumugam
* [[Shanmugarajan]] as Velu Anna
* [[Mime Gopi]] as "Bird" Ravi
* [[Supergood Subramani]] as TV Shop Owner
* [[Sriranjani (Tamil actress)|Sriranjani]] as Sridevi's mother
* [[Sampath Ram]] as Pandi
* [[R. S. G. Chelladurai|Chelladurai]] as Maari's supporter
* Azhagu as Anbu
* Raja Rani Pandian as Officer at Chennai Homing Pigeon Fanciers Club
* George Vijay Nelson as Ravi's henchman
* Sharath Ravi as Villager
* [[Anirudh Ravichander]] as himself in the song "Maari Thara Local" (Guest appearance)
* [[Baba Bhaskar]] (special appearance in the song "Maari Thara Local")<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OViH68fJUhM |title=Maari — Maari Thara Local Video Dhanush, Kajal Agarwal, Anirudh, Balaji Mohan |date=21 August 2015 |publisher=[[Sony Music India|SonyMusicSouthVEVO]] |access-date=28 October 2015 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/OViH68fJUhM |archive-date=14 February 2025 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[Balaji Mohan]] as himself (cameo appearance)
}}

== Production ==
The collaboration between Listin Stephen and [[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]]'s production house and director [[Balaji Mohan]] was first revealed in early January 2014, with [[Dhanush]] and [[Kajal Aggarwal]] being signed on to be a part of the "romantic entertainer".<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 January 2014 |title=Dhanush and Kajal Aggarwal team up |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/dhanush-and-kajal-aggarwal-team-up-news-tamil-objl4Rdabjgsi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312145628/http://www.sify.com/movies/dhanush-and-kajal-aggarwal-team-up-news-tamil-objl4Rdabjgsi.html |archive-date=12 March 2015 |access-date=12 March 2015 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> The first look poster released later indicated that Dhanush was a co-producer of the film.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=8 November 2014 |title=Dhanush's 27th film titled 'Maari' |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Dhanushs-27th-film-titled-Maari/articleshow/45077693.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312145845/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Dhanushs-27th-film-titled-Maari/articleshow/45077693.cms |archive-date=12 March 2015 |access-date=12 March 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Balaji Mohan wanted the film not to be a bilingual like his previous ventures as he found it difficult to shoot the same shot twice and to retain the same energy in both of them. He said in an interview in March 2014 that he narrated a one-liner to Dhanush, on whose consent, he would develop the complete script after releasing ''[[Vaayai Moodi Pesavum]]'' (2014), adding that this film would "definitely not be a love story".<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 March 2014 |title=No love left for Dhanush |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/dhanush-and-kajal-agarwal-to-team-up-for-balaji-mohans-next-after-vaayai-moodi-pesavum.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312145627/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/dhanush-and-kajal-agarwal-to-team-up-for-balaji-mohans-next-after-vaayai-moodi-pesavum.html |archive-date=12 March 2015 |access-date=12 March 2015 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> Dhanush said in early August 2014 that the project was in pre-production.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 August 2014 |title=Dhanush firms up Balaji Mohan film |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/dhanush-firms-up-balaji-mohan-film-news-tamil-oifpJ3jbgajaj.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312145625/http://www.sify.com/movies/dhanush-firms-up-balaji-mohan-film-news-tamil-oifpJ3jbgajaj.html |archive-date=12 March 2015 |access-date=12 March 2015 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> [[Anirudh Ravichander]] was selected as the film's music director, marking his fifth collaboration with Wunderbar Films. Prasanna, an assistant of [[A. Sreekar Prasad]], was signed in on as the film's editor while [[Om Prakash (cinematographer)|Om Prakash]] undertook the cinematography. R. K. Vijay Murugan was signed in on as the film's art director.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} On 7 November 2014, Mohan announced that the film was titled ''Maari''.<ref name=":0" />

Sources close to the film's unit said that Dhanush would be seen as a local slum chieftain for which he had to speak in a Madras accent.<ref name="Triplicane">{{Cite news |last=Karthik |first=Janani |date=3 February 2015 |title=Dhanush is a local slum chieftain in 'Maari' |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Dhanush-is-a-local-slum-chieftain-in-Maari/articleshow/46095359.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312150120/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Dhanush-is-a-local-slum-chieftain-in-Maari/articleshow/46095359.cms |archive-date=12 March 2015 |access-date=12 March 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Aggarwal, who was supposed to work with Dhanush in ''[[Polladhavan (2007 film)|Polladhavan]]'' (2007),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pudipeddi |first=Haricharan |date=26 January 2015 |title=Spoilt for choice |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/Spoilt-for-choice/articleshow/46023296.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312150349/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/south-masala/Spoilt-for-choice/articleshow/46023296.cms |archive-date=12 March 2015 |access-date=12 March 2015 |work=[[Bangalore Mirror]]}}</ref> was cast on Dhanush's insistence, who wanted to gain a foothold in Telugu cinema by cashing in on Aggarwal's stardom there.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 July 2014 |title=Dhanush's eyes now on Tollywood |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140721/entertainment-tollywood/article/dhanush%E2%80%99s-eyes-now-tollywood |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312150358/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140721/entertainment-tollywood/article/dhanush%E2%80%99s-eyes-now-tollywood |archive-date=12 March 2015 |access-date=12 March 2015 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> She said in an interview that she overcame her fear of birds due to her experiences with pigeons during the film's shoot.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Hemanth |date=29 January 2015 |title=Kajal Aggarwal has fear of birds! |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know-/Kajal-Aggarwal-has-fear-of-birds/articleshow/46056503.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312150346/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know-/Kajal-Aggarwal-has-fear-of-birds/articleshow/46056503.cms |archive-date=12 March 2015 |access-date=12 March 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Although Aggarwal was signed during the film's initial stages of production, she joined the sets in November 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 November 2014 |title=Kajal Aggarwal to team up with Dhanush soon |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Kajal-Aggarwal-to-team-up-with-Dhanush-soon/articleshow/45068903.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312150117/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Kajal-Aggarwal-to-team-up-with-Dhanush-soon/articleshow/45068903.cms |archive-date=12 March 2015 |access-date=12 March 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> [[Robo Shankar]], one of the cast of ''Vaayai Moodi Pesavum'', was signed in on for an important role.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tamil Dharani |title="VIJAY SIR DID NOT RECOGNISE ME..." – ROBO SHANKAR |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-actors/robo-shankar/an-interview-with-actor-robo-shankar-by-tamil-dharani.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204121909/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-actors/robo-shankar/an-interview-with-actor-robo-shankar-by-tamil-dharani.html |archive-date=4 December 2024 |access-date=21 January 2025 |website=Behindwoods.com}}</ref> Playback singer [[Vijay Yesudas]] joined the team in December 2014, making his debut as an actor in Tamil cinema.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 December 2014 |title=Vijay Yesudas to make his Tamil debut |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Vijay-Yesudas-to-make-his-Tamil-debut/articleshow/45471283.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141212014936/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Vijay-Yesudas-to-make-his-Tamil-debut/articleshow/45471283.cms |archive-date=12 December 2014 |access-date=11 December 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> He stated in late February 2015 that he would play the role of a police officer.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 February 2015 |title=Vijay Yesudas plays a cop in debut film |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vijay-Yesudas-plays-a-cop-in-debut-film/articleshow/46382565.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312150505/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vijay-Yesudas-plays-a-cop-in-debut-film/articleshow/46382565.cms |archive-date=12 March 2015 |access-date=12 March 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Anirudh made a [[cameo appearance]] in the film and joined its sets in mid March 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 March 2015 |title=Anirudh's special cameo in Dhanush's 'Maari' |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/anirudh-s-special-cameo-in-dhanush-s-maari-news-tamil-pdjj0xdigafgi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312163345/http://www.sify.com/movies/anirudh-s-special-cameo-in-dhanush-s-maari-news-tamil-pdjj0xdigafgi.html |archive-date=12 March 2015 |access-date=12 March 2015 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

[[Principal photography]] began on 4 November 2014 at [[T. Nagar]] in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 November 2014 |title=Dhanush Starts Shooting For Balaji's Next |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2014/Nov/06/dhanush-starts-shooting-for-balaji%E2%80%99s-next-679435.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120152326/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2014/Nov/06/dhanush-starts-shooting-for-balaji%E2%80%99s-next-679435.html |archive-date=20 January 2025 |access-date=19 January 2025 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 November 2014 |title=Dhanush starts shooting for Balaji Mohan |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/dhanush-starts-shooting-for-balaji-mohan-news-tamil-olfniebdaebag.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312152000/http://www.sify.com/movies/dhanush-starts-shooting-for-balaji-mohan-news-tamil-olfniebdaebag.html |archive-date=12 March 2015 |access-date=12 March 2015 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> The film's second schedule began on 25 November 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 November 2014 |title=Dhanush trashes 'Maari' rumours |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Dhanush-trashes-Maari-rumours/articleshow/45268030.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125074331/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Dhanush-trashes-Maari-rumours/articleshow/45268030.cms |archive-date=25 November 2014 |access-date=25 November 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Dhanush confirmed the completion of principal photography on 15 March 2015 through his Twitter page.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=577085311412387842 |user=dhanushkraja |title=#maari last day shoot :) was a great pleasure working with this superb team. Now have to shift mode to VIP teams next :) #spreadlove |author=Dhanush |author-link=Dhanush |access-date=21 January 2025 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/fDYhs |archive-date=21 January 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Main|Maari (soundtrack)}}
The soundtrack album was composed by [[Anirudh Ravichander]], with lyrics written by [[Dhanush]], [[Vignesh Shivan]] and [[Rokesh|G. Rokesh]]. The film marks the third collaboration between Dhanush and Anirudh Ravichander. The album was released on 7 June 2015 through the [[Sony Music India|Sony Music]] record label.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2015 |title=Maari (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/maari-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/998319386 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129095753/https://music.apple.com/us/album/maari-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/998319386 |archive-date=29 January 2022 |access-date=29 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

== Release ==
''Maari'' was released in theatres on 17 July 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 July 2015 |title=Dhanush-starrer 'Maari' gets U certificate |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/dhanush-starrer-maari-gets-u-certificate-115070800256_1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522100242/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/dhanush-starrer-maari-gets-u-certificate-115070800256_1.html |archive-date=22 May 2016 |access-date=21 January 2025 |work=[[Business Standard]] |language=en |agency=[[Press Trust of India]]}}</ref> Its television premiere took place on [[Star Vijay]] on 10 November 2015, during [[Diwali]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 November 2015 |title=Vijay TV to premiere Maari for Diwali |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/Vijay-TV-to-premiere-Maari-for-Diwali/articleshow/49645268.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108085814/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/Vijay-TV-to-premiere-Maari-for-Diwali/articleshow/49645268.cms |archive-date=8 November 2015 |access-date=6 October 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Reception ==

=== Critical reception ===
''Maari'' received mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 August 2017 |title=The Dhanush Interview: "Maari 2 will be definitely better than Maari in terms of content & emotions" |url=https://www.onlykollywood.com/the-dhanush-interview-maari-2-will-be-definitely-better-than-maari-in-terms-of-content-emotions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250324162810/https://www.onlykollywood.com/the-dhanush-interview-maari-2-will-be-definitely-better-than-maari-in-terms-of-content-emotions/ |archive-date=24 March 2025 |access-date=19 January 2025 |website=Only Kollywood |language=en}}</ref>

[[Baradwaj Rangan]] wrote for ''[[The Hindu]]'', "Save for the bits with [[Robo Shankar]], the writing is shockingly ordinary — lots of tells, very little show...Does making a mass movie mean that you forget to make an interesting one?"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=17 July 2015 |title=Maari: Some nice bits can't save a grindingly ordinary movie |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/maari-some-nice-bits-cant-save-a-grindingly-ordinary-movie/article7434590.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128100235/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/maari-some-nice-bits-cant-save-a-grindingly-ordinary-movie/article7434590.ece |archive-date=28 November 2016 |access-date=14 August 2015 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave 2 out of 5 and wrote, "If you, like many others, had been excited about ''Maari'' after watching its trailer, be prepared for disappointment. Almost all the worst bits from the film are already in the trailer and the film clearly lacks the crackling energy that we see in the trailer. Maari largely feels like one huge build-up without any proper pay-off".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suganth |first=M. |date=18 July 2015 |title=Maari Movie Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Maari/movie-review/48121489.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723043802/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Maari/movie-review/48121489.cms |archive-date=23 July 2015 |access-date=19 July 2015 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> [[NDTV]] wrote, "A couple of mass moments and some quirky humor apart, there's nothing in ''Maari'' to justify the much-anticipated Balaji Mohan- Dhanush collaboration".<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 July 2015 |title=Maari Movie Review |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/maari-movie-review-1154 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807113744/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/maari-movie-review-1154 |archive-date=7 August 2015 |access-date=14 August 2015 |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> [[Indo-Asian News Service]] wrote, "the director isn't capable of delivering a wholesome commercial entertainer with some story, some heroism and some cliches a la Dhanush's recent blockbuster ''Vella Illa Pattathari''. Except for the story, we get everything else from ''Maari'', and that's the smallest concern of the movie", with the critic adding that "Dhanush saves a very ordinary film".<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 July 2015 |title='Maari': Dhanush saves a very ordinary film (IANS Rating - **1/2) |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/maari-dhanush-saves-a-very-ordinary-film-ians-rating-1-2-115071800125_1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419210913/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/maari-dhanush-saves-a-very-ordinary-film-ians-rating-1-2-115071800125_1.html |archive-date=19 April 2016 |access-date=21 January 2025 |work=[[Business Standard]] |language=en |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]}}</ref>

[[Rediff.com]] gave 0.5 out of 5 and wrote, "Uninspiring and predictable, director Balaji Mohan's ''Maari'' is just another mass masala movie created to idolise its hero".<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2015 |title=Review: Maari is uninspiring |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-maari-is-uninspiring/20150720.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722151528/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-maari-is-uninspiring/20150720.htm |archive-date=22 July 2015 |access-date=14 August 2015 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote, "The director's attempt to go 'commercial' this time, concentrating more on his hero than the script, backfires. The film gives a sense of Deja vu throughout, the real interesting moments very few and far between", calling the film "a painless tedious experience, meant for hardcore Dhanush fans".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=19 July 2015 |title=Maari Meant Only for Hardcore Dhanush Junkies |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/Maari-Meant-Only-for-Hardcore-Dhanush-Junkies/2015/07/19/article2927974.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720224302/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/Maari-Meant-Only-for-Hardcore-Dhanush-Junkies/2015/07/19/article2927974.ece |archive-date=20 July 2015 |access-date=14 August 2015 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> [[Sify]] gave 1 out of 5 by saying Director Balaji Mohan has made the film with childish punch dialogues, slow-motion shots and an adrenaline flawless background score by Anirudh. It is a film that makes no bones, no pretenses about the fact that it is packaged for E audiences.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maari |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/maari-review--phrqqGbiegbbb.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719222353/http://www.sify.com/movies/maari-review--phrqqGbiegbbb.html |archive-date=19 July 2015 |access-date=19 July 2015 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

=== Box office ===
Despite the release of ''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]'', ''Maari'' collected {{INRConvert|20.1|c|year=2015}} in its opening weekend, the highest for a Dhanush film to that point.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 July 2015 |title=Maari box office collection: Dhanush's biggest opening till date |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/maari-dhanushs-biggest-opening-till-date-anirudh-balaji-mohan-kajal-aggarwal-robo-shnakar-283684-2015-07-21 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203025646/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/maari-dhanushs-biggest-opening-till-date-anirudh-balaji-mohan-kajal-aggarwal-robo-shnakar-283684-2015-07-21 |archive-date=3 February 2024 |access-date=27 June 2019 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> A week later, it reportedly grossed {{INRConvert|50|c|year=2015}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cain |first=Rob |date=28 July 2015 |title=Dhanush's 'Maari' Mints Him An $8 Million / 50 Crore Box Office Birthday Gift |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2015/07/28/danushs-maari-mints-him-an-8-million-50-crore-box-office-birthday-gift/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729044434/http://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2015/07/28/danushs-maari-mints-him-an-8-million-50-crore-box-office-birthday-gift/ |archive-date=29 July 2015 |access-date=21 January 2025 |website=[[Forbes]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Accolades ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Awards
! scope="col" | Date of ceremony{{efn|Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}}
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Reference column heading}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Edison Awards (India)|Edison Awards]]
|14 February 2016
|Best Mass Hero
|[[Dhanush]]
|{{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yuttha Medai 2015 winners performs at 9th Edison Award 2016 |url=http://www.astroulagam.com.my/KollywoodMasala/articledetails/tabid/4719/articleId/1812/9th-Edison-Award-2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704075224/http://www.astroulagam.com.my/KollywoodMasala/articledetails/tabid/4719/articleId/1812/9th-Edison-Award-2016 |archive-date=4 July 2017 |access-date=18 February 2026 |website=[[Astro (company)|Astro Ulagam]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Edison Awards 2016 |url=http://www.edisonawards.in/pages/pompous-occasion-details.php?id=28 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706091650/http://www.edisonawards.in/pages/pompous-occasion-details.php?id=28 |archive-date=6 July 2017 |access-date=18 February 2026 |website=[[Edison Awards (India)|Edison Awards]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite episode |title=9th Edison Awards |series=Edison Awards |network=[[Astro (company)|Astro]] |date=14 February 2016 |location=[[Kuala Lumpur]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[63rd Filmfare Awards South|18 June 2016]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil|Best Music Director – Tamil]]
|[[Anirudh Ravichander]]
|{{Nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2016 |title=Nominations for the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South) |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-of-the-63rd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-13750.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704080341/http://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-of-the-63rd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-13750.html |archive-date=4 July 2017 |access-date=18 February 2026 |website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |date=18 June 2016 |title=Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South) |url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-63rd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-13996.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704080550/http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-63rd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-13996.html |archive-date=4 July 2017 |access-date=18 February 2026 |website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4" |[[IIFA Utsavam]]
| rowspan="4" |[[1st IIFA Utsavam|24–25 January 2016]]
|Performance in a Comic Role – Tamil
|[[Robo Shankar]]
|{{Nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=IIFA Utsavam 2015 Nominees — Tamil |url=http://www.iifautsavam.com/nominees-tam.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704081611/http://www.iifautsavam.com/nominees-tam.html |archive-date=4 July 2017 |access-date=18 February 2026 |website=[[IIFA Utsavam]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=IIFA Utsavam 2015 |url=http://iifautsavam.com/awards.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704081617/http://iifautsavam.com/awards.html |archive-date=4 July 2017 |access-date=18 February 2026 |website=[[IIFA Utsavam]]}}</ref>
|-
|Best Music Director – Tamil
|[[Anirudh Ravichander]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Lyricist – Tamil
|[[Dhanush]] – ("Don'u Don'u Don'u")
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil
|[[Anirudh Ravichander]] – ("Don'u Don'u Don'u")
|{{Nom}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[South Indian International Movie Awards]]
|[[5th South Indian International Movie Awards|30 June–1 July 2016]]
|Best Actor in a Negative Role – Tamil
|[[Vijay Yesudas]]
|{{Nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners List — Tamil |url=http://siima.in/2016/winners.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704085942/http://siima.in/2016/winners.html |archive-date=4 July 2017 |access-date=18 February 2026 |website=[[South Indian International Movie Awards]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |date=31 May 2016 |title=SIIMA 2016 nominations creates huge buzz! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/siima-2016-nominations-creates-huge-buzz-news-tamil-qf5obVhhfggai.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704090224/http://www.sify.com/movies/siima-2016-nominations-creates-huge-buzz-news-tamil-qf5obVhhfggai.html |archive-date=4 July 2017 |access-date=18 February 2026 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite episode |title=5th South Indian International Movie Awards |series=South Indian International Movie Awards |network=[[Sun TV Network]] |year=2016 |location=[[Singapore]]}}</ref>
|}

== Controversies ==
Former health minister and politician [[Anbumani Ramadoss]], criticised Dhanush for portraying on-screen smoking in this film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2015 |title=Anbumani takes on Dhanush for on-screen smoking, remember the Ramdoss-Rajini face off? |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/anbumani-takes-dhanush-screen-smoking-remember-ramdoss-rajini-face-30803 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250417062501/https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/anbumani-takes-dhanush-screen-smoking-remember-ramdoss-rajini-face-30803 |archive-date=17 April 2025 |access-date=21 January 2025 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> Replying to this Dhanush, in an interview, stated "It is a call taken by the director of the film. The script and my character of a local thug demanded such a sequence in the film. But in real life, I don't smoke. And I request my fans to take that as inspiration and not to smoke, and give up smoking if they are smokers."<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 July 2015 |title=I don't smoke in real life: Dhanush |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/150717/entertainment-bollywood/article/i-don%25E2%2580%2599t-smoke-real-life-dhanush |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130100903/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/150717/entertainment-bollywood/article/i-don%2525E2%252580%252599t-smoke-real-life-dhanush |archive-date=30 January 2020 |access-date=30 January 2020 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>

== Sequel ==
A sequel titled ''[[Maari 2]]'', again directed by Balaji Mohan and starring Dhanush, was released on 21 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Maari 2' to release on December 21 |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/maari-2-to-release-on-december-21-imagegallery-kollywood-sliqelhdbjaii.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227154855/https://www.sify.com/movies/maari-2-to-release-on-december-21-imagegallery-kollywood-sliqelhdbjaii.html |archive-date=27 December 2020 |access-date=17 April 2025 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
The glasses used by Dhanush in ''Maari'' is a single original piece. There is only one piece of the exact specification of roundness and measurement, and no duplicate or spare version of the glasses exists. The makers of ''Maari'' carefully preserved the glasses for use in its sequel.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1072852216703213569 |user=wunderbarfilms |title=Fun Facts & Trivia from #Maari2 Every day! #Maari2Trivia #MaariGlasses |author=Wunderbar Films |author-link=Wunderbar Films |date=12 December 2018 |access-date=21 January 2025 |language=en |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250121123416/https://x.com/wunderbarfilms/status/1072852216703213569 |archive-date=21 January 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> The outfits worn by Dhanush in this film became popular after its release.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maari Flower Shirts For Mens: Buy Shirts Online at Best Prices |url=https://www.clubfactory.com/amp/maari-flower-shirts-for-mens |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130095940/https://www.clubfactory.com/amp/maari-flower-shirts-for-mens |archive-date=30 January 2020 |access-date=30 January 2020 |website=ClubFactory.com |language=en}}</ref> Robo Shankar parodied Dhanush's character in the film ''[[Mannar Vagaiyara]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 June 2018 |title=Mannar Vagaiyara |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/mannar-vagaiyara/articleshow/64696528.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250121123620/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/mannar-vagaiyara/articleshow/64696528.cms |archive-date=21 January 2025 |access-date=21 January 2025 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

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Mirdaul

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{{Short description|Rural village in Bihar}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}}

{{Infobox village
| name = Mirdaul
| settlement_type = Rural village
| mapframe = yes
| coor_pinpoint = 26.4491N 87.0693W
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = [[Araria]]
| government_type = [[Panchayat]]
| leader_title = [[Sarpanch]]
| leader_name = Asharfi Ram
| area_total_ha = 1260
| population_total = 11381
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time]]
| blank_name_sec1 = Literacy rate
| blank_info_sec1 = 41.6%
| blank1_name_sec1 = Pincode
| blank1_info_sec1 = 854335
| blank_name_sec2 = Languages
| blank_info_sec2 = [[Maithili language|Maithili]], [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]] and [[Thēthi|Thethi]]
| footnotes = https://indiamapia.com/Araria/Mirdaul.html, https://villageinfo.org/village/221534, https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/221534-mirdaul-bihar.html,
}}

'''Mirdaul''' is a rural village in [[Araria district]], [[Bihar]]. It is located in the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]]. Mirdaul has a total population of 11,381, of which 6,216 are male and 5,615 are female.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Mirdaul Village Population - Narpatganj - Araria, Bihar |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/221534-mirdaul-bihar.html |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref> The [[sarpanch]] of the village [[Panchayati raj|panchayat]] is Asharfi Ram, while their MLA constituency, [[Narpatganj Assembly constituency|Narpatganj assembly constituency]], is represented by [[Devanti Yadav]], and Mirdaul’s MP constituency, [[Araria Lok Sabha constituency|Araria parliamentary constituency]], is represented by [[Pradeep Kumar Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Araria Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result: Candidates Profiles, Map, Total Votes, Past Results {{!}} Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/bihar/araria |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Narpatganj Election Result 2020 LIVE: Narpatganj MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia |url=https://www.oneindia.com/narpatganj-assembly-elections-br-46/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=www.oneindia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gram Panchayat (ग्राम पंचायत): MIRDAUL (मिरदौल ) |url=https://localbodydata.com/gram-panchayat-mirdaul-93777 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=localbodydata.com}}</ref>
[[File:Bihar_district_location_map_Araria.svg|thumb|Location map of Araria district in Bihar, India, where Mirdaul is located.]]
Mirdaul’s total area is around 1,260 hectares, which is 3,110 acres.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mirdaul Village (Pincode: 854335), Narpatganj, Araria {{!}} Bihar {{!}} – Population, Area, Nearby Villages, Assembly & Parliament Constituency |url=https://villageinfo.org/village/221534 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=villageinfo.org}}</ref> The literacy rate of the village is 41.6%, with common languages spoken including [[Maithili language|Maithili]], [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]] and [[Thēthi|Thethi]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mirdaul, Narpatganj, Araria, Bihar, India - Geolysis Local |url=https://geolysis.com/p/in/br/araria/narpatganj/mirdaul |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=geolysis.com}}</ref>

The village of Mirdaul follows [[Indian Standard Time|IST (Indian Standard Time)]], and the village’s pin-code is 854335. Nearby towns and villages include Belwa, [[Ajitnagar]], Belsandi, Gokhulpur, Pithaura and [[Mirzapur]]. The nearest city to Mirdaul is [[Forbesganj]], which is approximately 34 kilometres away.<ref name=":1" />

Notable people include Amit Kumar Das, the founder of [[Moti Babu Institute of Technology]], NRI businessman, Bihar Asmita Samman awardee, and software entrepreneur residing in [[Sydney|Sydney, Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sengupta |first=J. |date=2014-10-31 |title=Son of soil plans two schools in Araria - Quality education & state-of-the-art institutions on mind of software company owner |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/son-of-soil-plans-two-schools-in-araria-quality-education-state-of-the-art-institutions-on-mind-of-software-company-owner/cid/1539687 |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Telegraph India}}</ref>

== See also ==
[[List of villages in Araria district]]

[[Araria district|Araria District]]

== References ==

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Togdan Rinpoche

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{{Short description|Indian lama of Tibetan Buddhism (1938–2023)}}
{{Infobox religious biography
| reincarnation of = Togdan Tulku
| birth_place = [[Durbuk]], [[Ladakh]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| religion = [[Buddhism]]
| website = {{URL|http://togdanrinpoche.com}}
| teacher = [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]
| location = [[Ladakh]], [[India]]
| image = Togdan Rinpoche in 2014.jpg
| birth_date = 1938
| death_date = {{Death date and age|May 23, 2023|1938}}
}}
'''Togdan Rinpoche''' (1938 – May 24, 2023) was an Indian lama of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. He was enthroned as the leader of [[Drikung Kagyu]] lineage for [[Ladakh]] in 1943<ref>{{Cite book |title=Cultural Heritage Ladakh Himalaya |last=Singh Jina |first=Prem |publisher=Kalpaz Publication |year=2009 |isbn=978-8178357454 |pages=209}}</ref> and served as the Head Lama for all Tibetan Buddhist lineages in Ladakh. Togdan Rinpoche was {{cn-span|one of the most senior lamas|date=March 2024}} of the [[Drikung Kagyu]] and [[Nyingma]] lineages.

In addition to being an accomplished spiritual leader, Rinpoche played an active role in politics from the 1960s when he was elected as the first leader of the ''Ladakh Action Committee,'' until 2003 when he resigned from his post as the ''Minister of State for Ladakh Affairs and Planning''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lotuskingtrust.com/?page_id=74 |title=H.E. Togden Rinpoche {{!}} Political Life |website=Lotus King Trust |access-date=2016-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226054618/http://lotuskingtrust.com/?page_id=74 |archive-date=2016-12-26 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Appearances ==
Togdan Rinpoche has appeared in two documentary films,<ref>{{cite web |title=His Eminence Choje Togdan Rinpoche |website=Drikung Kyobpa Choling |url=https://www.drikungkc.org/choje-togdan-rinpoche |access-date=2024-03-10}}</ref> including ''Yogis of Tibet''<ref>{{imdb title|1429400|Yogis of Tibet}}.</ref> and ''The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life''.<ref>{{imdb title|0227652|The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life}}.</ref> Rinpoche can also be seen in archive footage from 1965 in a Long Life Prayer for [[Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje|Dudjom Rinpoche]], Rinpoche's root teacher.<ref>{{YouTube | BD5MLrIiQNQ | 敦珠林巴影片長壽灌頂 }}.</ref>

== Rinchen Terdzö ==
Togdan Rinpoche was a lineage holder for the teaching cycle of [[Jamgon Kongtrul|Jamgon Kongtrul the Great]], ''Treasury of Precious Treasures'' and sponsored one of the most important transmission of this cycle that takes up to 6 months to transmit<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Rinchen_Terdz%C3%B6 |title=Rinchen Terdzö |website=Rigpa Wiki |access-date=2016-12-25}}</ref> in [[Rewalsar, India|Tso Pema]] by his root teacher [[Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje|Dudjom Rinpoche]] in 1965.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Light of Fearless Indestructible Wisdom: The Life and Legacy of H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche |last=Dongyal |first=Tsewang |publisher=Snow Lion Publications |year=2008 |isbn=978-1559393041 |pages=132}}</ref> He since then completed several transmissions of this highly regarded teaching cycle.

== Terma ==
In accord with the [[Terma (religion)|Terma]] tradition of the Tibetan Buddhism and particularly the [[Nyingma]] order, Togdan Rinpoche was a ''[[Tertön|terton]]'' and revealed the ''[[Padma Gyalpo]] Heart Essence Sadhana'', which have been recently{{when?|date=September 2023}} translated into English and Chinese.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} The teaching cycle was authenticated by [[Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje|Dudjom Rinpoche]] during the time he was the supreme leader of the [[Nyingma]] order. He died on May 24, 2023, at the age of 85.<ref>{{Cite web |title=H.E. Ladakh Chosjey Togdan Rinpoche passed away |website=Drikung Europe |url=https://drikung-europe.org/togdan-rinpoche-passed-away/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |language=de}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{official|http://togdanrinpoche.com/}}

{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Buddhism in Ladakh]]

V. S. Matheswaran

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{{Short description|Indian Politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = V. S. Matheswaran
| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = 4 June 2024
| constituency = [[Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency|Namakkal]]
| predecessor = [[A.K.P. Chinraj]]
| party = [[Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi]]
| image =
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| source = [https://sansad.in/ls/members/biographyM/5542?from=members]
}}
'''V. S. Matheswaran''' is an Indian politician. He is a member of [[Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi]] party.<ref>{{Cite news | date=2024-06-04 |title=Tamil Nadu (TN) Election Results 2024 highlights: DMK wins Coimbatore seat |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/tamil-nadu-election-results-2024-live/article68214706.ece |access-date=2024-06-05 |newspaper=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He has been elected to Lok Sabha from [[Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Namakkal Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Lok Sabha Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MP, Margin |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/namakkal-election-result-2024-live-updates-highlights-lok-sabha-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mp-margin-8918764.html |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Grassroots workers {{!}} Rooted in the masses">{{cite news|title=Grassroots workers {{!}} Rooted in the masses|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-grassroots-workers-rooted-in-the-masses-2565853-2024-07-13|accessdate=1 June 2025|publisher=India Today|date=13 July 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250601170808/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-grassroots-workers-rooted-in-the-masses-2565853-2024-07-13|archivedate=1 June 2025|language=en}}</ref>

== Electoral performance ==
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{{#section-h:Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency|General Elections 2024}}

{{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Namakkal<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf |access-date= 30 Apr 2022 |archive-date= 30 Apr 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430083638/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf |title=Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu|website=www.elections.tn.gov.in}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[K. P. P. Baskar]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=89,076 |percentage=45.81% |change=-10.53 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Chezhian |party=Indian National Congress |votes=75,542 |percentage=38.85% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate='''V. S. Matheswaran''' |party=Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi |votes=10,506 |percentage=5.40% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Elango |party=Tamil Maanila Congress |votes=4,341 |percentage=2.23% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=3,828 |percentage=1.97% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Rajendran |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=2,751 |percentage=1.41% |change=+0.14 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=E. Duraisamy |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=2,751 |percentage=1.41% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Loganathan |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=2,729 |percentage=1.40% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Murugan |party=Independent politician |votes=997 |percentage=0.51% |change= ''New'' }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,534 |percentage=6.96% |change=-14.17% }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=194,441 |percentage=80.14% |change= -1.91% }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 242,615 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -10.53% }}
{{Election box end}}

== See also ==

* [[Namakkal]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]

== References ==

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Rahil Azam

2026-04-10T11:59:33Z

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{{Short description|Indian actor and model (born 1981)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rahil Azam
| image = Rahil Azam.jpg
| image_size =
| alt = Rahil Azam
| caption = Rahil Azam
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|09|25}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India<ref>{{cite web|last=Features |first=Express |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/article21512.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525200602/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/article21512.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 May 2014 |title=Best wishes for bangalore — Rahil Azam |publisher=Newindianexpress.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-27}}</ref>
| alma_mater = [[Clarence High School (India)]], [[B.M.S. College of Engineering]], [[B.M.S. Institute of Technology and Management]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Model}}
| years_active = 1999–present
| known_for = ''[[Hatim (TV series)|Hatim]]'' and Achanak 37 Saal Baad
}}

'''Rahil Azam''' (born 25 September 1981) is an Indian actor and model, best known for his roles as Hatim in ''[[Hatim (TV series)|Hatim]]'', Nakul in ''[[CID (Indian TV series)|CID]]'', JD in ''[[Tu Aashiqui]],'' [[Deputy superintendent of police|DSP]] Anubhav Singh in ''[[Maddam Sir]],'' and Rahul/Ajinkya in ''[[Achanak 37 Saal Baad]]''.

==Early life and education==
Azam was born on 25 September 1981 in [[Bengaluru|Bangalore]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiascanner.com/rahil-azam-to-enter-in-saraswatichandra-84632|title=Rahil Azam To Enter In Saraswatichandra|work=India Scanner |date=3 July 2013 |accessdate=3 October 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630213953/http://indiascanner.com/rahil-azam-to-enter-in-saraswatichandra-84632 |archivedate=30 June 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Azam did his schooling at [[Clarence High School (India)|Clarence High School]] and graduated in [[software engineering]] from [[B.M.S. College of Engineering]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/jan122007/citytoday1810462007111.asp|title=High on acting - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition|publisher=|accessdate=3 October 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204955/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/jan122007/citytoday1810462007111.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1999, Azam came to [[Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Rathore |first=Vipasha |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/television/article8843.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303170724/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/television/article8843.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 March 2014 |title=Different strokes of Rahil Azam |publisher=Newindianexpress.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-24}}</ref> to pursue his engineering career. He took acting classes for three months.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-dont-sulk-for-too-long-says-Rahil-Azam/articleshow/4021517.cms |title=I don't sulk for too long says Rahil Azam |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2009-01-24 |accessdate=2015-03-27 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404082204/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-dont-sulk-for-too-long-says-Rahil-Azam/articleshow/4021517.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

He is also employed in his family business in Bangalore.<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Rahil-Azam-is-back-on-TV/articleshow/45732106.cms|title=Rahil Azam is back on TV|work=The Times of India|accessdate=3 October 2015|archive-date=1 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501200006/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Rahil-Azam-is-back-on-TV/articleshow/45732106.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==
Azam had started his career as a software engineer. After shifting to Mumbai, he started his career as a model.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/rahils-roles/article1432436.ece |title=Rahil's roles - VIJW |work=The Hindu |date=2008-12-27 |accessdate=2015-10-24 |archive-date=19 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919103551/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/rahils-roles/article1432436.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> He then made his television debut in 2001 with the role of a romantic boy, Akash Kapoor, in the daily soap ''Ek Tukdaa Chaand Ka''. The story revolves around a small-town girl who follows her lover into the city but is then ditched by him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011021/spectrum/tv.htm|title=The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Television|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=24 August 2019|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128114743/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011021/spectrum/tv.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/mukul-dev-replaces-raaheil-in-ek-tukda-chand |title=Mukul Dev replaces Raaheil in Ek Tukda Chand |publisher=Media247.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-10-24 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053856/http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/mukul-dev-replaces-raaheil-in-ek-tukda-chand |url-status=live }}</ref> Later, he appeared in episodic roles in the horror show ''[[Ssshhhh...Koi Hai]]'' on [[StarPlus|Star Plus]]. After that, he did another horror show, ''[[Achanak 37 Saal Baad]]''.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} Azam also appeared in ''[[Bhabhi (TV series)|Bhabhi]]'' as Rakesh.

In 2003, Azam played the lead role in Sagar Films' adventure-fantasy drama series ''Hatim'' on Star Plus. The story begins with the birth of [[Hatim al-Tai|Hatim]], the son of the Emperor of Yemen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/I-consider-myself-fortunate-Hatim-/articleshow/3066637.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140211064007/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-24/news-interviews/27749414_1_rahil-azam-role-mad-man|url-status=live|archive-date=11 February 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=I consider myself fortunate: Hatim|access-date=3 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040104/spectrum/tv.htm|title=The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Television|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=24 August 2019|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128115307/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040104/spectrum/tv.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Later, in May 2004, Azam featured in the lead role of Ashmit Malhotra in Vipul D. Shah's drama show ''[[Ye Meri Life Hai]]'', for which he was nominated for the Best Actor in a Negative role (Male) at the [[Indian Telly Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-my-fans-prayers-brought-me-back-rahil-azim-1502|title=My fans' prayers brought me back: Rahil Azim|work=Daily News & Analysis|date=2005-09-09|accessdate=2015-10-03|archive-date=25 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525200125/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-my-fans-prayers-brought-me-back-rahil-azim-1502|url-status=live}}</ref> After this, he played the role of Suraj Kiran in ''[[Saarrthi]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Rahil-Azam-to-play-the-parallel-lead-in-Saraswatichandra/articleshow/20874009.cms |title=Rahil Azam to play the parallel lead in Saraswatichandra! |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2013-07-02 |accessdate=2015-03-27 |archive-date=17 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317101052/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Rahil-Azam-to-play-the-parallel-lead-in-Saraswatichandra/articleshow/20874009.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2005, he appeared in an episodic role in ''[[C.I.D. (Indian TV series)|C.I.D]]'', where he played the negative character of Nakul, ACP Pradyuman (played by [[Shivaji Satam]])'s son. Azam's character returned to C.I.D. on 2 January 2015, to take revenge on his father as a terrorist in the episode "Nakul Returns".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/CID-Rahil-Azam-returns-to-the-show/articleshow/45699177.cms|title='CID': Rahil Azam returns to the show|work=The Times of India|accessdate=3 October 2015|archive-date=5 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105135319/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/CID-Rahil-Azam-returns-to-the-show/articleshow/45699177.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/television/acp-pradyuman-s-son-rahil-azam-returns-to-cid/article1-1301731.aspx|title=ACP Pradyuman's son Rahil Azam returns to CID|work=hindustantimes.com/|accessdate=3 October 2015|archive-date=9 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609070056/http://www.hindustantimes.com/television/acp-pradyuman-s-son-rahil-azam-returns-to-cid/article1-1301731.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In August 2006, Azam featured as the male lead in Hats Off Productions' drama series ''[[Resham Dankh]]'', wherein he portrayed the role of Aditya Balraj, a business tycoon, opposite [[Mouli Ganguly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060814/asp/calcutta/story_6609510.asp |title=Raahil Azim and Mouli Ganguly in Resham Dankh |publisher=Telegraphindia.com |date=2006-08-14 |accessdate=2015-10-24}}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The show is based on the [[Gujarat]]i magazine Chitralekha. It is the story of a successful business tycoon who has a silk business and a happy family but with a twist. Aditya gives himself up to police stating that he had committed a murder. As soon as he enters the prison he decides to write memoirs through a story.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060813/spectrum/tv.htm |title=Resham Dankh - Soap with a bubble |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-24 |archive-date=31 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731031146/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060813/spectrum/tv.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2007, Azam was chosen to play the pivotal role in [[Contiloe Entertainment]]'s [[Horror film|horror]] television series ''[[Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai]]'', where he portrayed the role of Aryaamaan, a protector who saves people from the dark forces, in a special series named Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai - Aryaamaan.<ref>[http://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2007/jul/19801.htm Raahil's back]</ref>

In 2008, Azam was approached to play the dual characters of a woman and man as a split personality in Ratna Sinha's show ''[[Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na]]'', for which he received a nomination in the Best Actor category at the [[Indian Television Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Rahil-to-dance-on-Madhuris-hit-number/articleshow/3053860.cms |title=Rahil to dance on Madhuri's hit number |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2008-05-20 |accessdate=2015-03-27 |archive-date=19 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319172211/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Rahil-to-dance-on-Madhuris-hit-number/articleshow/3053860.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/I-have-to-better-Rahil-Azam/articleshow/3042267.cms|title='I have to better Rahil Azam' - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=24 August 2019|archive-date=14 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814201610/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/I-have-to-better-Rahil-Azam/articleshow/3042267.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2009, Azam was approached for the lead role of Raka in Sunil Vohra's show ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta (TV series)|Seeta Aur Geeta]]'', but he was out of the show due to [[Malaria]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Was-Rahil-kicked-out/articleshow/4463223.cms |title=Was Rahil kicked out? |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2009-04-30 |accessdate=2015-03-27 |archive-date=17 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317101131/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Was-Rahil-kicked-out/articleshow/4463223.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Thereafter he played the lead role of Abhimanyu Mishra in [[Sahara One]]'s TV show ''[[List of programs broadcast by Sahara One|Mr. & Mrs. Mishra]]''. The show is about a team of UNIT 9 cops who specialise in solving complicated cases. ''Mr. & Mrs. Mishra'' explores a different aspect of crime and investigation.<ref name="abcd">{{cite web |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120919/ttlife1.htm |title=The Mystery Man Rahil Azam Interview |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-27 |archive-date=15 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915091219/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120919/ttlife1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/what-replaces-bidaai/story-OgeuF5QWckM8KQQbo3MZBN.html |title=What replaces Bidaai? |publisher=Hindustantimes.com |date=2010-10-22 |accessdate=2015-10-24 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080822/http://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/what-replaces-bidaai/story-OgeuF5QWckM8KQQbo3MZBN.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Rahil Azam and Manasi Parekh Gohil.jpg|220px|thumbnail|right|Azam and Manasi Parekh at the launch of Gulaal]]
In 2010, Azam featured as the male lead in [[Sphere Origins]]'s drama show ''Gulaal'', where he portrayed the role of Vasant, opposite [[Manasi Parekh]]. It is the story of a young girl, Gulaal, who is very lively and positive in life. She has a unique gift of finding water in the dry lands of a desert. A neighbouring village has been facing a harsh and long drought. Vasant learns of Gulaal's gift and makes it his mission to find Gulaal. Eventually their love blossoms and they get married.<ref name="abcd"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/gulaal-proved-innocent-114844968.html|title=Gulaal to be proved innocent|website=in.news.yahoo.com|access-date=27 October 2015|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305134158/https://in.news.yahoo.com/gulaal-proved-innocent-114844968.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2012, Azam was chosen to play the pivotal role of Dr. Yudhistir in Fireworks Productions' suspense/thriller series ''Hum Ne Li Hai... Shapath'', opposite [[Sargun Mehta]]. The story revolves around a murder that took place at a [[rave]] party.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Sargun-Mehta-and-Rahil-Azam-in-Hum-Ne-Li-Hai-Shapath/articleshow/14687316.cms |title=Rahil Azam in Hum Ne Li Hai Shapath |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2012-07-05 |accessdate=2015-03-27 |archive-date=15 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515024237/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Sargun-Mehta-and-Rahil-Azam-in-Hum-Ne-Li-Hai-Shapath/articleshow/14687316.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

Near the end of the year, Azam essayed the negative role of Zara's ([[Rati Pandey]]) husband, Malik Khan. He started shooting for the show on 12 September 2012, where his character had mysterious shades and is said to be loosely inspired by [[Aamir Khan]]'s character in [[Fanaa (2006 film)|''Fanaa'']].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/rahil-azam-to-enter-hitler-didi/articleshow/16362984.cms |title=Rahil Azam to enter Hitler Didi |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2012-09-12 |accessdate=2015-03-27 |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130121517/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/rahil-azam-to-enter-hitler-didi/articleshow/16362984.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150927/entertainment-tvmusic/article/%E2%80%98people-still-ask-me-about-hatim%E2%80%99|title=People still ask me about Hatim|first=natasha|last=coutinho|date=28 September 2015|website=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=24 October 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125147/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150927/entertainment-tvmusic/article/%E2%80%98people-still-ask-me-about-hatim%E2%80%99|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2013, Azam was approached for the role of Vanraj in [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]'s show ''[[Saraswatichandra (TV series)|Saraswatichandra]]'', but he was out of the show and replaced by [[Anshul Trivedi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Aanshul-Trivedi-in-Rahil-Azam-out-of-Saraswatichandra/articleshow/20969820.cms |title=Aanshul Trivedi in; Rahil Azam out of Saraswatichandra? |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2013-07-08 |accessdate=2015-03-27 |archive-date=14 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014053113/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Aanshul-Trivedi-in-Rahil-Azam-out-of-Saraswatichandra/articleshow/20969820.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2015, Azam essayed the negative role of Dansh – the head of Naagvansh, in [[Arvind Babbal]]'s mytho-thriller show ''[[Maha Kumbh: Ek Rahasaya, Ek Kahani]]'' on [[Life OK]]. The story revolves around the fight between the Garudas and Naagvansh, where the Garudas unite to protect [[Amrita|Amrit]], while the evil Naags arrive to take the Amrit.<ref>{{cite web |author=Natasha Coutinho |url=http://www.asianage.com/tv/people-still-ask-me-about-hatim-467 |title=People still ask me about Hatim |publisher=Asianage.com |date=2015-09-25 |accessdate=2015-10-24 |archive-date=3 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203140908/https://www.asianage.com/tv/people-still-ask-me-about-hatim-467 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Following the programme's end, Azam featured as the male lead role of Chander opposite [[Umang Jain]] in [[Life OK]]'s mini-series ''[[Ek Tha Chander Ek Thi Sudha]]'', an adaptation of the popular 1949 Hindi novel, [[Gunahon Ka Devta (novel)|Gunahon Ka Devta]] by [[Dharamvir Bharati]]. It is the story of a young and mischievous Sudha and researcher Chandar who is a protege of her father. The bond that Chandar and Sudha share is that of two good-humoured, inseparable friends, and neither understands that their relationship may have a name.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/A-story-that-redefined-love-for-an-entire-generation/articleshow/48756454.cms|title=A story that redefined love for an entire generation|work=The Times of India|accessdate=3 October 2015|archive-date=4 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904055915/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/A-story-that-redefined-love-for-an-entire-generation/articleshow/48756454.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/always-wanted-to-adapt-gunahon-ka-devta-ashwin-dheer-115091600634_1.html |title=Always wanted to adapt 'Gunahon Ka Devta': Ashwin Dheer |publisher=Business-standard.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-24 |archive-date=26 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926173943/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/always-wanted-to-adapt-gunahon-ka-devta-ashwin-dheer-115091600634_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

From 2017 to 2018, he played the role of Jayant Dhanrajgir in the [[Colors TV]]'s show ''[[Tu Aashiqui]]''. In February 2020, he appeared in [[Star Plus]]'s ''[[Dil Jaise Dhadke... Dhadakne Do]]'' as Shivraj "Devguru" Singh.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/video/shruti-seth-and-rahil-azam-to-be-seen-together-in-dil-jaise-dhadke-dhadakne-do-1639545-2020-01-23|title=Shruti Seth and Rahil Azam to be seen together in Dil Jaise Dhadke Dhadakne Do|publisher=india today|accessdate=4 March 2020|archive-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129143554/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/video/shruti-seth-and-rahil-azam-to-be-seen-together-in-dil-jaise-dhadke-dhadakne-do-1639545-2020-01-23|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2020, he joined Sab TV's show ''[[Maddam Sir]]'' in the role of Anubhav Singh, [[Deputy superintendent of police|DSP]], until his character concluded in 2022.

In 2023, he played Raghav opposite [[Reena Kapoor]] in [[Star Bharat]]'s [[Dheere Dheere Se (TV series)|''Dheere Dheere Se'']].

Since January 2025, he's playing Parag Kothari opposite [[Zalak Desai]] in [[StarPlus]]' ''[[Anupamaa]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rahil Azam Joins Anupamaa As Prem's Father: It's Strong And Powerful Role...|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/tv/rahil-azam-joins-anupamaa-as-prems-father-its-strong-and-powerful-role-article-117148037|access-date=2024-01-12|website=Times Now News|language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role
|-
|2005 || ''[[Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story]]'' || Shahryar Mirza
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2001
| ''Ek Tukdaa Chand Ka''
| Akash Kapoor
|
|-
|2001; 2007
| ''[[Ssshhhh...Koi Hai]]''
| Mandaar/Aryamann
| Season 1-2
|-
| 2002–2003
| ''[[Achanak 37 Saal Baad]]''
| Rahul/Ajinkya
|
|-
| 2002–2004
| ''[[Bhabhi (TV series)|Bhabhi]]''
| Rakesh Chopra
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Kaahin Kissii Roz]]''
| Karan Seth
|
|-
| 2003–2004
| ''[[Hatim (TV series)|Hatim]]''
| [[Hatim al-Tai|Hatim]]
|
|-
| 2004–2005
| ''[[Ye Meri Life Hai]]''
| Ashmit Malhotra
|
|-
| 2004–2006
| ''[[Saarrthi]]''
| Suraj Kiran
|
|-
| 2004–2005; 2015
|''[[C.I.D. (Indian TV series)|C.I.D.]]''
| Nakul Pradyuman
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/idiotbox/rahil-azam-returns-to-cid_1522644.html |title=Rahil Azam returns to 'CID' |publisher=Zeenews.india.com |date=2014-12-30 |accessdate=2015-10-24 |archive-date=10 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110090027/https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/idiotbox/rahil-azam-returns-to-cid_1522644.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag]]''
| [[Hatim al-Tai|Hatim]]
|
|-
| 2006–2007
| ''[[Resham Dankh]]''
| Aditya Balraj
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/tv/Resham-Dankh-to-go-off-air/articleshow/15659868.cms |title=Resham Dankh to go off air |publisher=Mumbaimirror.com |date=2006-12-02 |accessdate=2015-10-24}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| ''Betiyaan Apni Ya Paraya Dhan''
| Vedant
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/Betiyaan-apni-loses-the-TRP-war/articleshow/15707061.cms|title=Betiyaan apni... loses the TRP war|website=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=24 August 2019|archive-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731051337/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/betiyaan-apni-loses-the-trp-war/articleshow/15707061.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''Parrivaar''
| Adhiraj "Adi" Shergill
|
|-
| 2008–2009
| ''[[Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na]]''
| Swayam Ranawat
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-rahil-plays-a-sex-worker-1165111 |title=Rahil plays a sex worker |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=2008-05-18 |accessdate=2015-03-27 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404140748/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-rahil-plays-a-sex-worker-1165111 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2009
| ''Mr. & Mrs. Mishra''
| Abhimanyu Mishra
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/more-than-money/519226/ |title=Hatim plays Abhimanyu Mishra |publisher=Archive.indianexpress.com |date=2009-09-20 |accessdate=2015-03-27 |archive-date=14 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514025931/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/more-than-money/519226/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2010–2011
| ''Zindagi Ki Har Rang... Gulaal''
| Vasant
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Rahil-Azam-to-enter-Hitler-Didi/movie-review/16362984.cms|title=Rahil Azam to enter Hitler Didi Movie Review|work=The Times of India|accessdate=3 October 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Mukti Bandhan]]''
| Jimmy
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv-/Rahil-Azam-enters-Mukti-Bandhan/articleshow/9184111.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918110958/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-11/tv/29760983_1_rahil-azam-jimmy-cameo |url-status=live |archive-date=2012-09-18 |title=Rahil Azam enters Mukti Bandhan |date=2011-07-11 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2015-03-27}}</ref>
|-
| 2012; 2016
| ''[[SuperCops Vs Super Villains]]''
| Dr. Yudhistir / Professor Vidyut
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Hitler Didi]]''
| Malik Khan
|
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 2015
|''[[Maha Kumbh: Ek Rahasaya, Ek Kahani]]''
| Dansh
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi//photostory/47927113.cms|title=Mahakumbh: A journey coming to an end|date=3 July 2015|website=The Times of India|access-date=24 August 2019|archive-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815180043/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi//photostory/47927113.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/always-wanted-to-adapt-gunahon-ka-devta-ashwini-dhir|title=Always wanted to adapt 'Gunahon Ka Devta': Ashwini Dhir|date=16 September 2015|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=3 October 2015|archive-date=4 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404185228/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/always-wanted-to-adapt-gunahon-ka-devta-ashwini-dhir/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| Jayant Dhanrajgir
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|''[[Laal Ishq (2018 TV series)|Laal Ishq]]''
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| Episodes 28 and 131
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| 2019
| ''[[Court Room – Sachchai Hazir Ho]]''
| Advocate Rashid Momin
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| ''[[Dil Jaise Dhadke... Dhadakne Do]]''
| Devguru
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| DSP Anubhav Singh
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| ''[[Control Room (TV series)|Control Room]]''
| Mohit Chettani
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| Raghav Srivastav
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/the-cast-of-the-upcoming-show-aashao-ka-saveradheere-dheere-se-visits-ujjain-city-for-their-shoot/articleshow/95889755.cms|title=The cast of the upcoming show 'Aashao Ka Savera…Dheere Dheere Se' visits Ujjain city for their shoot - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2 December 2022|archive-date=2 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202045155/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/the-cast-of-the-upcoming-show-aashao-ka-saveradheere-dheere-se-visits-ujjain-city-for-their-shoot/articleshow/95889755.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| Parag Kothari
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| Rajat
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==Awards and nominations==
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| 2005
| [[Indian Telly Awards]]
| Best Actor in a Negative - Male
| ''[[Yeh Meri Life Hai]]''
| {{nom}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k5/pop_nom.htm|title=Indian Telly Awards 2005 : Popular Awards Nominees List|publisher=|accessdate=3 October 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025305/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k5/pop_nom.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k5/winners.htm|title=Fifth Indian Telly Awards Jury Meeting Begins|publisher=|accessdate=3 October 2015|archive-date=17 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917175616/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k5/winners.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| 2008
| [[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| Best Actor
| ''[[Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na]]''
| {{nom}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/event_details.php?id=28|title=IndianTelevisionAcademy.com|publisher=|accessdate=3 October 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217190145/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/event_details.php?id=28|archivedate=17 February 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2008|title=IndianTelevisionAcademy.com|publisher=|accessdate=3 October 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102020753/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2008|archivedate=2 November 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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|[[Boroplus Gold Awards]]
| Best Actor in a Lead Role Male (Negative)
| rowspan=3|''[[Tu Aashiqui]]''
| {{nom}}
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| [[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| Best Actor In A Negative Role (Popular)
| {{nom}}
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| 2019
| rowspan=2|[[Indian Telly Awards]]
| Actor in Negative Role (Male)
| {{nom}}
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| 2021
| Best Actor in a Lead Role Male
|''[[Maddam Sir]]''
| {{nom}}
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==References==
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==External links==
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Ravi Kannan R.

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'''Ravi Kannan R''' is an Indian [[Surgical oncology|surgical oncologist]], based in [[Assam]]. He is the director of [[Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre|Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (CCHRC)]], Silchar,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Dr. Ravi Kannan, Director of Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre felicitated at Silchar |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/dr-ravi-kannan-director-of-cachar-cancer-hospital-and-research-centre-felicitated-at-silchar/ |website=[[The Sentinel (Guwahati)]] |date=6 February 2020 |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref> a nonprofit hospital, that provides free cancer treatment. He is the former Head of Department of surgical oncology at [[Adyar Cancer Institute]] in [[Chennai]]. He is a recipient of [[Padma Shri]], one of India's highest civilian honours, and the [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]], the highest award in Asia (called the "Nobel Prize of Asia").<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet Dr. Ravi Kannan, Padma Shri 2020 awardee who treats cancer patients for free|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-meet-dr-ravi-kannan-padma-shri-2020-awardee-who-treats-cancer-patients-for-free-2811517|access-date=31 January 2020|website=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rmaward.asia/awardee/ravi-kannan-r|title=R., Ravi Kannan|website=www.rmaward.asia|access-date=15 September 2023|archive-date=1 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901103612/https://www.rmaward.asia/awardee/ravi-kannan-r|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Education==
Kannan did his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Tambaram. And then he graduated with an [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]] degree from the [[Kilpauk Medical College]] in [[Chennai]] and holds an [[Master of Surgery|MS]] degree from the [[Maulana Azad Medical College]], [[New Delhi]] and MCH Surgical Oncology from Cancer Institute, [[Chennai]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Madhavan|first=Anushree|date=24 February 2020|title=This Chennai doctor who moved to Assam 13 years ago declared Padma Shri recipient for 2020|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/good-news/2020/feb/24/this-chennai-doctor-who-moved-to-assam-13-years-ago-declared-padma-shri-recipient-for-2020-2107461.html|access-date=24 February 2020|website=[[The New Indian Express]]|language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
After completing his medical training, Kannan joined the [[Adyar Cancer Institute]] where he was heading the surgical oncology department in the early 2000s.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ramani|first=Hema Iyer|date=5 February 2020|title=Dr. Ravi Kannan: Facilitating equitable and accessible healthcare|language=en-IN|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/dr-ravi-kannan-facilitating-equitable-and-accessible-healthcare/article30741140.ece|access-date=30 October 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In 2006, he visited the Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre for the first time for a consultation on the request of a colleague and that's when he met the then director of CCHRC who invited him to head the centre.<ref name=":0" /> Kannan left his practice in Chennai and moved to [[Assam]] with his family in 2007 to provide cancer care for the people of [[Barak Valley]] and took on the position of Director of the Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in [[Silchar]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jain|first=Sanya|date=30 January 2020|title=Meet The Padma Shri Awardee Who Treats Cancer Patients Free Of Cost|url=https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/meet-the-padma-shri-awardee-who-treats-cancer-patients-free-of-cost-2172211|access-date=30 October 2020|website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> Since 2007, Kannan has continued to work in the region and has made numerous contributions to spreading cancer awareness, heading and collaborating on cancer research studies in the region including setting up a hospital and regional cancer registry, strengthening cancer care facilities, and providing basic and specialised healthcare for cancer patients.

In 2020, during the pandemic, the Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre was converted into a covid hospital. Under his leadership, the hospital worked to provide care to both sets of patients, those fighting cancer and covid-19 infections.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barakbulletin|date=5 June 2021|title=Cancer Treatment Amidst Spike in Covid Cases; Here is How Cachar Cancer Hospital Managing Both|url=https://barakbulletin.com/cancer-treatment-amidst-spike-in-covid-cases-here-is-how-cachar-cancer-hospital-managing-both/|access-date=16 September 2025|website=[[Barak Bulletin]]}}</ref>

==Awards==
[[File:Dr. Ravi Kannan Padma Shri 2020.jpg|thumb|[[President of India]] Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Ravi Kannan R. for Medicine]]
[[File:The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari presenting the 16th Mahaveer Award to Dr. R. Ravi Kannan of Silchar, Assam for Excellence in the sphere of ‘Medicine’, in New Delhi on June 04, 2013.jpg |thumb|[[Vice-President of India]] Mohammad Hamid Ansari presenting Mahaveer Award in Medicine to Ravi Kannan R in 2013]]
* [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]], 2023<ref name="hindu">{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/oncologist-r-ravi-kannan-of-the-cachar-cancer-hospital-and-research-centre-wins-2023-ramon-magsaysay-award/article67256539.ece | title=Oncologist R. Ravi Kannan of the Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre wins 2023 Ramon Magsaysay award | work=The Hindu | date=1 September 2023 | accessdate=1 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[Padma Shri]] - 4th highest civilian award of India, was given to him on 26 January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://padmaawards.gov.in/PDFS/2020AwardeesList.pdf|website=Padma Awards, Government of India|title=Padma Awards List 2020 |language=en|access-date=4 September 2020}}</ref>
*Mahaveer award in medicine was given to him in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bmfawards.org/medicine.php|website=Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation|title=Mahaveer award in medicine |language=en|access-date=4 September 2020}}</ref>

== References ==
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St. Andrew's Church, Bengaluru

2026-04-06T12:17:12Z

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'''St. Andrew's Church''' [https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/St.+Andrews+Church/@12.979232,77.604188,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xf1062569e5a5844b], consecrated in 1866, is a Presbyterian church, located on Cubbon Road, Bangalore. Initially knows as St. Andrews's Kirk, it was a [[Church of Scotland]] church till 1959 when it became part of the [[Diocese of Central Karnataka of the Church of South India|Karnataka Central Diocese]] of the [[Church of South India]]. The church is named after [[Andrew the Apostle|Saint Andrew]], the patron saint of [[Scotland]].<ref name=Church>{{cite web|title=Brief Historical Sketch of the St. Andrew's Church over the Years from 1864|url=http://standrewschurch.org.in/brief_history.html|website=St. Andrew's Church|access-date=28 January 2015|date=2014}}</ref> St Andrew's Church celebrated its 150 years anniversary on 20 November 2014.<ref name=Hindu2 /><ref name=Deccan-150>{{cite news|title=Church celebrates 150th year|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/444670/church-celebrates-150th-year.html|access-date=28 January 2015|issue=Bangalore|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=29 November 2014}}</ref>

The church was consecrated in memory of Mary Elizabeth McGoun (died 1867), wife of Col. Thomas McGoun of the 6th [[Madras Army|Madras Native Infantry]] (died 19 April 1868 at [[Marseille]] on the way back to Scotland, has a memorial stone at the [[St Andrew's Church, Chennai|St. Andrew's Kirk, Madras]]), it was once known as the martyr's church. The monument to the memory of Mary Elizabeth is located at the end of the church altar.<ref name=Ayesha /><ref name=Murland>{{cite book|last1=Murland|first1=H F|title=Baillie-Ki-Paltan: Being a History of the 2nd Battalion, Madras Pioneers 1759–1930|date=1930|publisher=Naval and Military Press Ltd.|page=436|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BB2-BAAAQBAJ&q=st.+andrew%27s+bangalore&pg=PA436|access-date=1 November 2015|isbn=9781781498132}}</ref><ref name=Cotton>{{cite book|last1=Cotton|first1=Julian James|title=List of Inscriptions on Tombs Or Monuments in Madras Possessing Historical Or Archaeological Interest, Volume 1|date=1905|publisher=Government Press|location=Madras, British India|page=101|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cjw6AQAAMAAJ&q=Mary+Elizabeth+McGoun+bangalore+1867|access-date=1 November 2015}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:St. Andrew's (Presbyterian) Church at Bangalore, Madras Presidency - Illustrated London News (1866).jpg|thumb|right|260px|St. Andrew's (Presbyterian) Church at Bangalore, Madras Presidency - Illustrated London News (1866)]]
The foundation stone for the kirk was laid by Lady Grant, (wife of Lieutenant-General Sir. Hope Grant, the then Quartermaster-General of Her Majesty's Forces in the British [[Madras Presidency]]), on 22 November 1864. The church was completed and opened for service on 18 November 1866. The cost of constriction (including the land) was Sterling Pounds 4,500 (INR 45,000), the cost covered by private subscriptions and government grant. The sermon of church dedication was given by Rev. Stewart Wright, [[Church of Scotland]] chaplain in the [[Madras Presidency]]. Rev. Wright was also the presbyter in charge of the new St. Andrew's Kirk. The Illustrated London News reported the inauguration in 1866, with credits given to R C Dobbs, Executive Engineer of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]] and [[Richard Hieram Sankey|Major Sankey]], chief Engineer of Mysore<ref name=Church /><ref name=Hindu2 /><ref name=Ronnie>{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Ronnie|title=St. Andrew's Church, Bangalore: A Congregation in God's Mission|url=http://www.children-of-bangalore.com/andewch.htm|website=Children of Bangalore|access-date=28 January 2015|date=2000}}</ref>

When the [[St. Mark's Cathedral, Bangalore|St. Mark's Cathedral]] was damaged by fire on 17 February 1923, St. Andrew's provided its church for the St. Mark's congregation to worship, till St. Mark's was repaired and reopened in 1927.<ref name=Church /><ref name=Hindu2 /><ref name=Wonobo>{{cite web|title=STOP 2: St. Andrew's Church|url=http://walking-tours.wonobo.com/Bangalore/the-colonial-bangalore-church-walk/132|website=Wonobo Walking Tours|access-date=28 January 2015}}</ref> The early congregation consisted of Scottish officers and men of the British Madras Army, and civilians of Scottish origin. Native Indians were also allowed to occupy the back pews.<ref name=Hindu-Tower />

As a result of the declining Scottish members, in order to attract more people to the church, Kannada services were started in 1965.<ref name=Ayesha />

==Architecture==
[[File:St. Andrew's Kirk Plate, Bangalore - Copy.jpg|right|thumb|260px|St. Andrew's Kirk, Bangalore (1867)<ref name=Roorkee />]]
[[File:St. Andrew's Kirk Plan, Bangalore - Copy.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Plan of the St. Andrew's Kirk, Bangalore (1867)<ref name=Roorkee />]]
The church building has the [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] structure, with a height of 43 ft., length of 105 ft., and width of 57 ft. Stained glass covers all the windows and the large gable. The pulpit is made of teak wood, and is richly carved, in sync with the church architecture.<ref name=Church /><ref name=Ayesha />

[[File:100 4280 (1024x768).jpg|thumb|left|260px|Inside View, St. Andrew's Church, Bangalore (2004)]]
The brick coloured, pure gothic structure was designed by R C Dobbs and [[Richard Hieram Sankey|Major Sankey]].<ref name=Ayesha>{{cite news|last1=Tabassum|first1=Ayesha|title=On a bedrock of devotion|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/columns/sunday-read/On-a-bedrock-of-devotion/articleshow/28407551.cms|access-date=28 January 2015|agency=Bangalore Mirror Bureau|issue=Bangalore|newspaper=Bangalore Mirror|date=4 January 2014}}</ref> St Andrew's Kirk was the second church to be designed by [[Richard Hieram Sankey]], (an Irishman from [[County Tipperary]]), after the Anglican Cathedral of All Saints at [[Nagpur]].<ref name=Meera-2015>{{cite news|last1=Iyer|first1=Meera|title=Why we shouldn't forget Sankey...|issue=Bangalore|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=18 August 2015}}</ref> Architecturally, St. Andrew's Church has many similarities with the main block of the [[Central College of Bangalore|Central College, Bangalore]], with its Gothic style, characterised by steeping roof of Mangalore tiles, a row of decorative ridge-tiles on the top, turreted parapets and gables, iron crested towers, intricately done plaster motifs, railings of cast iron, and pilasters and pavilions rising from the wing.<ref name=Hindu-Central>{{cite news|title=And it stopped, short…|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/and-it-stopped-short/article5970921.ece|access-date=22 November 2015|agency=The Hindu|issue=Bangalore|date=3 May 2014}}</ref>

Sankey published as description of St. Andrew's Kirk at Bangalore in the journal, Professional Papers on Indian Engineering. Volume 4, published by the [[Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee|Thomason Civil Engineering College]], [[Roorkee]]. He describes the Kirk to have commenced divine services in November 1864. The church has a length of 93 ft., width of 57 ft. and consisted of a nave covered by a slated pent roof, and aisles on the sides with Bengal terrace roofing. The church was built to accommodate 500 people. The tower was originally intended to be a steeple has a height of 90 ft., nave to the wall plates under the roof trusses was 34 ft., and the side aisles were 23 ft. Brickwork, plastering and chunam (lime) was used in the construction. Ample ventilation and light was made possible by including clerestory windows of the nave, and main and circular windows on the side aisles. There was no transept to break the voice and the acoustics were excellent. The cost of construction was BINR 40,000, with this cost including the furniture and fittings. Half of this cost was raised by public subscription, and the other half met by the Government of [[Madras Presidency|Madras]]. Excluding the furniture and fittings, the cost of construction was BINR 5 per ft2.<ref name=Roorkee>{{cite journal|last1=Sankey|first1=Richard Hieram|editor1-last=Medley|editor1-first=J G|title=Saint Andrew's Kirk - Bangalore|journal=Professional Papers on Indian Engineering|date=1867|volume=4|page=109|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JnAtAQAAMAAJ&q=andrew|access-date=31 October 2015|publisher=Thomason Civil Engineering College Press|location=Roorkee}}</ref>

==Stained glass==
[[File:100 3723 (1024x768).jpg|thumb|Stained Glass, St. Andrew's]]
There is a 25 ft. stained glass above the altar, fusing 15 panels into one, created by Scottish artist [[British and Irish stained glass (1811–1918)|Alex Ballantine]] and his assistant Gardiner, in order to commemorate the diamond jubilee of the reign of [[Queen Victoria]] in 1897. At the base, the [[Old Testament]] characters of [[Abraham]], [[Moses]], [[King David]] and [[Isaiah|Prophet Isaiah]] are painted. The top the apostles of Christ - [[Andrew the Apostle|St. Andrew]], [[Saint Peter|St Peter]], [[Paul the Apostle|St Paul]] and [[John the Apostle|St John]] are painted. Above this, there is the [[burning bush]] which is the symbol of the Church of kirk, [[alpha]] symbol on the right and [[omega]] symbol on the right (signifying beginning and the end). On the very top is painted [[Jesus Christ]].<ref name=Hindu2 /><ref name=Ayesha />

In the late 1970s, the stained glass started sagging backwards, and had to be supported by iron beams from behind.<ref name=Ayesha />

==Scottish heritage==
[[File:100 3800 (768x1024).jpg|thumb|Clock Tower, St. Andrew's]]
St. Andrews's known as the St. Andrew's Kirk followed Scottish customs, such as western music, classical Scottish square dancing, Burns’ night, celebrating St. Andrew's day, etc. St. Andrew's Church Bangalore, along with 3 other St. Andrew's Churches in India were being governed by the Colonial and Continental Committee of the Church of Scotland. After [[Indian Independence Act 1947|Indian independence]] in 1947, the number of Scottish families living in the city declined. Eventually, in September 1959, the church was transferred to the Church of South India, when Rev. P J Child was the last Scottish minister of the congregation.<ref name=Church /><ref name=Ronnie />

==Bell Tower==
[[File:100 3771 (768x1024).jpg|thumb|Pipe Organ, St. Andrew's (2004)]]
[[File:100 3721 (1024x768).jpg|thumb|Interiors of St. Andrew's]]
[[File:100 3957 (1024x768).jpg|thumb|Interiors of St. Andrew's]]
[[File:100 3786 (768x1024).jpg|thumb|Clock Tower, St. Andrew's (2004)]]
In 2005, the clock tower of St. Andrew's developed a tilt after heavy rains. The Bishop of Bangalore approached the Bishop of Madras, who sent well known architect Joseph Durairaj to study the damage. Other structural engineers had deemed the clock tower to be unsafe and suggested it be brought down. However Durairaj suggested that the tower was safe and could be restored structurally.<ref name=Durai>{{cite book|last1=Manokaran|first1=Jeyanthi|editor1-last=Paul|editor1-first=Ravi|editor2-last=Suryakumari|editor2-first=Dennison|title=The Master's Builder: Padma Shri Joseph Durai Raj 13.5.1919 - 11.1.2013|publisher=Suresh Raj, Dr Kamalini Das & Dr Roshni Arthur|page=102|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JV-jBAAAQBAJ&q=st.+andrew%27s+bangalore&pg=PA102|access-date=1 November 2015}}</ref> The bell tower and the portico had been damaged by wear and tear, and exposure to rains, with the foundation sinking and the tower developing an incline. The Bishop constituted a Church Renovation Implementation Committee, taking advice from the professors of Structural Engineering from the [[Indian Institute of Science]]. Restoration work was undertaken, and the completed just in time for the church to celebrate its 142 years on 26 November 2006.<ref name=Church /><ref name=Hindu-Tower>{{cite news|title=Work on restoring this historical 'edifice of faith' launched|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/work-on-restoring-this-historical-edifice-of-faith-launched/article3114240.ece|access-date=28 January 2015|issue=Bangalore|newspaper=The Hindu|date=3 June 2006}}</ref>

==Pipe organ==
The old pipe organ was installed in St. Andrew's on 3 May 1881, built by [[Conacher and Co|Peter Conacher and Co.]], Huddersfield, England. After 126 years of service, the organ showed signs of wear and tear. The task of restoration of the pipe organ was done by M/s Middle Organ Company, UK, who restored the organ in record time and also added some more features to the organ. In order to commemorate the restoration, on 4 January 2009, eminent organist and music laureate Prof. Dr. Richard Marlow, Director of Music, Trinity College, UK was invited to perform and organ recital, during the re-dedication of the church organ ceremony.<ref name=Church /><ref name=Ronnie /> Joseph Thomas Williams, father of Indian composer [[Ashley William Joseph]], was the chief pipe organist.

==St. Andrew's schools==
===St. Andrew's High School===
There existed a St. Andrew's High School, as per the Report on Public Instruction in Mysore, for the Year 1877–78, and other records.<ref name=Playne>{{cite book|last1=Playne|first1=Somerset|last2=Bond|first2=J W|editor1-last=Wright|editor1-first=Arnold|title=Southern India: Its History, People, Commerce, and Industrial Resources|date=1914|publisher=Unwin Brothers, Limited|location=London|isbn=8120613449|page=206|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8WNEcgMr11kC&q=st+john%27s+church+bangalore&pg=PA206|access-date=5 February 2015}}</ref><ref name=Hambye>{{cite book|last1=Hambye|first1=Edward René|editor1-last=Menachery|editor1-first=George|title=The St. Thomas Christian encyclopaedia of India, Volume 1|date=1982|page=50|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eQ3ZAAAAMAAJ&q=andrew+bangalore|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref><ref name=Bouquiniste>{{cite book|last1=Aubry|first1=Auguste|title=Bulletin du Bouquiniste|date=1877|page=[https://archive.org/details/bulletindubouqu33unkngoog/page/n117 102]|url=https://archive.org/details/bulletindubouqu33unkngoog|quote=st. andrews.|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> In November 1877, the St. Andrew's High School had 20 students in both senior and junior Matriculation Classes(p. 61), with 12 in High School(p. 130) and 4 boarders(p. 179).<ref name=1878Report>{{cite book|title=Report on Public Instruction in Mysore, for the Year 1877-78|date=1878|location=Mysore, British India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i6IIAAAAQAAJ&q=Millard|access-date=18 February 2015|author1=Mysore}}</ref> being managed by the [[Church of Scotland]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Education of Europeans|journal=Progress of Education in India: Quinquennial Review|date=1904|volume=1-2|issue=4|page=333|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cu9EAQAAMAAJ&q=st.+andrews+bangalore|access-date=18 February 2015|publisher=H.M. Stationery Office}}</ref><ref name=Scoticanae>{{cite book|last1=Scott|first1=Hew|title=Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae|page=41|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EAcWAwAAQBAJ&q=st.+andrews+school+bangalore&pg=PA41|access-date=18 February 2015|isbn=9785882268847|year=1950|publisher=Рипол Классик }}</ref> Further, records of the [[Madras Presidency|Madras Government]] indicate that in 1871, 1 student of the St. Andrew's High School, Bangalore, passed the Madras Matriculation Exam with a second class.<ref name=Matric>{{cite book|title=Selections from the Records of the Madras Government: No. 28. Report of Public Instruction in the Madras Presidency for 1870-71|date=1871|publisher=Government Press|location=Madras|page=15|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r4wIAAAAQAAJ&q=st.+andrews+free+school+bangalore&pg=PA15|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> Reports of the Mysore Government dated 1868 also mention the St. Andrew's School, Bangalore.<ref name=Mysore1868>{{cite book|title=Report on Public Instruction in Mysore for the Year 1867-68|date=1868|publisher=Mysore Government Press|location=Bangalore|page=11|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HKIIAAAAQAAJ&q=st.+andrews+school+bangalore&pg=PA11|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> There is no information on when the school was closed or renamed.

===St. Andrew's Girls' School===
The St. Andrew's Girls' School was started in January 1878, and was managed by Miss. Millard. The reason for opening this school was the closing of the Wesleyan English Girls' School being closed as a result of the building being converted to an orphanage for girls affected by the [[Great Famine of 1876–78|great famine]] (p. 107).<ref name=1878Report /> There is no information on when the St. Andrew's Girls' School was closed or renamed.

===St. Andrew's Free School===
In 1897, a primary school called the St. Andrew's Free School, was started at Thimmiah Road, Bangalore Cantonment. The school was meant for the poorer sections of society and when it started, there were 50 children from poor families, who received free education, uniform and mid-day meal.<ref name=Ronnie3>{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Ronnie|title=If you were to walk around South Parade, Cubbon Road, and nearby areas in the 1920s ... perhaps even in the 1940s ...|url=http://www.children-of-bangalore.com/cubroad.htm|website=Children of Bangalore|access-date=18 February 2015|archive-date=5 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105141947/http://www.children-of-bangalore.com/cubroad.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, the school had to be closed due to poor response.<ref name=Ronnie />

According to the records of the Mysore Residency (1880-1947), in 1928, land was acquired for the extension of the St. Andrew's Free School (p. 125), metal work training was started at the school in 1930 (p. 135), the school building was extended in 1931 (p. 137), the school inspected in 1940 (p. 236). In 1944, the building of the St. Andrew's Free School was leased out to the Municipal Commission of the [[Bangalore Cantonment|Bangalore Civil and Military Station]] (p. 298)<ref name=lease1944>{{cite book|title=List of Mysore Residency records, from the year 1880-1947: Volume 2 of Catalogue of Records|year=1973|publisher=Karnataka State Archives|location=India|page=298|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VyVGAQAAIAAJ&q=st.+andrew|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref>

The school changed hands to the Corporation in 1944, and was renamed as the Government Urdu Higher Primary School (date unsure). It still stands at Black Palli, [[Shivajinagar, Bangalore|Shivaji Nagar]]. The plaque which reads '''St Andrews Free School, January 1897''' still exists, and so do the buildings and school campus. According to the school head mistress Haneefunissa (who was a student of the school at around 1962), the school once had about 800 students, which has now dropped down to 60. Getting the children to school is a major effort, with ayahs being sent to round them up and bring them to school.<ref name=Ullas>{{cite news|last1=Ullas|first1=Sruthy Susan|title=A slice of history lives on in these alma maters|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/A-slice-of-history-lives-on-in-these-alma-maters/articleshow/15382706.cms|access-date=18 February 2015|issue=Bangalore|newspaper=The Times of India|date=7 August 2012}}</ref>

No information is available on when the lease lapses and when the property will revert to the St. Andrew's Church.

===St. Andrew's Primary School, Siddapura===
In 1977, the church, re-established the St. Andrews's Primary School at the [https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Siddapura,+Whitefield,+Bengaluru,+Karnataka,+India/@12.955239,77.7332579,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x3bae121306c92f85:0xb7df5b8b5aad4c96 Siddapura] Slum, for the benefit of under-privileged children.<ref name=Ronnie /> The children from poor families are given free uniforms,<ref name=Rotary>{{cite web|last1=Menon|first1=Jayaraj|title=Distribution of Uniforms at St. Andrews primary School|url=http://portal.clubrunner.ca/7306/Stories/distribution-of-uniforms-at-st.-andrews-primary-school|website=Rotary Club of Bangalore East|access-date=18 February 2015|date=4 October 2012}}</ref> and free education.<ref name=School>{{cite web|title=St.Andrew's School|url=http://standrewschurch.org.in/st_andrew_school.html|website=St. Andrew's Church|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref>

==Vintage gallery==

A [[Raphael Tuck & Sons|Tucks]] Post card, published in 1930, could not be unfortunately displayed here, due to licensing issues. It can be seen at this link [http://tuckdb.org/pictures/117509 St. Andrew's Church, Bangalore]

<gallery widths="200px" heights="150px" perrow="4" class="center">
File:St Andrews Bangalore.jpg|St Andrews Kirk, Bangalore (around 1895), by J H Furneaux<ref name=Furneaux>{{cite book|last1=Furneaux|first1=J H|title=Glimpses of India. A grand photographic history of the Land of Antiquity, the vast Empire of the East|date=1895|publisher=C B Burrows|location=Bombay, British India}}</ref>
File:St. Andrews Kirk, Bangalore.JPG|Kirk Church, Bangalore
File:St. Andrews & Ride, Wiele's Studio, Bangalore.jpg|St. Andrews & Ride, Wiele's Studio, Bangalore
File:The Kirk, Bangalore.jpg|The Kirk, Bangalore
File:St. Andrews Church, Bangalore (1900), by C H Doveton.jpg|St. Andrews Church, Bangalore (1900), by C H Doveton (seen from Lady Curzon Road)<ref name=Doveton>{{cite book|last1=Doveton|first1=C H|title=Picturesque Bangalore|date=1900|publisher=The Times Press|location=Bombay|url=http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=File:Bangalore-_St_Andrew's_Church.jpg|access-date=27 January 2015}}</ref>
File:A View of St. Andrew, Bangalore, by Bourne and Shepherd (c.1890).jpg|A View from St. Andrew, Bangalore, by Bourne and Shepherd (c.1890) ([[St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore|St. Mary's]] can be seen on the top left)
File:The Cantonment Side of Bangalore (p.98) - Copy.jpg|The Cantonment Side of Bangalore (p. 98, 1890), London Missionary Society<ref name=LMS>{{cite journal|title=The Cantonment Side of Bangalore|journal=Chronicles of the London Missionary Society|date=1890|url=https://archive.org/details/chroniclelondon00unkngoog|access-date=2 November 2015}}</ref>
File:A View of Bangalore, Cassell, c 1890 - Copy.jpg|General View of Bangalore (Behind St. Andrew's), Cassell (1890)<ref name=Hodder>{{cite book|last1=Hodder|first1=Edwin|title=Conquests of the Cross :A Record of Missionary Work throughout the World: Volume 3|date=1890|publisher=Cassell & Company Limited|location=London|url=https://archive.org/details/conquestsofcross03hodd|access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> ([[St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore|St. Mary's]] and [[St. Paul's Church, Bangalore|St. Paul's]] can be seen)
File:100B3930 (1024x750).jpg|Old photograph of St. Andrew's Church displayed inside the church
File:Review Maidan, Bangalore (Mohammedans walking on South Parade, St. Andrew's Seen through the Parade Grounds).jpg|Review Maidan, Bangalore (Mohammedans walking on South Parade, St. Andrew's Seen through the Parade Grounds)
</gallery>

==Garden==
The church compound has more than 31 species of trees, such as [[Albizia saman|Rain Tree]], [[Markhamia lutea|Nile Tulip]], [[Saraca asoca|Ashoka Tree]], [[Jacaranda]], etc.<ref name=Ayesha /> These offer shelter for migratory birds, which perch on the tree canopy.<ref name=Hindu2>{{cite news|last1=Rodricks|first1=Allan Moses|title=Retaining its old glory|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/retaining-its-old-glory/article6041967.ece|access-date=28 January 2015|issue=Bangalore|newspaper=The Hindu|date=24 May 2014}}</ref> The churchyard is house to hundreds of mynas, squirrels, barbets, kites and other birds and animals.<ref name=Priyanka-DH>{{cite news|last1=Rao|first1=Priyanka S|title=Green oasis in the heart of the city|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/372365/green-oasis-heart-city.html|access-date=2 February 2015|issue=Bangalore|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=3 December 2013}}</ref>

==Mission==
The church started a Socio-economic Development Society in 1977, for the development of children from the under privileged, poor and down trodden segments of society.<ref name=Church /><ref name=Ronnie />

==Dateline==
* 1864 November 22 Foundation stone laid for Church
* 1866 November 18 St. Andrew's Church building dedicated, first sermon preached by Rev. Stewart Wright
* 1869 April 'Kirk Session' of governing-elders formed by Rev. Alex Walker
* 1881 May Pipe Organ installed
* 1893 Tower Clock installed. The Clock manufactured by M/s. Gillette & Johnson (Cryodon) Ltd., England
* 1959 September Affiliation with [[Church of South India]], Rev. P J Child as Presbyter and Rev. Sargent as Bishop.
* 1962 Introduction of CSI Liturgy
* 1963 March Rev. R W Rentoul joined to serve as Presbyter for 6 years
* 1963 April Common Cup for Communion introduced
* 1963 April Indian National Flag bought for Church use
* 1963 June Formation of the 1st Pastorate Committee after first election
* 1963 September Sunday Evening Services started Fellowship coffee arranges after each morning Sunday worship
* 1965 March Separate worship in Kannada introduced, with Rev. G Puttaraj delivering the first sermon in Kannada.
* 1967 July First Joint Service of Kannada and English, to be continued every 1st Sunday of the Month.
* 1969 March Rev. G Hari the first Indian Minister took charge
* 1969 October Harvest Festival introduced
* 1977 February Socio Economic Development Society established and St. Andrew's School in the slum started.
* 1978 August Transfer of the Church property to CSI Trust
* 1981 May Pipe Organ centenary celebrated
* 1982 March Church repainted to restore the original shade - Brick Red
* 1983 Sunday School in Kannada started
* 1985 November Tri-centenary celebration of Bach & Handel, a music festival conducted by the Church Choir
* 1988 July New gate in the old architectural design was installed and dedicated as a gift from [[Basel Mission]] Christian Association
* 1988 November Dawn of 125th year in the life and Ministry of the Church with the theme "Congregation in Mission" on St. Andrew's Day festival celebrated on 27 November.
* 1989 February Tower Clock repaired and put back in action with a special rededication worship service. The Clock was repaired at Madras by M/s. P Orr & Sons.<ref name=Ronnie />

==List of Presbyters (till 1996)==
{{Div col}}
* Rev. Stewart Wright (1864-1866)
* Rev. W A Liston (1868, 1874–79)
* Rev. Alexander Walker (1868–71, 1872, 1874–77)
* Rev. A Clifford Bell (1871–74)
* Rev. James Jollie (1879–81, 1884–87)
* Rev. John D Morrison (1881–84)
* Rev. James N Ogilvie (1887–90, 92–93, 94, 95–98)
* Rev. Robert H Stevenson (1890–92, 93–94, 1901, 1904)
* Rev. T Scott (1899)
* Rev. John Heron (1899-1901, 1904–07, 1913–14)
* Rev. A W Mackenzie (1906–07)
* Rev. James Donald Mitchell<ref name=Bennett>{{cite book|title=The Indian Year Book, Volume 11|date=1924|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company|page=458|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6k4iAQAAMAAJ&q=st.+andrews+bangalore|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> (1908–11)
* Rev. J G Philip (1911)
* Rev. J H H Macniel (1920–23)
* Rev. D F Mackenzie (1923–25, 1928–30)
* Rev. G C Macpherson (1925–26)
* Rev. G M D Short (1926–28, 1931–35)
* Rev. S W Cameron (1930–31)
* Rev. Dr. A Moffat (1933)
* Rev. K Mackintosh (1935–36)
* Rev. J W Ingram (1935–36)
* Rev. James P Reid (1936–39)
* Rev. L Mac Edward (1939–40)
* Rev. R W Matheson (1942–46)
* Rev. G Buchanan (1946–47)
* Rev. A J Mac Donald (1947)
* Rev. Brady (1947)
* Rev. R E Lec ( 1947–1949)
* Rev. Lewi J Thomas (1950–55)
* Rev. Dr. A Mc Leish (1955–58)
* Rev. Dr. Henry Sedlo (1955–58, 1959)
* Rev. P J Child (1959)
* Rev. [[W. Park Rankin|W Park Rankin]] (1960–61)
* Rev. Dr. [[Chrysostom Arangaden]] (Associate Presbyter) (1960)
* Rev. David Mackie (1961–63)
* Rev. Appavoo (Associate Presbyter) (1963)
* Rev. R W Rentoul (1963–69)
* Rev. Wisheart (Associate Presbyter) (1969)
* Rev. J Mullins (1969–71)
* Rev. David Harris (Associate Presbyter) (1971)
* Rev. R G Heri (1969–75)
* Rev. Roy Pape (Associate Presbyter) (1975)
* Rev. S A Salins (1975–81)
* Rev. Dr. Wehmeier (Associate Presbyter) (1975)
* Rev. Dr. K C Abraham (1975–76)
* Rev. Benjamin Dorairaj (1981–87)
* Rev. Dr. Christopher Doraisingh (Associate Presbyter) (1987)
* Rev. S Vasanthakumar (1987- )
* Rev. Dr. [[H. S. Wilson]] (Associate Presbyter) (1987)
* Rev. Dr. Samson Prabhakar (Associate Presbyter) (1993)
* Rev. Jessie Ranjan (Presbyter-in-Charge) (1993-)
* Rt. Rev. [[N. D. Ananda Rao Samuel]] (Associate Presbyter) (1993–94)
* Rev. Manohar Chandra Prasad (Associate Presbyter) (1994–95)
* Rev. Alwin Maben (Assistant Presbyter) (1995-1996)<ref name=Ronnie />
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


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Demographics of the British Virgin Islands

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{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
This is a [[demographics|demography]] of the [[Population (human biology)|population]] of the [[British Virgin Islands]] including [[population density]], [[Ethnic group|ethnicity]], education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and various other aspects.

{{Historical populations
|type =
|footnote = Source:<ref name="2001 census">{{Cite web |url=http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/BVI.pdf |title=National Population Census Report 2001 - The British Virgin Islands |access-date=2012-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512205629/http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/BVI.pdf |archive-date=2016-05-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|title = Census population and average annual growth rate
|percentages = pagr
|1901 | 4908
|1911 | 5562
|1921 | 5082
|1946 | 6505
|1960 | 7921
|1970 | 9672
|1980 | 10985
|1991 | 16116
|2001 | 23161
|2010 | 28054
}}

==Population==
A July 2009 estimate placed the population of the British Virgin Islands at 24,491. In 2003, 21.9% of the population was under 15 (male 2,401; female 2,358), 73.1% between 15 and 64 (male 8,181; female 7,709), and 5% over 64 (male 578; female 503). 40% of the total population lived in urban areas, with an estimated 1.7% annual rate of [[urbanization]]. In 2014, the average woman produced 1.25 children.
The estimated population of {{UN_Population|Year}} is {{UN_Population|British Virgin Islands}} ({{UN_Population|source}}).

===Structure of the population===

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|-
! width="80pt"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 13 820
| align="right" | 14 234
| align="right" | 28 054
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 1 126
| align="right" | 1 008
| align="right" | 2 134
| align="right" | 7.61
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 1 065
| align="right" | 1 025
| align="right" | 2 090
| align="right" | 7.45
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 1 032
| align="right" | 1 012
| align="right" | 2 044
| align="right" | 7.29
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 867
| align="right" | 900
| align="right" | 1 767
| align="right" | 6.30
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 789
| align="right" | 931
| align="right" | 1 720
| align="right" | 6.13
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 1 126
| align="right" | 1 190
| align="right" | 2 316
| align="right" | 8.26
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 1 165
| align="right" | 1 372
| align="right" | 2 537
| align="right" | 9.04
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 1 226
| align="right" | 1 373
| align="right" | 2 599
| align="right" | 9.26
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 1 236
| align="right" | 1 323
| align="right" | 2 559
| align="right" | 9.12
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 1 193
| align="right" | 1 145
| align="right" | 2 338
| align="right" | 8.33
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 962
| align="right" | 880
| align="right" | 1 842
| align="right" | 6.57
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 680
| align="right" | 707
| align="right" | 1 387
| align="right" | 4.94
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 541
| align="right" | 487
| align="right" | 1 028
| align="right" | 3.66
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 350
| align="right" | 320
| align="right" | 670
| align="right" | 2.39
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 204
| align="right" | 211
| align="right" | 415
| align="right" | 1.48
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 98
| align="right" | 132
| align="right" | 230
| align="right" | 0.82
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 91
| align="right" | 125
| align="right" | 216
| align="right" | 0.77
|-
| align="right" | 85–89
| align="right" | 39
| align="right" | 45
| align="right" | 84
| align="right" | 0.30
|-
| align="right" | 90+
| align="right" | 30
| align="right" | 48
| align="right" | 78
| align="right" | 0.28
|-
! width="50"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Per cent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 3 223
| align="right" | 3 045
| align="right" | 6 268
| align="right" | 22.34
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 9 785
| align="right" | 10 308
| align="right" | 20 093
| align="right" | 71.62
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 812
| align="right" | 881
| align="right" | 1 693
| align="right" | 6.03
|-
|}
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==Vital statistics==
[[File:British Virgin Islands 1950-2021 Forecast 2022-2032 UN World Population Prospects 2022.svg|thumb|300px|Population, [[fertility rate]] and [[net reproduction rate]], United Nations estimates]]

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{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under sticky-header-multi" style="text-align:right;"
|-
!
! width="70pt"|Average population (x 1000)
! width="70pt"|Live births
! width="70pt"|Deaths
! width="70pt"|Natural change
! width="70pt"|Crude birth rate (per 1000)
! width="70pt"|Crude death rate (per 1000)
! width="70pt"|Natural change (per 1000)
! width="70pt"|TFR
|-
| 1950
| 7
| 227|| 68|| 159
|30.5||9.1||21.4
|-
| 1951
| 8
| 282|| 84|| 198
|37.6||11.2||26.4
|-
| 1952
| 8
| 311|| 70|| 241
|41.1||9.3||style="color: blue"|31.9
|-
| 1953
| 8
| 318|| 84|| 234
|style="color: blue"|41.8||11.0||30.8
|-
| 1954
| 8
| 305|| 85|| 220
|39.9||11.1||28.8
|-
| 1955
| 8
| 292|| 74|| 218
|38.0||9.6||28.4
|-
| 1956
| 8
| 317|| 87|| 230
|41.0||11.3||29.8
|-
| 1957
| 8
| 319|| 106|| 213
|41.0||style="color: red"|13.6||27.4
|-
| 1958
| 8
| 315|| 93|| 222
|40.1||11.8||28.3
|-
| 1959
| 8
| 306|| 84|| 222
|38.6||10.6||28.0
|-
| 1960
| 8
| 279|| 67|| 212
|34.7||8.3||26.4
|-
| 1961
| 8
| 257|| 79|| 178
|31.5||9.7||21.8
|-
| 1962
| 8
| 277|| 70|| 207
|33.4||8.4||24.9
|-
| 1963
| 8
| 264|| 67|| 197
|31.2||7.9||23.3
|-
| 1964
| 9
| 225|| 75|| 150
|26.1||8.7||17.4
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| 1965
| 9
| || ||
| || ||
|-
| 1966
| 9
| || ||
| || ||
|-
| 1967
| 9
| 225|| 70|| 155
|24.4||7.6||16.8
|-
| 1968
| 9
| 288|| 63|| 225
|30.6||6.7||23.9
|-
| 1969
| 10
| 238|| 74|| 164
|24.7||7.7||17.0
|-
| 1970
| 10
| 313|| 67|| 246
|31.9||6.8||25.1
|-
| 1971
| 10
| 297|| 66|| 231
|29.8||6.6||23.2
|-
| 1972
| 10
| 307|| 67|| 240
|30.3||6.6||23.7
|-
| 1973
| 10
| 252|| 71|| 181
|24.6||6.9||17.6
|-
| 1974
| 10
| 247|| 79|| 168
|23.8||7.6||16.2
|-
| 1975
| 10
| 221|| 65|| 156
|21.1||6.2||14.9
|-
| 1976
| 11
| 243|| 62|| 181
|23.0||5.9||17.2
|-
| 1977
| 11
| 206|| 62|| 144
|19.4||5.9||13.6
|-
| 1978
| 11
|style="color: red"| 203|| 65|| 138
|19.0||6.1||12.9
|-
| 1979
| 11
| 216|| 63|| 153
|20.0||5.8||14.2
|-
| 1980
| 11
| 272|| 69|| 203
|24.7||6.3||18.4
|-
| 1981
| 11
| 231|| style="color: blue"|53|| 178
|20.4||4.7||15.7
|-
| 1982
| 12
| 235|| 67|| 168
|20.1||5.7||14.3
|-
| 1983
| 12
| 281|| 61|| 220
|23.0||5.0||18.0
|-
| 1984
| 13
| 225|| 66|| 159
|17.7||5.2||12.5
|-
| 1985
| 13
| 241|| 65|| 176
|18.1||4.9||13.2
|-
| 1986
| 14
| 213|| 82|| 131
|15.3||5.9||9.4
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| 1987
| 15
| 263|| 83|| 180
|18.0||5.7||12.3
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| 1988
| 15
| 237|| 59|| 178
|15.5||3.9||11.7
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| 1989
| 16
| 244|| 77|| 167
|15.3||4.8||10.5
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| 1990
| 16
| || ||
| || ||
|-
| 1991
| 17
| 303|| 77|| 226
|17.9||4.5||13.3
|-
| 1992
| 17
| 290|| 90|| 200
|16.7||5.2||11.5
|-
| 1993
| 18
| 318|| 76|| 242
|18.0||4.3||13.7
|-
| 1994
| 18
| 298|| 105|| 193
|16.5||5.8||10.7
|-
| 1995
| 18
| 287|| 90|| 197
|15.6||4.9||10.7
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| 1996
| 19
| 287|| 88|| 199
|15.2||4.7||10.6
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| 1997
| 19
| style="color: blue"|350|| 97||style="color: blue"| 253
|18.2||5.0||13.1
|-
| 1998
| 20
| 278|| 87|| 191
|14.1||4.4||9.7
|-
| 1999
| 20
| 315|| 94|| 221
|15.6||4.7||10.9
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| 2000
| 21
| 325|| 91|| 234
|15.7||4.4||11.3
|-
| 2001
| 21
| 314|| 101|| 213
|14.9||4.8||10.1
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| 2002
| 22
| 253|| 97|| 156
|11.8||4.5||7.2
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| 2003
| 22
| 269|| 104|| 165
|12.2||4.7||7.5
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| 2004
| 23
| 316|| 120|| 196
|14.0||5.3||8.7
|-
| 2005
| 25.422
| 285|| 106|| 179
|10.9||4.1||6.8
||1.3
|-
| 2006
| 26.108
| 264|| 79|| 185
|9.8||style="color: blue"|3.0||6.8
||1.2
|-
| 2007
| 27.007
| 283|| 104|| 179
|10.1||3.8||6.4
||1.3
|-
| 2008
| 28.084
| 313|| 100|| 213
|10.9||3.54||7.36
||1.45
|-
| 2009
| 28.020
| 323|| 109|| 214
|11.2 || 3.77||7.43
||1.5
|-
| 2010
| 28.037
| 303|| 104|| 199
|10.1 ||3.52 ||6.58
||1.17
|-
| 2011
| 28.103
|333 || 98|| 235
| 11.8|| 3.49||8.31
||1.29
|-
| 2012
| 30.254
| 286||122|| 164
|9.5||4.0|| style="color: red" |5.4
||1.09
|-
| 2013
| 31.516
| 277||113||style="color: red"| 114
|style="color: red"|8.8||3.6||3.6
||1.07
|-
| 2014
|style="color: blue"| 33.054
| 282||111|| 171
|8.5||3.4||5.2
||1.07
|-
| 2015
| 34.064
| 266||style="color: red"|136|| 130
|7.8||4.0||3.8
||0.98
|-
| 2016
| 36.092
| 269|| 120|| 149
|7.5||3.3||4.1
||0.98
|-
| 2017
| 32.800
| 245|| 155|| 90
|7.5||4.7||2.7
||0.86
|-
| 2018
| 33.789
| 252|| 115|| 137
|7.5||3.4||4.1
||
|-
| 2019
| 36.009
| 272|| 108|| 164
|7.6||3.0||4.6
||
|-
| 2020
| 36.521
| 325|| 154|| 171
|8.9||4.2||4.7
||
|-
| 2021
| 37.408
| 272|| 171|| 101
|7.3||4.6||2.7
||
|}
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=unstats.un.org|title=UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://caricomstats.org/Files/Databases/Demography/VG.pdf |title=Demographic Profile: British Virgin Islands |access-date=2016-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328034058/http://caricomstats.org/Files/Databases/Demography/VG.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2009, the [[infant mortality]] rate in the British Virgin Islands was 14.65/1000 births (16.61/1000 for females and 12.58/1000 for males). [[Life expectancy]] at birth was 77.26 years: 76.03 years for males and 78.55 years for females.

==Ethnicity==

=== Historical ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
! %
W
! %
B
|-
|1678<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Wells |first=Robert V. |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt13x154h |title=Population of the British Colonies in America Before 1776: A Survey of Census Data |date=1975 |publisher=Princeton University Press|jstor=j.ctt13x154h }}</ref>
|87.9
|12.1
|-
|1717<ref name=":0" />
|46.5
|53.5
|-
|1720<ref name=":0" />
|42.5
|57.4
|-
|1756<ref name=":0" />
|16.2
|83.8
|}

=== Current ===
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|title=Ethnic groups of the British Virgin Islands (2010)<ref name="CIAPAPUANEWGUINEA">{{Cite CIA World Factbook|country=British Virgin Islands}}</ref>
|titlebar=#ddd
|left1=Ethnic groups
|right1=per cent
|float=none
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Afro-Caribbean|Black]]|Blue|76.3}}
{{bar percent|[[Hispanic]] |Pink|5.5}}
{{bar percent|[[White people|White]] |RED|5.4}}
{{bar percent|Mixed|Yellow|5.3}}
{{bar percent|[[Indo-Caribbean|East Indian]] |Green|2.1}}
{{bar percent|Other |Orange| 4.6}}
{{bar percent|Unspecified |Purple| 0.8}}
}}

==Religion==
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|title=Religions of the British Virgin Islands<ref name="CIAPAPUANEWGUINEA"/><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.thearda.com/world-religion/national-profiles?u=33c#RELADH | title=National Profiles | World Religion }}</ref>
|titlebar=#ddd
|left1=Religions
|right1=per cent
|float=none
|bars=
{{bar percent|
[[Protestant]]|Blue|58.78}}
{{bar percent|
Other Christian|Black|22.98}}
{{bar percent|
[[Catholic]]|Purple|2.81}}
{{bar percent|
Non-religious|Violet|6.85}}
{{bar percent|
Indigenous Religion|Grey|8.39}}
{{bar percent|
Other Religions|Silver|2.4}}
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism|Hindu]]|Orange|1.19}}
{{bar percent|
[[Islam|Muslims]]|Green|1.15}}
}}

==References==
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Milton Rashid

2026-03-31T18:21:02Z

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{{Short description|West Bengal politician}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Milton Rashid
| office = Member of [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 2016
| term_end = 2021
| predecessor = [[Asit Kumar Mal]]
| successor = [[Asok Kumar Chattopadhyay]]
| constituency = [[Hansan Assembly constituency|Hansan]]
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1975}}
| birth_place =[[Margram]], [[Birbhum district]], [[West Bengal]]
| death_place =
| death_date =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| alma_mater = [[Rabindra Bharati University]]
| relatives =
| education =
}}
'''Milton Rashid''' (born 1975) is an [[Indian National Congress]] politician and was a member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from 2016 to 2021, elected from [[Hansan Assembly constituency|Hansan Assembly constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/congress-and-aisf-announce-first-list-of-ls-candidates-1503282754.html|title=Congress and AISF announce first list of LS candidates|website=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] |date=March 23, 2024}}</ref> He was appointed the [[Birbhum district]] Congress president in 2020.<ref>{{cite web | last=সংবাদদাতা | first=নিজস্ব | title=জেলায় কংগ্রেসের নতুন সভাপতি মিল্টন রশিদ | website=Anandabazar | date=13 October 2020 | url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/purulia-birbhum-bankura/milton-rashid-is-the-new-president-of-the-congress-in-birbhum-1.1214714 | language=bn | access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref>

==Early life and family==
Rashid was born in 1975 to a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] [[Muslim]] family in [[Birbhum district]] of [[West Bengal]]. He is the son of Abdur Rashid. Rashid is an advocate, having graduated with a [[Bachelor of Laws]] from TNB College in 2004 and [[Master of Arts]] degree in Environmental Science from the [[Rabindra Bharati University]] in 2013.<ref name=my>{{cite web|website=My Neta|title=Milton Rashid (INC)|access-date=3 July 2023|url=https://www.myneta.info/LokSabha2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=5186}}</ref><ref name=myn>{{cite web|website=My Neta|title=Miltan Rasid (INC)|access-date=3 July 2023|url=https://www.myneta.info/WestBengal2021/candidate.php?candidate_id=2094}}</ref>

==Career==
Rashid is a former president of the West Bengal State Congress “Minority Cell”, former district president of “INTUC” Birbhum, and a former General Secretary of the [[Students' Union]] at [[Rampurhat College]]. He contested in the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] where he ran as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate for [[Hansan Assembly constituency]], defeating former MLA [[Asit Kumar Mal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/west-bengal/2016/hansan/|title=Hansan, 2016|website=Latestly|access-date=3 July 2023}}</ref> He contested again in the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/west-bengal/2021/hansan/|title=Hansan, 2021|website=Latestly|access-date=3 July 2023}}</ref> Rashid also contested in the [[2024 Indian general election]] but was unsuccessful.<ref name=my/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from West Bengal]]
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[[Category:People from Birbhum district]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian Muslims]]
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Prajakta Koli

2026-03-29T17:50:37Z

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{{short description|Indian YouTuber and actress (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox youtuber
| name = Prajakta Koli
| image = Prajakta koli in 2023.jpj.png
| caption = Koli in 2023
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|06|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Thane]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| alma_mater = [[V. G. Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce]] [[Mumbai University]]
| occupation = {{hlist|[[YouTuber]]|actress, Author}}
| years_active = 2015–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Vrishank Khanal|2025}}
| website = {{URL|mostlysane.in}}
| youtube_handle = MostlySane
| youtube_display_name =

| youtube_years_active =
| youtube_genre = [[Comedy]]
| youtube_subscribers = 7.27 million
| youtube_views = 1.95 billion 
| stats_update = January 10 2026
}}
'''Prajakta Koli''' ({{IPA|mr|pɾad͡ʑəkta koɭi|pron}}; born 27 June 1993) is an Indian [[YouTuber]], author, novelist, and actress.<ref>{{cite news |title=Meet Prajakta Koli, popular Youtuber who earns Rs 40 lakh monthly from YouTube, her net worth is.... |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-youtuber-prajakta-koli-net-worth-monthly-income-instagram-followers-indian-education-career-business-news-3029737 |access-date=6 May 2023}}</ref> She is best known for her YouTube channel '''MostlySane''' and for her starring role in the [[Netflix]] romantic drama series ''[[Mismatched]]'' (since 2020) and ''[[Single Papa]]'' (2025). She has also played a supporting role in the films ''[[Jugjugg Jeeyo]]'' (2022) and ''[[Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari]]'' (2025).

== Early and personal life ==
Prajakta was born and brought up in [[Thane]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jaleel |first=Bilal |date=6 February 2019 |title=Offline With an Internet Star: A Day in the Life of MostlySane |url=https://www.thequint.com/neon/day-in-the-life-of-youtuber-prajakta-koli-aka-mostlysane |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=[[The Quint]] |language=en}}</ref> She studied in [[Vasant Vihar High School]] and graduated with a Bachelor of Mass Media from [[V. G. Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce]] in [[Mulund]].<ref name="Outlook-Comedienne">{{Cite web |first=Debangana |last=Ghosh |title=Meet the comedienne with the largest YouTube fan-base in India: The "MostlySane" Prajakta Koli |work=Outlook Business WoW |url=https://wow.outlookbusiness.com/prajakta-koli/ |access-date=25 November 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="IndiaToday-Queen-2018">{{Cite web |last=Matra |first=Adila |date=23 May 2018 |title=Queen of content Prajakta Koli takes us inside her life as a popular YouTuber |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/story/queen-of-content-prajakta-koli-takes-us-inside-her-life-as-a-popular-youtuber-1239456-2018-05-23 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref> Her father is a [[restaurateur]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.news18.com/viral/meet-prajakta-koli-mostlysane-youtuber-profile-8483419.html |title=Meet Prajakta Koli, Whose Journey From YouTube to Bollywood is 'MostlyInsane' |date=2 August 2023 |work=[[News18]] |access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref>

In 2023, Koli announced her engagement to her longtime boyfriend, lawyer Vrishank Khanal.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-17 |title=Prajakta Koli gets engaged to boyfriend Vrishank Khanal, shares pic; Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Varun Dhawan react |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/prajakta-koli-vrishank-khanal-announce-engagement-101694922982657.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115095803/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/prajakta-koli-vrishank-khanal-announce-engagement-101694922982657.html |archive-date=2023-11-15 |access-date=2025-02-28 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us}}</ref> They both had a 13 year long courtship period and met when Prajakta was 18 year old and Vrishank was 22.<ref>{{Citation|title=Real Talk With MostlySane |date=13 November 2025 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSdhgCHgA8Y&t=114s}}</ref> On 25 February 2025, Koli tied the knot with Khanal in Karjat.<ref>{{Cite news |last=ANI |date=2025-02-26 |title=Prajakta Koli ties the knot with longtime boyfriend Vrishank Khanal |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/prajakta-koli-ties-the-knot-with-longtime-boyfriend-vrishank-khanal/article69265110.ece |access-date=2025-02-28 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-02-25 |title=Prajakta Koli, Vrishank Khanal are married! See first official wedding pics as bride and groom stun in white and gold |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/prajakta-koli-vrishank-khanal-are-married-see-first-official-wedding-pics-as-bride-and-groom-stun-in-white-and-gold-101740501675968.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226110640/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/prajakta-koli-vrishank-khanal-are-married-see-first-official-wedding-pics-as-bride-and-groom-stun-in-white-and-gold-101740501675968.html |archive-date=2025-02-26 |access-date=2025-02-28 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== Early career and YouTube channel ===
[[Koli people|Koli]] began her career as an intern at [[Fever 104 FM]] radio station in [[Mumbai]] as a RJ, and later launched a [[YouTube]] channel.<ref name="Outlook-Comedienne" /><ref name="IndiaToday-Queen-2018" />

Koli launched her channel ''MostlySane'' in February 2015.<ref name="Outlook-Comedienne" /><ref name="IndiaToday-Queen-2018" /> She performed at the YouTube FanFest in Delhi in 2018 and in Mumbai in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/digital/54782_uber-eats-vivo-5-star-do-tamasha-at-youtube-fanfest-2019 |title=Uber Eats, Vivo, 5 Star do tamasha at YouTube FanFest 2019 |website=afaqs! |date=7 April 2019 |access-date=6 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |date=2023-09-28 |title=Creators lit up YouTube Fanfest 2023 - Social Media Dissect % |url=https://www.socialmediadissect.com/creators-dissect/youtube-fanfest-2023-was-a-smashing-hit/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Social Media Dissect |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sim |first=Sherlyn |date=2022-10-12 |title=YouTube Fanfest to make physical return to Singapore; K-pop group Billlie to take the stage |url=https://youthopia.sg/read/youtube-fanfest-to-make-physical-return-to-singapore-k-pop-group-billlie-to-take-the-stage/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=youthopia.sg |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2020, she announced the launch of her [[YouTube Originals]] show ''Pretty Fit''. The first episode was released on 21 January.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Samosa |first=Social |date=17 January 2020 |title=YouTube announces fitness-themed Original show in Indian market |url=https://www.socialsamosa.com/2020/01/youtube-fitness-themed-original-show-indian-market-pretty-fit/ |access-date=20 January 2020 |website=Social Samosa |language=en-US}}</ref>

In April 2019, former YouTube CEO [[Susan Wojcicki]] selected Prajakta Koli's "Real Talk Tuesday" series as the interview platform for her first-ever interaction with an Indian YouTuber.<ref name=":2" /> The series also includes interviews with [[Sadhguru]] and actors like [[Adam Sandler]] and [[Jennifer Aniston]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why is Sadhguru Riding 30,000 km on a Motorcycle? {{!}} Prajakta Koli with Sadhguru |url=https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/wisdom/video/why-sadhguru-riding-30000-km-on-motorcycle |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=isha.sadhguru.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Piyush |date=2023-03-31 |title=From Mrunal Panchal meeting Selena Gomez to Prajakta Koli interviewing Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler, this weekly roundup is filled with fun updates - Social Ketchup |url=https://www.socialketchup.in/weekly-roundup-march-31/ |access-date=2023-06-17 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In July 2025, Koli became the first Indian content creator to be featured on the TIME100 Creators list, which recognized 100 influential digital creators from around the world.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Carlin |first=Shannon |date=2025-07-09 |title=Prajakta Koli: TIME100 Creators 2025 |url=https://time.com/collections/time100-creators-2025/7299164/prajakta-koli/ |access-date=2025-07-10 |magazine=TIME |language=en}}</ref>

=== Acting ===
In July 2020, Koli released a short film, ''Khayali Pulao''.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=YouTube Star Prajakta Koli Makes Acting Debut with Short Film 'Khayali Pulav' |url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/youtube-star-prajakta-koli-makes-acting-debut-with-short-film-khayali-pulav-2708641.html |access-date=23 July 2020 |website=News18}}</ref> She then acted in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Mismatched]]'', released in November 2020.<ref>{{Citation |title=Mismatched Season 1 Review: Same old, same old... |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/mismatched/season-1/seasonreview/79298405.cms |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref> In 2022, she was seen in [[Dharma Productions]]' film ''[[Jugjugg Jeeyo]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dey Purkayastha |first=Pallabi |date=17 November 2020 |title=Prajakta Koli makes her Bollywood debut with Karan Johar's 'Jug Jugg Jeeyo' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/prajakta-koli-makes-her-bollywood-debut-with-karan-johars-jug-jugg-jeeyo/articleshow/79269088.cms |access-date=24 November 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref> and [[Mismatched|''Mismatched (Season 2)'']]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 August 2021 |title=Mismatched Season 2 begins shooting |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/mismatched-season-2-begins-shooting-7458601/ |access-date=10 November 2021 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref>'' In 2023, she headlined a [[Zee Theatre]] [[teleplay]] called ''Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti'' directed by [[Akarsh Khurana]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-21 |title=Prajakta Koli: I wanted to be a radio jockey and then YouTube just happened - Exclusive |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/prajakta-koli-i-wanted-to-be-a-radio-jockey-and-then-youtube-just-happened-exclusive/articleshow/98119058.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-05-06 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 February 2023 |title=Prajakta Koli On The Importance Of Marriage, Life As An Influencer, And Trolls |work=[[Outlook India]] |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/prajakta-koli-on-the-importance-of-marriage-life-as-an-influencer-and-trolls-news-265433 |access-date=6 May 2023}}</ref> She featured in [[Anu Menon]]'s mystery film ''[[Neeyat (2023 film)|Neeyat]]'', alongside [[Vidya Balan]], [[Ram Kapoor]], [[Rahul Bose]], [[Mita Vashisht|Mita Vasishth]], [[Neeraj Kabi]], [[Shahana Goswami]], [[Amrita Puri]], [[Dipannita Sharma]] and [[Shashank Arora]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 May 2022 |title=Vidya Balan-starrer Neeyat goes on floors, see photo |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vidya-balan-starrer-neeyat-goes-on-floors-amazon-prime-video-movie-7910361/ |access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref> In 2025, She appeared in horror show [[Andhera (TV series)]] produced by [[Excel Entertainment]] for [[Amazon Prime Video|Prime Video]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 December 2022 |title=Surveen Chawla and Prajakta Koli team up for horror series Unseen |work=[[The Tribune India]] |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/surveen-chawla-and-prajakta-koli-team-up-for-horror-series-unseen-465492 |access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Responsibility Has Become A Huge Focus For YouTube: Susan Wojcicki |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/special/responsibility-has-become-a-huge-focus-for-youtube-susan-wojcicki/53085/1 |access-date=27 February 2020 |website=[[Forbes India]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=5 October 2019 |title=Kareena Kapoor Khan digs ground; video goes viral |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/kareena-kapoor-khan-digs-ground-video-goes-viral/21848178 |access-date=27 February 2020 |website=[[Mid-Day]] |language=en}}</ref>

She made her debut in [[Marathi cinema]] with ''[[Krantijyoti Vidyalay Marathi Madhyam]]'' which was become commercial success.<ref name=":3" />

=== Other work ===
Koli was a part of a 9-episode [[Audible (service)|Audible]] series set in [[Sydney]] called ''Desi Down Under'', along with [[Adarsh Gourav]] and [[Taaruk Raina]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Das |first=Santanu |date=12 May 2023 |title=Prajakta Koli talks about her new Audible series Desi Down Under and that one lifesaving skill she wants to learn |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/prajakta-koli-talks-about-her-new-audible-series-desi-down-under-and-that-one-lifesaving-skill-she-wants-to-learn-101683891908775.html |access-date=14 May 2023}}</ref> Another Audible original podcast in Hindi, an adaptation of [[Marvel Studios|Marvel's]] [[Marvel's Wastelanders|Wastelanders]] will be released in June 2023 with Prajakta voicing the Marvel character [[Spider-Bitch (Ashley Barton)|Ash Barton]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-19 |title=Jaideep Ahlawat and Prajakta Koli speak about Hawkeye and Ash's relationship in Marvel's Wastelanders |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/jaideep-ahlawat-prajakta-koli-on-hawkeye-ash-s-relationship-in-wastelanders-101676732536984.html |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> In December 2018, she was in one of three national TV commercials launched for a [[WhatsApp]] campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 December 2018 |title=WhatsApp's first India-specific TVCs attack fake news |url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/story/54044_WhatsApps-first-India-specific-TVCs-attack-fake-news |access-date=14 December 2018 |website=www.afaqs.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=WhatsApp |title=WhatsApp - जन्मदिन बाँटिये, हंसी-मजाक बाँटिये, खुशियाँ बाँटिये, अफवाहें नहीं. |date=2 December 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqHrZ5C1poY |access-date=14 December 2018}}</ref>

She has written a romance novel "Too Good To Be True" published by [[HarperCollins]] India.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-12 |title=Influencer-actor Prajakta Koli turns an author with her debut romance novel |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/influencer-actor-prajakta-koli-turns-an-author-with-her-debut-romance-novel/articleshow/102574488.cms |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>It sold 150,000 copies in its first month of release.<ref name="Indsales">{{Cite magazine|date=August 24, 2025|first=Sabah|last=Gurmat|title=Do Indian authors need to be social media influencers to sell books?|url=https://www.vogue.in/content/do-indian-authors-need-to-be-social-media-influencers-to-sell-books|access-date=September 3, 2025|magazine=[[Vogue India]]|archive-date=September 3, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250903170318/https://www.vogue.in/content/do-indian-authors-need-to-be-social-media-influencers-to-sell-books|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Media ==
In February 2019, she was part of ''[[Forbes]]''{{'}} list of 30 under 30 and in ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'' Business Magazine's list of Women of Worth<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prajakta Koli – Outlook Business WoW |url=https://wow.outlookbusiness.com/tag/prajakta-koli/ |access-date=6 November 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref> and ''[[Entrepreneur India]]''{{'}}s list of 35 under 35<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sood |first=Kartik |date=2 March 2019 |title=Acing the 'Sassy' Cult Got Prajakta Koli Into Entrepreneur India's 35under35 List |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-in/news-and-trends/the-sane-comedian-prajakta-koli-25/329374 |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=Entrepreneur India |language=en}}</ref> along with winning ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]''{{'}}s YouTuber of the Year award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Satote |first=Monika |date=27 March 2019 |title=Cosmopolitan Awards Winners 2019: See The Full Report |url=https://www.headlinesoftoday.com/headlines/cosmopolitan-awards-winners-2019-see-the-full-report.html |access-date=6 November 2019 |website=Headlines of Today |language=en-US}}</ref>

In January 2020, she was included in the annual "Cool list" of the gossip magazine ''[[Grazia India]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 February 2020 |title=Prajakta Koli for Grazia Cool List 2020 |url=https://www.grazia.co.in/video/prajakta-koli-for-grazia-cool-list-2020-i-grazia-india-4461.html |access-date=14 May 2023 |website=[[Grazia India]] |language=en}}</ref> and in April 2020 she was featured on the cover of the magazine ''[[BW Businessworld]]'' as part of their Most Influential Women's list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anushka Sharma, Anita Dongre & Dipali Goenka among Business World's Most Influential Women – Exchange4media |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/marketing-news/anushka-sharma-anita-dongre-prajakta-koli-among-business-worlds-most-influential-women-103809.html |access-date=19 April 2020 |website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media |date=6 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

She was presented an award by Chief Minister [[Arvind Kejriwal]] along with Cameron MacKay, High Commissioner of Canada in India, in recognition of her helping women's causes during International Women's Day in March 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-03-09 |title=Delhi: Hockey to Navy, these 64 achievers made their mark |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/hockey-to-navy-these-64-achievers-made-their-mark/articleshow/90086390.cms |access-date=2023-06-17 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

In June 2022, she was awarded the "Star Influencer Award" by Femina India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=#BeautifulIndians2022: Prajakta And Amyra On What Makes Them Beautiful |url=https://www.femina.in/trending/in-the-news/beautifulindians2022-prajakta-and-amyra-on-what-makes-them-beautiful-229083.html |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=femina.in |language=en}}</ref>

In March 2024, she was awarded Climate Influencer of the Year by NDTV.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NDTV Indian Of The Year: Prajakta Koli Awarded The "Climate Influencer Of The Year" |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/ndtv-indian-of-the-year-prajakta-koli-awarded-the-climate-influencer-of-the-year-5298421 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

== Social initiatives ==

=== 2016–2019 ===
On [[World Mental Health Day]] in 2016, Koli launched her campaign #iPledgeToBeMe which addresses [[mental health]], well-being and [[Body image|body shaming]]. She shared her experiences of body shaming and wrote a [[Rapping|rap]] song, "Shameless", featuring Indian rapper [[Raftaar]], in May 2017.<ref>{{Citation |last=MostlySane |title=Shameless (शेमलेस) by Prajakta Koli ft. Raftaar {{!}} MostlySane {{!}} #iPledgeToBeMe |date=25 May 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3vA0EJQ2mo |access-date=8 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=SNS |date=2018-05-11 |title=Prajakta Koli aka MostlySane joins Youtube's global initiative 'Creators for Change' |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/prajakta-koli-aka-mostlysane-joins-youtubes-global-initiative-creators-for-change-1502634475.html |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=The Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2018, Prajakta was invited to the [[United Nations]] headquarters on the occasion of International Day of Tolerance, as an ambassador for YouTube's global initiative, [[YouTube#Content partnerships|Creators for Change]] program.<ref>{{Cite news |title=AIB, Niharika NM, MostlySane Join YouTube's 'Creators For Change' Program |work=News18 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/tech/aib-niharika-nm-mostlysane-join-youtube-creators-for-change-program-1743153.html |access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="michelle obama">{{cite web |author=Agarwal, Mihika |date=17 March 2020 |title=Meet the Indian vlogger who joined forces with Michelle Obama to fight for girls' education |url=https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/prajakta-koli-indian-vlogger-collaboration-with-michelle-obama-creators-for-change-youtube |access-date=22 June 2020 |work=[[Vogue India]]}}</ref> In 2018, she participated in the #GirlsCount campaign for [[One Campaign|One.Org]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roy |first=Dhaval |date=12 November 2018 |title=Prajakta Koli's video to be screened by the UN |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-prajakta-koli-s-video-to-be-screened-by-the-un-2684613 |access-date=23 July 2020 |website=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |language=en}}</ref>

In September 2019, she traveled to the [[United Nations|UN]] as a delegate to participate in the International Day of Tolerance and for the [[Goalkeepers (Gates Foundation)|Goalkeepers]] program.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Haters don't affect me: Prajakta Koli |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/haters-dont-affect-me-prajakta-koli/1688410 |access-date=16 July 2020 |website=Outlook India Magazine}}</ref> She has also been appointed a new member to the 2022-24 Goalkeepers Advisory Group.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Appoints New Members to Goalkeepers Advisory Group to Accelerate Progress Toward Global Goals |url=https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/media-center/press-releases/2022/05/new-goalkeepers-advisors-appointed-to-help-meet-un-sdg |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |language=en}}</ref>

=== 2020–2021 ===
In a special episode of Creators For Change in 2020, Koli and two other YouTube content creators, [[Liza Koshy]] and Thembe Mahlaba, interviewed girls in different countries about their opportunities for education, and discussed the topic with [[Michelle Obama]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/creators-change-michelle-obama-youtube-1202834898/ |title=YouTube 'Creators for Change' Anticipates Michelle Obama Interview – TCA |last1=Haithman |first1=Diane |date=18 January 2020 |website=Deadline |language=en |access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="michelle obama" />

Prajakta represented India at ''The Call To Unite'' event which started on 1 May 2020 and featured [[Oprah Winfrey]], [[Julia Roberts]], [[Eva Longoria]], [[Deepak Chopra]], [[Alanis Morissette]], [[Quincy Jones]] and [[Mandy Moore]] among others.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Prajakta Koli to represent India at 'The Call To Unite' event featuring Oprah Winfrey, Julia Roberts and others – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/prajakta-koli-to-represent-india-at-the-call-to-unite-event-featuring-oprah-winfrey-julia-roberts-and-others/articleshow/75491785.cms |access-date=29 July 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The 24 hour 'streamathon' event was organized by UNITE and [[Room to Read|Room To Read]] in support of people facing challenges during the pandemic and to promote education among children during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Room to Read Joins The Call to Unite with Julia Roberts and Prajakta Koli |url=https://www.roomtoread.org/the-latest/room-to-read-joins-the-call-to-unite-with-julia-roberts-and-prajakta-koli/ |access-date=29 July 2020 |website=www.roomtoread.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=COVID-19: Prajakta Koli Joins Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey In The Call to Unite 24-hour Livestream |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/covid-19-prajakta-koli-joins-julia-roberts-oprah-winfrey-in-the-call-to-unite-24-hour-livestream-2602009.html |access-date=29 July 2020 |website=News18|date=2 May 2020 }}</ref> On 7 June 2020, Koli was a part of the virtual graduation ceremony, ''[[Dear Class of 2020]]'', headlined by former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama which was live streamed via YouTube Originals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-10 |title=EXCLUSIVE: JugJugg Jeeyo actress Prajakta Koli REVEALS Vicky Kaushal has been her constant crush |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/exclusive-jugjugg-jeeyo-actress-prajakta-koli-reveals-vicky-kaushal-has-been-her-constant-crush-1189431 |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Youtuber Prajakta Koli is a part of Michelle, Barack Obama's virtual students' farewell for Class of 2020 |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/indian-youtuber-prajakta-koli-is-a-part-of-michelle-barack-obamas-virtual-students-farewell-for-class-of-2020/articleshow/76217454.cms |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Business Insider}}</ref>

On 30 October 2021, Koli made a contribution to [[TED (conference)|TED]]'s campaign called 'Countdown,' which focused on addressing the issue of [[climate change]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Stocking |first=Hosted by Prajakta Koli and Hannah |title=Hosted by Prajakta Koli and Hannah Stocking: Countdown Session 4: Transformation (Full session) |date=2020-10-15 |url=https://www.ted.com/talks/hosted_by_prajakta_koli_and_hannah_stocking_countdown_session_4_transformation_full_session |access-date=2023-05-20}}</ref> She collaborated with personalities including [[Al Gore]], [[Chris Hemsworth]], [[Priyanka Chopra]], [[Mark Ruffalo]], and [[Don Cheadle]], in discussions and initiatives centered around climate change awareness.<ref>{{Cite press release |last=TED |title=Together with COP26, TED Hosts Countdown, A Global Livestream Presented by YouTube Originals |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/together-with-cop26-ted-hosts-countdown-a-global-livestream-presented-by-youtube-originals-301411390.html |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== 2022–present ===
In January 2022, she was appointed [[United Nations Development Programme|UNDP]] India's first Youth Climate Champion.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-02-02 |title=Prajakta Koli is UNDP India's first youth climate champion |work=[[The Economic Times]] |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/prajakta-koli-is-undp-indias-first-youth-climate-champion/first-youth-climate-champion/slideshow/89294207.cms |access-date=2023-05-20}}</ref><ref name="undp pr">{{cite press release |url=https://www.in.undp.org/content/india/en/home/presscenter/pressreleases/2022_press_releases/Prajakta_Koli_becomes_UNDP_Indias_First_Youth_Climate_Champion/ |title=Prajakta Koli becomes UNDP India's First Youth Climate Champion |publisher=UNDP India |date=21 January 2022 |accessdate=28 January 2022}}</ref>

In January 2023, Prajakta attended the [[World Economic Forum]] held in [[Davos]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTuber Prajakta Koli, In Davos For World Economic Forum, Shares Pics |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/prajakta-koli-shares-postcards-from-davos-and-they-are-oh-so-gorgeous-3706140 |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2023-01-18 |title=World Economic Forum 2023 {{!}} Who are the YouTube stars invited to cover the Davos summit? |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world-economic-forum-2023-who-are-the-youtube-stars-invited-to-cover-the-davos-summit/article66395630.ece |access-date=2023-01-28 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-17 |title=Davos 2023: What is YouTuber Prajakta Koli doing at World Economic Forum? |url=https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/what-is-youtuber-prajakta-koli-doing-at-davos-11999782.html |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref> In March 2023, the [[National Commission for Women]] with Netflix hosted an event on the role of entertainment and media in empowering women.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-04 |title=NCW organizes discussions on the Role of Media and Entertainment in Empowering Women {{!}} INDToday |url=https://indtoday.com/ncw-organizes-discussions-on-the-role-of-media-and-entertainment-in-empowering-women/ |access-date=2023-05-20 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-06 |title=A conference on the role of media and entertainment in empowering women |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/delhi/a-conference-on-the-role-of-media-and-entertainment-in-empowering-women/articleshow/98449027.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-05-20 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Prajakta was part of the panel discussions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NCW organizes discussions on Role of Media and Entertainment in Empowering Women ahead of International Women's Day |url=https://pib.gov.in/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1904140 |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{{Pending films key}}
=== Films ===

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
!Ref.
|-
|2020
|''Khayali Pulao''
|Asha
|Short film
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 July 2020 |title=Khayali Pulao review: Prajakta Koli's short film is simple, sweet and uplifting |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/khayali-pulao-review-prajakta-koli-short-film-is-simple-sweet-and-uplifting-6505519/ |access-date=10 November 2021 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|''[[Jugjugg Jeeyo]]''
|Ginny Saini
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neetu Kapoor kicks off Jug Jug Jiyo with Anil, Varun, Kiara and a note to Rishi Kapoor |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/neetu-kapoor-kicks-off-jug-jug-jiyo-with-anil-varun-kiara-and-a-note-to-rishi-kapoor-1740614-2020-11-13 |access-date=10 November 2021 |website=India Today |date=13 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2023
|''Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti''
|Priya
|[[Zee Theatre|ZEE Theatre]] film
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prajakta Koli, Shikha Talsania To Bring 1990s Nostalgia With 'Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti' |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/prajakta-koli-shikha-talsania-to-bring-1990s-nostalgia-with-yeh-shaadi-nahi-ho-sakti--news-261192 |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Outlook India |date=10 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Neeyat (2023 film)|Neeyat]]''
|Gigi "Cub Kumar"
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2022 |title=Vidya Balan-starrer Neeyat goes on floors |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vidya-balan-starrer-neeyat-goes-on-floors-amazon-prime-video-movie-7910361/ |access-date=3 July 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Anu Menon's murder mystery 'Neeyat' |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/vidya-balan-ram-kapoor-to-star-in-anu-menons-murder-mystery-neeyat |access-date=3 July 2022 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2025
|[[Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari|''Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari'']]
|Dimple
| Cameo appearance
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-02 |title=Rohit Saraf and a surprise cameo win hearts in Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/sunny-sanskari-ki-tulsi-kumari-x-reviews-rohit-saraf-and-surprise-cameo-win-hearts-varun-dhawan-janhvi-kapoor-sanya-101759423950693.html |access-date=2025-10-03 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2026
|''[[Krantijyoti Vidyalay Marathi Madhyam]]''
|Anjali Rane
|[[Marathi language|Marathi]] film
|<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2025-09-16 |title=Prajakta Koli makes Marathi film debut with Krantijyoti Vidyalay: “Feels like coming home” |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/prajakta-koli-makes-marathi-film-debut-krantijyoti-vidyalay-feels-like-coming-home/ |access-date=2025-11-20 |website=Bollywood Hungama |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-06 |title=Prajakta Koli on her Marathi film debut: It feels like coming back to my roots |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/prajakta-koli-on-her-marathi-film-debut-it-feels-like-coming-back-to-my-roots-101759729251690.html |access-date=2025-11-20 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
!Ref.
|-
|2020–present
| ''[[Mismatched]]''
| Dimple Ahuja
| 3 seasons
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Mismatched Web Series: Review, Trailer, Star Cast, Songs, Actress Name, Actor Name, Posters, News & Videos |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/mismatched/seriesreview/79298252.cms |access-date=11 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 August 2021 |title=Mismatched Season 2 begins shooting |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/mismatched-season-2-begins-shooting-7458601/ |access-date=9 September 2021 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-18 |title=Mismatched felt like the perfect project to step out of YouTube universe, says Prajakta Koli |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/prajakta-koli-rohit-saraf-on-netflix-series-mismatched-7053653/ |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|''[[Comedy Premium League]]''
|Host
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 August 2021 |title=Comedy Premium League review: The closest India will get to a Saturday Night Live |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/comedy-premium-league-review-the-closest-india-will-get-to-a-saturday-night-live-7463321/ |access-date=23 August 2021 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|''[[Zindaginama]]''
|Mira
|
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2025
|''[[Andhera (TV series)|Andhera]]''
|Rumi
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-20 |title=Horror and supernatural are the way to go on Prime Video |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/ott/horror-and-supernatural-are-the-way-to-go-on-prime-video-article-12493361.html |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Moneycontrol |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Amazon Prime Video's Andhera stars THIS social media influencer, along with Surveen Chawla and Karanvir Malhotra |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/amazon-prime-videos-andhera-stars-this-social-media-influencer-along-with-surveen-chawla-and-karanvir-malhotra/3963d5e602813 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Single Papa]]''
| Namrata Gehlot
|[[Netflix]] series
|<ref>{{Cite web|title='Single Papa': Kunal Kemmu Headlines New Netflix Comedy Series
|url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/insight/single-papa-kunal-keemu-headlines-new-netflix-comedy-series
|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=19 November 2025|access-date=20 November 2025}}</ref>
|}

=== Music video appearances ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Singer
!Ref.
|-
|2024
|"Lost and Found"
|[[Taaruk Raina]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-08-28 |title=Taaruk Raina Talks About the Journey Behind His New Song "Lost and Found" |url=https://www.lokmattimes.com/entertainment/taaruk-raina-talks-about-the-journey-behind-his-new-song-lost-and-found-a475/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Lokmat Times |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2025
|"Raazdaariyan"
|[[Sagar Bhatia]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-02-13 |title=Prajakta Koli and Taaruk Raina living the "Raazdaariyan" dream in Sagar Bhatia's powerful new track |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/catch-prajakta-koli-taaruk-raina-living-the-raazdaariyan-dream-in-sagar-bhatias-powerful-new-track-1861050 |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref>
|}

== Discography ==

=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title
!Ref.
|-
| 2017 || "Shameless" (featuring [[Raftaar (rapper)|Raftaar]])
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prajakta Koli: Here's What You Should Know About This Female Influencer-Turned-Actor – SheThePeople TV |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/home-top-video/prajakta-koli-leading-female-influencer-here-what-you-should-know-about-this-actor/ |access-date= |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 || "No Offence"
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Prajakta Koli's video to be screened by the UN |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-prajakta-koli-s-video-to-be-screened-by-the-un-2684613 |access-date= |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2020 || "Yeh Diss Gaana Hai"
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yeh Diss Gaana Hai – Single By Prajakta Koli |date=25 May 2020 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/yeh-diss-gaana-hai-single/1531370149 }}</ref>
|-
|"Par Lockdown Ho Gaya"
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= 12 October 2020|title=Prajakta Koli's song "Par Lockdown Ho Gaya" for her YTFF 2020 Performance is the new lockdown anthem |url=https://www.socialketchup.in/ytff-2020-performance-prajakta-koli/ |access-date= |website= |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Work
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|2021
|[[Daytime Emmy Awards]]
|Outstanding Daytime Non-Fiction Special
|''Documentary - Creators For Change''
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prajakta Koli wins Daytime Emmy Award for Creators for Change, thanks Michelle Obama |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/international-shows/story/prajakta-koli-wins-daytime-emmy-award-for-creators-for-change-thanks-michelle-obama-1820776-2021-06-29 |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=India Today |date=29 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Prajakta Koli extends gratitude to Michelle Obama over their Daytime Emmy win |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/entertainment/out-of-box/prajakta-koli-extends-gratitude-to-michelle-obama-over-their-daytime-emmy-win20210628214154/ |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2023
|[[Bollywood Hungama Style Icons]]
|Most Stylish Digital Entertainer (Female)
|{{NA}}
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Complete List of Winners of Bollywood Hungama Style Icon Awards |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/style-icons/winners.php |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]
|''[[Jugjugg Jeeyo]]''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominations For The 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023 With Maharashtra Tourism |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-68th-hyundai-filmfare-awards-2023-with-maharashtra-tourism-58094.html |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=filmfare.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|[[Bollywood Hungama Style Icons]]
|Most Stylish Digital Star of the Year
|{{n/a}}
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bollywood Hungama Style Icons 2024 Winners |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/style-icons/winners.php |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of YouTubers]]
* [[List of Indian comedians]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://mostlysane.in/}}
* {{IMDb name}}
* {{BH person}}

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Kulshekar

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'''Kulshekar''' is a locality in [[Mangaluru]] city, [[Karnataka]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=41291
|title= Mangalore: 'Frad Saib' of Cordel Church Remembered by All
|accessdate= 2008-01-15
|publisher= [[Daijiworld Media]]
|date=2007-02-11}}</ref> It lies on national highway 13 which connects Mangaluru to Chitradurga. It is nearly 5 km from Mangalore central railway station. This city was built by a Alupa king Kulshekara 1 according to the stone inscription found in Shree veeranarayana temple, kulshekara .This happens to be the oldest Tulu lipie writing found till date.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120423032035/http://www.mangalorecity.gov.in/ Mangalore City Corporation Website]

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[[Category:Localities in Mangalore]]

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Kokrajhar Medical College and Hospital

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| region = [[Bodoland Territorial Region]]
| state = [[Assam]]
| country = [[India]]
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| principal = Dr. Atul Chandra Baro<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://assamcalling.com/kokrajhar-medical-college/ |title= Kokrajhar Medical College and Hospital|date= 13 April 2023|website= The Sentinel|language=en|access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref>
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'''Kokrajhar Medical College and Hospital''' ('''KMCH''') is a government-run medical college cum hospital located in Rangalikhata, [[Kokrajhar]], [[Assam]].<ref name="KMC">{{Cite web|url= https://bodopedia.com/colleges/kokrajhar-medical-college-and-hospital/ |title= Kokrajhar Medical College|date=|website=Bodopedia|language=en|access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref> The college started functioning in 2023 with approval from the [[National Medical Commission]]. It is only the government-run medical college in the [[Bodoland Territorial Region]] headquarter, [[Kokrajhar district]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/academic-activities-at-nagaon-nalbari-kokrajhar-medical-colleges-from-october-506739-2023-02-02|title= Academic activities at Nagaon, Nalbari, Kokrajhar medical colleges from October|date=|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref>{{Clarify|reason=Is it the only government run college in the region or in the district?|date=June 2025}}

==History ==
The college operates under the State Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Assam. It is recognised by the [[National Medical Commission]] and affiliated with [[Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences]], [[Guwahati]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.sentinelassam.com/topheadlines/kokrajhar-medical-college-gets-national-medical-commission-approval-637560 |title= Kokrajhar Medical College gets National Medical Commission approval|date=|website=News Live|language=en|access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref> Currently the college has an intact capacity of 100 undergraduate students, from the academic year 2021–22.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.pratidintime.com/latest-assam-news-breaking-news-assam/kokrajhar-medical-college-receives-nmc-nod-for-100-mbbs-seats |title= Kokrajhar Medical College Receives NMC Nod for 100 MBBS Seats|date=|website=Pratidin Times|language=en|access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref>

On 14 April 2023, Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] inaugurated the college and hospital, along with the [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati]] and two other medical colleges.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-narendra-modi-dedicates-northeasts-1st-aiims-3-new-medical-colleges-in-assam-3947632
|title= PM Modi Dedicates Northeast's 1st AIIMS, 3 New Medical Colleges In Assam
|date=|website=NDTV|language=en|access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Medical colleges in Assam]]
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Shankheshwar Parshvanath Jain Temple

2026-03-21T13:14:05Z

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{{Short description|Jain temple in Belgium}}
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| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]
| image = File:Templejaindanvers.jpg
| alt = Jain temple, Antwerp
| caption = Jain temple, Antwerp
| temple_quantity = 1
| deity = [[Parshvanatha]]
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]], [[Paryushana]]
| location = [[Wilrijk]], [[Belgium]]
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The '''Shankheshwar Parshvanath Jain Temple''' is a [[Jain temple]] located in the district [[Wilrijk]] of the city of [[Antwerp]], [[Antwerp Province]], [[Belgium]]. It is currently the only Jain temple in [[continental Europe]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Brill's encyclopedia of Jainism |date=2020 |publisher=Brill |isbn=978-90-04-29746-3 |series=Handbook of oriental studies |location=Leiden Boston (Mass.)}}</ref>

== History ==
The building has a surface area of 1,000 m2 and has been in use since 2010. Construction started in 1990 in [[India]]. After it was completed in 2000, the building was dismantled piece by piece, shipped to Belgium and rebuilt on its current location. The white marble design is inspired by traditional Jain temples.

== About temple ==
It is the biggest Jain temple outside of India.{{sfn|Kampen|2021}} The temple houses an information centre about [[Jainism]].

== See also ==
* [[Jainism in Belgium]]

==References==
=== Citations ===
{{reflist}}

=== Sources ===
* {{cite news|last=Kampen|first=Anouk van|date=20 August 2021|title=Villa Gandhi en Villa Shanti: duurste huizen zijn in handen van Indiërs|url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2021/08/20/diamantairs-die-niet-gehecht-zijn-aan-bezit-a4055493| newspaper=[[NRC Handelsblad]] }}
* Chris De Lauwer, "Een Indiase tempel in België", in: Idesbald Goddeeris (red.), ''Het wiel van Ashoka. Belgisch-Indiase contacten in historisch perspectief'', 2013, p. 233-240

==External links==
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Ghayal

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{{wikt|घायल}}
'''Ghayal''' may refer to:

* [[Ghayal (1951 film)|''Ghayal'' (1951 film)]], a [[List of Hindi films of 1951#C-K|1951 Hindi film]]
* [[Ghayal (1990 film)|''Ghayal'' (1990 film)]], a Hindi-language film by [[Rajkumar Santoshi]]
*: ''[[Ghayal: Once Again]]'', a 2016 Hindi-language sequel film written and directed by [[Sunny Deol]]
* ''[[Ghayal: The Power Man]]'' or ''Brindavana'', a 2013 [[India]]n film

==See also==
* ''Ghayaal'', [[List of Marathi films of 1993|a 1993 Marathi film]]
* [[Gayal]], a large domesticated Asian bovine

{{disambiguation}}

Sadbhavna Express (via Faizabad)

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== Service==

The 14017/Sadbhavna Express has an average speed of 44 km/h and covers 1299 km in 29h 45m. The 14018/Sadbhavana Express has an average speed of 42 km/h and covers 1299 km in 30h 40m.

== Route and halts ==

The important halts of the train are:

* '''{{stnlnk|Raxaul Junction}}'''
* {{stnlnk|Sitamarhi Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Muzaffarpur Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Hajipur Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Chhapra Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Ballia}}
* {{stnlnk|Ghazipur City}}
* {{stnlnk|Varanasi Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Jaunpur Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Ayodhya Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Barabanki Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Lucknow Charbagh}}
* {{stnlnk|Alamnagar}}
* {{stnlnk|Hardoi}}
* {{stnlnk|Chandausi}}
* {{stnlnk|Moradabad Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Amroha}}
* {{stnlnk|Hapur Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Ghaziabad Junction}}
* '''{{stnlnk|Anand Vihar Terminal}}'''

==Coach composition==

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 20 coaches:

* 2 AC III Tier
* 9 Sleeper Coaches
* 7 General
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

== Traction==

Both trains are hauled by a [[Diesel Loco Shed, Tughlakabad|Tughlakabad]]-based [[WDM-3A]] or [[WDP-4D]] diesel locomotive from [[Raxaul]] to Delhi and vice versa.

== Rake sharing ==

The train shares its rake with 14013/14014 [[Sultanpur–Anand Vihar Sadbhavana Express]].

== See also ==

* [[Raxaul Junction railway station]]
* [[Delhi Junction railway station]]
* [[Sadbhawna Express (via Sagauli)]]
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Battle of Bir Hakeim

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{{Short description|Second World War battle in Libya}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of Bir Hakeim
| partof = the [[Battle of Gazala]]
| image = File:Free French Foreign Legionnairs.jpg
| image_upright = 1.0
| caption = Free French Legionnaires wearing distinctive [[kepi]] hats "leap up from the desert to rush an enemy strong point".
| date = 26 May – 11 June 1942 ({{Age in years, months, weeks and days |month1=05 |day1=26 |year1=1942 |month2=06 |day2=11 |year2=1942}})
| coordinates = {{coord|31|35|37.93|N|23|28|47.16|E|display=inline,title|type:event}}
| place = [[Bir Hakeim]], [[Italian Libya]]
| map_type = Libya#Mediterranean
| map_relief = 1
| result = See ''[[#Aftermath|Aftermath]]'' section
| combatant1 = {{ubl|{{flag|Free France}}|{{flag|British Empire}}|{{flag|United Kingdom}}|{{flag|British India}}}}
| combatant2 = {{ubl|{{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}|{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}}}
| commander1 = {{ubl|[[Marie-Pierre Kœnig]]|[[Dimitri Amilakhvari]]}}
| commander2 = {{ubl|[[Erwin Rommel]]|[[Walter Nehring]]|[[Ettore Baldassarre]]}}
| strength1 = {{circa| 3,723}} men
| strength2 = 37,000–45,000 men{{sfn|Grant|2017|p=833}}
| casualties1 = {{ubl|141 killed|229 wounded|814 captured|53 guns|50 vehicles|110 aircraft}}
| casualties2 = {{ubl|3,300 killed or wounded|227–845 captured|164 vehicles|49 aircraft}}
| notes = Bir Hakeim was first attacked by the "Ariete" Division early in the Battle of Gazala, then by a mixed force of the "Trieste" and 90th Light Division.
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Free French}}
{{Campaignbox Western Desert}}
}}
The '''Battle of Bir Hakeim''' ({{IPA|ar|biʔr ħaˈkiːm|-|Be2ir_7akeem.ogg}}) took place at [[Bir Hakeim]], an oasis in the Libyan desert south and west of [[Tobruk]], during the [[Battle of Gazala]] (26 May – 21 June 1942). The [[1st Free French Division|1st Free French Brigade]] under {{lang|fr|Général de brigade}} [[Marie-Pierre Kœnig]] defended the position from {{nowrap|26 May – 11 June}} against Axis forces of [[Panzer Army Africa|''Panzerarmee Afrika'']] commanded by {{lang|de|Generaloberst}} [[Erwin Rommel]]. The {{lang|de|Panzerarmee}} captured Tobruk ten days later.

The delay imposed on the Axis offensive by the defence of Bir Hakeim influenced the cancellation of [[Operation Herkules]], the [[Axis powers|Axis]] invasion of [[Siege of Malta (World War II)|Malta]]. Rommel invaded Egypt, slowed by British delaying actions until the [[First Battle of El Alamein]] in July, where the Axis advance was stopped. Both sides used the battle for propaganda, [[Winston Churchill]] declared the [[Free French]] to be the "Fighting French".

==Background==

===Eighth Army===
At the beginning of 1942, after its defeat in western [[Cyrenaica]] during {{lang|de|[[Unternehmen Theseus]]}}, the British [[Eighth Army (United Kingdom)|Eighth Army]] under Lieutenant-General [[Neil Ritchie]] faced the Axis troops in [[Libya]] roughly {{cvt|30|mi|order=flip}} west of the port of [[Tobruk]], along a line running from the coast at [[Gazala]], southwards for about {{cvt|30|mi|order=flip}}. Both sides accumulated supplies for an offensive to forestall their opponent and General [[Claude Auchinleck]], Commander in Chief of [[Middle East Command]], hoped for the Eighth Army to be ready by May. British code-breakers tracked the dispatch of convoys to Libya as the British offensive on Axis shipping to [[North Africa]] was neutralised by Axis bombing of Malta and forecast that the Axis would attack first.{{sfn|Hinsley|1994|pp=206–207}}

As the Eighth Army was not ready to take the offensive, Ritchie planned to fight a defensive battle on the Gazala line.{{sfn|Playfair|2004|p=216}} Auchinleck's appreciation of the situation to Ritchie in mid-May expected either a frontal attack in the centre of the Gazala line, followed by an advance on Tobruk or a flanking move to the south, looping around the Gazala line towards Tobruk. Auchinleck saw the former as more likely (with a feint on the flank to draw away the Eighth Army tanks) while Ritchie favoured the latter. Auchinleck suggested that British armour be concentrated near El Adem, where it would be well placed to meet either threat.{{sfn|Playfair|2004|pp=216–218}}

Since [[Operation Crusader]] in late 1941, the Eighth Army had received American [[M3 Grant]] medium tanks with a {{nowrap|37 mm gun}} in a turret and a {{nowrap|75 mm gun}} in a hull [[sponson]], which could penetrate the armour of the opposing {{lang|de|[[Panzer III]] Ausf. H}} and ''J'' and the {{lang|de|[[Panzer IV]]}} tank models at {{cvt|650|–|850|yd|order=flip|round=10}}. The frontal armour of the Grant was thick enough to withstand the [[5 cm Pak 38|50 mm Pak 38]] anti-tank gun at {{cvt|1000|yd|order=flip|round=10}} and the short-barrelled [[5 cm KwK 38|50 mm KwK 38]] gun of the {{lang|de|Panzer III}} at {{cvt|250|yd|order=flip|round=10}}. The first 112 of the new British [[Ordnance QF 6-pounder|6-pounder (57 mm) anti-tank guns]] had arrived and been allotted to the motor brigades of the armoured divisions.{{sfn|Carver|2002|pp=68–69}}

==={{lang|de|Panzerarmee Afrika}}/{{lang|it|Armata Corazzata Africa}}===
{{See also|Operation Herkules}}

At the meeting of Axis leaders at [[Berchtesgaden]] on 1 May, it was agreed that Rommel should attack at the end of the month to capture Tobruk. The [[Panzer Army Africa]] ({{lang|de|Panzerarmee Afrika}}/{{lang|it|Armata Corazzata Africa}}) was to pause at the Egyptian border, while the Axis captured Malta in [[Operation Herkules]] and then Rommel was to invade Egypt.{{sfn|Playfair|2004|p=219}} The {{lang|de|Panzerarmee}} had finished converting to the up-armoured {{lang|de|Panzer III Ausf. H}} and had {{nowrap|received nineteen}} {{lang|de|Panzer III Ausf. J}}, known to the British as Mark III Specials, with long-barrelled [[5 cm KwK 39]] guns. Four {{lang|de|Panzer IV Ausf. G}} (Mark IV Specials) with long-barrelled [[7.5 cm KwK 40]] guns had also arrived.{{sfn|Carver|2002|p=69}} {{lang|de|[[Abwehr]]}} (German military intelligence) had [[German code breaking in World War II|broken British codes]] and in late 1941 penetrated [[Black (code)|Black]], the code used by [[Bonner Fellers]], a US [[military attaché]] in Egypt. The British divulged much tactical information to Fellers, who unwittingly reported it to the Axis as well as the US government.{{sfn|Latimer|2003|pp=44–45}}

Air attacks by the {{lang|de|[[Luftwaffe]]}} and {{lang|it|[[Regia Aeronautica]]}} on Malta reduced its offensive capacity and supply convoys from [[Italy]] reached the Axis forces in Africa with fewer losses.{{sfn|Playfair|2004|pp=219–223}} Until May, Axis monthly deliveries to Libya averaged {{cvt|60000|LT|order=flip}}, less than a smaller Axis force received from June to October 1941 but sufficient for an offensive. The {{cvt|900|mi|order=flip}} advance to Gazala succeeded because the port of [[Benghazi]] was open, reducing the transport distance for about {{nowrap|33 per cent}} of the supplies of the {{lang|de|Panzerarmee}} to {{cvt|280|mi|order=flip}}. The capture of Malta would not alter the constraints of port capacity and distance; protecting convoys and the use of a large port close to the front would still be necessary.{{sfn|Creveld|1977|pp=193–195}}

{{lang|de|Unternehmen Venezia}} (Operation Venice), the Axis plan,, was for tanks to advance around the brigade forming the Bir Hakeim "box" at the southern extremity of the Gazala line. On the left side of the manoeuvre, the Italian [[132nd Armoured Division "Ariete"]] would neutralise the Bir Hakeim box. Further south, the [[21st Panzer Division]] and [[15th Panzer Division]] would advance through the desert, move east, then turn north behind the Gazala line to destroy the British armour and cut off the infantry divisions in the line. The most southerly part of the attacking formation, a {{lang|de|Kampfgruppe}} (battle group) of the [[90th Light Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|90th Light ''Afrika'' Division]] ({{lang|de|90. leichte Afrika Division}}, {{lang|de|[[Generalmajor]]}} [[Ulrich Kleemann]]), was to advance to El Adem south of Tobruk, cut the supply routes from the port to the Gazala line and hold British troops at Tobruk by a ruse; aircraft-engines mounted on trucks were to raise dust, simulating the presence of a big armoured force.{{sfn|Playfair|2004|pp=219–223}} The Germans had combed the [[French Foreign Legion]] in [[Vichy France|French North Africa]] and [[press-ganged]] some 2,000 German {{lang|fr|légionnaires}} into the 90th Light ''Afrika'' Division.{{sfnm|1a1=Windrow|1y=1986|1p=117|2a1=Windrow|2y=1999|2p=34}}

The rest of the Italian [[XX Motorised Corps (Italy)|XX Motorised Corps]], the [[101st Motorized Division "Trieste"]], would gap the minefield north of Bir Hakeim, near the Sidi Muftah box, to create a supply route to the panzers. Rommel anticipated that having dealt with the British tanks, he would have captured El Adem, Ed Duda and [[Sidi Rezegh]] by nightfall and later the Knightsbridge defensive box, about {{cvt|40|km|order=flip}} north-east of Bir Hakeim. The Axis tanks would be in a position next day to thrust westwards against the Eighth Army defensive boxes between Gazala and Alem Hamza, meeting the eastwards attack by the Italian X Corps and [[XXI Army Corps (Italy)|XXI corps]]. By late May, the Axis forces comprised {{nowrap|90,000 men,}} {{nowrap|560 tanks}} and {{nowrap|542 aircraft.}}{{sfn|Carver|1964|p=167}}

==Prelude==

===Gazala line===

[[File:Unternehmen Theseus Verlauf.gif|thumb|{{centre|Map of the Gazala line and Operation Venice, May–June, 1942.}}]]
Between Gazala and Timimi (just west of Tobruk), the Eighth Army was able to concentrate its forces sufficiently to turn and fight. By 4 February, the Axis advance had been halted and the front line had been stabilised, from Gazala on the coast {{cvt|48|km|order=flip}} west of Tobruk, to the old [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] fortress of Bir Hakeim, {{cvt|80|km|order=flip}} to the south. The Gazala line was a series of defensive boxes accommodating a [[brigade]] each, laid out across the desert behind minefields and wire, watched by regular patrols between the boxes. The Free French were in the south at the [[Bir Hakeim]] box, {{cvt|13|mi}} south of the [[150th Infantry Brigade]] box, which was {{cvt|6|mi}} south of the [[69th Infantry Brigade]] box. The line was not evenly manned, with a greater number of troops covering the coast road, leaving the south less protected but deep minefields had been laid in front of the boxes.{{sfn|Playfair|2004|pp=197–198}}

The longer line made an attack around the southern flank harder to supply. Behind the Gazala line were the Commonwealth Keep, Acroma, Knightsbridge and El Adem boxes, sited to block tracks and junctions. The box at Retma was finished just before the Axis offensive but work on the Point 171 and Bir el Gubi boxes did not begin until 25 May.{{sfn|Playfair|2004|pp=216–217}} By late May, the [[1st South African Division]] was dug in nearest the coast, with the [[50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division]] to the south and [[1st Free French Division|1st Free French Brigade]] furthest left at Bir Hakeim. The British 1st and 7th Armoured divisions waited behind the main line as a mobile counter-attack force, the [[2nd South African Division]] garrisoned Tobruk and [[5th Indian Infantry Division]] was in reserve. The British had {{nowrap|110,000 men,}} {{nowrap|843 tanks}} and {{nowrap|604 aircraft.}}{{sfn|Carver|1964|p=167}}

===Bir Hakeim===

[[File:Map of siege of Tobruk 1942.jpg|thumb|{{center|Axis advance, opening of Operation Venice}}]]
The fortress at Bir Hakeim (Old Man's Well) had been built by the Ottomans and later used as a station by the Italian {{lang|it|[[Meharist]]}} (Camel Corps) to control movement at the crossroads of two [[Bedouin]] paths. The wells had long been dry and had been abandoned but Indian troops re-occupied the site to build a strongpoint surrounded by {{nowrap|50,000 mines.}}{{sfn|Walker|2003|p=116}} The fortification was a rough pentagon pointing north, about {{cvt|4|×|5|km|round=0.5|order=flip}} wide.{{sfn|LePage|2008|p=149}} On 14 February, the 150th Infantry Brigade was relieved at the box by the 1st Free French Brigade ({{lang|fr|Général}} [[Marie Pierre Kœnig]]), part of [[XXX Corps (United Kingdom)|XXX Corps]] (Lieutenant-General [[Willoughby Norrie]]). With a fighting strength of 3,000 men and a rear echelon of about 600 men based {{cvt|15|mi}} to the east behind the line, the brigade comprised the [[13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion|13th ''Demi-Brigade'' of the Foreign Legion]] (13e DBLE), an established unit and the backbone of the Free French, with the 2nd Colonial Demi-Brigade.{{sfnm|1a1=Bimberg|1y=2002|1pp=109, 101|2a1=Playfair|2y=2004|2p=413}}

The 13e DBLE had been formed to fight in [[Winter War|Finland]] but was used in the [[Norwegian campaign]] and was the first unit to join the Free French in England. It was a veteran of the fighting in [[East African campaign (World War II)|Italian Eritrea]] and [[Syria–Lebanon campaign|French Syria]] against Vichy; the half-brigade was reinforced by {{circa| 1,000}} {{lang|fr|légionnaires}} and two officers of the defeated [[6th Foreign Infantry Regiment]] (6e REI), which now formed a third battalion.{{sfnm|1a1=Windrow|1y=1986|1pp=116-117|2a1=Windrow|2y=1999|2pp=33–34}} By mid-May the perimeter and central areas were [[Honeycomb structure|honeycombed]] with {{nowrap|1,200 entrenchments,}} foxholes, gun emplacements and underground bunkers, deep camouflaged hides for vehicles and supply dumps.{{sfn|Windrow|1976|p=41}} The interior of the fort was divided into zones, each the responsibility of a unit, with Kœnig's headquarters near the centre, at the crossroads. The V-shaped anti-tank and anti-personnel minefields were patrolled by the 3rd Foreign Legion Battalion (Lamaze), in 63 [[Universal Carrier|Bren Gun Carriers]] divided into three squadrons. The patrols moved along lanes in the minefields, paying particular attention to the area north to the Sidi Muftah box at Got el Ualeb, held by the 150th Brigade.{{sfn|LePage|2008|p=149}}

===Battle of Gazala===

{{See also|Battle of Gazala|3rd Indian Motor Brigade}}

[[File:Battle of Bir Hakeim 1942-1.jpg|thumb|{{centre|A German 20 mm anti-aircraft gun in the foreground and a {{lang|de|Luftwaffe}} air raid on Bir Hakeim in the background}}]]
At {{nowrap|2:00 p.m.}} on 26 May, the Italian X and XXI Corps began a frontal attack on the central Gazala line. A few elements of the {{lang|de|Afrika Korps}} and the [[Italian XX Motorised Corps]] participated and during the day the bulk of the {{lang|de|Afrika Korps}} moved north, to give the impression that it was the main attack. After dark, the armoured formations turned south in a sweeping move around the southern end of the Gazala line. Early on 27 May, the main force of {{lang|de|Panzerarmee Afrika}}, the {{lang|de|Afrika Korps}}, XX Motorised Corps and the 90th Light Division, went round the southern end of the Gazala line, using the British minefields to protect the Axis flank and rear. The ''Ariete'' Division was held up for about an hour by the [[3rd Indian Motor Brigade]] (7th Armoured Division), dug in about {{cvt|6|km|order=flip}} south-east of Bir Hakeim.{{sfn|Playfair|2004|p=223}}

The 15th Panzer Division engaged the 4th Armoured Brigade, which had come south to support the 3rd Indian and 7th Motorised brigades. The Germans were surprised by the range and power of the {{nowrap|75 mm guns}} on the new M3 Grants but by late morning, the 4th Armoured Brigade had withdrawn toward El Adem and Axis armoured units had advanced more than {{cvt|25|mi}} north. Their advance was stopped around noon by the 1st Armoured Division, in mutually-costly fighting.{{sfn|Playfair|2004|pp=223–224}} On the right, the 90th Light Division forced the 7th Motorised Brigade out of Retma eastwards on Bir el Gubi. Advancing toward El Adem at mid-morning, armoured cars of the 90th Light Division overran and scattered the advanced HQ of the 7th Armoured Division (Major-General [[Frank Messervy]]), near Bir Beuid. Messervy was captured and removed his insignia, persuading the Germans that he was a [[Batman (military)|batman]]; he escaped with several other men to rejoin the division. The 90th Light Division reached the El Adem area by mid-morning and captured several supply bases. The following day, the 4th Armoured Brigade moved on El Adem and forced the 90th Light Division to retire to the south-west.{{sfn|Playfair|2004|pp=224–225}}

==Siege==

===27 May===

[[File:Lot 11588-38 (24338193653).jpg|thumb|left|{{centre|French anti-tank [[Canon de 75 modèle 1897|75 mm gun]] in action.}}]]
Baldassarre's XX Corps was to attack the Bir Hakeim box to prevent the French Brigade interfering to the main attack together with the ''Afrika Korps'' (''Generalleutnant'' [[Walter Nehring]]).{{sfn|Forczyk|2023|p=}}{{sfn|Doherty|1999|p=45}} The 15th and 21st Panzer divisions, the rest of the 90th Light Division and the "Ariete" Division began their large encircling move south of Bir Hakeim as planned. While some German tanks were in the area at the start of the battle none participated as they were ordered to go south by Rommel.<ref>{{Cite book |title=21 Panzer Division Diary}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Montanari |first=Mario |title=Le Operazioni in Africa Settentrionale Vol. III |date=1989 |publisher=Ufficio Storico dello Stato Maggiore Esercito, Roma |location=Italy |publication-date=1989}}</ref> The [[3rd Indian Motor Brigade]] was surprised at {{nowrap|6:30 a.m.}} on 27 May and overrun at Point 171, {{cvt|4|mi|round=0.5}} south-east of Bir Hakeim, by the [[132nd Tank Infantry Regiment]] of the "Ariete" Division, losing about {{nowrap|440 men}} and most of its equipment. The 7th Motor Brigade was then attacked at Retma and forced back to Bir el Gubi. The 4th Armoured Brigade advanced in support and collided with the 15th Panzer Division; the 8th Hussars were destroyed and the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment (3rd RTR) lost many tanks. The British inflicted considerable losses in return but then retired to El Adem.{{sfn|Playfair|2004|pp=223–224}}

After over-running the 3rd Indian Motor Brigade, the [[VIII Tank Battalion M13/40]], IX Tank Battalion M13/40 and [[X Tank Battalion M13/40]] of the 132nd Tank Infantry Regiment moved to the north-east of Bir Hakeim and the IX Battalion (Colonel Prestisimone) with 60 tanks, changed direction towards the fort.{{sfnm|1a1=Montanari|1y=1993|1pp=209–211|2a1=Ford|2y=2008|2p=35|3a1=Greene|3a2=Massignani|3y=1999|3p=156}} The IX Battalion arrived before the Bir Hakeim minefield and barbed wire at {{nowrap|8:15 a.m.,}} charged and lost {{nowrap|31 tanks}} and a {{lang|it|[[Semovente da 75/18|Semovente]]}} self-propelled gun. Ten tanks got through the minefield and were knocked out by {{nowrap|75 mm anti-tank}} guns, causing {{nowrap|124 Italian}} casualties.{{sfn|Montanari|1993|p=212}} The remnants of the IX Battalion retired to the main body of the "Ariete" Division, which moved north towards Bir el Harmat around noon, following Rommel's original plan.{{sfn|Greene|Massignani|1999|p=157}}

===28–30 May===

[[File:Free French Foreign legion OWI photo.jpg|thumb|{{centre|Three soldiers of the French Colonial Artillery who distinguished themselves in the battle at Bir Hakeim, from [[Senegal]], [[French Equatorial Africa|Equatorial Africa]] and [[Madagascar]], respectively.}}]]
On 28 May, the [[Desert Air Force]] (DAF) made a maximum effort to attack Axis columns around El Adem and Bir Hakeim but in the poor visibility, bombed Bir Hakeim and its surroundings, misled by the Italian tank wrecks around the position and Kœnig sent a detachment to destroy the wrecks to avoid any more mistakes.{{sfn|Richards|Saunders|1975|p=199}} A French column was sent to make contact with the [[150th Infantry Brigade]], stationed further to the north. After a few hours, Italian artillery forced them to retire but the French column destroyed seven half-tracks. On 29 May, the detachment of {{lang|fr|Capitaine}} [[Gabriel Brunet de Sairigné|Gabriel de Sairigné]] destroyed three German tanks, British air attacks intercepted two raids by [[Junkers Ju 87]] ({{lang|de|Stuka}}) dive-bombers and fighter-bombers attacked Axis supply lines south and east of Bir Hakeim.{{sfn|Richards|Saunders|1975|p=199}} On 30 May, {{nowrap|620 soldiers}} from the 3rd Indian Motor Brigade, captured by the Axis and then released in the desert, reached the fort and added to the {{nowrap|243 prisoners}} already there, making the [[water shortage]] worse. The detachment of {{lang|fr|Capitaine}} Lamaze, at the request of the [[7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)|7th Armoured Division]], sealed off the breach opened the day before by the Axis tanks in the minefields. Led by Colonel [[Dimitri Amilakhvari]], the legionnaires were ambushed but managed to retreat with the help of the Bren carriers of the 9th Company ({{lang|fr|[[Pierre Messmer]]}}).{{sfn|Liardet|2012|p=2}}

===31 May–1 June===

On 31 May, during a two-day sandstorm, fifty supply trucks of the 101st Transport Company ({{lang|fr|Captaine}} Dulau), reached Bir Hakeim with water and took the Indians, prisoners and seriously wounded back to the British lines. A raid by the detachments {{lang|fr|Messmer}}, {{lang|fr|de Roux}} and {{lang|fr|de Sairigné}}, led by Amilakhvari, destroyed five tanks and an armoured vehicle repair workshop. The {{lang|de|Panzerarmee}} had been forced to retreat westwards, to an area north of Bir Hakeim, which became known as the Cauldron, having attacked the 150th Infantry Brigade box since 28 May. During the day, the DAF lost fifteen fighters and a bomber, {{nowrap|fifteen in}} combat with Axis fighters and one to [[flak]], the worst daily loss of the battle; the {{lang|de|Luftwaffe}} lost nine aircraft.{{sfn|Palermo|2014|pp=255–264}} On the west side of the Cauldron, the 150th Infantry Brigade was overrun late on 1 June, despite British relief attempts. The Axis troops that had been trapped gained a supply route through the Eighth Army minefields north of Bir Hakeim and next morning the encirclement of the fort was resumed by the 90th Light Division, ''Trieste'' Division and three armoured reconnaissance companies from the [[17th Infantry Division "Pavia"]]. At {{nowrap|8:00 a.m.}} German troops approached from the south and Italian forces advanced from the north. Two Italian officers presented themselves at {{nowrap|10:30 a.m.}} to the 2nd Foreign Legion Battalion lines, asking for the capitulation of the fort, which Kœnig refused.{{sfn|Playfair|2004|pp=227–231}}

===2–4 June===

[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-443-1589-07, Nordafrika, Rommel in Befehlsfahrzeug.jpg|thumb|{{centre|[[Erwin Rommel]] and [[Fritz Bayerlein]] near Bir Hakeim.}}]]
From {{nowrap|10:00 a.m.}} on 2 June, both sides exchanged artillery fire but the French field guns were out-ranged by German medium artillery and the fort was bombed by German and Italian aircraft. {{lang|de|[[Stuka]]}} dive bombers raided Bir Hakeim more than twenty times but the French positions were so well built as to be almost invulnerable. The British were unable to reinforce the French, who repulsed the "Ariete" Division attack but on 2 June, the DAF had an easily observed bomb line around the fort and concentrated on the area with fighter patrols and fighter-bomber attacks. The sight of scores of burning vehicles helped to maintain the morale of the defenders, who harassed Axis communications around the fort, as did the 7th Motor Brigade and the 29th Indian Infantry Brigade which were in the vicinity. On 4 June, DAF fighters and fighter-bombers disrupted Stuka attacks and bombed Axis vehicles, blowing up an ammunition wagon in view of the French but losing seven aircraft.{{sfnm|1a1=Boillot|1y=1945|1p=24|2a1=Palermo|2y=2014|2pp=255–264}} Kœnig signalled Air Vice-Marshal [[Arthur Coningham (RAF officer)|Arthur Coningham]]. "{{lang|fr|Bravo! Merci pour la R.A.F}}" which brought the reply "{{lang|fr|Merci pour le sport}}".{{sfnm|1a1=Playfair|1y=2004|1pp=230–231|2a1=Richards|2a2=Saunders|2y=1975|2pp=200–201}}

===5–7 June===

From 5 to 6 June, the DAF flew fewer sorties at Bir Hakeim, concentrating on the Knightsbridge Box and around {{nowrap|11:00 a.m.}} on 6 June, the 90th Light Division attacked with the support of pioneers to try to clear a passage through the minefield.{{sfn|Richards|Saunders|1975|p=201}} The pioneers got within {{cvt|800|m|order=flip|sigfig = 1}} of the fort, having breached the outer minefield and during the night they managed to clear several passages into the inner perimeter. German infantry gained a foothold but the French troops in foxholes, dug outs and blockhouses, maintained a great volume of small-arms fire, which forced the Germans under cover. Operation Aberdeen, an attempt to destroy Axis forces in the Cauldron, which had begun on the night of {{nowrap|4/5 June,}} was a {{lang|fr|débâcle}}. Ritchie considered withdrawing the French from the fort to release the 7th Motor Brigade but decided to keep possession and on 7 June, four DAF raids were made against the Germans in the minefields. That night, a last convoy approached the fort and {{lang|fr|[[Aspirant]]}} Bellec got through the German lines, in thick fog, to guide the convoy in. The Germans used the fog to prepare a final assault; tanks, [[88 mm gun]]s and the pioneers of {{lang|de|Gruppe Hecker}} formed up in front of the fort.{{sfnm|1a1=Playfair|1y=2004|1p=236|2a1=Liardet|2y=2012|2p=3}}

===8–9 June===

On the morning of 8 June, after the defeat of Operation Aberdeen, Rommel had released part of the 15th Panzer Division and {{lang|de|Gruppe Hecker}} for the siege. Rommel commanded an attack from the north, approaching as close as possible in thick fog, with artillery firing directly against the fortifications.{{sfn|Pitt|2001|p=220}} The {{lang|de|Luftwaffe}} made constant attacks, including a raid by {{nowrap|45 Ju 87}} ''Stukas'', three {{nowrap|[[Junkers Ju 88]] bombers and}} ten [[Messerschmitt Bf 110]] twin-engined fighters escorted by {{nowrap|54 fighters.}} Just before {{nowrap|10:00 a.m.}} the attack began, aiming at a low rise which would overlook the French defences. The [[Chad]]ian and [[French Congo|Congolese]] defenders held on despite many casualties and in the afternoon another 60 {{lang|de|Stukas}} bombed the perimeter and an attack was made all round the northern defences. An ammunition dump was blown up and the perimeter forced back. Kœnig reported that the garrison was exhausted, had suffered many casualties and was down to its reserve supplies; he asked for more air support and a relief operation. The DAF made another maximum effort, flew a record {{nowrap|478 sorties}} and during the night, [[Hawker Hurricane]] fighters and [[Douglas Boston]] bombers dropped supplies to the garrison.{{sfnm|1a1=Pitt|1y=2001|1p=220|2a1=Playfair|2y=2004|2p=236}} The DAF lost eight fighters (three to Italian [[Macchi C.202]]s) and two bombers; the {{lang|de|Luftwaffe}} lost two aircraft and the {{lang|it|Regia Aeronautica}} one.{{sfn|Palermo|2014|pp=255–264}}

On the morning of 9 June, 20 {{nowrap|Ju 88s and}} 40 {{nowrap|Ju 87}} {{lang|de|Stukas}} escorted by 50 Bf 110 and [[Bf 109]] fighters, attacked Bir Hakeim. The Germans waited for the rest of the 15th Panzer Division to arrive as German artillery and aircraft bombarded the fort, then a two-pronged attack struck the perimeter. Italian infantry fought alongside {{lang|de|Kampfgruppe Wolz}}, the German and Libyan infantry of {{lang|de|Sonderverband 288}} (Special Commando 288) from the 90th Light Division, elements of the reconnaissance and infantry units of 15th and 21st Panzer Divisions and {{lang|de|Kampfgruppe Kiehl}} a company of 11 tanks. The objective was Point 186, the top of a gentle rise in the ground which acted as a fire-control position for the garrison. A few skirmishes occurred between the [[66th Infantry Regiment "Trieste"]] of the "Trieste" Division and the men commanded by Lieutenant Bourgoin, whose unit was down only to hand grenades. The {{lang|fr|Bataillon de Marche}} made a determined defence but was forced back, despite reinforcements of the 22nd North African Company.{{sfn|Windrow|1976|p=46}}

In the afternoon, to the south, near the old fort, {{lang|de|Oberstleutnant}} [[Ernst-Günther Baade]] led two battalions of Rifle Regiment 115 into the assault and in a costly advance, it established a position {{cvt|200|yd|sigfig=1}} of the fort by nightfall.{{sfn|Windrow|1976|p=46}} At {{nowrap|1:00 p.m.,}} as {{nowrap|130 aircraft}} bombed the north face of the fort, the German infantry and the 15th Panzer Division attacked behind an artillery barrage. The attackers breached the 9th Company lines and the central position of {{lang|fr|Aspirant}} Morvan but the situation was restored with a Bren carrier counter-attack. Many DAF aircraft were unserviceable and the effort for the day was much reduced but two Hurricanes dropped medical supplies; diversions attempted by columns from the 7th Motor Brigade and the 29th Indian Infantry Brigade were too small to have much effect.{{sfn|Playfair|2004|p=236}} In the afternoon Messervy, the commander of the 7th Armoured Division, signalled that a break-out might be necessary and Kœnig asked for DAF protection for an evacuation at {{nowrap|11:00 p.m.}} that night. The request was made at too short notice and the garrison had to wait until the night of 10/11 June for a rendezvous to be arranged by the British to the south.{{sfn|Pitt|2001|p=221}}

===Retreat, 10–11 June===

[[File:Sortie bir hakeim.jpg|thumb|{{centre|Free French Forces evacuate Bir Hakeim.}}]]
During 10 June, the French hung on and suffered many casualties; with only two hundred {{nowrap|75 mm rounds}} and {{nowrap|700 mortar}} rounds left, another attack on the northern sector against the Oubangui-Chari and 3rd Foreign Legion Battalion lines was contained by a counter-attack by the Messmer and Lamaze units, supported by Bren carriers and the last mortar rounds. In the afternoon, the biggest air attack of the siege, a raid by 100 {{lang|de|Stukas}} dropped {{cvt|130|LT}} of bombs. The last rounds of ammunition were issued and bodies searched for more; Rommel predicted that Bir Hakeim would fall the next day but resisted pressure to attack with tanks, fearing that many would be lost in the minefields.{{sfn|Playfair|2004|p=237}}

As darkness fell, [[sapper]]s began to clear mines from the western face of the fortress, heavy equipment was prepared for demolition and two companies were detailed to stay behind to disguise the retirement. A rendezvous was arranged with the 7th Motor Brigade, which ran a convoy of lorries and ambulances to a point {{cvt|7|km|order=flip}} south of the fort. Mine clearance by the sappers took longer than expected and they were only able to clear a narrow passage, rather than a {{cvt|200|m|order=flip}} corridor. Vehicles went astray and the ambulances and walking-wounded left the perimeter {{nowrap|75 minutes}} late at {{nowrap|8:30 p.m.}} Kœnig put the fort under the command of Amilakhvari, the Foreign Legion commander and left the fort at the head of the column in his Ford, driven by [[Susan Travers]], an Englishwoman, the only female member of French Foreign Legion (and one of several women, mostly British, present at the siege).{{sfn|Pitt|2001|p=222}}

A flare rose and the Axis troops nearby opened fire. The guide of the HQ column got lost and during the retirement was blown up three times by mines. When Kœnig caught up with the main column, it was blocked by troops of the 90th Light Division and he ordered a rush, regardless of the mines; Lamaze, {{lang|de|Commandant}} [[Charles Bricogne]] and Lieutenant Dewey were killed in the {{lang|fr|mêlée}}.{{sfn|Pitt|2001|pp=222–223}} The reception was organised by {{nowrap|550 Company}} [[Royal Army Service Corps]] (RASC) which drove lorries and guided extra field ambulances, with inexperienced rear-area crews, escorted by the 2nd [[King's Royal Rifle Corps]] (KRRC) and the 2nd Rifle Brigade on either side. The ambulances became separated in the dark but were found and guided to the rendezvous.{{sfn|Neillands|2005|pp=124–125}} The commander of the 3rd Battalion was captured but most of the brigade managed to break out, reach Bir el Gubi, then withdraw to Gasr-el-Arid by {{nowrap|7:00 a.m.}} on 11 June. About {{nowrap|2,700 men}} of the original {{nowrap|3,600 men}} escaped, including {{nowrap|200 wounded;}} during the day British patrols picked up stragglers.{{sfn|Playfair|2004|p=237}}

==Aftermath==

===Analysis===


The Free French occupation of Bir Hakeim had lengthened the Axis supply route around the south end of the Gazala line, caused them losses and gave the British more time to recover in the wake of their defeat at the Cauldron. From 2 to 10 June the DAF had flown about {{nowrap|1,500 sorties}} and lost {{nowrap|19 fighters}} over the fort, against about {{nowrap|1,400 Axis}} sorties in which {{nowrap|15 German}} and five Italian aircraft were shot down; the 7th Motor Brigade ran four supply convoys into Bir Hakeim from 31 May to 7 June.{{sfn|Playfair|2004|pp=237–238}} Free French morale was raised by its performance in the battle; a victory had been badly needed to show the Allies that they were a serious force, which could contribute to the war against Germany. The term Free French was replaced by ''Fighting French'', because the battle had shown the world that a revival after the defeat in 1940 was under way; De Gaulle used it to undermine co-operation with the [[Vichy regime]]. In 1960, the British official historian [[Ian Playfair]] wrote

{{blockquote|At the outset it had made longer and more difficult the enemy's temporary supply route; it had caused him many casualties and it gave the British a chance to recover from their defeat in the Cauldron. General Kœnig's brigade made a great impression upon the enemy by their courageous and enterprising resistance and their success gave a well-won fillip to the pride of the Free French, who, for the first time in the Middle East, had fought the Germans and Italians in a complete formation on their own.{{sfn|Playfair|2004|p=237}}}}

and Auchinleck said on 12 June 1942, "The United Nations need to be filled with admiration and gratitude in respect of these French troops and their brave General Kœnig".{{sfn|De Gaulle|2000|p=260}} After the war, {{lang|de|Generalmajor}} [[Friedrich von Mellenthin]] wrote, "Some British officers have insinuated that French morale gave way but in the whole course of the desert war, we never encountered a more heroic and well-sustained defence".{{sfn|Mellenthin|1971|p=79}}

===Casualties===

Thomas Buell in 2002 and Ken Ford in 2008 wrote of {{nowrap|141 French}} dead, {{nowrap|229 wounded}} and {{nowrap|814 men}} taken prisoner, with the loss of {{nowrap|53 guns}} and 50 vehicles.{{sfn|Buell|2002|p=169}}{{sfn|Ford|2008|p=64}} The British lost {{nowrap|86 aircraft}} shot down by aircraft and {{nowrap|24 by flak.}}{{sfn|Palermo|2014|pp=255–264}} The Axis forces suffered casualties of {{nowrap|3,300 dead}} or wounded, {{nowrap|227 captured,}} {{nowrap|164 vehicles}} destroyed and {{nowrap|49 aircraft}} shot down. The {{lang|it|Regia Aeronautica}} lost {{nowrap|21 aeroplanes,}} eight in air fighting.{{sfn|Palermo|2014|pp=263–268}} In 2004, Douglas Porch recorded that the Axis took {{nowrap|845 prisoners}} at Bir Hakeim, only ten per cent of whom were French; Hitler had ordered that captured German political refugees were to be killed, an order that Rommel ignored.{{sfn|Porch|2005|p=272}}

==Order of battle==
'''1st Free French Brigade'''

'''Infantry'''{{sfn|LePage|2008|p=149}}
* {{lang|fr|[[13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion|13e Demi-Brigade de Légion Étrangère]]}} (Colonel [[Dimitri Amilakvari]])
** 2nd {{lang|fr|Bataillon}} (II/13e DBLE)
** 3rd {{lang|fr|Bataillon}} (III/13e DBLE) (63 × Bren Gun Carriers)
* 2nd Colonial {{lang|fr|Demi-Brigade}} (Lieutenant-Colonel Roux)
** 2nd {{lang|fr|Bataillon de marche de [[Central African Republic|l'Oubangui]]}}
** 1st {{lang|fr|Bataillon du Pacifique}} (Lieutenant-Colonel Broche)
** 1st {{lang|fr|Bataillon [[Troupes de Marine|d'infanterie de Marine (Coloniale)]]}} (Major Jacques Savey)
** 22nd North African Company (Captain Lequesne)
** 2nd Anti-tank Company (Captain Jacquin)
** Signal, engineer and medical companies

'''Artillery'''
* [[1st Artillery Regiment (France)|1st Artillery Regiment]] (Colonel Laurent-Champrosay){{sfn|LePage|2008|p=149}}
** 24 × [[Canon de 75 modèle 1897|75 mm guns]] (30 × used as anti-tank guns){{sfn|Walker|2003|p=116}}{{sfn|LePage|2008|p=149}}
** 7 × [[47 mm APX anti-tank gun]]{{sfn|Walker|2003|p=116}}
** 18 × [[25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun]]{{sfn|Walker|2003|p=116}}
** 46 × [[Boys anti-tank rifle]]s (British-supplied){{sfn|Walker|2003|p=116}}
** 18 × [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|Bofors 40 mm gun]] [[anti-aircraft guns]]{{sfn|Walker|2003|p=116}}
** 44 × {{cvt|81|mm|in|2}} and {{cvt|90|mm|in|2}} [[Mortar (weapon)|mortars]]{{sfn|Walker|2003|p=116}}
** 72 × [[Hotchkiss gun|Hotchkiss machine guns]]{{sfn|LePage|2008|p=149}}
** 8 × heavy anti-aircraft machine-guns{{sfn|LePage|2008|p=149}}

'''Anti-aircraft'''
* 1 {{lang|fr|Bataillon de [[Fusiliers Marins]]}} (Commander [[Hubert Amyot d'Inville]]){{sfn|LePage|2008|p=149}}
** 12 × Bofors guns{{sfn|LePage|2008|p=149}}
* D Troop, [[City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders)#43 (City of London Yeomanry) LAA Battery|43rd Battery, 11th City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders)]] Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA, 84 gunners{{sfn|Walker|2003|p=116}}
** 6 × Bofors guns{{sfn|Walker|2003|p=116}}
** 2 × [[Ordnance QF 25-pounder|25-pounder guns]]{{sfn|Walker|2003|p=116}}

'''Ammunition'''
* {{nowrap|20,000 × 75 mm}} [[Shell (projectile)|shells]].{{sfn|LePage|2008|p=149}}

==See also==
{{Portal|France}}
* [[North African campaign timeline]]
* [[List of World War II Battles]]

==Citations==
{{reflist|20em}}

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* {{cite book |title=Dilemmas of the Desert War: The Libyan Campaign 1940–1942 |last=Carver|first=M. |year=2002 |orig-year=1986 |publisher=Batsford |location=Staplehurst |edition=repr. Spellmount |isbn=978-1-86227-153-1}}
* {{cite book |last=Creveld |first=M. van |author-link=Martin van Creveld |title=Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton |year=1977 |location=Cambridge |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn=978-0-521-29793-6}}
* {{cite book |first=Charles |last=De Gaulle |author-link=Charles de Gaulle |editor1-first=Marius-François |editor1-last=Guyard |editor2-first=Jean-Luc |editor2-last=Barré |title=Mémoires de guerre |trans-title=War Memoirs |series=Bib. La Pléiade |year=2000 |orig-year=1954 |location=Paris |publisher=Gallimard |language=fr |isbn=978-2-07011-583-9}}
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* {{cite book |last=Forczyk |first=Robert |title=Desert Armour. Desert Tank Warfare in North Africa: Gazala to Tunisia, 1942–1943 |year=2023 |publisher=Bloomsbury |location=London |isbn=978-1-47-285983-9}}
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* {{cite book |last=Grant |first=R. G. |title=1001 Battles That Changed the Course of History |year=2017 |publisher=Chartwell Books |isbn=978-0-7858-3553-0}}
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* {{cite book |last=LePage |first=Jean-Denis G. G. |year=2008 |title=The French Foreign Legion: An Illustrated History |publisher=McFarlane |location=Jefferson, NC |isbn=978-0-7864-3239-4}}
* {{cite book |first=Mario |last=Montanari |series=Le operazioni in Africa Settentrionale |volume=III |title=El Alamein (gennaio – novembre 1942) |trans-title=El Alamein (January–November 1942)|publisher=Stato Maggiore dell'esercito, Ufficio Storico, SME |edition=2nd |location=Roma |year=1993 |oclc=313319483}}
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* {{cite book |last=Neillands |first=R. |author-link=Robin Neillands |title=The Desert Rats: 7th Armoured Division 1940–45 |year=2005 |orig-year=1991 |publisher=Widenfeld & Nicolson |location=London |edition=repr. Aurum Press |isbn=978-1-84513-115-9}}
* {{cite book |last=Palermo |first=Michele |year=2014 |title=Eagles over Gazala: Air Battles in North Africa, May–June 1942 |publisher=IBN Editore |location=Roma |isbn=978-88-7565-168-8}}
* {{cite book |last=Pitt |first=B. |title=The Crucible of War: Auchinleck's Command |volume=II |orig-year=1980 |year=2001 |publisher=Cassell |location=London |isbn=978-0-304-35951-6 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/crucibleofwar00pitt_0}}
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* {{cite book |last=Porch |first=Douglas |author-link=Douglas Porch |title=Hitler's Mediterranean Gamble |year=2005 |orig-year=2004 |publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson |edition=Cassell Military Paperbacks |location=London |isbn=978-0-304-36705-4}}
* {{cite book |last1=Richards |first1=Denis |author-link1=Denis Richards |last2=Saunders |first2=Hilary St. G. |author-link2=Hilary Saint George Saunders |volume=II |title=Royal Air Force 1939–1945: The Fight Avails |year=1975 |orig-year=1954 |publisher=HMSO |location=London |isbn=978-0-11-771593-6}}
* {{cite book |first=Ian W. |last=Walker |title=Iron Hulls, Iron Hearts: Mussolini's Elite Armoured Divisions in North Africa |publisher=Crowood |year=2003 |location=Marlborough |isbn=978-1-86126-646-0}}
* {{cite book |last=Windrow |first=Martin |title=Uniforms of the French Foreign Legion 1831–1981 |year=1986 |publisher=Blandford |location=Poole |edition=rev. |isbn=0-7137-1914-1}}
* {{cite book |last=Windrow |first=Martin |title=French Foreign Legion, 1914–1945 |year=1999 |series=Men at Arms 325 |publisher=Osprey Military |location=Oxford |isbn=1-85532-761-9}}

===Journals===
* {{cite journal |last=Windrow |first=M. |title=Bir Hakeim |issue=32 |year=1976 |journal=War Monthly |publisher=War Monthly Publications |location=London |issn=0307-2886}}

===Websites===
* {{cite web |title=Bir Hakeim 1942, Les Français Libres contrarient les plans de Rommel |trans-title=Bir Hakeim 1942, The Free French thwart Rommel's plans |last=Liardet |first=J-P. |year=2012 |website=Net4war |url=http://www.net4war.com/e-revue/dossiers/2gm/birhakeim/birhakeim01.htm |access-date=24 March 2015 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204110006/http://www.net4war.com/e-revue/dossiers/2gm/birhakeim/birhakeim01.htm |archive-date=4 February 2012}}
{{refend}}

==Further reading==

===Books===
* {{cite book |last=Bergot |first=Erwan |author-link=Erwan Bergot |title=La Légion au combat: Narvik, Bir-Hakeim, Diên Biên Phu. La 13e demi-brigade de Légion étrangère |trans-title=The Legion in Battle: Narvik, Bir Hakeim, Dien Bien Phu. The 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion |language=fr |publisher=Presses de la Cité |location=Paris |year=1975 |oclc=476143073}}
* {{cite book |last=Buffetaut |first=Yves |series=La guerre du desert |title=Bir-Hakeim |language=fr |volume=II |publisher=Armes Militaria Magazine HS 06 |location=Paris |year=1992 |oclc=463803978}}
* {{cite book |first=Jean-Louis |last=Crémieux-Brilhac |title=La France Libre: de l'appel du 18 juin à la Libération |trans-title=Free France: The Call of June 18 at the Liberation |language=fr |publisher=[[Nouvelle Revue Française]] (Gallimard) |location=[[Paris]] |year=1996 |isbn=978-2-07-073032-2}}
* {{cite book |title=1943: The Victory That Never Was |first=John |last=Grigg |author-link=John Grigg |publisher=Faber & Faber |location=london |year=2013 |isbn=978-0-571-30374-8}}
* {{cite book |last=Forczyk |first=Robert |title=Case Red: The Collapse of France, 1940 |year=2017 |publisher=Osprey |location=Oxford |isbn=978-1-4728-2442-4}}
* {{cite book |last=Kœnig |first=Marie Pierre |author-link=Marie Pierre Kœnig |title=Bir Hakeim: 10 Juin 1942 |trans-title=Bir Hakeim: 10 June 1942 |language=fr |publisher=Robert Laffont |location=Paris |year=1971 |oclc=462985488}}
* {{cite book |series=Europäische Geschichtsdarstellungen |title=Schlachtenmythen: Ereignis, Erzählung, Erinnerung |trans-title=Battle Myths: Events, Narratives, Memory |first1=Gerd |last1=Krumeich |first2=Susanne |last2=Brandt |language=de |year=2003 |publisher=Böhlau |location=Köln |isbn=978-3-412-08703-6}}
* {{cite book |first=Dominique |last=Lormier |title=Rommel: La fin d'un mythe: biographie |trans-title=Rommel: The End of a Myth: Biography |publisher=Le Cherche midi |location=Paris |year=2003| language=fr |isbn=978-2-7491-0108-8}}
* {{cite book |first=Raphaël |last=Onana |title=Un homme blindé à Bir-Hakeim: récit d'un sous-officier camerounais qui a fait la guerre de 39–45 |trans-title=A Tank Man at Bir-Hakeim: Story of a Cameroonian Non-Commissioned Officer who was in the War 39–45 |language=fr |year=1996 |publisher= L'Harmattan |location=Paris |isbn=978-2-7384-4239-0}}
* {{cite book |first1=Daniel |last1=Rondeau |first2=Roger |last2=Stephane |title=Des hommes libres: La France Libre par ceux qui l'ont faite |trans-title=Free Men: Free France by those Who Did |language=fr |chapter=16 Testimonies |publisher=Bernard Grasset |location=Paris |year=1997 |isbn=978-2-246-49011-1}}
* {{cite book |series=Moderne Zeit |volume=XIV |title=Der Mythos des Gaullismus: Heldenkult, Geschichtspolitik und Ideologie 1940 bis 1958 |trans-title=The Myth of Gaullism: Hero Worship, History, Politics and Ideology 1940–1958 |first=Matthias |last=Waechter |publisher=Wallstein Verlag |location=Göttingen |year=2006 |language=de |isbn=978-3-8353-0023-1}}
* {{cite book |last=Zdráhala |first=Richard |title=Válčil jsem v poušti |trans-title=I Fought in the Desert |language=cs |publisher=Naše vojsko |location=Praha |year=1990 |isbn=80-206-0048-5}}

===Journals===
* {{cite journal |last=Messmer |first=Pierre |author-link=Pierre Messmer |title=La bataille de Bir Hakeim |trans-title=The Battle of Bir Hakeim |language=fr |journal=Espoir, revue de l'institut Charles de Gaulle |publisher=Institut Charles de Gaulle |location=Paris |year=1986 |oclc=29827723}}

==External links==
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* {{in lang|fr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141840/http://www.france-libre.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/pdf_ffl-net1.pdf Fondation de la France Libre, numéro spécial 70e anniversaire de la bataille de Bir Hakeim, n° 44, juin 2012]
* {{in lang|fr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402172143/http://www.cncombattants.org/pdf/52/Bir-Hakeim.pdf Bir Hakeim, Verger, M.]
* (in French) [http://www.lesoiessauvages.org/activitees/2011-canet-fr/index.html Reenactment of the 13e DBLE in Bir Hakeim] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923025703/http://lesoiessauvages.org/activitees/2011-canet-fr/index.html |date=2019-09-23 }}.
* [http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/policy/1942/420702a.html Parliamentary Debates, House of Commons Official Report July 2, 1942]
* [http://www.historynet.com/intercepted-communications-for-field-marshal-erwin-rommel.htm Bonner Fellers and the Black Code]

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{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician and general}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{infobox officeholder
| name = Hannan Shah
| native_name = হান্নান শাহ
| native_name_lang = bn
| office = [[Ministry of Textiles and Jute|Minister of Jute]]
| term_start = 20 March 1991
| term_end = January 1996
| constituency_MP1 = [[Gazipur-4]]
| term_start1 = 20 March 1993
| term_end1 = March 1996
| predecessor1 = [[Mohammad Obaid Ullah]]
| successor1 = [[Afsaruddin Ahmad]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|10|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kapasia Upazila|Kapasia]], [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|9|27|1941|10|11|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Raffles Hospital]], Singapore
| occupation = politician
| father = [[Fakir Abdul Mannan]]
| spouse = Nahid Hannan
| children = Reazul Hannan

| allegiance = {{PAK}} (Before 1971) {{BAN}}
| branch = {{ubl|{{army|Pakistan}}|{{army|Bangladesh}}}}
| serviceyears = 1961-1981
| unit = [[Pakistan Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]
| rank = [[File:Bangladesh-army-OF-6.svg|Bangladesh-army-OF-6|20px]] [[Brigadier general (Bangladesh)|Brigadier General]] [[File:BD Army Brigadier General Star Plate.svg|20px]]
| commands = *Commandant of [[Bogra Cantonment|Armoured Corps Centre and School]]
| battles = [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
}}
'''Abu Sayed Matiul Hannan Shah''' (known as '''Hannan Shah'''; 11 October 1941 – 27 September 2016) was a Bangladeshi politician and army officer from [[Gazipur District]].<ref name=arrest>{{cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/hannan-shah-arrested|title=Hannan Shah arrested|date=25 November 2013|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=27 September 2016}}</ref> He served as the jute minister and a [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member representing the [[Gazipur-4]] constituency during 1991–1996.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-12-06|title=AL broke '90 promises|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-213140|access-date=2020-08-20|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=List of 5th Parliament Members|url=https://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-5th-parliament-members-bangla|access-date=2020-08-20|website=Bangladesh Parliament|archive-date=21 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821235943/https://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-5th-parliament-members-bangla|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Shah was born in Ghagtia, [[Kapasia Upazila|Kapasia]], [[Gazipur District]] in the-then British India. His father, [[Fakir Abdul Mannan]], was a minister in the Pakistan government during 1965–1968. In 1962, Hannan Shah was commissioned in [[Pakistan Army]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/122753/Body-of-Hannan-Shah-to-arrive-Wednesday|title=Body of Hannan Shah to arrive Wednesday|newspaper=Prothom Alo|access-date=2017-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202064204/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/122753/Body-of-Hannan-Shah-to-arrive-Wednesday|archive-date=2017-02-02|url-status=dead}}</ref> Shah's younger brother, [[Shah Abu Nayeem Mominur Rahman]], was a judge in the Supreme Court's Appellate Division.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2011-05-13|title=CJ-hopeful Nayeem resigns|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-185465|newspaper=The Daily Star|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019090240/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-185465 |archive-date=19 October 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=death/>

==Career==
Shah retired from the [[Bangladesh Army]] as a [[Brigadier general]] in 1982.<ref name="death" /> He joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1984.<ref name=":0" /> He served as the standing committee member of the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]].<ref name=death/><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/2007/11/02/hafizuddin-hannan-fire-charges-at-each-other|title=Hafizuddin, Hannan fire charges at each other|work=bdnews24.com|date=2 November 2007|access-date=27 September 2016}}</ref> Shah served as the Minister of Jute during 1991–96.<ref name=death/><ref name=arrest />

On 25 November 2013, Shah was arrested by [[Bangladesh Police]] from his residence.<ref name=arrest/>

==Personal life and death==
Shah was married to Nahid Hannan. Together they had one daughter, Sharmin Hannan and two sons, Shah Rezaul Hannan and Shah Reazul Hannan.<ref name=death/>

In January 2015, Shah was hospitalized to [[Combined Military Hospital (Dhaka)|Combined Military Hospital]] in Dhaka with respiratory problems.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/2015/01/23/bnp-leader-hannan-shah-hospitalised-with-respiratory-problem1|title=BNP leader Hannan Shah hospitalised with respiratory problem|work=bdnews24.com|date=23 January 2015|access-date=27 September 2016}}</ref> He died at the age of 74 in [[Singapore]] while undergoing treatment for heart disease on 27 September 2016.<ref name=death>{{cite news | url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/2016/09/27/bnp-leader-former-minister-hannan-shah-dies-at-78 | title=BNP leader, former minister Hannan Shah dies at 74 | work=bdnews24.com | date=27 September 2016 | access-date=27 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/09/27/bnp-leader-hannan-shah-passes-away/|title=BNP leader Hannan Shah dies at 74 |work=Dhaka Tribune|date=27 September 2016|access-date=28 September 2016}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Hannan}}
[[Category:1941 births]]
[[Category:2016 deaths]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Army brigadiers]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians]]
[[Category:Ministers of textiles and jute of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:5th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:6th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:20th-century Bengali people]]
[[Category:21st-century Bengali people]]
[[Category:People from Kapasia Upazila]]
[[Category:20th-century Bangladeshi military personnel]]
[[Category:Politicians from Dhaka Division]]

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XXX (web series)

2026-03-09T13:10:51Z

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{{Short description|English sex}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox television
| image = XXX (web series).jpg
| caption = Cover photo
| genre = {{ubl|[[Romance film|Romance]]|[[Sex in film|Erotic]]|[[Comedy]]}}
| director = [[Ken Ghosh]], Prabhat Prabhakar
| starring = {{ubl|[[Rithvik Dhanjani]]|[[Kyra Dutt]]|[[Aparnaa Bajpai]]|Priyanka Talukdar|[[Aparna Sharma]]}}
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme = "XXX" by
| endtheme =
| composer = [[Raju Singh]]
| country = India
| language = {{ubl|Hindi}}
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 11
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer =
| producer = Sakett Saawhney
| location = [[Mumbai]], India
| cinematography =
| editor =
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]
| runtime = 18-28 minutes
| company = EkomkarXxxwww Productions
| network = [[ALT Balaji]]
| released = {{Start date|2018|09|27|df=y}} – {{End date|2020|02|08|df=y}}
}}

'''''XXX''''' is a 2018 [[Hindi]]-language erotic comedy-drama [[web series]] directed by [[Ken Ghosh]] for the [[video on demand]] platform [[ALT Balaji]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/television/report-altbalaji-s-xxx-rithvik-dhanjani-and-kyra-dutt-s-midnight-tidbits-are-nsfw-2667491|title=ALTBalaji's X.X.X: Rithvik Dhanjani and Kyra Dutt's midnight tidbits are NSFW!|access-date=19 October 2018|archive-date=20 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020011516/https://www.dnaindia.com/television/report-altbalaji-s-xxx-rithvik-dhanjani-and-kyra-dutt-s-midnight-tidbits-are-nsfw-2667491|url-status=live}}</ref> It stars [[Kyra Dutt]], [[Aparnaa Bajpai]], [[Rithvik Dhanjani]], [[Shantanu Maheshwari]], [[Ankit Gera]], Pryanca Talukdar and [[Aparna Sharma]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ekta-kapoor-introduces-nudity-clause-kyra-dutt-first-to-sign/|title=Ekta Kapoor introduces nudity clause, Kyra Dutt first to sign|date=26 April 2015|access-date=4 October 2016|archive-date=12 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712130035/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ekta-kapoor-introduces-nudity-clause-kyra-dutt-first-to-sign/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kyra-Dutt-first-actress-to-sign-Ektas-nudity-clause/articleshow/47047849.cms|title=Kyra Dutt first actress to sign Ekta's nudity clause|publisher=TOI|date=25 April 2015|access-date=3 January 2016|archive-date=28 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428191602/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kyra-Dutt-first-actress-to-sign-Ektas-nudity-clause/articleshow/47047849.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ekta-kapoors-xxx-has-three-more-newcomers-after-kyra-dutt/|title=Ekta Kapoor's 'XXX' has three more newcomers after Kyra Dutt|date=28 April 2015|access-date=4 October 2016|archive-date=23 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723141221/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ekta-kapoors-xxx-has-three-more-newcomers-after-kyra-dutt/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Principal photography of the planned film began in April 2015 and the film was scheduled to be released in 2016 but due to censorship issues, it would eventually be released on the web platform [[Alt Balaji]] on 27 September, 2018 as a [[web series]]. The trailer was released on 20 September 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/2906164|title=XXX|work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=15 May 2015|archive-date=5 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805040603/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/2906164/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/xxx-first-look-ekta-kapoors-boldest-erotic-film-ever-282304/|title=XXX First Look: Ekta Kapoor's boldest erotic film ever?|newspaper=India.com|date=14 February 2015|access-date=10 July 2015|archive-date=20 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820174457/http://www.india.com/showbiz/xxx-first-look-ekta-kapoors-boldest-erotic-film-ever-282304/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Cast==
===Season 1===
====Bigg Bosss!====
* [[Ankit Gera]] as Bunty (Big Boss)
* Priyanka Talukdar as Mallaika
* Rajat Rawell as Monty
* [[RJ Malishka]] as Kinky
* Vandana Sajnani as Pinky
* [[Flora Saini]] as Rukmani Ji

====Sumitra G====
* [[Shantanu Maheshwari]] as Bittu
* [[Aparna Sharma]] as Chandani (Sumitra Ji - in serial)
* [[Pawan Chopra]] as Bittu's Dad
* [[Karan Jotwani]] as Chandani's Boyfriend (Sumitra Ji's Son - in serial)
* Shashi Sharma as Daadi

====Bidai====
* [[Aparnaa Bajpai]] as Dulhan (The Bride)
* Rajesh Desai as Mannu (The Groom)
* [[Pratima Kazmi]] as Mannu's Mother
* Raj Gopal as Mannu's Father
* Tumul Balyan as Thief
*Sunny Charles as Bride's Father
* Anapurna as Bride's Mother
* Raj Gopal as Father-in-law
* Pratima Kazmi as Mother-in-law

====Chota Vishal====
* Aadar Malik as Vishal
* [[Sanket Bhosale]] as Chota Vishal (Voice-Over)
* Nehal Shah as Shilpa
* Raina Basnet as Hooker
* Manisha as Female Employee

====The Climax====
* [[Rithvik Dhanjani]] as Mayank
* [[Kyra Dutt]] as Kayra & Mayra (Double Role)

==== Special appearance ====
* Scarlett Mellish Wilson as item number in title track

===Season 2: Uncensored===
====Pyaar Aur Plastic====
* Aditi Kohli as Pam
* Parree Pande as Priya
* Ribbhu Mehra as Sanjay

====Bose DK Bhaag====

*
*Twinkle Tshering as Alisha
* ? as Teacher Mia

====Triple Seat- X.X.X====
* Thea D ‘Souza as Shanaya
* Paras Tomar as Kunal
* Pratik Sehajpal as Arijit

====Sampoorn Rishta====
* [[Bhagya Lakshmi|Aakash Chaudhary]] as Rahul<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/web-series/xxx-season-2-tv-actress-garima-jain-splitsvilla-fame-akash-choudhary-roped-in-for-the-finale-episode-603379|title=XXX Season 2: TV actress Garima Jain, Splitsvilla fame Akash Choudhary roped in for the finale episode|date=April 2020 |access-date=13 February 2021|archive-date=10 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410033041/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/web-series/xxx-season-2-tv-actress-garima-jain-splitsvilla-fame-akash-choudhary-roped-in-for-the-finale-episode-603379|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Jashn Agnihotri as Alka
* Samiksha Bhatnagar as Myra
* [[Aabha Paul]]

====Insecure Husband====
* [[Garima Jain]] as Kavya<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedigitalhash.com/altbalaji-and-zee5-to-launch-the-season-finale-with-two-episodes-of-xxx-uncensored-season-2/|title=ALTBalaji and ZEE5 to launch the season finale with two episodes of XXX Uncensored season 2|access-date=12 February 2021|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226092747/https://www.thedigitalhash.com/altbalaji-and-zee5-to-launch-the-season-finale-with-two-episodes-of-xxx-uncensored-season-2/|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
* Sumit Satija as Vihaan
* Mohit Kumar as Aarav

== Episodes ==
''X.X.X. Uncensored'' is available on the [[streaming service]] [[ALT Balaji]]. All 5 episodes were released simultaneously on 27 September 2018, as opposed to a serialised format, to encourage [[binge-watching]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/television/trailer-of-alt-balajis-xxx-web-series-starring-rithvik-dhanjani-is-too-hot-to-handle-2143395.html/amp |title=ALTBalaji's new web series X.X.X. Uncensored is too hot to handle! |access-date=27 September 2018 |archive-date=27 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927125410/http://zeenews.india.com/television/trailer-of-alt-balajis-xxx-web-series-starring-rithvik-dhanjani-is-too-hot-to-handle-2143395.html/amp |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://m.mid-day.com/articles/xxx-midnight-titbits-give-you-a-perfect-dose-of-daily-erotica/19838171 X.X.X Midnight Titbits give you a perfect dose of Daily Erotica!]</ref> A sixth episode was also released three months later, as the season finale.

{| class="wikitable"
!Season
!Episode
!Title
!Description
!Duration
!Release date
|-
|1
|1
|Bigg Bosss!
|The one with the gift
|24:00
|27 September 2018
|-
|1
|2
|Sumitra-G
|It's pay-back time
|23:00
|27 September 2018
|-
|1
|3
|Bidai
|The first class wedding night
|19:00
|27 September 2018
|-
|1
|4
|Chota Vishal
|Where's your mind at
|25:00
|27 September 2018
|-
|1
|5
|The Climax
|When fantasies come to life
|14:00
|27 September 2018
|-
|1
|6
|Love Potion
|Side Effects of Love
|23:00
|28 December 2018
|-
|2
|1
|Pyaar Aur Plastic
|A 360 degree makeover
|24:00
|8 February 2020
|-
|2
|2
|Bose DK Bhaag
|One life, No Limits
|20:38
|8 February 2020
|-
|2
|3
|Triple Seat
|Accidental Life's Journey
|19:00
|8 February 2020
|-
|2
|4
|Sampoorn Rishta
|The Circle Life
|23:00
|8 February 2020
|-
|2
|5
|Season Finale: Insecure Husband
|To Cheat or Not to Cheat
|24:00
|8 February 2020
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|xxx}}
* {{IMDb title}}

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[[Category:Rating controversies in television]]
[[Category:Online obscenity controversies]]

2023 Elathur train attack

2026-03-09T00:14:13Z

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{{Short description|Train attack in Kerala, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
The '''2023 Elathur Train Attack''' occurred on the night of April 2, 2023, when a lone Islamic terrorist named Sharukh Saifi, a resident of [[Delhi]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Joseph |first=A. Mithosh |date=2023-04-16 |title=Kozhikode train arson {{!}} SIT confirms terror angle, UAPA slapped on suspect |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/sit-confirms-terror-angle-in-train-arson-suspect-charged-under-uapa/article66744945.ece |access-date=2024-05-19 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> set fire to coach number D1 of the Alappuzha-Kannur Express near [[Elathur, Kozhikode|Elathur]] railway station in [[Kozhikode district]], [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref name="attack">{{cite news |title=Kerala train attack: Suspect Shahrukh Saifi brought to Kozhikode after vehicles carrying him suffer breakdowns |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/kerala-train-attack-suspect-shahrukh-saifi-brought-to-kozhikode-after-vehicles-carrying-him-suffer-breakdowns20230406093728/ |work=ANI News |language=en}}</ref> The incident resulted in the death of three passengers, including a child. Nine passengers sustained burn injuries.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shahrukh Saifi, key suspect, nabbed in Kerala train attack case: What we know so far |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/kerala-train-attack-key-suspect-nabbed-in-maharashtra-what-we-know-so-far-about-the-case/articleshow/99260319.cms?from=mdr |work=The Times of India |date=5 April 2023}}</ref>

==Incident==
On 2 April 2023, at 9:30 PM local time, an unidentified man boarded the Alappuzha-Kannur Express without a reserved ticket and set fire to coach number D1 using inflammable liquid. Some passengers managed to douse the flames on time and help others move quickly to the next compartments, averting a major accident. The passengers hailing from [[Mattanur|Mattannur]] were those who reportedly jumped off the moving train to escape from the fire. The police recovered the bodies of three passengers, including a child, from the railway track near Elathur, who were reportedly killed while jumping off from the moving train to escape from the fire.<ref name= "attack"/>

==Investigation==
Police sources said there were strong reasons to suspect the attack was a premeditated one by the arsonist. The man who set fire to the compartment on Sunday at 9.30 p.m., following a heated exchange of words with the co-passengers, escaped from the spot with the help of another stranger.<ref name="auto"/>

Closed circuit television cameras from a nearby location caught him fleeing from the spot on a two-wheeler, allegedly arranged by the stranger. This was later found to be wrong, as the man was not the attacker, but a student. Senior police officers declined to confirm reports that the suspected man was taken into custody a few hours after the incident.<ref name="auto">{{cite news |title=Kerala police team with Elathur train arson attack case suspect reach Kozhikode |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2023/apr/06/kerala-police-team-with-elathur-train-arson-attack-case-suspect-reach-kozhikode-2563256.html |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

Eyewitnesses in the compartment stated that the attacker was pouring an inflammable liquid on the floor and setting it on fire. They said it was a close shave for nine passengers who sustained burn injuries and were admitted to various hospitals in Kozhikode City and Koyilandy.<ref name="auto" /> The police and RPF recorded the statements of the majority of the passengers to support the intensified probe. They also recovered a bag reportedly used by the arsonist to carry the inflammable liquid. There were two bottles of combustible liquid, reportedly petrol, to unleash the attack, the police said.<ref name="auto" />

The police could not initially confirm whether the attacker targeted any particular individual or a group of passengers. At the same time, [[Railway Protection Force]] (RPF) sources said there were witnesses who expressed doubts over his plan to target a woman passenger in the group.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |date=8 April 2023 |title=IB, NIA confirm terror links behind Kozhikode train fire attack |language=en |work=English.Mathrubhumi |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/ib-nia-confirm-terror-links-behind-kozhikode-train-fire-attack-1.8461865}}</ref> Later, in September 2023, the [[National Investigation Agency]] filed a chargesheet against the main suspect in which they accused him of committing jihad and being motivated by extremist clerics based in Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-30 |title=Elathur train arson case: NIA files chargesheet, says Shahrukh Saifi is an extremist |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/elathur-train-arson-case-nia-files-chargesheet-says-shahrukh-saifi-is-an-extremist-1.8948187 |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=English.Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-30 |title=Kerala train arson case: NIA files charge sheet against sole accused |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kerala-train-arson-case-nia-files-charge-sheet-against-sole-accused-101696072855914.html |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-30 |title=NIA chargesheet on Kozhikode train arson case terms it a jihadi act |work=The Statesman |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/nia-chargesheet-on-kozhikode-train-arson-case-terms-it-a-jihadi-act-1503227085.html}}</ref>

==References==
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Aane Pataaki

2026-03-03T21:18:59Z

Edith2564080: added info

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Aane Pataaki
| image = Aane_Pataaki.JPG
| caption =
| director = [[Chandrashekhar Bandiyappa]]
| writer = [[Chandrashekar Bandiyappa]]
| producer = L. P. Suresh Babu
| starring = [[Srujan Lokesh]] Parvati Nirban [[Jai Jagadish]] Vijayalakshmi Singh [[Sadhu Kokila]] [[Rangayana Raghu]]
| cinematography = J. S. Wali
| editing = Lingaraju
| music = Dharma Vish
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2013|05|17}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| language = Kannada
| studio = Ananya & Aishwarya Creations
| country = India
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Aane Pataki''''' is a 2013 [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] [[comedy]] film written and directed by debutant [[Chandrashekar Bandiyappa]]. The film stars [[Srujan Lokesh]] in the lead.

==Plot==
The movie is about a wannabe actor who comes to the city aspiring to become a hero. However, because of his innocence and naivety he is often teased and made fun. He is invited to a party at the house of a movie producer because of an error made by the producers secretary. There he falls in love with a "Star Guest".

== Cast ==
* [[Srujan Lokesh]] as Besagarahalli Bhyregowda
* Parvathi Nirban as Rakshitha
* Bhasker as Adi
* [[Rangayana Raghu]] as Govindanna
* [[Sadhu Kokila]] as Chinnadappa
* [[Jai Jagadish]] as Jagadish
* Vijayalakshmi Singh as Vijayalakshmi
* Rockline Sudhakar
* Somanna Jadar
* Cable Anand
* Akul

==Soundtrack==

{{Infobox album
| name = Aane Pataaki
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Dharma Vish
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2013
| recorded = 2013
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 16:07
| language = Kannada
| label =
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year = 2012
| year = 2014
| next_title =
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{external music video| header = Official audio
|{{YouTube|fieT106CpIs| Aane Pataaki - Full Album}}
}}
}}

The soundtrack of the album was released on 7 May 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/elephant-at-aane-pataki-audio-launch/articleshow/18044834.cms|title=Elephant at Aane Pataki audio launch|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=16 January 2017}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 16:07
| title1 = Aane Pataaki
| extra1 = Dharma Vish
| length1 = 3:22
| title2 = Itta Itta Baa
| extra2 = [[Vijay Prakash]], Sunitha
| length2 = 4:08
| title3 = 8ne Taragathi
| extra3 = [[Sangeetha Rajeev]]
| length3 = 4:08
| title4 = One One Za
| extra4 = Queeny Fernandez
| length4 = 4:19
}}

== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===

A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "Srujan Lokesh has tried his best, but could have done better. Parvathi Nirbhang hardly has anything to do. However, you can look forward to some catchy tunes by Dharma Vish. Sangeetha Rajeev makes a commendable debut as a singer by rendering the pleasant number ‘Entane Tharagathi...’ Wali's camera work is average".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/ane-pataki/movie-review/20117783.cms?from=mdr|title=ANE PATAKI MOVIE REVIEW|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=14 May 2016}}</ref> B S Srivani from [[Deccan Herald]] wrote "Towards the end, it is soapy mayhem with romance taking a backseat. “Aane Pataaki” had so much to offer but disappoints like the firecracker after which it is named, not going out with a bang but a whimper".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/content/333115/making-worst-situations.html|title=Making the best out of worst situations|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=18 May 2013}}</ref> A Sharadhaa from [[The New Indian Express]] wrote "The only attraction in the songs are some foreign dancers sizzling in shorts. The editing table has done an amateurish job. The Verdict: Filled with old jokes, this is a film people can definitely avoid".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2013/may/18/what%e2%80%99s-so-funny-478445.html|title=What's so funny?|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=18 May 2013}}</ref> A critic from [[Bangalore Mirror]] wrote "He puts in the effort, but it is a wrong project really. Parvati Nirban’s only expression in the film is a smile and using her photograph instead would have been a cost-saving decision. The director has a long way to go before he understands how and why films should be made".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/aane-pataki-the-party-pauper/articleshow/21192465.cms|title=Aane Pataki: The party pauper|work=[[Bangalore Mirror]]|date=17 May 2017}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|4609986}}

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Ninaithaley

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{{short description|2007 film by Viswas Sundar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Ninaithale.jpg
| director = Viswas Sundar
| writer = [[Bharathan (Tamil director)|Bharathan]] (dialogues)
| story = [[Sekhar Kammula]]
| producer = Viswas Sundar
| starring = [[Suchindra]] [[Nargis Bagheri]] [[Santhoshi]]
| cinematography = Thavasi Raj [[Madhi (cinematographer)|Madhi]]
| music = [[Vijay Antony]]
| studio = Viswas Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2007|05|11}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Ninaithaley''''' ({{translation|Memories}}) is a 2007 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romance film]] starring [[Suchindra]] and [[Nargis Bagheri]]. It is a remake of the 2004 Telugu film ''[[Anand (2004 film)|Anand]]''. It is Suchindra's first Tamil film as the hero. The film is directed by Viswas Sundar who is also the producer for the films ''[[Adhu]]'' and [[Chanakya (2005 film)|''Chanakya'']].

== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=April 2025}}
The story opens with Rupa's parents being killed in a car accident by a drunken driver. She is orphaned, but friends and neighbours support her, and she gets a good job. She falls in love with Rahul, her colleague, and she accepts to marry him. On the other side, there is Anand, who has returned from the United States and is forced to attend a family friend's wedding. On the wedding day, he meets the bride Rupa, and it is love at first sight for him, but soon, the wedding is called off because of some arguments between Rupa and her future mother-in-law. Anand is elated because the marriage is cancelled. He talks to Rupa and admires her for her boldness. He completely falls in love with her. To win her love, he, among other things, shifts to a house nearer to hers, develops a friendship with her and she starts to love him. But she discovers that Anand's father murdered her parents. The rest of the story is about whether the lovers will be united.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Suchindra]] as Anand
* [[Nargis Bagheri|Nargis]] as Rupa
* [[Santhoshi]] as Rupa's friend
* [[Five Star Krishna|Krishna]] as Narayanan
* Sarfraaz as Rahul
* [[Sriranjani (Tamil actress)|Sriranjani]] as Anand's mother
* [[Velu Prabhakaran]] as Anand's father
* [[Gothandaraman|Pei Krishnan]] as Henchman (uncredited)
}}

== Production ==
The movie was earlier entitled ''Sweet''. However, Sundar changed the title because of the announcement of the [[Tamil Nadu]] Government that Tamil films with Tamil names will be exempted from entertainment tax. {{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} The shooting of the song "Naanthaanaa Naanthaanaa" took place in [[Golkonda]], capital and fortress city of the [[Qutb Shahi]] kingdom, near [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]]. Another important scene was shot in Kushaldass Garden in Chennai.

== Soundtrack ==
Soundtrack was composed by [[Vijay Antony]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ninaithaley (2007) |url=https://mio.to/album/Ninaithaley+%282007%29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203014230/http://mio.to/album/Ninaithaley+(2007) |archive-date=3 December 2015 |website=MusicIndiaOnline |access-date=17 April 2019 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| "Anandham Anandham" || Roopa, [[Sangeetha Rajeshwaran]], Vinaya ||
|-
| "Dingi Dingi" || Pavithra, Vinaya || rowspan=2|Annamalai
|-
| "En Peyar Ennakaye" || Vinaya
|-
| "Ilaiyaraaja A. R. Rahman" || [[Naresh Iyer]], Vinaya || [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]]
|-
| "Kaakkai Siraginiley" || Roopa, [[Sangeetha Rajeshwaran]], Vinaya || [[Subramania Bharati|Bharathiyar]]
|-
| "Konji Konji" || Vinaya || [[P. Vijay]]
|-
| "Naanthana Naanthana" || [[Rahul Nambiar]], [[Sadhana Sargam]] || Vijay Sagar
|-
| "Thanneer Pookkale" || [[Sangeetha Rajeshwaran]] || [[Palani Bharathi]]
|}

== Critical reception ==
''Cinesouth'' appreciated almost every aspect of the film, including the direction, writing, cinematography and cast performances.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ninaithale |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/scopes/reviews/new/ninaithale.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519081316/http://www.cinesouth.com/scopes/reviews/new/ninaithale.shtml |archive-date=19 May 2007 |website=Cinesouth |access-date=1 February 2012 }}</ref> ''Chennai Vision'' wrote "Anand, the original version of Ninaithale in Telugu came with the caption 'Oka manchi coffee lanti cinema' (a film as fresh as a nice coffee). In Tamil too, producer turned director Viswas Sundar has followed it faithfully and retained the freshness, not just in the screenplay or narration, but in everything including refreshing takes and sensitive crafting".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Love beats – Ninathale |url=http://www.chennaivision.com/cinevision/movie_reviews/ninaithale.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071003044311/http://www.chennaivision.com/cinevision/movie_reviews/ninaithale.asp |archive-date=3 October 2007 |access-date=4 October 2007 |website=Chennai Vision}}</ref> Hema Vijay of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' wrote "Thought the film suffers from a weak story line, the setting and the characters are contemporary".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vijay |first=Hema |date=14 May 2007 |title=Ninaithale suffers from a weak story |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/may/14ssnina.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115094923/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/may/14ssnina.htm |archive-date=15 January 2022 |access-date=28 July 2020 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>

Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' wrote, "A soft, sweet love-story, sans violence, overt sex or double entendres, 'Ninaithaley...' is a clean, wholesome, family entertainer".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=16 May 2007 |title=Ninaithaley |url=http://chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2007/05ninaithaley.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011072145/http://chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2007/05ninaithaley.asp |archive-date=11 October 2007 |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref> Lajjavathi of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised the acting of lead pair and other cast, cinematography, music, dialogues and direction.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=லஜ்ஜாவதி |date=3 June 2007 |title=நினைத்தாலே... |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2007-06-03/page/78/mode/2up |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240502165836/https://archive.org/details/kalki2007-06-03/page/78/mode/2up |archive-date=2 May 2024 |access-date=2 May 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=79 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> S. R. Ashok Kumar of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "Madhi's camera work is noteworthy while Lenin's editing is a plus point. Bharathan's dialogue is crisp and to the point. It is a love story with a difference".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=25 May 2007 |title=Opening on a fresh note -- Ninaithaley |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/05/25/stories/2007052550900200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006225922/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/05/25/stories/2007052550900200.htm |archive-date=6 October 2007 |access-date=28 April 2025 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes}}

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49-O (film)

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{{Short description|2015 Indian film by P. Arokiyadoss}}
{{More plot|date=April 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| image = 49-O film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = P. Arokiyadoss
| producer = Dr. L. Sivabalan
| writer = P. Arokiyadoss
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Goundamani]]
}}
| music = [[K (composer)|K]]
| cinematography = Aadhi karuppiah
| editing = Paramesh Krishna
| studio = Zero Rules Entertainment
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|df=y|2015|9|17}}
| runtime = 128 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''49-O'''''{{efn|In reference to Section [[49-O]] of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 of the [[Representation of the People Act, 1951]].}} is a 2015 Indian [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]-language [[political satire]] film directed by debutante P. Arokiyadoss, who previously worked as an assistant to [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]]. It stars [[Goundamani]] in the lead role, while actors [[Thirumurugan (actor)|Thirumurugan]], [[Guru Somasundaram]], and [[Bala Singh]], among others, play supporting roles. Production began in December 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lakshmi |first=Venketeswaran |date=16 December 2013 |title=Goundamani starts shooting for 49-O |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Goundamani-starts-shooting-for-49-O/articleshow/27431593.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217021110/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-16/news-interviews/45216829_1_goundamani-film-arokiadoss |archive-date=17 December 2013 |access-date=16 December 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film was released on 17 September 2015.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=635996615489118209 |user=rameshlaus |title=King of comedy - #Goundamani 's #49O audio and trailer on Sep 6th! Movie release on Sep 17th! @divomovies |first=Ramesh |last=Bala |access-date=26 April 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250426181922/https://x.com/rameshlaus/status/635996615489118209 |archive-date=26 April 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Plot==
The story portrays how politicians grab agricultural lands to real estate land mafia. It also explains the importance of a special voting option of [[none of the above]].

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
*[[Goundamani]] as Sowri
*[[Thirumurugan (actor)|Thirumurugan]] as Karikalan
*[[Guru Somasundaram]] as Broker Arumugam
*[[Bala Singh]] as Dheenadhyalan
*[[Rajendran]] as Advertisement Director
*[[V. I. S. Jayapalan]] as MLA Boominathan
*[[Chaams]] as Chaams
*Ritusen as Ritusen
*[[Delna Davis]]
*[[Munnar Ramesh]]
}}

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack was composed by [[K (Indian composer)|K]] with the lyrics written by [[Yugabharathi]].

{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 14:54
| title1 = Amma Pole
| extra1 = Jayamoorthy
| length1 = 4:05
| title2 = Aruvava Kannu Rendum
| extra2 = [[Abhay Jodhpurkar]]
| length2 = 3:22
| title3 = Innum Ethanai Kaalam Varai
| extra3 = Thenisai Chellappa
| length3 = 4:02
| title4 = Votu Podunga
| extra4 = Hariharasudhan
| length4 = 3:25
| totallength =
}}

==Critical reception==
Janani K of ''Silverscreen.in'' noted that "Thematically similar to ''[[Kaththi]]'', this film will go down as another laudable attempt at taking on social corruption, and trying to empower the downtrodden".<ref>{{Cite web |last=K |first=Janani |date=18 September 2015 |title=49-O Review: Good but Not Great |url=http://silverscreen.in/tamil/reviews/49-o-review-good-but-not-great/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920032800/http://silverscreen.in/tamil/reviews/49-o-review-good-but-not-great/ |archive-date=20 September 2015 |access-date=24 September 2015 |website=Silverscreen.in |language=en}}</ref> Malini Mannath of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' stated that "The film is a fairly delightful take on the avariciousness of humans, the unscrupulousness of corporates and politicians, and the gullibility of the downtrodden, who are easily taken for a ride by unscrupulous elements. 49-0 could definitely have done with some polish and finesse. But substance over form is far better than gloss and style over a very weak content".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=19 September 2015 |title=Sans Big Cast, Goundamani Ferries Crew '49-O' to Shore |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Sans-Big-Cast-Goundamani-Ferries-Crew-49-O-to-Shore/2015/09/19/article3035078.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925123221/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Sans-Big-Cast-Goundamani-Ferries-Crew-49-O-to-Shore/2015/09/19/article3035078.ece |archive-date=25 September 2015 |access-date=24 September 2015 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> M. Suganth of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated 2 out of 5 and wrote "In the end, 49-O ends up as ineffective as the rule it criticizes — you can admire the intention and you can really take it seriously".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suganth |first=M |date=September 20, 2015 |title=49-O Movie Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/49-O/movie-review/49033351.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926052405/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/49-O/movie-review/49033351.cms |archive-date=26 September 2015 |access-date=24 September 2015 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
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Gangaridai

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{{Short description|Greco-Roman term for an Indian region and people}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2016}}
[[File:Ptolemy Asia detail.jpg|thumb|Gangaridai in [[Ptolemy]]'s Map]]
'''Gangaridai''' ({{langx|el|Γαγγαρίδαι}}, {{langx|la|Gangaridae}}) is a term used by the ancient [[Greco-Roman]] writers (1st century BCE–2nd century AD) to describe the [[people]] or a geographical region of the ancient [[Indian subcontinent]]. Some of these writers state that [[Alexander the Great]] withdrew from the Indian subcontinent because of the strong [[war elephant]] force of the Gangaridai.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Gangaridai - Banglapedia |url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Gangaridai |access-date=28 February 2022 |website=en.banglapedia.org}}</ref>

A number of modern scholars locate Gangaridai in the [[Ganges Delta]] of the [[Bengal]] region, although alternative theories also exist. Gange or Ganges, the capital of the Gangaridai (according to [[Ptolemy]]), has been identified with several sites in the region, including [[Chandraketugarh]] and [[Wari-Bateshwar ruins|Wari-Bateshwar]].<ref>{{cite web | title=History | quote=Shah-i-Bangalah, Shah-i-Bangaliyan and Sultan-i-Bangalah | url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=History | website=Banglapedia | access-date=23 September 2017 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929104319/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=History | archive-date=29 September 2017 | df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Names ==

The Greek writers use the names "Gandaridae" (Diodorus), "Gandaritae", and "Gandridae" (Plutarch) to describe these people. The ancient Latin writers use the name "Gangaridae", a term that seems to have been coined by the 1st century BCE poet [[Virgil]].{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|p=75}}

Some modern etymologies of the word Gangaridai split it as "[[Ganges|Gaṅgā]]-rāṣṭra", "Gaṅgā-[[rarh region|rāḍha]]" or "Gaṅgā-[[wiktionary:en:हृदय#Sanskrit|hṛdaya]]".{{sfn|Dineschandra Sircar|1971|p=171, 215}} For example, it has been suggested that Gangarid is a Greek formation of the Indian word "Ganga-hṛd", meaning 'the land with the Ganges at its heart'. The meaning fits well with the description of the region given by the author of Periplus.<ref name=":0" /> However, historian [[D. C. Sircar]] believes that the word is simply the plural form of "Gangarid" (derived from the base "Ganga"), and means "Ganga (Ganges) people".{{sfn|Dineschandra Sircar|1971|p=171, 215}}

Some earlier scholars considered "Gangaridae" as a corruption of or distinct from "Gandaridae", a region they located in north-western part of the Indian subcontinent. For example, [[William Woodthorpe Tarn|W. W. Tarn]] (1948) equated the term with [[Gandhara]]; and T.R. Robinson (1993) equated it to Gandaris or Gandarae, an area in present-day Punjab mentioned by ancient Greek writers. However, the ancient Greco-Roman works make it clear that Gandaridae was located in the Ganges plain: it was another name for Gangaridae, and was different from Gandhara and Gandaris.{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|pp=190-193}}

== Greek accounts ==

Several ancient Greek writers mention Gangaridai, but their accounts are largely based on hearsay.{{sfn|Nitish K. Sengupta|2011|p=28}}

=== Diodorus ===
[[File:Diodoro siculo - storico di Agira.jpg|thumb|150px|Diodorus Siculus as depicted in a 19th-century fresco]]
The earliest surviving description of Gangaridai appears in ''[[Bibliotheca historica]]'' of writer [[Diodorus Siculus]] (69 BCE-16AD). This account is based on a now-lost work, probably the writings of either [[Megasthenes]] or [[Hieronymus of Cardia]].{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|pp=188-189}}

In Book 2 of ''Bibliotheca historica'', Diodorus states that "Gandaridae" (i.e. Gangaridai) territory was located to the east of the Ganges river, which was 30 stades wide. He mentions that no foreign enemy had ever conquered Gandaridae, because it of its strong [[war elephant|elephant]] force.{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|p=188}} He further states that [[Alexander the Great]] advanced up to Ganges after subjugating other Indians, but decided to retreat when he heard that the Gandaridae had 4,000 elephants.{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|p=189}}

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|quote = This river [Ganges], which is thirty stades in width, flows from north to south and empties into the ocean, forming the boundary towards the east of the tribe of the Gandaridae, which possesses the greatest number of elephants and the largest in size. Consequently no foreign king has ever subdued this country, all alien nations being fearful of both the multitude and the strength of the beasts. In fact even Alexander of Macedon, although he had subdued all Asia, refrained from making war upon the Gandaridae alone of all peoples; for when he had arrived at the Ganges river with his entire army, after his conquest of the rest of the Indians, upon learning that the Gandaridae had four thousand elephants equipped for war he gave up his campaign against them.
|author = Diodorus Siculus
|source = ''Bibliotheca historica'' 2.37.2-3. Translated by [[Charles Henry Oldfather]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Diodorus Siculus |translator=Charles Henry Oldfather |title=The Library of History of Diodorus Siculus |volume=II |series=[[Loeb Classical Library]] |publisher=[[Harvard University Press]] |url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/2B*.html |year=1940 |oclc=875854910 }}</ref>
|align = center
}}

In Book 17 of ''Bibliotheca historica'', Diodorus once again describes the "Gandaridae", and states that Alexander had to retreat after his soldiers refused to take an expedition against the Gandaridae. The book (17.91.1) also mentions that a nephew of [[Porus the Elder|Porus]] fled to the land of the Gandaridae,{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|p=189}} although C. Bradford Welles translates the name of this land as "[[Gandhara|Gandara]]".<ref name="Diodorus-17"/>

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|quote = He [Alexander] questioned Phegeus about the country beyond the Indus River, and learned that there was a desert to traverse for twelve days, and then the river called Ganges, which was thirty-two furlongs in width and the deepest of all the Indian rivers. Beyond this in turn dwelt the peoples of the Tabraesians [''misreading of'' Prasii{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|p=75}}] and the Gandaridae, whose king was Xandrames. He had twenty thousand cavalry, two hundred thousand infantry, two thousand chariots, and four thousand elephants equipped for war. Alexander doubted this information and sent for Porus, and asked him what was the truth of these reports. Porus assured the king that all the rest of the account was quite correct, but that the king of the Gandaridae was an utterly common and undistinguished character, and was supposed to be the son of a barber. His father had been handsome and was greatly loved by the queen; when she had murdered her husband, the kingdom fell to him.
|author = Diodorus Siculus
|source = ''Bibliotheca historica'' 17.93. Translated by [[C. Bradford Welles]].<ref name="Diodorus-17">{{cite book |author=Diodorus Siculus |translator=C. Bradford Welles |title=The Library of History of Diodorus Siculus |volume=VIII |series=[[Loeb Classical Library]] |publisher=[[Harvard University Press]] |url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/17E*.html |year=1963 |oclc=473654910 }}</ref>
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In Book 18 of ''Bibliotheca historica'', Diodorus describes India as a large kingdom comprising several nations, the largest of which was "Tyndaridae" (which seems to be a scribal error for "Gandaridae"). He further states that a river separated this nation from their neighbouring territory; this 30-stadia wide river was the greatest river in this region of India (Diodorus does not mention the name of the river in this book). He goes on to mention that Alexander did not campaign against this nation, because they had a large number of elephants.{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|p=189}} The Book 18 description is as follows:

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|quote = …the first one along the Caucasus is India, a great and populous kingdom, inhabited by many Indian nations, of which the greatest is that of the Gandaridae, against whom Alexander did not make a campaign because of the multitude of their elephants. The river Ganges, which is the deepest of the region and has a width of thirty stades, separates this land from the neighbouring part of India. Adjacent to this is the rest of India, which Alexander conquered, irrigated by water from the rivers and most conspicuous for its prosperity. Here were the dominions of Porus and [[Taxiles]], together with many other kingdoms, and through it flows the Indus River, from which the country received its name.
|author = Diodorus Siculus
|source = ''Bibliotheca historica'' 18.6.1-2. Translated by Russel M. Geer.<ref>{{cite book |author=Diodorus Siculus |translator=Russel M. Geer |title=The Library of History of Diodorus Siculus |volume=IX |series=[[Loeb Classical Library]] |publisher=[[Harvard University Press]] |url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/18A*.html |year=1947 |oclc=781220155 }}</ref>
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Diodorus' account of India in the Book 2 is based on ''Indica'', a book written by the 4th century BCE writer Megasthenes, who actually visited India. Megasthenes' ''Indica'' is now [[Lost literary work|lost]], although it has been reconstructed from the writings of Diodorus and other later writers.{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|p=189}} J. W. McCrindle (1877) attributed Diodorus' Book 2 passage about the Gangaridai to Megasthenes in his reconstruction of ''Indica''.{{sfn|J. W. McCrindle|1877|pp=33-34}} However, according to A. B. Bosworth (1996), Diodorus' source for the information about the Gangaridai was Hieronymus of Cardia (354–250 BCE), who was a contemporary of Alexander and the main source of information for Diodorus' Book 18. Bosworth points out that Diodorus describes Ganges as 30 [[stadion (unit)|stadia]] wide; but it is well attested by other sources that Megasthenes described the median (or minimum) width of Ganges as 100 stadia.{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|pp=188-189}} This suggests that Diodorus obtained the information about the Gandaridae from another source, and appended it to Megasthenes' description of India in Book 2.{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|p=189}}

=== Plutarch ===
[[File:Plutarch of Chaeronea-03.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Plutarch]] statue]]
[[Plutarch]] (46-120 CE) mentions the Gangaridai as "'Gandaritae" (in ''[[Parallel Lives]] - Life of Alexander'' 62.3) and as "Gandridae" (in ''[[Moralia]]'' 327b.).{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|p=75}}

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|quote = The Battle with Porus depressed the spirits of the Macedonians, and made them very unwilling to advance farther into India... This river [the Ganges], they heard, had a breadth of two and thirty stadia, and a depth of 1000 fathoms, while its farther banks were covered all over with armed men, horses and elephants. For the kings of the Gandaritai and the Prasiai were reported to be waiting for him (Alexander) with an army of 80,000 horse, 200,000 foot, 8,000 war-chariots, and 6,000 fighting elephants.
|author = Plutarch{{sfn|R. C. Majumdar|1982|p=198}}
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=== Other writers ===
[[File:Map of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.jpg|thumb|A modern map identifying the places depicted in the ''Periplous of the Erythraean Sea'']]
[[Ptolemy]] (2nd century CE), in his ''[[Geography (Ptolemy)|Geography]]'', states that the Gangaridae occupied "all the region about the mouths of the Ganges".{{sfn|Dineschandra Sircar|1971|p=172}} He names a city called Gange as their capital.{{sfn|Dineschandra Sircar|1971|p=171}} This suggests that Gange was the name of a city, derived from the name of the river. Based on the city's name, the Greek writers used the word "Gangaridai" to describe the local people.{{sfn|Dineschandra Sircar|1971|p=172}}

The ''[[Periplus of the Erythraean Sea]]'' does not mention the Gangaridai, but attests the existence of a city that the Greco-Romans described as "Ganges":

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|quote = There is a river near it called the Ganges, and it rises and falls in the same way as the Nile. On its bank is a market-town which has the same name as the river, Ganges. Through this place are brought [[malabathrum]] and Gangetic [[spikenard]] and pearls, and muslin of the finest sorts, which are called Gangetic. It is said that there are gold-mines near these places, and there is a gold coin which is called ''caltis''.
|author = Anonymous
|source = ''[[Periplus of the Erythraean Sea]]''. Translated by [[Wilfred Harvey Schoff]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Wilfred H. Schoff |author-link=Wilfred Harvey Schoff |title=The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea; Travel and Trade in the Indian Ocean |url=https://archive.org/stream/periplusoferythr00schouoft#page/48/mode/1up |year=1912 |publisher=[[Longmans, Green and Co.]] |isbn=978-1-296-00355-5}}</ref>
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[[Dionysius Periegetes]] (2nd-3rd century CE) mentions "Gargaridae" located near the "gold-bearing Hypanis" ([[Beas River|Beas]]) river. "Gargaridae" is sometimes believed to be a variant of "Gangaridae", but another theory identifies it with [[Gandhari people]]. A. B. Bosworth dismisses Dionysius' account as "a farrago of nonsense", noting that he inaccurately describes the Hypanis river as flowing down into the Gangetic plain.{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|p=192}}

Gangaridai also finds a mention in Greek mythology. In [[Valerius Flaccus (poet)#Argonautica|Valerius' ''Argonautica'']]' (1st century CE), Datis, a chieftain, leader of the Gangaridae who was in the army of Perses III, fought against [[Aeetes]] during the [[Colchis|Colchian]] civil war.<ref>{{cite book |author=Carlos Parada |title=Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MOcoAAAAYAAJ |year=1993 |publisher=Åström |isbn=978-91-7081-062-6 |page=60}}</ref> [[Colchis]] was situated in modern-day [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], on the east of the Black Sea. Aeetes was the famous king of Colchia against whom [[Jason]] and the [[Argonauts]] undertook their expedition in search of the "[[Golden Fleece]]". Perses III was the brother of Aeetes and king of the Taurian tribe.

== Roman accounts ==

The Roman poet [[Virgil]] speaks of the valour of the Gangaridae in his ''[[Georgics]]'' (c. 29 BCE).

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|quote = On the doors will I represent in gold and ivory the battle of the Gangaridae and the arms of our victorious Quirinius.
|author = Virgil
|source = "Georgics" (III, 27)
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[[Quintus Curtius Rufus]] (possibly 1st century CE) noted the two nations Gangaridae and Prasii:

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|quote = Next came the Ganges, the largest river in all India, the farther bank of which was inhabited by two nations, the Gangaridae and the Prasii, whose king Agrammes kept in field for guarding the approaches to his country 20,000 cavalry and 200,000 infantry, besides 2,000 four-horsed chariots, and, what was the most formidable of all, a troop of elephants which he said ran up to the number of 3,000.
|author = Quintus Curtius Rufus{{sfn|R. C. Majumdar|1982|pp=103-128}}
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[[Pliny the Elder]] (23–79 CE) states:

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|quote = ... the last race situated on its [Ganges'] banks being that of the Gangarid Calingae: the city where their king lives is called Pertalis. This monarch has 60,000 infantry, 1000 cavalry and 700 elephants always equipped ready for active service. [...] But almost the whole of the peoples of India and not only those in this district are surpassed in power and glory by the Prasi, with their very large and wealthy city of [[Pataliputra|Palibothra]] [Patna], from which some people give the name of Palibothri to the race itself, and indeed to the whole tract of country from the Ganges.
|author = [[Pliny the Elder]]
|source = ''[[Natural History (Pliny)|Natural History]]'' 6.65-66. Translated by H. Rackham.<ref>{{cite book |author=Pliny |translator=H. Rackham |title=Natural History |series=[[Loeb Classical Library]] |publisher=[[Harvard University Press]] |url=https://www.loebclassics.com/view/pliny_elder-natural_history/1938/pb_LCL352.387.xml |year=1967 |oclc=613102012 }}</ref>{{sfn|R. C. Majumdar|1982|p=341-343}}
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== Identification ==
[[File:Wari-Boteshwar Excavation 077.jpg|thumb|The [[Wari-Bateshwar ruins]] of present-day [[Bangladesh]] have been identified as a part of Gangaridai. Archaeologists have considered it as the ancient trading hub of Sounagoura mentioned by Claudius Ptolemy]]
[[File:Excavated Brick Structure - Khana-Mihir Mound - South-eastward View - Berachampa - North 24 Parganas 2015-04-11 7143.JPG|thumb|Archaeologists have considered [[Chandraketugarh]] of present-day [[India]]n state [[West Bengal]] as the ancient city of Gange, the capital of Gangaridai]]

The ancient Greek writers provide vague information about the centre of the Gangaridai power.{{sfn|Nitish K. Sengupta|2011|p=28}} As a result, the later historians have put forward various theories about its location.

=== Gangetic plains ===

[[Pliny the Elder|Pliny]] (1st century CE) in his ''[[Natural History (Pliny)|NH]]'', terms the Gangaridai as the ''novisima gens'' (nearest people) of the Ganges river. It cannot be determined from his writings whether he means "nearest to the mouth" or "nearest to the headwaters". But the later writer Ptolemy (2nd century CE), in his ''[[Geography (Ptolemy)|Geography]]'', explicitly locates the Gangaridai near the mouths of the Ganges.{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|p=192}}

A. B. Bosworth notes that the ancient [[Latin]] writers almost always use the word "Gangaridae" to define the people, and associate them with the Prasii people. According to Megasthenes, who actually lived in India, the Prasii people lived near the Ganges. Besides, [[Pliny the Elder|Pliny]] explicitly mentions that the Gangaridae lived beside the Ganges, naming their capital as Pertalis. All these evidences suggest that the Gangaridae lived in the Gangetic plains.{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|p=192}}

The term ''Prasii'' is a transcription of the Sanskrit word ''prāchya''s, literally ''"The Easterners"''.{{sfn|Irfan Habib|Vivekanand Jha|2004|p=13}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Karttunen |first1=Klaus (Helsinki) |title=Prasii |url=https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/prasii-e1007650 |website=Brill’s New Pauly |publisher=Brill |language=en |date=1 October 2006}}</ref>
==== Rarh region ====

Diodorus (1st century BCE) states that the Ganges river formed the eastern boundary of the Gangaridai. Based on Diodorus's writings and the identification of Ganges with [[Bhāgirathi-Hooghly]] (a western [[distributary]] of Ganges), Gangaridai can be identified with the [[Rarh region]] in [[West Bengal]].{{sfn|Nitish K. Sengupta|2011|p=28}}<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Haldar |first=Narotam |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.265493 |title=Gangaridi - Alochana O Parjalochana |date=1988 |pages=43,44,49}}</ref>

==== Larger part of Bengal ====
{{History of Bengal|Ancient}}
The Rarh is located to the west of the Bhāgirathi-Hooghly (Ganges) river. However, [[Plutarch]] (1st century CE), [[Quintus Curtius Rufus|Curtius]] (possibly 1st century CE) and [[Gaius Julius Solinus|Solinus]] (3rd century CE), suggest that Gangaridai was located on the eastern banks of the Gangaridai river.{{sfn|Nitish K. Sengupta|2011|p=28}} Historian [[R. C. Majumdar]] theorized that the earlier historians like Diodorus used the word Ganga for the [[Padma River]] (an eastern distributary of Ganges).{{sfn|Nitish K. Sengupta|2011|p=28}}

Pliny names five mouths of the Ganges river, and states that the Gangaridai occupied the entire region about these mouths. He names five mouths of Ganges as Kambyson, Mega, Kamberikon, Pseudostomon and Antebole. These exact present-day locations of these mouths cannot be determined with certainty because of the changing [[watercourse|river courses]]. According to [[D. C. Sircar]], the region encompassing these mouths appears to be the region lying between the Bhāgirathi-Hooghly River in the west and the Padma River in the east.{{sfn|Dineschandra Sircar|1971|p=172}} This suggests that the Gangaridai territory included the coastal region of present-day West Bengal and Bangladesh, up to the Padma river in the east.{{sfn|Ranabir Chakravarti|2001|p=212}} Gaurishankar De and Subhradip De believe that the five mouths may refer to the [[Bidyadhari River|Bidyadhari]], [[Jamuna River (West Bengal)|Jamuna]] and other branches of [[Bhāgirathi-Hooghly]] at the entrance of [[Bay of Bengal]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Gourishankar De |author2=Shubhradip De |title=Prasaṅga, pratna-prāntara Candraketugaṛa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=srkHnQAACAAJ |year=2013 |isbn=978-93-82435-00-6 |publisher=Scalāra }}</ref>

According to the archaeologist [[Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti]], the centre of the Gangaridai power was located in vicinity of [[Adi Ganga]] (a now dried-up flow of the Hooghly river). Chakrabarti considers [[Chandraketugarh]] as the strongest candidate for the centre, followed by [[Mandirtala]].{{sfn|Dilip K. Chakrabarti|2001|p=154}} James Wise believed that [[Kotalipara Upazila|Kotalipara]] in present-day Bangladesh was the capital of Gangaridai.{{sfn|Jesmin Sultana|2003|p=125}} Archaeologist Habibullah Pathan identified the [[Wari-Bateshwar ruins]] as the Gangaridai territory.{{sfn|Enamul Haque|2001|p=13}}

=== North-western India ===

[[William Woodthorpe Tarn]] (1948) identifies the "Gandaridae" mentioned by Diodorus with the people of [[Gandhara]].{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|p=191}} Historian T. R. Robinson (1993) locates the Gangaridai to the immediately east of the [[Beas River]], in the [[Punjab region]]. According to him, the unnamed river described in Diodorus' Book 18 is Beas (Hyphasis); Diodorus misinterpreted his source, and incompetently combined it with other material from Megasthenes, erroneously naming the river as Ganges in Book 2.{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|p=190}} Robinson identified the Gandaridae with the ancient [[Yaudheya]]s.{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|p=194}}

A. B. Bosworth (1996) rejects this theory, pointing out that Diodorus describes the unnamed river in Book 18 as the greatest river in the region. But Beas is not the largest river in its region. Even if one excludes the territory captured by Alexander in "the region" (thus excluding the [[Indus River]]), the largest river in the region is [[Chenab River|Chenab]] (Acesines). Robison argues that Diodorus describes the unnamed river as "the greatest river in its own ''immediate'' area", but Bosworth believes that this interpretation is not supported by Diodorus's wording.{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|p=193}} Bosworth also notes that Yaudheyas were an autonomous confederation, and do not match the ancient descriptions that describe Gandaridae as part of a strong kingdom.{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|p=194}}

=== Other ===

According to Nitish K. Sengupta, it is possible that the term "Gangaridai" refers to the whole of northern India from the Beas River to the western part of Bengal.{{sfn|Nitish K. Sengupta|2011|p=28}}

Pliny mentions the Gangaridae and the Calingae ([[Kalinga (historical region)|Kalinga]]) together. One interpretation based on this reading suggests that Gangaridae and the Calingae were part of the Kalinga tribe, which spread into the Ganges delta.{{sfn|Biplab Dasgupta|2005|p=339}} N. K. Sahu of [[Utkal University]] identifies Gangaridae as the northern part of Kalinga.{{sfn|N. K. Sahu|1964|pp=230-231}}

== Political status ==
Diodorus mentions Gangaridai and Prasii as one nation, naming Xandramas as the king of this nation. Diodorus calls them "two nations under one king."{{sfn|Nitish K. Sengupta|2011|pp=28-29}} Historian A. B. Bosworth believes that this is a reference to the [[Nanda dynasty]],{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1993|p=132}} and the Nanda territory matches the ancient descriptions of kingdom in which the Gangaridae were located.{{sfn|A. B. Bosworth|1996|p=194}}

According to Nitish K. Sengupta, it is possible that Gangaridai and Prasii are actually two different names of the same people, or closely allied people. However, this cannot be said with certainty.{{sfn|Nitish K. Sengupta|2011|pp=28-29}}

Historian [[Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri]] writes: "It may reasonably be inferred from the statements of the Greek and Latin writers that about the time of Alexander's invasion, the Gangaridai were a very powerful nation, and either formed a dual monarchy with the Pasioi [Prasii], or were closely associated with them on equal terms in a common cause against the foreign invader.<ref>Chowdhury, ''The History of Bengal'' Volume I, p. 44.</ref>

== References ==
===Citations===
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* {{cite book |author=Dilip K. Chakrabarti |author-link=Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti |title=Archaeological Geography of the Ganga Plain: The Lower and the Middle Ganga |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OEZe-wAIiKIC&pg=PA154 |year=2001 |publisher=Orient Blackswan |isbn=978-81-7824-016-9}}
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Lord Hawke's cricket team in Ceylon and India in 1892–93

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{{Short description|International cricket tour (1892–93)}}
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[[File:Lord Hawke's XI in India 1892-93.png|thumb|330px|The touring team]]
An English [[cricket]] team led by [[Lord Hawke]] toured [[Ceylon]] and [[India]] in the Indian season of 1892–93. It was the second visit by an English team to India, after [[G. F. Vernon's cricket team in Ceylon and India in 1889–90|G. F. Vernon's XI in 1889–90]], and the third to Ceylon.

The team left [[Tilbury]] on 14 October 1892 and the tour ended in the first week of March 1893. There were four [[first-class cricket|first-class]] matches, all of them in India, including the first match ever to involve an [[India national cricket team|All-India XI]]. In all, they played 23 matches, of which 15 were won, 2 lost and 6 drawn. Three of the matches were played in Ceylon.<ref name=C13April/>

Lord Hawke fell ill early on the tour (as he had on the previous tour of 1889–90) and missed matches in Ceylon.{{citation needed|date=November 2025}}

==The team==
The team consisted of fourteen [[Amateur status in first-class cricket|amateurs]], who each paid £150 to take part:<ref name=JPC>{{cite book |last1=Coldham |first1=James P. |title=F. S. Jackson: A Cricketing Biography |date=1989 |publisher=Crowood Press |location=Ramsbury, Wiltshire |isbn=1-85223-147-5 |pages=66–77}}</ref>
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* [[Lord Hawke]] (captain)
* [[Godfrey Foljambe]]
* [[Joseph Gibbs (cricketer)|Joseph Gibbs]]
* [[Arthur Gibson (Lancashire cricketer)|Arthur Gibson]]
* [[Christopher Heseltine]]
* [[Ledger Hill]]
* [[John Hornsby (cricketer)|John Hornsby]]
* [[Stanley Jackson (cricketer)|F. S. Jackson]]
* [[Albert Leatham]]
* [[Montague MacLean]]
* [[John Robinson (cricketer, born 1868)|John Robinson]]
* [[George Vernon (cricketer)|George Vernon]]
* [[Charles Wright (cricketer)|Charles Wright]]
* [[Henry Wright (cricketer)|Henry Wright]]
{{div col end}}

Hawke, Gibson, Hornsby, Leatham and Vernon had all been members of the [[G. F. Vernon's cricket team in Ceylon and India in 1889–90|1889–90 touring team]]. Jackson and Hill were students at the [[University of Cambridge]] and Jackson had just been appointed as the captain of [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]]; he later captained [[England cricket team|England]]. Several of the team were good club cricketers rather than regular [[first-class cricket|first-class]] players.<ref name=JPC/>

==Match summary==
1. 11–12 November at Colombo. Lord Hawke's XI 252; Colombo 106 and 34 for no loss.
:Match drawn.

2. 14–15 November at Colombo. Lord Hawke's XI 81 and 107; Colts 24 and 44.
:Lord Hawke's XI won by 120 runs.

3. 18–19 November at [[Radella Cricket Grounds|Radella]]. Lord Hawke's XI 237; Up-Country XI 82 and 62.
:Lord Hawke's XI won by an innings and 93 runs.

4. 28–29 November at Madras. Madras CC 184 and 170 for 6; Lord Hawke's XI 138.
:Match drawn.

5. 30 November at Madras. Native XI 29 and 46; Lord Hawke's XI 137 for 5 decl.
:Lord Hawke's XI won by an innings and 62 runs.

6. 2–3 December at Madras. Lord Hawke's XI 126 and 112; Madras Presidency 132 and 15 for 2.
:Match drawn.

7. 6–7 December at Bangalore. Madras Presidency 203 and 112; Lord Hawke's XI 280 and 36 for 1.
:Lord Hawke's XI won by 9 wickets.

8. 9–10 December at Bangalore. Bangalore 51 and 132; Lord Hawke's XI 272.
:Lord Hawke's XI won by an innings and 89 runs.

9. 16–17 December at Poona. Poona Gymkhana 84 and 207; Lord Hawke's XI 185.
:Match drawn.

10. 22–24 December at Bombay. Parsees 93 and 182; Lord Hawke's XI 83 and 93.
:Parsees won by 109 runs (first-class match).<ref>{{cite web |title=Mumbai, December 22–24, 1892, Lord Hawke's XI tour of Ceylon and India |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/lord-hawke-s-xi-tour-of-ceylon-and-india-1892-93-286646/parsees-vs-lord-hawke-s-xi-453713/full-scorecard |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=23 July 2023 |archive-date=23 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723014347/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/lord-hawke-s-xi-tour-of-ceylon-and-india-1892-93-286646/parsees-vs-lord-hawke-s-xi-453713/full-scorecard |url-status=live }}</ref>

11. 26–28 December at Bombay. Lord Hawke's XI 263 and 35 for 2; Bombay Presidency 157 and 140.
:Lord Hawke's XI won by 8 wickets (first-class match).<ref>{{cite web|title=Mumbai, December 26–28, 1892, Lord Hawke's XI tour of Ceylon and India|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/lord-hawke-s-xi-tour-of-ceylon-and-india-1892-93-286646/bombay-vs-lord-hawke-s-xi-453714/full-scorecard|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=23 July 2023|archive-date=23 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723014348/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/lord-hawke-s-xi-tour-of-ceylon-and-india-1892-93-286646/bombay-vs-lord-hawke-s-xi-453714/full-scorecard|url-status=live}}</ref>

12. 29–31 December at Bombay. Lord Hawke's XI 139 and 85; Parsees 127 and 90.
:Lord Hawke's XI won by 7 runs (first-class match).<ref>{{cite web|title=Mumbai, December 29–31, 1892, Lord Hawke's XI tour of Ceylon and India|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/lord-hawke-s-xi-tour-of-ceylon-and-india-1892-93-286646/parsees-vs-lord-hawke-s-xi-453715/full-scorecard|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=23 July 2023|archive-date=23 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723014349/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/lord-hawke-s-xi-tour-of-ceylon-and-india-1892-93-286646/parsees-vs-lord-hawke-s-xi-453715/full-scorecard|url-status=live}}</ref>

13. 5–6 January at Calcutta. Lord Hawke's XI 291; Calcutta Club 116 and 92.
:Lord Hawke's XI won by an innings and 83 runs.

14. 13 and 16 January at Calcutta. Lord Hawke's XI 158 and 83 for 6; Bengal Presidency 72 and 268.
:Lord Hawke's XI won by 4 wickets.

15. 18–20 January at [[Muzaffarpur|Mozufferpore]]. Behar Wanderers 169 and 116; Lord Hawke's XI 90 and 127.
:Behar Wanderers won by 68 runs. Gibson played against his teammates in this match; his performances of 33, 55, 4 for 22 and 7 for 43 were the major reason for the touring team's defeat.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Lord Hawke's Team in India |journal=Cricket |date=23 April 1893 |page=30 |url=https://archive.acscricket.com/cricket/1893/38/index.html |access-date=5 October 2023 |archive-date=27 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927115814/https://archive.acscricket.com/cricket/1893/38/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

16. 23–24 January at Allahabad. Upper India 140 and 92; Lord Hawke's XI 225 and 10 for no loss.
:Lord Hawke's XI won by 10 wickets.

17. 26–28 January at Allahabad. All India 139 and 199; Lord Hawke's XI 343.
:Lord Hawke's XI won by an innings and 5 runs (first-class match).<ref>{{cite web|title=India v Lord Hawke's XI 1892–93|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/3/3912.html|website=CricketArchive|access-date=23 July 2023|archive-date=16 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416081242/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/3/3912.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

18. 31 January–1 February at Oudh. Lord Hawke's XI 315; Oudh 79 and 92.
:Lord Hawke's XI won by an innings and 144 runs.

19. 6–7 February at Agra. Agra 108 and 67; Lord Hawke's XI 61 and 115 for 6.
:Lord Hawke's XI won by 4 wickets.

20. 16–18 February at Umballa. Lord Hawke's XI 185 and 146; Umballa 145.
:Match drawn.

21. 20–21 February at Lahore. Punjab 128 and 111; Lord Hawke's XI 243.
:Lord Hawke's XI won by an innings and 4 runs.

22. 23–25 February at Lahore. Lord Hawke's XI 138 and 26 for 3; Sindh 50 and 112.
:Lord Hawke's XI won by 7 wickets.

23. 28 February–2 March at Peshawar. Peshawar 68 and 112; Lord Hawke's XI 483.
:Lord Hawke's XI won by an innings and 303 runs.<ref name=C13April>{{cite journal |title=Lord Hawke's Team in India |journal=Cricket |date=23 April 1893 |page=55 |url=https://archive.acscricket.com/cricket/1893/62/index.html |access-date=26 January 2021 |archive-date=21 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621180208/https://archive.acscricket.com/cricket/1893/62/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Leading players==
Hill was the leading scorer with 767 runs at an average of 30.67. He made the only first-class century, 132 against All India. He also took 69 wickets at 9.16. Jackson made 697 runs at 30.17 and took 69 wickets at 10.27. The leading bowler was Hornsby with 120 wickets at 11.26.<ref name=C13April/>

==See also==
* [[History of cricket in India to 1918]]

==Further reading==
* [[Rowland Bowen]], ''Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development'', Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970
* [[Vasant Raiji]], ''India's Hambledon Men'', Tyeby Press, 1986
* [[Mihir Bose]], ''A History of Indian Cricket'', Andre-Deutsch, 1990
* [[Ramachandra Guha]], ''A Corner of a Foreign Field – An Indian History of a British Sport'', Picador, 2001

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{International cricket tours of India}}
{{International cricket tours of Sri Lanka}}
{{Lord Hawke's cricket tours}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lord Hawke's cricket team in Ceylon and India in 1892-93}}
[[Category:1892 in English cricket]]
[[Category:1893 in English cricket]]
[[Category:1892 in Indian cricket]]
[[Category:1893 in Indian cricket]]
[[Category:1892 in Ceylon]]
[[Category:English cricket tours of India]]
[[Category:English cricket tours of Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Indian cricket seasons from 1864 to 1917–18]]
[[Category:Sri Lankan cricket seasons from 1880–81 to 1971–72]]
[[Category:International cricket competitions from 1888–89 to 1918]]

Iconic Gold Awards

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{{short description|Annual Indian television awards}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Iconic Gold Awards
| current_awards =
| subheader = 
| image =
| awarded_for = Film and television
| sponsor =
| date = 
| location = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| country = [[India]]
| host = [[Karanvir Sharma]] & Ayushi Shekhawat (2025)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iconic Gold Awards 2025: Fardeen Khan, Rupali Ganguly and Sharad Kelkar among big winners – See full list |url=https://www.latestly.com/entertainment/iconic-gold-awards-2025-fardeen-khan-rupali-ganguly-and-sharad-kelkar-among-big-winners-see-full-list-6629561.html |access-date=2025-11-10 |publisher=LatestLY}}</ref>
| year = 2020
| year2 = present
| holder_label =
| holder = 
| website = {{url|https://iconicgoldawards.com}}
}}

The '''Iconic Gold Awards''' is an annual awards show that honours the best performers in the [[Hindi films]] and [[Television in India|Television industry]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pavitra-Eijaz to Divya Agarwal, TV celebs attend Iconic Gold Awards |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/photo/pavitra-eijaz-to-divya-agarwal-tv-celebs-attend-iconic-gold-awards-1857405-2021-09-26/2 |access-date=2025-11-10 |publisher=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hina Khan, Shaheer Sheikh and others grace Iconic Gold Awards 2021 |url=https://indianexpress.com/web-stories/celebrities/hina-khan-shaheer-sheikh-and-others-grace-iconic-gold-awards-2021/ |access-date=2025-11-10 |publisher=India Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=From Kartik Aaryan to Manoj Bajpayee: The winners of Iconic Gold Awards 2024|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/bollywood/iconic-gold-awards-2024-kartik-aaryan-bags-best-actor-satyaprem-ki-katha-wins-best-film-check-full-winners-list-article-107335570/amp|work=Times Now News|language=en|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref>

The Iconic Gold Awards was founded in 2020 by Priya P. Jaiswal, and Piyush Jaiiswaal serves as the CEO. The event recognises achievements in acting, production, direction, and technical categories and best known for its [[red-carpet]] presence and celebrity participation the awards are [[streamed]] on [[ZEE5]], reaching audiences across India and abroad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iconic Gold Awards 2024 – Watch on ZEE5 |url=https://www.zee5.com/tv-shows/details/iconic-gold-awards-2024/0-6-4z5513640 |access-date=2025-11-10 |publisher=ZEE5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Iconic Gold Awards 2025 – Watch … on ZEE5 |url=https://www.zee5.com/tv-shows/details/iconic-gold-awards-2025/0-6-4z5711559 |access-date=2025-11-10 |publisher=ZEE5}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/brand-focus/iconic-gold-awards-2023-celebrating-the-best-of-bollywood-and-television-on-march-18th-in-mumbai|title=Iconic Gold Awards 2023: Celebrating the Best of Bollywood and Television on March 18th in Mumbai|website=Freepressjournal|access-date= 25 February 2023}}</ref>

==Popular Awards==
===Best Actor Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Year
!Actor
!Show
!Photo
!Reference
|-
|2021
|colspan=4|''Not Awarded''
|-
|2022
|[[Siddharth Malhotra]]
|''[[Shershaah]]''
|{{border|[[File:Sidharth Malhotra snapped during Indian Police Force promotion.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|<ref>{{cite web |date=18 March 2022 |title=Iconic Gold Awards 2022 held in Mumbai amid the presence of a galaxy of tinsel town celebrities |url=https://www.business-standard.com/content/press-releases-ani/iconic-gold-awards-2022-held-in-mumbai-amid-the-presence-of-a-galaxy-of-tinsel-town-celebrities-122031800351_1.html |access-date=18 March 2022 |work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|[[Anupam Kher]]
|''[[The Kashmir Files]]''
|{{border|[[File:AnupamKher5.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|
|-
|2024
|[[Abhishek Bachchan]]
|''[[Ghoomer]]''
|{{border|[[File:Abhishek Bachchan.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|
|-
|2025
|[[Kartik Aaryan]]
|''[[Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3]]''
|{{border|[[File:Kartik Aaryan in 2025 at 23rd Zee Cine Awards 2025.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|
|}

===Best Actress Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Year
!Actor
!Show
!Photo
!Reference
|-
|2021
|colspan=4|''Not Awarded''
|-
|2022
|[[Kriti Sanon]]
|''[[Mimi (2021 Hindi film)|Mimi]]''
|{{border|[[File:Kriti Sanon at Adipurush pre release event (2) (cropped).jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|<ref>{{cite web |date=18 March 2022 |title=Iconic Gold Awards 2022 held in Mumbai amid the presence of a galaxy of tinsel town celebrities |url=https://www.business-standard.com/content/press-releases-ani/iconic-gold-awards-2022-held-in-mumbai-amid-the-presence-of-a-galaxy-of-tinsel-town-celebrities-122031800351_1.html |access-date=18 March 2022 |work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|[[Huma Qureshi]]
|''[[Monica, O My Darling]]''
|{{border|[[File:Huma Qureshi graces the HT Style Awards 2018.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|
|-
|2024
|[[Shraddha Kapoor]]
|''[[Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar]]''
|{{border|[[File:Shraddha Kapoor promoting Street Dancer 3D.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1754505965410582891 |user=IconicGoldAward |title=A big Congratulations to Shraddha Kapoor for winning the Iconic Gold Awards in Best Actress For Tu Jhooti Main Makkar. Truly well deserved, your outstanding achievements have set a new standard of excellence. 🏆🌟 |author=Iconic Gold Awards |date=5 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
|2025
|[[Kriti Sanon]]
|''[[Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya]]''
|{{border|[[File:Kriti Sanon at Adipurush pre release event (2) (cropped).jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|
|}

===Best Actor Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Year
!Actor
!Show
!Photo
!Reference
|-
|2021
|[[Karanvir Sharma]]
|''[[Shaurya Aur Anokhi Ki Kahani]]''
|{{border|[[File:Karanvir Sharma snapped at the premiere of Tanvi The Great (cropped).jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|
|-
|2022
|[[Dheeraj Dhoopar]]
|''[[Kundali Bhagya]]''
|{{border|[[File:Dheeraj Dhoopar snapped at Taj Divided By Blood premiere (cropped).jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|<ref>{{cite web |date=18 March 2022 |title=Iconic Gold Awards 2022 held in Mumbai amid the presence of a galaxy of tinsel town celebrities |url=https://www.business-standard.com/content/press-releases-ani/iconic-gold-awards-2022-held-in-mumbai-amid-the-presence-of-a-galaxy-of-tinsel-town-celebrities-122031800351_1.html |access-date=18 March 2022 |work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|[[Harshad Chopda]]
|''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]''
|{{border|[[File:Mon harshad.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|
|-
|2024
|[[Mohit Malik]]
|''[[Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si]]''
|{{border|[[File:Mohit Malik photo.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=From Kartik Aaryan to Manoj Bajpayee: The winners of Iconic Gold Awards 2024 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/bollywood/iconic-gold-awards-2024-kartik-aaryan-bags-best-actor-satyaprem-ki-katha-wins-best-film-check-full-winners-list-article-107335570/amp |access-date=25 February 2024 |work=Times Now News |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2025
|[[Dheeraj Dhoopar]]
|''[[Rabb Se Hai Dua]]''
|{{border|[[File:Dheeraj Dhoopar snapped at Taj Divided By Blood premiere (cropped).jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|
|}

===Best Actress Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Year
!Actor
!Show
!Photo
!Reference
|-
|2021
|[[Shivangi Joshi]]
|''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]''
|{{border|[[File:Shivangi Joshi at Kohira Diamond Store Launch.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|<ref>{{cite news |date=27 September 2021 |title=Iconic Gold Awards 2021 Winners List: Shivangi Joshi, Debattama-Karanvir, Rrahul-Helly & Others Win Big |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/television/news/2021/iconic-gold-awards-2021-winners-list-shivangi-joshi-debattama-karanvir-rrahul-helly-others-win-big-321672.html |access-date=16 January 2025 |newspaper=Filmibeat}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|[[Shivangi Joshi]]
|''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]''
|{{border|[[File:Shivangi Joshi at Kohira Diamond Store Launch.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|<ref>{{cite web |date=18 March 2022 |title=Iconic Gold Awards 2022 held in Mumbai amid the presence of a galaxy of tinsel town celebrities |url=https://www.business-standard.com/content/press-releases-ani/iconic-gold-awards-2022-held-in-mumbai-amid-the-presence-of-a-galaxy-of-tinsel-town-celebrities-122031800351_1.html |access-date=18 March 2022 |work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|[[Rupali Ganguly]]
|''[[Anupamaa]]''
|{{border|[[File:Rupali Ganguly at the NBT Utsav Award 2024 (cropped).jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|
|-
|2024
|[[Rupali Ganguly]]
|''[[Anupamaa]]''
|{{border|[[File:Rupali Ganguly at the NBT Utsav Award 2024 (cropped).jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=From Kartik Aaryan to Manoj Bajpayee: The winners of Iconic Gold Awards 2024 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/bollywood/iconic-gold-awards-2024-kartik-aaryan-bags-best-actor-satyaprem-ki-katha-wins-best-film-check-full-winners-list-article-107335570/amp |access-date=25 February 2024 |work=Times Now News |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2025
|[[Pranali Rathod]]
|''[[Durga – Atoot Prem Kahani]]''
|{{border|[[File:Pranali Rathod-attend-Rupali-Gangulys-birthday-party-11 (cropped).jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|
|}

==Critics Awards==
===Best Actor Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Year
!Actor
!Show
!Photo
!Reference
|-
|2024
|[[Kartik Aaryan]]
|''[[Satyaprem Ki Katha]]''
|{{border|[[File:Kartik Aaryan in 2025 at 23rd Zee Cine Awards 2025.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=From Kartik Aaryan to Manoj Bajpayee: The winners of Iconic Gold Awards 2024 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/bollywood/iconic-gold-awards-2024-kartik-aaryan-bags-best-actor-satyaprem-ki-katha-wins-best-film-check-full-winners-list-article-107335570/amp |access-date=25 February 2024 |work=Times Now News |language=en}}</ref>
|}

===Best Actress Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Year
!Actor
!Show
!Photo
!Reference
|-
|2024
|[[Adah Sharma]]
|''[[The Kerala Story]]''
|{{border|[[File:Adah Sharma snapped at the Mumbai Icons Award 2025.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|
|}

===Best Actress OTT===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Year
!Actor
!Show
!Photo
!Reference
|-
|2023
|[[Alia Bhatt]]
|''[[Darlings (film)|Darlings]]''
|{{border|[[File:Alia Bhatt promoting Kalank.jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|
|-
|2024
|[[Rakul Preet Singh]]
|''[[Chhatriwali (film)|Chhatriwali]]''
|{{border|[[File:Rakul-Preet-snapped-at-the-Jio-Studios-Infinite-Together-event (cropped).jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|
|-
|2025
|[[Kriti Sanon]]
|''[[Do Patti]]''
|{{border|[[File:Kriti Sanon at Adipurush pre release event (2) (cropped).jpg|95px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
|
|}

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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Television Awards in India}}
[[Category:Indian film awards]]
[[Category:Indian television awards]]
[[Category:Hindi cinema]]

Mudalur

2026-02-10T06:17:06Z

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{{Short description|Village in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
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| name = Mudalur
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Thoothukudi district|Thoothukudi]]
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| established_date = 1799
| founder = David Sundaranthan
| named_for = First Christian settlement
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| leader_name1 = Kanimozhi Karunanidhi
| leader_title2 = Member of Legislative Assembly
| leader_name2 = S. Oorvasi Amirtharaj
| leader_title3 = Panchayat president
| leader_name3 = Pon Murugesan
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 628702
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91 (0) 4639
| registration_plate = TN-69<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tn.gov.in/sta/a2.pdf |title=Tamilnadu State Transport Authority Registration Series }}</ref>
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'''Mudalur''' is a village in the [[Thoothukudi District]] of India. It was the first purely Christian settlement. It was formed by [[Mission (Christianity)|missionaries]] in South India with 28 Christians.<ref name="Tirunelveli">{{cite web|url=http://www.csitirunelveli.org/History/history-missionaries.html |title=Tirunelveli Diocese of Church of South India |publisher=Csitirunelveli.org |date= |accessdate=2011-12-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = L. Emmanuel | first = Lankadieu | year=2001| title = The Pearl of Greatest Price| publisher = Leo Books| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3LHcDHaZuLQC | page=157 }}</ref> Today it has a population of more than 4,500 people.

==History==

===Mudalur formation===
Mudular, meaning "first village (முதல்+ஊர்)", was founded in 1799 by a group of recent Christian converts from [[Palayamkottai]]. The village's first settler, David Sundaranandan,<ref name = "Three centuries of mission: the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel 1701–2000">{{cite book | last = O'Connor | first = Daniel | year=2000| title = Three centuries of mission: the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel 1701-2000| publisher = British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=O_hq6JUSLToC | page=277|isbn=0-8264-4989-1}}</ref> sought to create a purely Christian settlement modeled after the biblical "City of Refuge". With the tireless efforts of David Sundaranandan and a generous donation from Captain Everet, a rectangular piece of land was purchased in the name of Reverend Jeanaicke in August 1799.<ref>{{cite book | last = Caldwell | first = Robert | year = 1881 | title = A political and general history of the district of Tinnevelly, in the Presidency of Madras, from the earliest period to its cession to the English government in A.D. 1801 | publisher = Presidency of Madras, Printed by E. Keys | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=hmIOAAAAQAAJ |page=247| isbn= 81-206-0161-0}}</ref> The Christians in Mudalur were continuously attacked by non-Christians. To prevent the annihilation of his people, David Sundaranandan joined with the young people of Mudalur to learn the weapon-based Indian martial art of "Silambam". The silambam team was named "Thadikambu Sena". Therefore, David Sundarandan became known as "Thadikambu David Sundarandan" and the "Lion of Mudalur".<ref name = "Three centuries of mission: the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel 1701–2000"/> David Sundaranandan was the first martyr and first seed of Tirunelveli Church.<ref name = "Three centuries of mission: the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel 1701–2000"/>

Mudalur has five straight streets and an excellent drainage system. The five east-to-west streets and the north-to-south cross streets resemble the village formations in England.

===St.Michael and All Angels Church Formation===
The first church in the village, built out of palm in 1799, was burnt down by non-Christians. Four years later, Reversed Sathyanathan built the second church. And the third church was built in 1816 using brick and mortar.<ref name="Tirunelveli Diocese">{{cite web|title=Tirunelveli Diocese|url=http://www.csitirunelveli.org/History/history-missionaries.html}}</ref> After David Sundaranandan had died, Reverend Harry Bathurst Norman (H. B. Norman) rendered excellent service to the village of Mudalur. He was an excellent architect, and he built a large church of western style within two years.<ref name="Tirunelveli" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mudalur.com/mudalur/church |title=The Unofficial Guide to Mudalur on the Web |publisher=Mudalur.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227234513/http://mudalur.com/mudalur/church |archive-date=27 December 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It has a capacity of more than 2,000 people. The church was dedicated by Bishop Sargent on St. Andrew’s Day, 30 November 1883.<ref>{{cite book | year=1886| title = The Official Year-book of the Church of England | publisher=Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London| url= https://archive.org/details/officialyearboo03britgoog | page=[https://archive.org/details/officialyearboo03britgoog/page/n226 196] }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | author = Charles Frederick Pascoe | year=1901| title = Two hundred years of the S. P. G | publisher=London, Pub. at the Society's Office| url= https://archive.org/details/twohundredyears00goog| page=542 }}</ref> The length of the church is 152 feet, and its breadth is 63 feet.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} An altar stands four feet high and has a dedicated place for the choir.<ref name="Church">{{cite web|title=முதலூரின் வரலாறு|url=http://mudalur.co.in/ta/History.aspx}}</ref>

The church, constructed by Reverend H. B. Norman, was flat with low stories. So people of Mudalur built a 193-foot tower with seven floors. At the top of the tower, they placed a crown stone with a gold cross. The new church tower was dedicated on 29 September 1929 ([[Michaelmas|St. Michael's Day]]).<ref name="Tirunelveli Diocese"/>

Mudalur church has some unique architectural features. According to [[Biblical numerology]], the number seven implies "totality of perfection" or "completeness". The church tower has seven floors, the inner church has exactly seven pillars, with seven arches on each side. The altar has exactly seven steps, and seven candlesticks in each side of the altar cross. Seven pendant lamps and a glass [[Heptagon]] (seven-sided polygon) decorate the altar.

===Social Development===
Since its foundation, Mudalur has acquired a well-developed infrastructure. Education was made available in 1803, postal service was started in 1891, and public transport came to the village in 1940. The Mudalur [[Gram panchayat|panchayat]] was constituted in 1955.<ref name="Thesis">{{cite web |url= http://mudalur.com/downloads/mudalur-thesis.pdf |title= Mudalur Thesis }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Primary health care in began in 1965, the first bank (Canada Bank) opened in 1970. And telecommunications service started in 1990.

==Administration==

===Parliamentary constituency===
Mudalur was a part of the [[Thiruchendur]] Lok Sabha constituency until 2009. Since Thoothukudi was separated from the Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency, Mudalur became part the [[Thoothukudi]] Lok Sabha constituency in 2009. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi serves as a [[Member of Parliament#India|Member of Parliament]] in this constituency.

===Assembly constituency===
Mudalur was a part of the [[Sathankulam]] Assembly constituency until 2009. It is currently part of the [[Srivaikuntam]] Assembly constituency. S. Oorvasi Amirtharaj serves as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] in this constituency.

===Panchayat===
The Mudalur [[Gram panchayat|panchayat]] was constituted in 1955.<ref name="Thesis"/> It is located in [[Sathankulam taluk]] (Ward-8). Eighteen villages are under Mudalur panchayat. And Pon Murugesan serves as Panchayat president.

====Adayal====
[[File:Adayal church (front view).jpg|thumb|Adayal Church]]
Mudalur has a major subvillage called Adayal (அடையல்) under its panchayat.<ref name="adayal_map">{{Cite map |publisher=[[WikiMapia]] |title=அடையல், முதலூர் map|url=https://wikimapia.org/7224676/Adayal}}</ref>

==Climate==
The climate of Mudalur is generally hot and humid. But it does receive heavy rainfall during the monsoon season from October to January. This is the time of the year when heavy rains fall due to the tropical depression along the coast of the Indian Ocean.

==Transport==
Mudalur has an extensive transport network. It is well connected by road to other major villages and towns.


==Culture==

===Choir===
Mudalur St.Michael's Choir is one of the best male child choirs in South Tamil Nadu. Reverend H. B. Norman formed the choir in 1883 and made wooden furniture with special carvings. The Reed Organ that was used in the church was purchased in Mumbai. Currently a Viscount Vivace 60 Digital Organ (made in Italy) is being used for church services.

===Arts===
Mudalur attaches great importance to the arts of entertainment and moral life like "Silambaattam", "Kaliyalattam". Silambam art was taught to many youths along with Sundaranantham (1799). Kaliyalattam is an endangered Tamil cultural dance. Mudalur youths perform Kaliyal during all important events, mainly at the New Year. There are many songs written by Annavi’s (Kaliyal poet) which explain the life and culture of Mudalur. The famous songs are "Church Song", which explains the architecture of the church and "Ooruni Song", which explains the flow of water from the river to the pond (Ooruni) in Mudalur.

===Festivals===
"Koil Prathistai" is Mudalur's largest festival. It is celebrated each year on [[Michaelmas|St. Michael's Day]] (29 September). ''"அசனம்"'' called "Annadhanam" feast, sharing (தானம்) of food (அன்னம்) is another large festival. It is celebrated every year on 30 September. If the 29th or 30th falls on a Sunday, the feast is celebrated the next day. Other religious festivals like [[Christmas]], [[Easter]], and [[Deepavali]] are also celebrated grandly in Mudalur.

===Sports===
Volleyball, Kabaddi, and cricket are among the most popular games in Mudalur. Mudalur has produced a number of volleyball players who have who represented the Tamil Nadu State Volleyball Team, Indian Volleyball Team and volleyball clubs like Tamil Nadu Police, Indian Overseas Bank, and Integral Coach Factory.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

==Religion==
Although the majority of Mudalur's population is [[Christianity|Christian]], it has other religious heritage as well. And there are places of worship for the major Indian religion, [[Hinduism]].

==Education==

===Primary schools===
* TDTA St. Michaels Primary School (Boys), Mudalur
* TDTA St. Michaels Primary School (Girls), Mudalur

===Higher Secondary schools===
* TDTA St. Michaels Higher Secondary School, Mudalur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/pages/TDTA-St-Michaels-HSS/111939868831837|title= TDTA St Michaels HSS Facebook page|publisher=Facebook|date=18 December 2011|accessdate=2011-12-20}}</ref>

==Language==
The [[Tamil language]] is spoken in the area.

== Notable persons ==
* [[Jeswin Aldrin]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://mudalur.co.in/en/History.aspx About Mudalur]
* [http://www.veethi.com/places/mudalur-tamil-nadu-place-15393.htm Mudalur Map]
* [http://www.thoothukudi.in Thoothukudi]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060803062542/http://www.thoothukudi.tn.nic.in/ Thoothukudi District]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215444/http://snowschurch.org/thoothukkudi_churches.asp Thoothukudi Churches]}}
* [http://www.csitirunelveli.org/ CSI Tirunelveli Diocese]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090327045639/http://www.csichurch.com/ CSI Church]

[[Category:Villages in Thoothukudi district]]
[[Category:Churches in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Christian communities of India]]

Ashta tehsil

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'''Ashta tehsil''' is a tehsil in [[Sehore district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is also a subdivision of the administrative and revenue division of bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-08-16|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref>

==Demographics==

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== References ==
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[[Category:Tehsils of Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Sehore district]]

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Patna–Howrah Vande Bharat Express

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| locale = [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]] and [[West Bengal]]
| first = {{start date|2023|09|24|df=y}} (Inaugural run) {{start date and age|26 September 2023}} (Commercial Run)<ref>{{cite web |title=Patna-Howrah Vande Bharat train to run 6 days a week from September 26 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/vande-bharat-exp-to-run-6days-a-week-from-sept-26/articleshow/103898140.cms?from=mdr |website=The Times of India |access-date=24 September 2023 |date=24 September 2023}}</ref>
| operator = [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railways (ECR)]]
| start = {{stnlnk|Patna Junction}} '''(PNBE)'''
| stops = 8
| end = {{stnlnk|Howrah Junction}} '''(HWH)'''
| distance = {{cvt|532|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 06 hrs 35 mins
| frequency = Six days a week{{efn|Except Wednesdays}}
| trainnumber = 22348 / 22347
| line_used = *[[Asansol–Patna section]]
*[[Bardhaman–Asansol section]]
*[[Howrah–Bardhaman chord]]
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| maintenance = [[East Central Railway zone|Rajendra Nagar Coaching Complex (RNCC)]]
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The 22348/22347 '''Patna–Howrah ''Vande Bharat Express''''' is India's 30th [[Vande Bharat Express]] train, connecting the city of [[Patna]] in [[Bihar]] with [[Howrah]] in [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 July 2023 |title=Indian Railways To Introduce Vande Bharat Express On Patna-Howrah Route In August |url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/india/indian-railways-to-introduce-vandebharat-express-on-patnahowrah-route-in-august-10090819 |access-date=1 August 2023 |website=English Jagran |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2 August 2023 |title=Patna-Howrah Vande Express rake arrives in city |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/patna-howrah-vande-express-rake-arrives-in-city/articleshow/102332507.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2 August 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> This train was inaugurated on 24 September 2023 by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] via [[Videotelephony|video conference]] from [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 July 2023 |title=Vande Bharat Exp to run on Patna-Howrah route in Aug |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/vande-bharat-exp-to-run-on-patna-howrah-route-in-aug/articleshow/102259066.cms?from=mdr |access-date=1 August 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==Overview==
This train is operated by [[Indian Railways]], connecting [[Patna Junction railway station|Patna Jn]], [[Patna Sahib railway station|Patna Sahib]], [[Bakhtiyarpur Junction railway station|Bakhtiyarpur Jn]], [[Mokama Junction railway station|Mokama Jn]], [[Lakhisarai Junction railway station|Lakhisarai Jn]], [[Jasidih Junction railway station|Jasidih Jn]], [[Jamtara]], [[Asansol Junction railway station|Asansol Jn]], [[Durgapur railway station|Durgapur]] and [[Howrah railway station|Howrah Jn]]. It is currently operated with train numbers 22348/22347 on 6 days a week basis.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vande Bharat Express Now in Patna-Howrah Route - TimesProperty |url=https://timesproperty.com/news/post/vande-bharat-express-to-begin-operations-on-patna-howrah-route-in-august-blid5300 |access-date=4 August 2023 |website=timesproperty.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rai |first=Madhulika |date=2 August 2023 |title=Patna News city will get second Vande Bharat Express soon on the Patna- Howrah route |url=https://www.dnpindia.in/states/patna-news-city-will-get-second-vande-bharat-express-soon-on-the-patna-howrah-route/279284/ |access-date=4 August 2023 |website=DNP INDIA |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2 August 2023 |title=Patna-Howrah Vande Express rake arrives in city |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/patna-howrah-vande-express-rake-arrives-in-city/articleshow/102332507.cms?from=mdr |access-date=4 August 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==Rakes==
It was the twenty-eighth [[Vande Bharat (trainset)#Second generation (Vande Bharat 2.0)|2nd Generation]] and sixteenth [[Vande Bharat Express#Mini Vande Bharat Express|Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train]] which was designed and manufactured by the [[Integral Coach Factory]] at [[Perambur]], [[Chennai]] under the [[Make in India]] Initiative. It was later swapped with the orange liveried rakes of [[Patna–Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) Vande Bharat Express#Rakes|Patna–Gomti Nagar (Lucknow)]] Vande Bharat Express.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/train-18-indias-fastest-named-vande-bharat-express-piyush-goyal-1983965 |access-date=19 April 2023 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

This conversion of 8 coaches to 16 coaches commenced on '''February 13, 2025''', as this would benefit the passengers heading towards the metropolitan area of [[Kolkata]], [[Howrah]] via the forest land of [[Jharkhand]]. On July 11th 2025 it was given the new [[Vande Bharat (trainset)#Third generation|3rd generation Vande Bharat trainset]] having 20 coaches.

== Service ==

The 22347/22348 Howrah Jn - Patna Jn Vande Bharat Express operates six days a week except Wednesdays, covering a distance of {{cvt|532|km}} in a travel time of 6 hours with an average speed of {{cvt|78|km/h}}. The service has 8 intermediate stops. The Maximum Permissible Speed is {{cvt|130|km/h}}.

== See also ==
* [[Vande Bharat Express]]
* [[Tejas Express]]
* [[Gatimaan Express]]
* [[Patna Junction railway station]]
* [[Howrah railway station]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Vande Bharat Express}}

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[[Category:Rail transport in Bihar]]
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[[Category:Transport in Bihar]]
[[Category:Transport in Patna]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Transport in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Rail transport in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Howrah]]
[[Category:Transport in West Bengal]]

Raiza Dhillon

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{{Short description|Indian sport shooter}}
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| event = [[ISSF Olympic skeet|Skeet]]
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'''Raiza Dhillon''' (born 20 April 2004) is an Indian [[Skeet shooting|skeet shooter]].<ref name="issf-sports.org">{{Cite web |title=ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org |url=https://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHINDW2004200401 |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=www.issf-sports.org}}</ref> She was the youngest Indian shooter at the [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Paris Olympics]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2025-05-22 |title=Raiza Dhillon takes inspiration from chat with Olympic silver medallist to shoot first medal at Suhl |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/raiza-dhillon-takes-inspiration-from-chat-with-olympic-silver-medallist-to-shoot-first-medal-at-suhl-10022902/ |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> She created a Junior National record with a score of 122 in the qualification round at the 2024 National Shooting Championships.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Paris Olympian Raiza Dhillon creates national record |url=https://ddnews.gov.in/en/paris-olympian-raiza-dhillon-creates-national-record/ |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=ddnews.gov.in}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Dhillon is from Shamgarh, Karnal District, [[Haryana]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Bose |first=Shuvaditya |date=2024-01-29 |title=Story of Raiza Dhillon – India's Only Female Skeet Shooter With Olympics Quota |url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/story-of-raiza-dhillon-first-india-female-skate-shooter-with-2024-paris-olympics-quota |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref> Her father, Ravijit Singh Dhillon, is a farmer, and her mother, Gul Dhillon, is a sarpanch of Shamgarh, their native village near Karnal.<ref name=":5" /> Both of them encouraged her to take up the sport at an early age.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-20 |title=Raiza Dhillon: From being awed by guns of her grandfathers to earning India's first women's skeet shooting quota |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/raiza-dhillon-from-being-awed-by-guns-of-her-grandfathers-to-earning-indias-first-womens-skeet-shooting-quota-9119280/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Their family shifted their base to [[Panchkula]] where her mother, Gul, introduced her to sports like tennis and swimming and also into [[Bharatanatyam|Bharatnatyam]]. However, the youngster chose to take up shooting at the age of 12, and wanted to shoot with big guns which sight she is quite familiar with after watching the 20-gun stock of her great grandfather, Jagirdar Gurinder Singh Dhillon.<ref name=":0" /> She attended coaching camps at the Gagan Narang Shooting Academy in Pune but settled with coach Amrinder Singh Cheema, who is her father's friend, after selecting skeet as her pet event.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==

=== Olympics ===
Dhillon scored 113 and finished 23rd in the qualification round and was eliminated in the women's skeet event of the [[Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2026}}

Earlier, she secured an Olympic quota berth for the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in the women's skeet event by winning a gold medal at the Asian Shotgun Championships, an Asian Olympic qualifier event on 20 January 2024 at [[Kuwait City]]. She became the first Indian woman to potentially qualify for an Olympic skeet event. It also brought the Indian Olympic quota count to 19.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-20 |title=Raiza, Naruka on target, India's Olympics shooting quotas touch 19 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/raiza-dhillon-secures-indias-18th-olympic-quota-in-shooting-with-silver-in-kuwait-city-101705756245604.html |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Kamesh |date=2024-01-20 |title=Raiza Dhillon, Anantjeet Singh secure Paris 2024 Olympic quotas in shooting |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/raiza-dhillon-secures-india-18th-paris-2024-olympic-quota-shooting-anantjeet-singh-naruka-skeet-asia-qualification-shotgun-news/article67759404.ece |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref>

The quota berth won by a shooter is a berth for the country and the [[National Rifle Association of India|Federation]], which can nominate any shooter for Olympics, as per set criteria.<ref>{{cite web |date=23 September 2022 |title=National Olympic Team Selection Criteria for all Olympic Shotgun Events of The Paris 2024 Olympic Games |url=https://www.thenrai.in/PDF/730ac01f-0c01-4df0-a6b4-e25b40464066.pdf |access-date=21 January 2024 |publisher=National Rifle Association of India }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

=== International ===
She started her international career representing Junior India at the World Championships in [[Lima]] in 2021.<ref name="issf-sports.org" /> She took part in individual, team and mixed team events. In 2022, she represented India in all the three skeet events again in the World Championships at [[Osijek]], [[Croatia]], and was part of the team event where India won a gold.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=18 July 2023 |title=Raiza Dhillon misses skeet gold in shoot-off in Junior World Championship |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/raiza-dhillon-misses-skeet-gold-in-shoot-off-in-junior-world-championship/article67094616.ece |access-date=21 January 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In 2023, she represented India again in the skeet junior women mixed and individual events at World Championships in [[Changwon]], [[Korea]] and won a silver medal in the individual skeet event.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Thus, she become the second Indian woman skeet shooter to win a World Championship medal after Ganemat Sekhon in 2021.<ref name=":5" /> In March 2023, she also took part in the skeet women's individual and mixed team events in the senior category for India at [[Larnaca]], [[Cyprus]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=No luck in mixed team skeet as well for India |url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/sports/2023/03/29/spd15-spo-shoot-ind.html |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2023-03-29 |title=No luck in mixed team skeet as well for India |url=https://theprint.in/sport/no-luck-in-mixed-team-skeet-as-well-for-india/1482313/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, she participated in the Junior World Cup event at [[Suhl]], [[Germany]], in the same events.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Scroll Staff |date=2023-06-04 |title=ISSF Junior World Cup: Sainyam wins gold in women's 10m air pistol event in Suhl |url=https://scroll.in/field/1050310/issf-junior-world-cup-sainyam-wins-gold-in-womens-10m-air-pistol-event-in-suhl |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref>

In April 2025, she entered finals and finished fifth in her first Senior ISSF World Cup in Lima.<ref name=":5" />

=== Junior World Cup ===
On 22 May 2025, she won her first individual ISSF World Cup medal, a silver medal in women’s skeet event at the ISSF Junior World Cup at Suhl, Germany.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2025-05-22 |title=Raiza wins skeet silver at Junior Shooting World Cup |url=https://theprint.in/sport/raiza-wins-skeet-silver-at-junior-shooting-world-cup/2634581/ |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> She shot 51 targets out of 60 in the final and finished two shots behind Phoebe Bodley-Scott of Great Britain, who shot 53. Germany's Annabella Hettmer won the bronze. She scored 71 after three rounds made it 116 after five rounds of 25 shots each but tied with two other shooters in second place behind Zarina Madeleine Russell of Great Britain. But she won and qualified second into the final after topping the three-way 24-shot shoot off with Phoebe and Hettmer.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Raiza Dhillon clinches silver in women's skeet event at ISSF Junior World Cup 2025 |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/raiza-dhillon-clinches-silver-in-womens-skeet-event-at-issf-junior-world-cup-202520250523081626/ |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref>

=== Domestic ===
In December 2024, she beat Simranpreet Kaur Johal’s junior record of 120 set at the 2018 Jaipur Nationals, on way to her qualification to the women's skeet final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Kamesh |date=2024-12-22 |title=67th National Shooting Championship: Raiza Dhillon leads women's skeet after three rounds |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/razia-dhillon-leads-women-skeet-national-shooting-championship-2024-scores-results-updates/article69016143.ece |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> She also equalled the National record of 122 by [[Ganemat Sekhon]] set at the ISSF World Cup final at Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, Delhi, also in 2024.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ganemat wins shooting gold |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/ganemat-wins-shooting-gold/ |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Paris Olympian Raiza Dhillon creates national record |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/paris-olympian-raiza-dhillon-creates-national-record20241224132753/ |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref> Later in February 2025, she set 124 out of 125 at the All India Inter-University Championships and equalled Sekhon's National record of 124.

She joined the Sports Authority of India'a National Centre of Excellence in 2023.<ref name=":3" />

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Sambepalli mandal

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{{Short description|Mandal in Annamayya district, Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| name = Sambepalli mandal
| settlement_type = [[Mandal]]
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts in Andhra Pradesh|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Annamayya district|Annamayya]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of revenue divisions in Andhra Pradesh|Revenue division]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Rayachoti revenue division|Rayachoti]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset = +05:30
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'''Sambepalli mandal''' is one of the 25 [[mandal]]s in [[Annamayya district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is a part of [[Rayachoti revenue division]]. The mandal used to be a part of [[Kadapa district]] and was made part of the newly formed Annamayya district on 4 April 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sasidhar |first=B. M. |date=2022-04-04 |title=Chittoor, Tirupati, Annamayya districts formed as part of rejig |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/chittoor-tirupati-annamayya-districts-formed-as-part-of-rejig-736459 |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=The Hans India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Revenue inspector helps animals and humans in despair in Kadapa |date=19 September 2021 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2021/sep/19/true-treasure-is-found-when-helping-people-2360764.html |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Annamayya district}}
[[Category:Mandals in Annamayya district]]

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Jaipur Metro

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{{Short description|Rapid transit system in the city of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
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| owner = Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (JMRC)
| locale = [[Jaipur]], Rajasthan, India
| transit_type = [[Rapid Transit]]
| lines = 1(operational) 1(planned)
| stations = 11<ref name="brief-note" />
| chief_executive = Nihal Chand Goel, Chairman & MD<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/WebPortal/DynamicHTML.aspx?File=AboutJmrc.htm |title=JMRC |publisher=Jaipurmetrorail.in |date=20 January 2010 |access-date=28 September 2013}}</ref>
| headquarters = Khanij Bhavan, C-Scheme, Jaipur
| website = {{URL|https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/|Jaipur Metro}}
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| operator = Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC)
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| headway = 10 minutes (peak) 15 minutes (off-peak)<ref>{{cite news |title=No more long wait as Metro set to up trips to 170 per day from Friday - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/no-more-long-wait-as-metro-set-to-up-trips-to-170-per-day-from-friday/articleshow/64672124.cms |website=The Times of India |date=21 June 2018 |access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref>
| system_length = {{convert|11.97|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="brief-note" />
| track_gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| el = {{25 kV 50 Hz}} [[Overhead line|overhead catenary]]
| average_speed = {{convert|32|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
| top_speed = {{convert|80|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Jaipur-Metro-gets-final-safety-nod-may-start-in-May-end/articleshow/47126634.cms|title=Jaipur Metro gets final safety nod, may start in May end|work=The Times of India|date=2 May 2015 }}</ref>
| map = [[File:Map of Jaipur Metro created using Inkscape.png|200px]]
| map_state = map_expanded
| ridership = 55,068 (July 2024)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://transport.rajasthan.gov.in/content/transportportal/en/metro/PassengerInformation/passenger-travelled-count.html |title=Passenger Travelled Count |website=Transport Department Of Rajasthan}}</ref>
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The '''Jaipur Metro''' is a [[rapid transit]] system in the city of [[Jaipur]], Rajasthan, India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/ylEObaYWxcC7lGO2E2e4wJ/The-rise-of-metro-rail-network-in-India.html|title=How metro rail networks are spreading across India|date=26 July 2017}}</ref> Construction on the mostly elevated part of the first line, called Phase 1A, comprising {{convert|9.63|km|mi|3}} of route from [[Mansarovar (Jaipur)|Mansarovar]] to Chandpole Bazaar,<ref name="brief-note" /> started in November 2010,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/jaipur-metro-project-to-begin-on-saturday-65862 | title=Jaipur: Metro project to begin on Saturday | newspaper=NDTV | date=12 November 2010}}</ref> and was completed in 2014. The Jaipur Metro began commercial service between [[Chandpole metro station|Chandpole]] and [[Mansarovar (Jaipur)|Mansarovar]] on 3 June 2015.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/>
The Jaipur Metro is the first metro in India to run on triple-storey elevated road and metro track. Phase 1-B, from [[Chandpole metro station|Chandpole]] to [[Badi Chaupar]], began operation on 23 September 2020.<ref name=timesindiaallset/><ref name=firstindiamarch/>

== History ==

=== JMRC Ltd. ===
The ''Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.'', abbreviated to JMRC, is a [[state ownership|state-owned]] company<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/Introduction|title=Project Introduction|access-date=9 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706155052/http://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/Introduction|archive-date=6 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> that operates the Jaipur Metro. The Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. was created on 1 January 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/About%20Us|title=About JMRC|publisher=JMRC|access-date=3 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518160437/https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/About%20Us|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Among the Rapid Transit systems of India, it has been recorded fastest to conduct of trial run after starting construction, when it commenced trial runs in Jaipur on 18 September 2013 flagged off by the then [[Chief Minister of Rajasthan]] Shri [[Ashok Gehlot]].

=== Construction ===
Physical construction work on the Jaipur Metro started on 24 February 2011.<ref name="brief-note">{{cite web |url=https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/pdf/39Brief%20Note%20on%20the%20Project.pdf |title=Jaipur Metro A Brief Note on the Project |publisher=JMRC |page=2 |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062922/https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/pdf/39Brief%20Note%20on%20the%20Project.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> JMRC consulted the [[Delhi Metro Rail Corporation|DMRC]] on rapid transit operation and construction techniques.

The first line of the Jaipur Metro was opened to public by [[Vasundhara Raje]], the [[Chief Minister of Rajasthan]], on 3 June 2015,<ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite news |title=Rajasthan CM launches Jaipur metro|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jaipur-metro-starts-operations/article7278312.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref> and thus, it became the sixth [[Rapid transit in India|rapid transit system in India]]. Phase 1-B of the project started operating on 23 September 2020.<ref name=timesindiaallset>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/jmrc-all-set-to-start-metro-on-phase-ib-corridor-by-mid-nov/articleshow/71883116.cms|title=JMRC all set to start Metro on Phase-IB corridor by mid-November | Jaipur News - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=4 November 2019 }}</ref><ref name=firstindiamarch>{{cite web |url=https://www.firstindia.co.in/we-are-not-going-to-implement-caa-in-the-state-dhariwal/ |title=We are not going to implement CAA in the state: Dhariwal - First India News Paper |website=www.firstindia.co.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111201028/https://www.firstindia.co.in/we-are-not-going-to-implement-caa-in-the-state-dhariwal/ |archive-date=11 January 2020}}</ref>

== Network ==
{{Main|List of Jaipur Metro stations}}
[[File:Jaipur 03-2016 34 Jaipur Metro.jpg|left|thumb|Jaipur Metro Track]]
The Jaipur Metro is being built in 2 phases. Phase 1 consists of the Pink Line<ref name="brief-note" /> and Phase 2 consists of the [[Orange Line (Jaipur Metro)|Orange Line]]. Currently{{When|date=November 2019}}, the [[Orange Line (Jaipur Metro)|Orange Line]] is being planned. The implementation of ''Phase 1A'' of the project (Mansarover to Chandpole having the length of about {{Convert|9.63|km|4=3|abbr=on}}) including the civil works, permanent way, depot and traction and power supply, etc. was being managed by [[Delhi Metro Rail Corporation|DMRC]].<ref name=rgi20111222 /><ref name="stage1">{{cite web | url=http://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/WebPortal/RevisedDPR.aspx?&RefNo= | title=Execution of Stage 1 and 2 | publisher=JMRC | access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref> Phase I-A completed 9 stations and {{convert|9.63|km|mi|3}} of route length,<ref name="brief-note"/> of which {{convert|0.95|km|mi|3}} is underground and {{convert|9.13|km|mi|3}} is elevated.

The remainder of the first line, Phase 1-B [{{convert|2.34|km|mi|3}}, 2 stations], got completed by 23 September 2020.<ref name="present-status">{{cite web |url=https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/Present%20Status |title=Present Status of the Project |publisher=JMRC |access-date=3 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518194012/https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/Present%20Status |archive-date=18 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Phase 2 ({{convert|23.099|km|mi}}, 20 stations)<ref name="present-status" /> is planned to be completed by 2021.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} With the completion of Phases 1 and 2, the network will span a {{convert|35.078|km|mi}} and 31 stations.<ref name="present-status" />

=== Pink Line ===
[[File:Jaipur 03-2016 37 Jaipur Metro.jpg|thumb|Exterior of the Railway station halt on Pink line]]
{{Main|Pink Line (Jaipur Metro)|l1 = Pink Line}}

The first route of Jaipur Metro (East-West Corridor) connect [[Mansarovar metro station|Mansarovar]] to [[Badi Chaupar (Jaipur)|Badi Chaupar]] via Civil Lines and [[Chandpole metro station|Chandpole]]. In Phase I-A, the metro was operating between Mansarovar to Chandpole. The construction of Phase-1B between Chandpole and Badi Chaupar is completed.
This is the Metro line that got flagged off on 5 June 2015, and has been named as Pink Line, as it takes passengers to the ''Pink City''.<ref name="brief-note" /> The depot for this line is situated at [[Mansarovar (Jaipur)|Mansarovar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/RAJ-JPR-new-metro-md-reviews-project-2922239.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305051418/http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/RAJ-JPR-new-metro-md-reviews-project-2922239.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 March 2012 |title=New Metro MD reviews project |newspaper=www.daily.bhaskar.com |access-date=27 May 2012}}</ref>

Jaipur Metro was planned to be built in phases. Phase-1A ({{Convert|9.63|km|4=3|abbr=on}}) was completed in 2014, and Phase-1B was completed in 2020 and Phase II is scheduled for completion in 2020.<ref name=phase1b>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/work-on-metro-1b-to-start-next-year/articleshow/69640673.cms|title=Work on Jaipur Metro 1B to start next year | Jaipur News - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=4 June 2019 }}</ref>

=== Phase 1B ===
The Pink Line was realized with the completion of Phase 1B ({{convert|2.34|km|mi|3}}, 2 stations), which got completed in September 2020.<ref name=phase1b/><ref name=timesindiaallset/><ref name=firstindiamarch/> The tunnel excavation work between Chandpole and Badi Chaupar completed in August 2017,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.pinkcitypost.com/tunnel-excavation-jaipur-metro-chandpole-badi-chaupar-completed/ | title=Tunnel excavation for Jaipur Metro between Chandpole and Badi Chaupar completed| date=11 August 2017}}</ref> civil work to complete by October 2019.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/jaipur/phase-1-b-of-jaipur-metro-to-be-completed-by-october-likely-to-be-operational-by-year-end/story-f9NKjIDG5zDAJ171OaCglO.html |title = Phase 1-B of Jaipur Metro to be completed by October, likely to be operational by year-end| newspaper=Hindustan Times |date = 4 June 2019}}</ref> Trial running completed in January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/metros/jaipur-metro-completes-important-link/ |title = Jaipur Metro completes important link|date = 30 January 2020}}</ref> On 23 September 2020 it has been opened to public. It now completes the Pink Line. Details of the line are:

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
!Line
!Stations
!Length (km)
!colspan="2"| Terminals
!No. of interchanges planned
|-
|style="background:#{{rcr|Jaipur Metro|Pink}}; text-align: center;" | [[Pink Line (Jaipur Metro)|'''Pink Line''']] extension
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|2.349
|[[Chandpole metro station|Chandpole]]
|[[Badi Chaupar metro station|Badi Chaupar]]
|style="text-align:center;"|0
|}

=== Phase 1C ===
For Phase 1C, Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) plans to extend the Pink Line from Badi Chaupar to Transport Nagar. For the same, the corporation has prepared a detailed project report (DPR) of Phase 1C by taking public suggestions. According to the DPR, the estimated project cost will be Rs 856 crore, including cost of land and taxes, The total length of the project will be {{Convert|3.412|km|4=3|abbr=on}} ({{Convert|2.452|km|4=3|abbr=on}} Underground and {{Convert|0.96|km|4=3|abbr=on}} Elevated), with 1 underground station at Ramganj Chaupar and 1 elevated station at Transport Nagar. This project was expected to be completed until March 2025 however it has missed its deadline. Once constructed, the estimated ridership between the entire stretch, Mansarovar to Transport Nagar, will be over 1.38 lakh till 2031.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/jmrc-plans-to-extend-badi-chaupar-corridor/articleshow/80606062.cms |title=JMRC plans to extend Badi Chaupar corridor|website=[[The Times of India]]| date= 31 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2021/02/01/jaipur-metro-publishes-phase-1c-phase-2-dprs-for-finalization/ |title=Jaipur Metro Publishes Phase 1C & Phase 2 DPRs for Finalization| date= 1 February 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
!Line
!Stations
!Length (km)
!colspan="2"| Terminals
!No. of interchanges planned
|-
|style="background:#{{rcr|Jaipur Metro|Pink}}; text-align: center;" | [[Pink Line (Jaipur Metro)|'''Pink Line''']] extension
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|3.412
|[[Badi Chaupar metro station|Badi Chaupar]]
|Transport Nagar
|style="text-align:center;"|0
|}

=== Phase 1D ===
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For Phase 1D, Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) plans to extend the Pink Line from Mansarovar to Ajmer Road. For the same, the corporation has prepared a detailed project report (DPR) of Phase 1D by taking public suggestions. According to the DPR, The total length of the project will be 1.312 km all elevated, with 1 elevated station at Ajmer Road and a 0.357 km loop line.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
!Line
!Stations
!Length (km)
!colspan="2"| Terminals
!No. of interchanges planned
|-
|style="background:#{{rcr|Jaipur Metro|Pink}}; text-align: center;" | [[Pink Line (Jaipur Metro)|'''Pink Line''']] extension
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|1.312
|[[Mansarovar metro station|Mansarovar]]
|Ajmer Road
|style="text-align:center;"|0
|}

=== Phase 2 ===
{{Main|Orange Line (Jaipur Metro)|l1 = Orange Line}}

Phase 2 (North-South Corridor) which is being planned by the authorities. The Orange Line will be {{convert|23.099|km|mi}} and serve 20 stations when complete.<ref name="present-status" /> This will connect Sitapura Industrial Area in the South to Ambabari in the North via Ajmeri Gate and MI Road. The tracks will be elevated between Sitapura and Ajmeri Gate and then will go underground. There might be some changes in plan before actual construction starts on these lines.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
!Line
!Stations
!Length (km)
!colspan="2"| Terminals
!No. of interchanges planned
|-
|style="background:#{{rcr|Jaipur Metro|Orange}}; text-align: center;" | [[Orange Line (Jaipur Metro)|'''Orange Line''']]
|style="text-align:center;"|19
|23.099
|[[Sitapura Industrial Area metro station|Sitapura Industrial Area]]
|[[Ambabari metro station|Ambabari]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|}

===Current route===
{{As of|2020|September}}, with the completion and the beginning of operations of Phase 1, the Jaipur Metro network comprises 1 line, serving 11 metro stations<ref name="station-numbers">{{cite web |url=https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/Metro%20Stations |title=Metro Station Numbers |publisher=JMRC |access-date=3 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518183345/https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/Metro%20Stations |archive-date=18 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and operating on a total route length of {{convert|9.63|km|mi}}.<ref name="brief-note"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
!Line
!First operational
!Last extension
!Stations
!Length (km)
!colspan="2"| Termini
!Rolling stock
!Track gauge (mm)
!Power
|-
|style="background:#{{rcr|Jaipur Metro|Pink}}; text-align: center;" | [[Pink Line (Jaipur Metro)|'''Pink Line''']]
| {{dts|3 June 2015}}
| 23 September 2020
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
| style="text-align:right;" | 11.97
| [[Mansarovar metro station|Mansarovar]]
| [[Badi Chaupar metro station|Badi Chaupar]]
| 10 trains<ref name="DPR Phase I">{{cite web |url=https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/pdf/DPR%20Phase%20I.pdf |title=DPR Phase I |publisher=JMRC |page=3 |access-date=3 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414064736/https://jaipurmetrorail.in/pdf/DPR%20Phase%20I.pdf |archive-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|[[Standard gauge|1435]]
|25 kV OHE
|-
!
! colspan="2" |TOTAL
! style="text-align:center;" | 11
! style="text-align:right;" | 11.97
! colspan="5" |
|}

== Finances ==
Estimated cost of the east–west corridor of the Jaipur Metro is {{INRConvert|3149|c}}.<ref name="DPR Phase I"/> The state government would be directly funding {{INRConvert|600|c}} while the rest would be borne by other wings of state urban development and housing departments.
The Phase-II is expected to cost {{INRConvert|6583|c}} crore for which government is mulling over [[Public–private partnership|PPP]] mode.<ref name="DPR Phase II">{{cite web |url=https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/pdf/DPR%20Phase%20II.pdf |title=DPR Phase II |publisher=JMRC |page=5 |access-date=3 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414065032/https://jaipurmetrorail.in/pdf/DPR%20Phase%20II.pdf |archive-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Operations ==
[[File:JaipurMetrotrail.png|thumb|Jaipur Metro track over the city.]]
A concession for operation and maintenance of the Stage 1 and Stage 2 is to be let on PPP basis.<ref>{{cite journal | url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/urban-rail-news-in-brief-13.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909024950/http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/urban-rail-news-in-brief-13.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=9 September 2012 | title=Urban rail news in brief | date=17 July 2011 | journal=[[Railway Gazette International]] }}</ref>
[[File:Jaipur Metro on Double Storey.jpg|thumb|Jaipur Metro running on double-storey elevated track]]
Trains operate at a frequency of 10 to 15 minutes between 5:30 and 22:30 depending peak and off-peak time. Trains operating within the network typically travel at speed up to {{convert|40|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, and stop for about 20–40 seconds at each station. Automated station announcements are recorded in Hindi and English. Many stations have services such as Parking lot, [[Automatic teller machine|ATMs]] and mobile recharge. The metro also has a sophisticated [[fire alarm system]] for advance warning in emergencies, and [[fire retardant material]] is used in trains as well as on the premises of stations. Navigation information will sooner be available on [[Google Transit]]. The first coach of every train is reserved for women.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

===Security===

The responsibility of security of Jaipur Metro has been entrusted to [[Rajasthan Police]]. A strength of 789 police personnel has been sanctioned for security and policing of Jaipur Metro. Latest security equipments have been provided at all Metro Stations.<ref name="brief-note" /> [[Closed-circuit camera]]s from [[IndigoVision]] are used to monitor trains and stations, and feed from these is monitored by Rajasthan Police and Jaipur Metro authorities at their respective control rooms. In addition [[metal detectors]], [[X-ray]] baggage inspection systems, and [[detection dog|dog squads]] are also deployed which are used to secure the system. Each of the underground stations has about 45 to 50 cameras installed while the elevated stations have about 16 to 20 cameras each. The monitoring of these cameras is done by the Rajasthan Police, which is in charge of security of the Metro, as well as the Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation. [[Intercom]]s are provided in each train car for emergency communication between the passengers and the train operator. Periodic [[Fire drill|security drills]] are carried out at stations and on trains to ensure preparedness of security agencies in emergency situations.

===Ticketing & Recharge===

For the convenience of customers, Jaipur Metro commuters have three choices for ticket purchase. The [[RFID]] tokens are valid only for a single journey on the day of purchase and the value depends on the distance travelled, with fares for a single journey ranging from {{INRConvert|5}} to {{INRConvert|15}}. Fares are calculated based on the origin and destination stations using a fare chart and it also depends on peak rush in Metro.<ref name="brief-note" /> Travel cards are available for longer durations and are most convenient for frequent commuters. They are valid for three years from the date of purchase or the date of last recharge, and are available in denominations of {{INRConvert|100}} to {{INRConvert|1000}}. 10%-15% discount is given on travels made on it depending on actual fare.<ref name="brief-note" /> A deposit of {{INRConvert|50}} needs to be made to buy a new card which is refundable on the return of the card any time before its expiry if the card is not physically damaged. Tourist cards can be used for unlimited travel on the Jaipur Metro network over short periods of time. There are two kinds of tourist cards valid for one and three days respectively. The cost of a one-day card is {{INRConvert|50}} and that of a three-day card is {{INRConvert|150}}, besides a refundable deposit of {{INRConvert|50}} that must be paid at the time of purchasing the card.
Jaipur Metro also has introduced a Combo Card. JMRC has already entered into a MoU with [[HDFC Bank]] and accordingly co-branded Combo Cards will be issued by HDFC Bank which will be used on Jaipur Metro system just like Daily Commuter Smart Cards issued by Jaipur Metro.

== Rolling stock ==
The Metro uses {{railgauge|1435 mm}} [[standard gauge]] rolling stock. Trains are maintained at Mansarovar Deport for Pink Line. In December 2011 [[Bharat Earth Movers|BEML]] was awarded a {{INRConvert|318|c}} contract to supply 10 four-car trains for Phase 1.<ref name=rgi20111222>{{cite journal | url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/beml-wins-jaipur-metro-train-contract.html | title=BEML wins Jaipur metro train contract | date=22 December 2011 | journal=[[Railway Gazette International]] | access-date=26 January 2012 | archive-date=29 February 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229121138/http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/beml-wins-jaipur-metro-train-contract.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> The Jaipur Metro plans to lengthen the trains later to 6 coaches as the traffic increases.<ref name="coaches">{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/First-phase-Metro-to-have-four-coaches/articleshow/7550377.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908044500/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-22/jaipur/28625256_1_trains-driver-cabin-coaches | url-status=live | archive-date=8 September 2012 | author=Ajay Singh | title=First phase Metro to have four coaches |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | date=22 February 2011 | access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref> BEML expects a follow-on order worth {{INRConvert|60|c}}

Thus these rolling stocks are said to be indigenous and are manufactured by BEML at its factory in Bangalore. The trains are four-car consists with a capacity of 1506 commuters per train, accommodating 50 seated and 292 standing passengers in each coach. These trains will have CCTV cameras in and outside the coaches, power supply connections inside coaches to charge mobiles and laptops, humidity control, microprocessor-controlled disc brakes, and will be capable of maintaining an average speed of {{convert|32|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} over a distance of {{convert|1.1|km|mi|abbr=on}}.

Trains on the metro operate at a maximum speed of {{convert|80|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, and an average speed of {{convert|32|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. Maximum speed is limited to {{convert|42|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} at curves.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Jaipur-Metro-run-delayed-again-as-safety-check-yet-to-be-done/articleshow/40385006.cms |title=Jaipur Metro run delayed again as safety check yet to be done |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>

The Rolling Stock used on this line is similar to the Rolling stock on the [[Violet Line (Delhi Metro)|Violet]] and [[Green Line (Delhi Metro)|Green]] Lines on [[Delhi Metro]]

==Signalling and Telecommunication==

The Jaipur Metro uses [[cab signalling]] along with a centralised [[automatic train control]] system consisting of [[Automatic Train Protection]] and automatic train signalling modules.<ref name="DPR Phase I"/> Jaipur Metro has proposed that it will have [[automatic train operation]] also in future. A 380 MHz digital trunked TETRA radio communication system from [[Cassidian]] is used on all lines to carry both voice and data information. An integrated system comprising [[optical fibre cable]], on-train radio, CCTV, and a centralised clock and [[public address system]] is used for telecommunication during train operations as well as emergencies.<ref name="DPR Phase I"/>

==Artwork==

Jaipur Metro has been decorated by the artwork of heritage wall of Jaipur inside and outside of the Metro. Metro stations also have the same kind of artwork.

== Controversies ==
On 10 March 2011, the [[Rajasthan High Court]] issued show cause notices to state authorities, JMRC, and [[Jaipur Development Authority|JDA's]] land acquisition officer, on petition by some shop owners from Station Road, asking them to justify the Jaipur Metro Project, as petitioners alleged no proper survey was done before construction of the Pink Line began.<ref name="notice">{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Court-to-state-Justify-Jaipur-Metro-project/articleshow/7667132.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908044512/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-10/jaipur/28676161_1_jaipur-metro-rail-corporation-metro-station-railway-station | url-status=live | archive-date=8 September 2012 | title=Court to state: Justify Jaipur Metro project | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | date=10 March 2011 | access-date=11 July 2011}}</ref>

There were some accidents at the Metro project site, injuring laborers and passers-by, attracting criticism for lack of security measures.<ref name="accident1">{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/5-injured-in-yet-another-metro-worksite-accident/articleshow/8796301.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908044520/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-10/jaipur/29642666_1_metro-project-site-accident-delhi-metro-rail-corporation | url-status=live | archive-date=8 September 2012 | title=5 injured in yet another metro worksite accident | date=10 June 2011 | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=11 July 2011}}</ref> In one incident, an {{convert|18|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} wall collapsed, killing two men. A case was registered against the firm DSC Limited which was involved in construction.<ref name="accident2">{{cite news | url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/case-registered-in-jaipur-metro-rail-accident/681763.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016122328/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/case-registered-in-jaipur-metro-rail-accident/681763.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=16 October 2012 | title=Case registered in Jaipur Metro rail accident | date=13 May 2011 | agency=Press Trust of India | access-date=11 July 2011}}</ref> There were reports of heightened fears among people that sub-letting of the work by the major contractors could be compromising the safety standards.<ref name="sublet">{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Subletting-raises-fears-of-compromising-Metro-work/articleshow/8355823.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908044548/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-16/jaipur/29547755_1_contractors-jaipur-metro-dmrc | url-status=live | archive-date=8 September 2012 | title=Subletting raises fears of compromising Metro work | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | date=16 May 2011 | access-date=16 July 2011}}</ref>

Phase I-B is also not in accordance with Jaipur's archaeological laws, which states that any kind of digging/tunneling work in the vicinity of heritage sites is not allowed. According to the archaeological laws, whoever destroys, injures, mutilates, defaces, alters, removes, disperses, misuses, imperils or allows to fall into decay a protected monument, or removes from a protected monument any sculpture, carving image, bas-relief, inscription or other like object, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months with a fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://museumsrajasthan.gov.in/pdf/act.pdf | title=Department of Archaeology & Museums, Rajasthan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://rajasthanpatrika.patrika.com/news/archaeological-against-the-law-subway-tunnel/1173901.html#login_form | title=पुरातत्व कानून के खिलाफ मेट्रो सुरंग | language=hi | trans-title=Metro tunnel against archaeological law | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907123654/http://rajasthanpatrika.patrika.com/news/archaeological-against-the-law-subway-tunnel/1173901.html#login_form |archive-date=7 September 2014 }}</ref>

The project also caused huge losses of business activities of shopkeepers, as the city's market will remain either closed or operative in barricades only.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://rajasthanpatrika.patrika.com/news/market-may-shut-down-three-year-in-jaipur/1177167.html#login_form | title=जयपुर मेट्रो: 3 साल बंद रहेंगे बाजार! | language=hi | trans-title=Jaipur Metro: Markets will remain closed for 3 years! | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907123058/http://rajasthanpatrika.patrika.com/news/market-may-shut-down-three-year-in-jaipur/1177167.html#login_form | archive-date=7 September 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rajasthanpatrika.patrika.com/news/tripolians-against-the-wall-of-the-subway-merchant/1173264.html |title=परकोटे में मेट्रो के खिलाफ त्रिपोलिया के व्यापारी - Tripolians against the wall of the subway merchant - Rajasthan Patrika |access-date=7 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907123651/http://rajasthanpatrika.patrika.com/news/tripolians-against-the-wall-of-the-subway-merchant/1173264.html |archive-date=7 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Network map ==
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==See also==
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*[[Urban rail transit in India]]
*[[List of Jaipur Metro stations]]
*[[Jaipur BRTS]]
*[[List of Metro Systems]]
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== References ==
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==Further reading ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120323141330/http://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/WebPortal/WebDocs/project%20details/Draft%20Revised%20DPR.pdf Revised Detailed Project Report on Jaipur Metro by DMRC]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062922/https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/pdf/39Brief%20Note%20on%20the%20Project.pdf Jaipur Metro A Brief Note on the Project]

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* [http://metroeasy.metromates.com/jaipur-metro.html Jaipur Metro Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061202/http://metroeasy.metromates.com/jaipur-metro.html |date=4 March 2016 }}

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{{short description|British actress (born 1966)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sarita Choudhury
| image = Sarita Choudhury in 2009.jpg
| caption = Choudhury in 2009
| birth_name = Sarita Catherine Louise Choudhury
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|8|18|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikidata|url=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q445995|access-date=7 May 2025}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Blackheath, London]], United Kingdom
| education = [[Queen's University at Kingston]] ([[Ontario]], Canada)
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1990–present
| children = 1
}}
'''Sarita Catherine Louise Choudhury''' ({{IPA|bn|ʃorita t͡ʃou̯dʱuɾi}}; born 18 August 1966)<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 September 2010 |title=Actor Sarita Choudhury, who shot to fame with "Mississippi Masala", "Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love" and "Lady in the Water", will be in Kolkata on Saturday. Sarita, who is half Bengali by descent, has her family in Kolkata. She will be next seen in the film titled "For Real". |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/actor-sarita-choudhury-who-shot-to-fame-with-mississippi-masala-kama-sutra-a-tale-of-love-and-lady-in-the-water-will-be-in-kolkata-on-saturday-sarita-who-is-half-bengali-by-descent-has-her-family-in-kolkata-she-will-be-next-seen-in-the-film-titled-for-real-/articleshow/6528345.cms |access-date=10 November 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> is a British actress who has appeared in film and on television. Choudhury made her screen debut starring in the romantic drama film ''[[Mississippi Masala]]'' (1991). She later appeared in numerous American and international film productions, including ''[[A Perfect Murder]]'' (1998), [[Spike Lee]]'s ''[[She Hate Me]]'' (2004), ''[[Lady in the Water]]'' (2006), ''[[Midnight's Children (film)|Midnight's Children]]'' (2012), and ''[[The Green Knight (film)|The Green Knight]]'' (2021).

Choudhury played the leading roles in a number of films, notably the historical erotic romance ''[[Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love]]'' (1996), the drama ''[[For Real (film)|For Real]]'' (2009), and the supernatural horror film ''[[Evil Eye (2020 film)|Evil Eye]]'' (2020). On television, she starred as Mira Berenson in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] thriller series ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]'' (2011–2017), and as Kith Lyonne in the [[Netflix]] superhero series, ''[[Jessica Jones (TV series)|Jessica Jones]]'' (2019). In 2021, Choudhury began starring as Seema Patel in the [[Max (streaming service)|HBO Max]] comedy-drama series, ''[[And Just Like That...]]'', and in 2024 as Moldaver/Miss Williams in the [[Fallout (American TV series)|''Fallout'' TV series]].

== Early life and education ==
Choudhury was born in [[Blackheath, London]], to English and [[Bengalis|Bengali]] parents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/44544/sarita-choudhury/|title=Sarita Choudhury|publisher= [[Penguin Random House]]|accessdate=13 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/and-just-like-that-sarita-choudhury-interview|title=And Just Like That Star Sarita Choudhury on South Asian Inclusion, Cultural Stereotypes and Seema's Journey|work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] |first=Jabeen|last=Waheed|date=22 June 2023|accessdate=13 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sarita Choudhury {{!}} Penguin Random House |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/44544/sarita-choudhury |access-date=10 November 2025 |website=PenguinRandomhouse.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Her father was a scientist, and she grew up in Jamaica and Italy.<ref name =queens2013/>

She studied economics and film at [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]] in [[Kingston, Ontario]], Canada, graduating in 1989. Her older brother, Paul Choudhury, also studied at Queen's.<ref name =queens2013 >{{Cite web |year=2013 |title=From Queen's to Homeland|first =Ken |last =Cuthbertson |url=http://www.queensu.ca/alumnireview/queen-s-homeland |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102120857/http://www.queensu.ca/alumnireview/queen-s-homeland |archive-date=2 January 2015 |access-date=2 January 2015 |publisher= [[Queen's University at Kingston]] |quote =''Queen's Alumni Review'', 2013, Issue #3 }}</ref>

== Career ==
Choudhury made her big screen debut starring opposite [[Denzel Washington]] in the 1991 romantic drama film ''[[Mississippi Masala]]'' directed by [[Mira Nair]], for which she received her [[Screen Actors Guild]] (SAG) card.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sarita Choudhury: I Feel Like If I Don't Go to India Once a Year, I Lose My Sense of Roots |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/sarita-choudhury-i-feel-like-if-i-dont-go-to-india-once-a-year-i-lose-my-sense-of-roots/articleshow/45046995.cms|access-date=14 June 2021|work =[[The Times of India]] |date=6 November 2014 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="TVGuide">{{Cite magazine|title=How Did You Get Your SAG-AFTRA Card?|magazine=[[TV Guide (magazine)|TV Guide]]|date=13 January 2014|page=10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=I Only Do Nudity When I Trust the Director |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/apr/20sarita.htm |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> She was still working as a waitress in Manhattan's [[East Village, Manhattan|East Village]] to make ends meet while the film was in theatres.<ref name="TVGuide" /> The film was positively received by critics. After ''Mississippi Masala'' became an art-house hit, Choudhury acted as a Pakistani country-western singer in the British comedy film ''[[Wild West (1992 film)|Wild West]]'' (1992), a Chilean maid who is raped in Bille August's adaptation of ''[[The House of the Spirits (film)|The House of the Spirits]]'', and a lesbian mother in the experimental film ''[[Fresh Kill]]'' directed by [[Shu Lea Cheang]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-04-19-ca-60396-story.html|title=Vital 'Fresh Kill' Dissects Life's Absurdities|first=Kevin|last=Thomas|date=19 April 1996| work = [[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>

[[File:Sarita Choudhury by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|upright|Choudhury at the 2010 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]]]
After appearing in the American comedy film ''[[The Perez Family]]'' and the made-for-television drama ''[[Down Came a Blackbird]]'' in 1995, Choudhury starred as Tara, the Indian princess in the historical erotic romance film ''[[Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love]]'' (1996) directed by Nair. The film generated controversy at the time of its release and was banned in India due to its erotic theme and sexual content.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-and-current-affairs/story/top-9-films-banned-in-india-255450-2015-06-03|title=9 Films Banned in India That You Will Really Want to Watch|website= [[India Today]] |date=3 June 2015 }}</ref> The following years, she acted primarily in American productions, notable playing the recurring role on the NBC police drama series ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' for five episodes during the 1998–99 season as Dr. Kalyani, a medical examiner. In 1998, she appeared in the crime thriller film ''[[A Perfect Murder]]'' and the romantic drama film ''[[Restless (1998 film)|Restless]]''. The following year, she had a minor role in the thriller film ''[[Gloria (1999 American film)|Gloria]]'' directed by [[Sidney Lumet]]. She had recurring roles on the short-lived television dramas ''[[Deadline (2000 TV series)|Deadline]]'' (2000) and ''[[100 Centre Street]]'' (2001–2002), and later appeared in the comedy films ''[[It Runs in the Family (2003 film)|It Runs in the Family]]'' (2003) and ''[[She Hate Me]]'' (2004).

In 2005, Choudhury starred in the independent political drama film ''[[The War Within (film)|The War Within]]'' and the following year appeared in the psychological thriller ''[[Lady in the Water]]'' by [[M. Night Shyamalan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lady_in_the_water|title=Lady in the Water - Rotten Tomatoes|date=21 July 2006| publisher = [[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> In 2007, she played the role of the King's mistress, Helen Pardis, in the NBC short-lived drama series ''[[Kings (American TV series)|Kings]]''. The series was based upon the Biblical story of [[David|King David]] but set in modern times. Her character's Biblical counterpart was [[Rizpah]], a concubine of [[Saul|King Saul]]. She worked with independent-film director Sona Jain in the 2009 drama film ''[[For Real (film)|For Real]]''. In an interview with ''[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]'', she said, "After ''Mississippi Masala'' and ''Kama Sutra'' I started getting offers in New York... doing theatres... I just went with the flow. One fine day, I thought that I haven't been back to India, haven't shot there and that's something I wanted to. There were [[Bollywood]] offers but it was not until Sona's script that made me look at India."<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2010 |title=People Want Escapism by Mathures Paul |url=http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=341640&catid=47 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130060512/http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=341640&catid=47 |archive-date=30 November 2010 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> The film had a commercial release in September 2010.

In 2011, Choudhury was cast as [[Saul Berenson]]'s wife, Mira, in the Showtime political thriller series, ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]''. She was promoted to series regular during the [[Homeland season 3|third season]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Willmore |first=Alison |date=19 November 2013 |title=Sarita Choudhury on Getting Involved in the Spy Side of 'Homeland' |url=http://www.indiewire.com/2013/11/sarita-choudhury-on-getting-involved-in-the-spy-side-of-homeland-32838/ |publisher=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref> Along with cast, she received [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]] nomination for [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]. After ''Homeland'', she co-starred in the romantic comedy-drama film, ''[[Learning to Drive (film)|Learning to Drive]]'' (2014), and played Egeria, the Capitol's Minister of Interior in ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1]]'' (2014) and ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2]]'' (2015). In 2015–2016, she appeared as the Deputy White House Political Director Sophia Varma in the NBC crime drama series ''[[Blindspot (TV series)|Blindspot]]''. In 2016, she starred opposite [[Tom Hanks]] in the comedy-drama film ''[[A Hologram for the King (film)|A Hologram for the King]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sarita Choudhury Talks Working with Tom Hanks in A Hologram for the King: It Made My Parents 'Proud' |url=http://www.people.com/article/tom-hanks-sarita-choudhury-a-hologram-for-the-king |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref>

Choudhury appeared in the independent films ''[[The Last Photograph]]'' (2017) and ''[[After Louie]]'' (2018), and was a regular cast member during the third and final season of Hulu drama series ''[[The Path (TV series)|The Path]]'' in 2018. In 2019, she starred as Kith Lyonne in the Netflix series ''[[Jessica Jones (TV series)|Jessica Jones]]'' and the following year appeared in the Hulu miniseries ''[[Little Fires Everywhere (miniseries)|Little Fires Everywhere]]''. In 2020, she played the leading role in the supernatural horror film ''[[Evil Eye (2020 film)|Evil Eye]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/evil_eye_2020|title=Evil Eye - Rotten Tomatoes|date=13 October 2020|website=rottentomatoes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite interview |first =Sarita |last =Choudhury |date=15 October 2020|title=Sarita Choudhury: 'My career has never been up and up' |url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com//how-to-lounge/movies-tv/sarita-choudhury-my-career-has-never-been-up-and-up-111602737643609.html|access-date=14 June 2021|website=Mintlounge|language=en}}</ref> She also starred in the Spanish drama film ''[[It Snows in Benidorm]]'' (2020), and appeared in the science fiction drama ''[[After Yang]]'' and ''[[The Green Knight (film)|The Green Knight]]'' (2021).

In 2021, Choudhury joined the cast of [[HBO Max]] comedy-drama series ''[[And Just Like That...]]'', a ''[[Sex and the City (television series)|Sex and the City]]'' revival series.<ref name="ManhattanSexandTheCity">{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/sarita-choudhury-joins-sex-and-the-city-revival-drama-series-will-play-manhattan-real-estate-broker-101626332651421.html|title=Sarita Choudhury joins Sex and the City revival drama series, will play Manhattan real estate broker|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=15 July 2021|accessdate=4 December 2021}}</ref> She plays Seema Patel, a real estate broker who becomes a new friend for [[Carrie Bradshaw]]. Choudhury received wide press coverage for her performance in the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/and-just-like-that-season-two-seema-analysis.html|title=Blow Her, Don't Shrink Her|first=Angelica Jade|last=Bastién|date=28 June 2023|website=Vulture}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/friendships-impacted-by-new-relationships|title=As The Only Single One Among My Friends, Seema Patel Is My New Heroine|date=9 August 2023|website=British Vogue}}</ref> Some of critics dubbed her as "the new [[Samantha Jones (Sex and the City)|Samantha Jones]]".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a44208927/sarita-choudhury-and-just-like-that-interview/|title=AJLT's Sarita Choudhury On Samantha Comparisons, Woke Criticism, And Team Aidan Or Big|date=19 June 2023|website=ELLE}}</ref> ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' named her the best part of the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/sarita-choudhury-is-the-best-part-of-and-just-like-that-1850682484|title=Seema is the only And Just Like That... character true to SATC's ethos|date=1 August 2023|website=The A.V. Club}}</ref> After her ''And Just Like That...'' performance, HBO Max announced that Choudhury would star in and produce the family drama series ''The Colony'' based on the 2019 film ''[[Stray Dolls]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/sarita-choudhury-the-colony-drama-hbo-max-stray-dolls-duo-based-on-film-1235000822/|title=Sarita Choudhury To Star In 'The Colony' Drama In Works At HBO Max From 'Stray Dolls' Duo Based On Their Film|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=12 April 2022}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Choudhury has one daughter, named Maria.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 September 2010 |title=Sarita Choudhury to Shift Her Base to India |work=[[Gulf News]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/sarita-choudhury-to-shift-her-base-to-india-1.681462 |access-date=9 September 2020}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Films ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Mississippi Masala]]'' || Meena ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Wild West (1992 film)|Wild West]]'' || Rifat ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[The House of the Spirits (film)|The House of the Spirits]]'' || Pancha Garcia ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Fresh Kill]]'' || Shareen Lightfoot ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[The Perez Family]]'' || Josette ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love]]'' || Tara, the Queen ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1998 || ''[[High Art]]'' || Joan || Uncredited
|-
|| ''[[A Perfect Murder]]'' || Raquel Martinez ||
|-
|| ''[[Restless (1998 film)|Restless]]'' || Jane Talwani ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Gloria (1999 American film)|Gloria]]'' || Angela ||
|-
| 2000 || ''Come On'' || Sarita ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001 || ''[[3 A.M. (2001 film)|3 A.M.]]'' || Box ||
|-
|| ''Trigger Happy'' || Alison ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002 || ''[[Just a Kiss (film)|Just a Kiss]]'' || Colleen ||
|-
|| ''Refuge'' || Girl ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003 || ''Rhythm of the Saints'' || Mariela ||
|-
|| ''[[It Runs in the Family (2003 film)|It Runs in the Family]]'' || Suzie ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2004 || ''Marmalade'' || Angela ||
|-
|| ''[[She Hate Me]]'' || Song ||
|-
|| ''The Breakup Artist'' || Mona ||
|-
|| ''Indocumentados'' || Mrs. Guerrero ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005 || ''[[The War Within (film)|The War Within]]'' || Farida S. Choudhury ||
|-
|| ''L'est de la brúixola'' || Dabashree ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Lady in the Water]]'' || Anna Ran ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[The Accidental Husband]]'' || Sunny ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009 || ''[[Entre nos]]'' || Preet ||
|-
|| ''[[For Real (film)|For Real]]'' || Priya ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Aazaan]]'' || Menon ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2012 || ''[[Gayby]]'' || Ushma ||
|-
|| ''[[Generation Um...]]'' || Lily ||
|-
|| ''[[Midnight's Children (film)|Midnight's Children]]'' || [[Indira Gandhi]] ||
|-
|| ''BMW: Bombay's Most Wanted'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''[[Admission (film)|Admission]]'' || Rachel ||
|-
|| ''[[Innocence (2013 film)|Innocence]]'' || Dr. Vera Kent ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2014 || ''The Disinherited'' || Anna ||
|-
|| ''[[Learning to Drive (film)|Learning To Drive]]'' || Jasleen ||
|-
|| ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1]]'' || Egeria ||
|-
|| ''Roman Buildings'' || Sarita ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2]]'' || Egeria ||
|-
|| ''Sweets'' || Sweets ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[A Hologram for the King (film)|A Hologram for the King]]'' || Zahra ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017 || ''[[The Last Photograph]]'' || Hannah ||
|-
|| ''[[After Louie]]'' || Maggie ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2020 || ''[[Evil Eye (2020 film)|Evil Eye]]'' || Usha Kharti ||
|-
|| ''[[It Snows in Benidorm]]'' || Alex ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021 || ''[[After Yang]]'' || Cleo ||
|-
|| ''[[The Green Knight (film)|The Green Knight]]'' || Mother ||
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Three Goodbyes]]'' || Gastroenterologist ||<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kiang |first1=Jessica |title=‘Three Goodbyes’ Review: Alba Rohrwacher Dazzles in Isabel Coixet’s Humane, Heartfelt Drama |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/reviews/three-goodbyes-review-alba-rohrwacher-1236544515/ |access-date=25 October 2025 |work=Variety |date=13 October 2025}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== Short films ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997 || ''Dinner Party'' || Rosie ||
|-
|| ''Story of the Red Rose'' || Infanta ||
|-
| 2004 || ''Exactly'' || Lily ||
|-
| 2006 || ''Lady in a Box'' || Ms. Pullman ||
|-
| 2008 || ''Woman in Burka'' || Sarita ||
|-
| 2009 || ''Coup de Grâce'' || ||
|-
| 2012 || ''Monarchs and Men'' || Nadzia ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Give Into the Night'' || Veena ||
|-
| 2015 || ''Love Comes Later'' || ||
|-
| 2016 || ''Wake O Wake'' || Lila ||
|-
| 2019 || ''Human Terrain'' || Adelah Nasser ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Here Comes Frieda]]'' || Yvonne ||
|-
|}

=== Television===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Down Came a Blackbird]]''
| Myrna
| Television film
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Subway Stories]]''
| Humera
| Television film; segment: "Honey-Getter"
|-
| 1998–1999
| ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''
| Dr. Kalyani
| Recurring
|-
| 2000–2001
| ''Deadline''
| Sahira Ondaatje
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2001–2002
| ''[[100 Centre Street]]''
| Julia Brooks
| Recurring
|-
| rowspan="2"|2004
| ''[[Law & Order]]''
| Nadira Harrington
| Episode: "Paradigm"
|-
| ''PBS Hollywood Presents''
| Charmaine
| Episode: "Cop Shop"
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]''
| Sleep Therapist
| Episode: "She Spat at Me"
|-
| rowspan="3"|2009
| ''[[Kings (American TV series)|Kings]]''
| Helen Pardis
| Recurring
|-
| ''[[The Philanthropist (TV series)|The Philanthropist]]''
| Rhada Shivpuri
| Episode: "Kashmir"
|-
| ''Possible Side Effects''
| Callie
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="3"|2010
| ''[[Mercy (TV series)|Mercy]]''
| Dr. Carrozzi
| Episode: "Wake Up, Bill"
|-
| ''[[The Good Wife]]''
| Simran Verma
| Episode: "Mock"
|-
| ''[[Bored to Death]]''
| Lakshmi
| Episode: "Forty-Two Down!"
|-
| rowspan="2"|2011
| ''[[Bar Karma]]''
| Sarita
| Episode: "Man Walks Out of a Bar"
|-
| ''[[Death in Paradise (TV series)|Death in Paradise]]''
| Avita
| Episode: "Music of Murder"
|-
| 2011–2017
| ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]''
| Mira Berenson
| Main role season 3; recurring (seasons 1, 4); guest (seasons 2, 6)
|-
| 2015–2016
| ''[[Blindspot (TV series)|Blindspot]]''
| Sofia Varma
| Recurring
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016
| ''[[Elementary (TV series)|Elementary]]''
| Gira Pal
| Episode: "A Study in Charlotte"
|-
| ''[[Divorce (TV series)|Divorce]]''
| Courtney
| Episode: "Church"
|-
| 2016–2017
| ''[[Madam Secretary (TV series)|Madam Secretary]]''
| Prime Minister Jaya Verma
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3"|2018
| ''[[The Path (TV series)|The Path]]''
| Lilith
| Main role (season 3)
|-
| ''[[Instinct (American TV series)|Instinct]]''
| Mayor Myers
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Strangers (2018 TV series)|Strangers]]''
|
| 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2019
| ''[[Jessica Jones (TV series)|Jessica Jones]]''
| Kith Lyonne
| Main role ([[Jessica Jones season 3|season 3]])
|-
| ''[[Modern Love (TV series)|Modern Love]]''
| Therapist
| Episode: "Rallying to Keep the Game Alive"
|-
| rowspan="2"|2020
| ''[[Mira, Royal Detective]]''
| Great-Aunt Rupa (voice)
|
|-
| ''[[Little Fires Everywhere (miniseries)|Little Fires Everywhere]]''
| Anita Rees
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Vanessa Blake
| Episode: "In the Year We All Fell Down"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20210405nbc12/ |title = Listings - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on NBC {{!}} TheFutonCritic.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2021–2025
| ''[[And Just Like That...]]''
| Seema Patel
| Main role
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Ramy (TV series)|Ramy]]''
| Olivia
| Guest; 3 episodes
|-
| 2024–2026
| ''[[Fallout (American TV series)|Fallout]]''
| Lee Moldaver
| 6 episodes
|}

== See also ==
* [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan area]]

== References ==
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* [http://heyokamagazine.com/HEYOKA.4.CELL.SARITA.htm Heyoka Magazine nterview] with John LeKay
*[https://www.easterneye.biz/sarita-choudhury-on-her-two-decade-long-career-in-the-west-its-been-a-long-journey-one-thats-getting-easier/ Eastern Eye Interview]

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India–Venezuela relations

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{{Infobox bilateral relations|India–Venezuela|India|Venezuela|envoy2=Mrs Capaya Rodriguez Gonzalez|envoy1=P. K. Ashok Babu|envoytitle2=Venezuelan Ambassador to India|envoytitle1=Indian Ambassador to Venezuela|mission2=Embassy of Venezuela in [[New Delhi]], [[India]]|mission1=Embassy of India in [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]]}}
'''India–Venezuela relations''' are the international relations that exist between the [[Republic of India]] and the [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela]].

==History==
[[File:The Ambassador, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to India, Mrs. Milena Santana Ramirez calls on the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, in New Delhi.jpg|thumb|The Ambassador of Venezuela to India, Mrs Milena Santana meets Minister of State for Petroleoum and Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendrea Pradhan in the city of New Delhi.]]
Diplomatic relations between India and Venezuela were established on 1 October 1959.<ref name="Embassy of Venezuela">{{cite web|title=Diplomatic Relations|url=http://www.embaveneindia.com/|website=Embassy of Venezuela, New Delhi|access-date=8 January 2017}}</ref> India maintains an embassy in [[Caracas]], while Venezuela maintains an embassy in [[New Delhi]].

There have been several visits by heads of state and government, and other high-level officials between the countries. President [[Hugo Chávez]] visited New Delhi on 4–7 March 2005.<ref name="Embassy of Venezuela"/> Chávez met with Indian President [[APJ Abdul Kalam]] and Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]]. The two countries signed six agreements including one to establish a Joint Commission to promote bilateral relations and another on cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector. Foreign Minister [[Nicolás Maduro]] visited India to attend the First Meeting of the India-CELAC Troika Foreign Ministers meeting in New Delhi on 7 August 2012.<ref name="MEA2016">{{cite web |date=February 2022 |title=India(IND) Exports, Imports and Trade Data |url=https://oec.world/en/profile/country/ind?tradeScaleSelector2=tradeScale0&yearSelector1=exportGrowthYear25&yearSelector2=importGrowthYear26 |access-date=8 January 2017 |website=Observatory for Economic Complexity}}</ref>

The Election Commission of India (ECI) and the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela signed an MoU during a visit by Indian Election Commissioner V S Sampath to Caracas in 2012. Minister of State for Corporate Affairs visited Venezuela to attend the state funeral of President Chavez in March 2013.<ref name="MEA2016"/> The President and Prime Minister of India expressed condolences on the death of Chávez. The [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of Parliament, observed a minute's silence to mark his death. Ambassador Smita Purushottam represented India at the swearing-in ceremony of Chávez's successor Nicolás Maduro on 19 April 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=India - Venezuela Relations|url=https://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/CountryQuickLink/706_Bilateral_Brief_1_August_2013.pdf|website=Embassy of India, Caracas|access-date=8 January 2017|date=1 August 2013}}</ref>

Citizens of Venezuela are eligible for scholarships under the [[Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme]] and the [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]].<ref name="MEA2016"/><ref>{{cite web|title=ITEC|url=http://www.embindia.org/eoi.php?id=ITEC|website=Embassy of India, Caracas|access-date=8 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108192305/http://www.embindia.org/eoi.php?id=ITEC|archive-date=8 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Economic relations==
===Trade===
India surpassed China as the largest Asian importer of [[crude oil]] from Venezuela in 2012.<ref name="MEA2016" /> Venezuela is India's seventh largest source of crude oil after [[Iraq]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Economy of the United Arab Emirates|United Arab Emirates]], [[Nigeria]], [[Economy of the United States|United States]] and [[Kuwait]] accounting for 3.4% of the country's oil imports in March–December 2020.<ref name="MEA2016" /> In the preceding decade, India became the third largest importer of oil in the world, after the [[United States]] and China. Following unrest in [[West Asia]], its traditional source of oil, India looked to diversify its sources of oil imports. The rise in US domestic oil production resulted in an 87% reduction of American oil imports from Venezuela in 2019, creating an opportunity for India to increase crude oil imports from Venezuela.<ref name="MEA2016" /><ref name="The Wire">{{cite web |last1=Seshasayee |first1=Hari |date=11 January 2016 |title=India's Stake in What's Happening in Venezuela |url=https://thewire.in/19013/indias-stake-in-whats-happening-in-venezuela/ |access-date=8 January 2017 |website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=9 March 2021 |title=Venezuela Oil Price Collapses to 11 Year Low |url=http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2401732&CategoryId=10717 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309184414/http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2401732&CategoryId=10717 |archive-date=9 March 2021 |access-date=8 January 2017 |website=Latin American Herald Tribune}}</ref>

As crude oil imports form the bulk of bilateral trade, the total value of trade is heavily dependent on [[crude oil prices]]. Bilateral trade between India and Venezuela totalled US$2.79 billion in 2020-21. This was much lower than the $5.241 billion, $6.563 billion and $5.728 billion recorded in 2017-18, 2018–19 and 2019–20 respectively. In 2020, crude oil exports from Venezuela to India stood at $2 billion, while non-oil exports from Venezuela accounted for just $27.9 million. Apart from crude oil, the other major commodities India imports from Venezuela are Scrap Iron and Scrap Copper.<ref name="MEA2016"/>

India's total exports to Venezuela in 2020 totaled $758 million, rising from $241 million the previous fiscal. The main commodities exported by India to Venezuela are refined petroleum, packaged medicaments, blood, antisera, vaccines, toxins and cultures, Heavy Mixed Woven Cotton, machinery such as Electric Generating sets and Engine parts and Pesticides.<ref name="MEA2016"/>

===Hydrocarbons===
[[File:President Nicolas Maduro, ONGC Executive Director Narendra Kumar Verma and PDVSA President Eulogio Del Pino.jpg|thumb|Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, ONGC Executive Director Narendra Kumar Verma, and PDVSA President Eulogio Del Pino in Caracas; November 2016.]]

According to [[Rejaul Karim Laskar]], a scholar of India'a foreign policy, the most important aspect of India–Venezuela relations relates to hydrocarbons.<ref name="India-Venezuela ties">{{cite news |last1=Laskar |first1=Rejaul Karim |title=India-Venezuela ties |url=http://epaper.millenniumpost.in/full-page-pdf/epaper/delhi/2018-05-23/delhi23may2018 |access-date=11 October 2018 |publisher=Millennium Post |date=May 23, 2018}}</ref> Venezuela has world's largest reserve of crude oil, while India is world's third largest importer of crude oil.<ref name="India-Venezuela ties"/>

During President Chávez's visit to India in March 2005, the two countries signed a bilateral agreement on co-operation in the hydrocarbon sector and an MoU granting [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation|ONGC Videsh Ltd]] (OVL) rights for oil and gas exploration in Venezuela. OVL subsequently opened an office in Venezuela. In April 2008, OVL and [[PDVSA]] established a joint venture called Petrolera IndoVenezolana SA for exploration and production oil in the [[San Cristóbal, Táchira|San Cristóbal]] field. OVL has a 40% stake in the company and the remaining 60% is held by PDVSA.<ref name="MEA2016" /> OVL helped certify heavy oil reserves in the Orinoco river belt in 2010.<ref name="The World Reporter" /><ref name="TheHindu1">{{cite web|last1=Sreeharsha|first1=Vinod|title=India and Venezuela: a success story|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/india-and-venezuela-a-success-story/article3052450.ece|website=The Hindu|access-date=8 January 2017|date=25 November 2006}}</ref>

In February 2010, an international consortium including Indian state-owned oil companies won a global bid to claim 40% stake worth $1.05 billion in the [[Carabobo-1 oil field]], giving India the capability to produce 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day.<ref>{{cite web |date=12 February 2010 |title=OVL team bags 40% in Venezuela oil block |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/oil-gas/ovl-team-bags-40-in-venezuela-oil-block/articleshow/5562999.cms?from=mdr |access-date=8 January 2017 |website=The Economic Times |page=2}}</ref> Three Indian firms - OVL, [[Indian Oil Corporation]] (IOC), [[Oil India Ltd]] (OIL) - are part of the consortium, along with [[Repsol]] of Spain and [[Petronas]] of Malaysia. The three Indian firms own a combined 18% stake in the Carinobo oil field.<ref name="MEA2016" />

India is among the few countries with the capability to refine Venezuelan crude oil. Venezuelan crude oil requires special processing because of its inferior quality compared to Middle Eastern crude oil as the former is heavier and contains more [[sulfur]].<ref name="The World Reporter" /><ref name="TheHindu1"/> [[Reliance Industries Limited]] (RIL) secured a 15-year crude supply contract with PDVSA to import 400,000 barrels of oil per day,<ref name="The Wire"/> for processing at its twin refineries at [[Jamnagar]], Gujarat.<ref>{{cite news|title=India seeks to step up ties with Venezuela|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/India-seeks-to-step-up-ties-with-Venezuela/article11882744.ece|website=The Hindu|date=24 September 2013 |access-date=8 January 2017}}</ref> [[Essar]] is another major importer of oil from Venezuela.<ref name="MEA2016" />

India and Venezuela signed an agreement to double production at the San Cristóbal oil field in November 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |date=5 November 2016 |title=Venezuela, India Sign Oil Deals Worth $1.45 Billion |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/venezuela-india-sign-oil-deals-worth-billions/3581808.html |access-date=8 January 2017 |website=VOA}}</ref>

===Pharmaceuticals===
Several Indian pharmaceutical firms such as [[Sun Pharma]], [[Dr Reddy's Laboratories]], [[Glenmark Pharmaceuticals|Glenmark]], [[Claris]], and [[Cipla]] operate in Venezuela.<ref name="MEA2016"/> Cipla has 120 medications approved to market in Venezuela as of 2013, and made nearly $15 million in revenue in the year 2006.<ref name="The World Reporter">{{cite web|url=http://www.theworldreporter.com/2013/03/hugo-chavez-foreign-relations-and-policies.html|title=Hugo Chavez's Foreign Policies and International Relations|date=10 March 2013 |publisher=The World Reporter|access-date=10 March 2013}}</ref> Half of all HIV patients in Venezuela used at least one Cipla drug in 2006.<ref name="TheHindu1"/>

Indian pharmaceutical firms have been able to take advantage of the severe shortage of basic medicines in Venezuela, which the Venezuelan Pharmaceutical Federation estimated to be around 70%.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Brianna|title=Venezuela Healthcare Crisis: Under Maduro, Medical Shortages Reaching Critical Level|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/venezuela-healthcare-crisis-under-maduro-medical-shortages-reaching-critical-level-2052108|website=International Business Times|access-date=8 January 2017|date=14 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=18 May 2016 |title=Venezuela seeks India's support in hour of crisis |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/venezuela-seeks-indias-support--in-hour-of-crisis.html |access-date=8 January 2017 |website=The Pioneer}}</ref> Indian firms exported $140 million worth of medicines to Venezuela in 2014–15. The Venezuelan market is so important to Indian firms that domestic politics can affect their [[share prices]]. For instance, shares of Glenmark and Dr Reddy's fell by 5% and 2% respectively following the [[2015 Venezuelan parliamentary election|2015 general elections]] and the expectation of [[currency devaluation]] in Venezuela. Due to [[currency controls]] placed on the economy by the [[Venezuelan government]], Indian firms have been unable to [[repatriate]] revenue from their Venezuelan subsidiaries since 2013.<ref name="The Wire"/><ref name="Business Today">{{cite web|title=Venezuela: A New Beginning?|url=http://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/features/india-needs-to-watch-the-political-developments-in-venezuela-closely/story/227964.html|website=Business Today|date=9 January 2016 |access-date=8 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="businesseconomics">{{cite web |date=16 May 2016 |title=The great Venezuelan crisis Will it impact India? |url=http://businesseconomics.in/?p=3489 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108204348/http://businesseconomics.in/?p=3489 |archive-date=8 January 2017 |access-date=8 January 2017 |website=Business Economics}}</ref> Dr Reddy's Laboratories had to [[write-off]] $64.7 million in the fourth quarter of FY16 due to currency restrictions placed by the Venezuelan government, and the company was only permitted to repatriate $4 million in that quarter.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 May 2016 |title=Dr Reddy's figures hit by Venezuela crisis |url=http://www.thepharmaletter.com/article/dr-reddy-s-figures-hit-by-venezuela-crisis |access-date=8 January 2017 |website=The Pharma Letter}}</ref>

==Cultural relations==
The [[National Assembly of Venezuela]] passed a unanimous resolution in honour of [[Sathya Sai Baba]] following his death in 2011<ref name = "MEA2016"/>

==Indian Embassy in Venezuela==
India has an Embassy located in [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]].

• India appointed Shri P.K. Ashok Babu as an Ambassador to Venezuela in July 2023.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=10 July 2023 |title=Shri P. K. Ashok Babu appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |url=https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/36771/Shri_P_K_Ashok_Babu_appointed_as_the_next_Ambassador_of_India_to_the_Bolivarian_Republic_of_Venezuela |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=www.mea.gov.in |language=english}}</ref> Ashok has previously represented India as a [[Consul (representative)|Consul General]] in the Consulate General of India, Cape Town, South Africa.<ref name=":0" />

==Venezuelan Embassy in India==

Venezuela has an Embassy located in [[New Delhi]], [[India]].

• Venezuelan Ambassador to India is Mrs Capaya Rodriguez Gonzalez.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Envoys of six nations present credentials to the President of India |url=https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/37017/Envoys+of+six+nations+present+credentials+to+the+President+of+India |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=www.mea.gov.in |language=english}}</ref>

==Indians in Venezuela==
{{main|Indians in Venezuela}}
As of July 2016, there are about 50 Indian families living Venezuela, of which about 35 reside in Caracas. The Indian Association of Venezuela, which was dormant since 1997, and revived in 2003, organises celebrations for Indian festivals such as [[Deepavali]] and [[Holi]] for members of the Indian community as well as Venezuelans.<ref name="MEA2016"/> Most of the Indian community are businessmen, employees of oil companies, and professionals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Associations|url=http://www.embindia.org/eoi.php?id=Associations|website=Embassy of India, Caracas|access-date=8 January 2017|archive-date=18 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818135437/https://www.embindia.org/eoi.php?id=Associations|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Resident diplomatic missions==
* India has an embassy in [[Caracas]].
* Venezuela has an embassy in [[New Delhi]].

==See also==
* [[Embassy of India, Caracas]]
* [[Indians in Venezuela]]

==References==
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Who Owns That Song

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{{Short description|2018 book by A. R. Venkatachalapathy}}
{{Infobox book
| image = Who Owns That Song.jpg
| author = [[A. R. Venkatachalapathy]]
| pub_date = 2018
| caption = First edition (publ. [[Juggernaut Books]])
}}
'''''Who Owns that Song? The Battle for Subramania Bharati's Copyright''''' is a 2018 non-fiction book written by Indian historian [[A. R. Venkatachalapathy]]. It explains the background of the [[nationalisation]] of the works of Indian poet [[Subramania Bharati]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Sethi |first=Devika |title=Book review: A. R. Venkatachalapathy, Who Owns That Song? The Battle for Subramania Bharati's Copyright |journal=[[Indian Economic and Social History Review]] |year=2021 |volume=58 |issue=2 |pages=286–289 |doi=10.1177/0019464620987922 |s2cid=235233227 |access-date=4 November 2021 |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0019464620987922|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Krishnakumar |first=Ranjani |title=Who Owns that Song? brings to life 'unsung poet' Subramania Bharati, copyright issues surrounding his work |url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/who-owns-that-song-brings-to-life-unsung-poet-subramania-bharati-copyright-issues-surrounding-his-work-4455455.html/amp |access-date=4 November 2021 |work=[[Firstpost]] |date=10 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kumar |first=Abhimanyu |title=A slickly produced work of non-fiction |url=https://www.asianage.com/books/120818/a-slickly-produced-work-of-non-fiction.html |access-date=4 November 2021 |work=[[The Asian Age]] |date=12 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Daksnamurthy |first=Aananth |title='Who Owns that Song?': How a Tamil poet's works became the first to be nationalised |url=https://theprint.in/pageturner/book-bites/who-owns-that-song-how-a-tamil-poets-works-became-the-first-to-be-nationalised/71355/ |access-date=4 November 2021 |work=[[ThePrint]] |date=17 June 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:21st-century Indian books]]
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List of speakers of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

2026-01-10T18:55:40Z

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{{Short description|Presiding officer of the lower house of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Speaker
| body = the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| style = *Honourable (Inside India)
*His/Her Excellency (Outside India)
| status = *Presiding officer of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
*Cabinet Rank Post
| native_name = {{lang|te-Latn|Āndhra Pradēś Śāsanasabha Sabhāpati}}
| insignia = Emblem of Andhra Pradesh.svg
| insigniasize = 150
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Andhra Pradesh]]
| department = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| incumbent = [[Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu]]
| image = Ch. Ayyanna Patrudu.jpg
| imagesize =
| incumbentsince = 22 June 2024
| appointer = All members of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| constituting_instrument = Article 178 of the [[Constitution of India]]
| termlength = Subject to the pleasure of the Legislative Assembly (five years maximum) No term limits specified
| inaugural = [[Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao]]
| member_of = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| reports_to = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| formation = 1953; {{age in years|1953}} years ago
| seat = [[Velagapudi]], [[Amaravati]], [[Guntur district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| deputy = [[Raghu Rama Krishna Raju]]
| residence =
| website = {{url|http://www.aplegislature.org/web/legislative-assembly/the-speaker|Official website}}
}}

The '''speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly''' is the presiding officer of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]], the main law-making body for the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly is generally elected on the second day of the first session following general elections. The speaker does not enjoy a security of tenure and his term is subjected to the pleasure of the house i.e. can be removed anytime by a resolution of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] by a majority of the all the then members of the house.<ref>{{cite web| title= Article 179 in Constitution of India| url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/139447/#:~:text=A%20member%20holding%20office%20as,to%20the%20Speaker%2C%20resign%20his}}</ref> [[B. V. Subba Reddy]], the longest-serving Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, held the position for 9 years and 195 days. Notably, he was unanimously elected as Speaker twice, in 1962 and 1967, serving in both the Third and Fourth Assemblies.

In the [[Republic of India]], the various central and state legislatures are presided by either a [[speaker (politics)|speaker]] or a [[chairman]]. The speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] after the [[Elections in Andhra Pradesh|General elections]] for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the Saasana Sabha. The speaker holds office until either they ceases to be a member of the Saasana Sabha or he himself resigns. The speaker can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the Saasana Sabha by an effective majority of its members.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Speakers - Legislative Assembly - Liferay DXP |url=http://www.aplegislature.org/web/legislative-assembly/former-speakers |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=www.aplegislature.org}}</ref> In the absence of a Speaker, the meeting of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] is presided over by the deputy speaker.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Assembly |first1=Speaker |title=Assembly Speaker |url=https://aplegislature.org/web/legislative-assembly/the-speaker |website=Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly |publisher=Speaker |access-date=16 May 2022}}</ref>

== Election of the speaker ==
Newly elected Members of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] elect the Speaker among themselves. After the general elections, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh notifies the first meeting of the Lok Sabha as well as the date for the election of the Speaker.

If only one nomination is received for the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, the candidate is elected without any formal vote. However, if more than one nomination is received, a vote (division) is conducted to determine the Speaker, with the successful candidate being elected to the position.

==Powers and functions of the speaker==

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly conducts the business in house, and decides whether a bill is a [[money bill]] or not. They maintain discipline and decorum in the house and can punish a member for unruly behaviour with respect to law after suspending them. They also permit the moving of various kinds of motions and resolutions such as a [[motion of no confidence]], [[Adjournment debate|motion of adjournment]], [[motion of censure]] and calling attention notice as per the rules. The Speaker decides on the agenda to be taken up for discussion during the meeting. Further, all comments and speeches made by members of the House are addressed to the Speaker. The Speaker also presides over the joint sitting of both houses of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislature]]. The Speaker is answerable to the House. Both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker may be removed by a resolution passed by the majority of the members.

All bills passed requires the speaker's signature to go to the Legislative Council for its consideration. The Speaker also has a casting vote in the event of a tie. It is customary for the Presiding Officer to exercise the casting vote in such a manner as to maintain the status quo.

==Removal of the speaker==
Speaker can be removed by the Legislative Assembly by a resolution passed by the majority of all the then members of the house as per Constitution of India [Articles 179].<ref>{{cite web| title= Vacation and Resignation of, and Removal from, the Offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker| url=https://www.clearias.com/officers-of-the-state-legislature/}}</ref>

The Speaker is also removed on being disqualified for being [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] member under sections 7 and 8 of [[Representation of the People Act, 1951]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sections 7 & 8k, Representation of the People Act, 1951|url=http://lawmin.nic.in/legislative/election/volume%201/representation%20of%20the%20people%20act,%201951.pdf|access-date=2 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501024716/http://lawmin.nic.in/legislative/election/volume%201/representation%20of%20the%20people%20act,%201951.pdf|archive-date=1 May 2015}}</ref>

==List of speakers==

=== 1953–1956 ===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!S. No.
!Speaker
!Took office
!Left office
!Duration
!DY Speaker
!Took office
!Left office
!Duration
!Chief minister
|-
! rowspan="2" |1
| rowspan="2" |Nallapati Venkatramaiah
| rowspan="2" |23 November 1953
| rowspan="2" |21 April 1955
| rowspan="2" |'''{{ayd|1953|11|23|1955|4|21}}'''
| rowspan="2" |[[Pasala Suryachandra Rao]]
| rowspan="2" |24 November 1953
| rowspan="2" |15 November 1954
| rowspan="2" |'''{{ayd|1953|11|24|1954|11|15}}'''
|[[Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu|Tanguturi Prakasam]]
|-
|[[Bezawada Gopala Reddy]]
|-
!2
|[[Rokkam Lakshmi Narasimham Dora]]
|23 April 1955
|3 December 1956
|'''{{ayd|1955|4|23|1956|12|3}}'''
|[[Kallur Subba Rao]]
| 27 April 1955
| 30 October 1956
|'''{{ayd|1955|4|27|1956|10|30}}'''
|[[Bezawada Gopala Reddy]]
|-
|}

=== Since 1956 ===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!#
! colspan="2" |Name {{small|(Birth-Death)}}
!Took office
!Left office
!Duration
!DY Speaker
!Took office
!Left office
!Duration
!Party
!Chief minister
|-
!rowspan="3" |1
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|rowspan="3" |[[Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao]] {{small|(1881-1962)}}
|rowspan="3" |4 December 1956
|rowspan="3" |26 February 1962
|rowspan="3" |'''{{ayd|1956|12|4|1962|2|26}}'''
|Kalluru Subba Rao
|1 November 1956
|15 April 1957
|'''{{ayd|1956|11|1|1957|4|15}}'''
| rowspan="2" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]
|-
|[[Konda Laxman Bapuji]]
| 16 April 1957
| 11 January 1960
| '''{{ayd|1957|4|16|1960|1|11}}'''
|-
| T. N. Sadalakshmi
|15 March 1960
| 1 March 1962
| '''{{ayd|1960|3|15|1962|3|1}}'''
| rowspan="1" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Damodaram Sanjivayya]]
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="2" | [[B. V. Subba Reddy]] {{small|(1903–1974)}}
| rowspan="2" | 20 March 1962
| rowspan="2" | 29 September 1971
| rowspan="2" | '''{{ayd|1962|3|20|1971|9|29}}'''
| Vasudev Krishnaji Naik
| 7 July 1962
| 28 February 1967
| '''{{ayd|1962|7|7|1967|2|28}}'''
| rowspan="3" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |Vasudev Krishnaji Naik
| rowspan="2" |29 March 1967
| rowspan="2" |1 March 1972
|rowspan="2" | '''{{ayd|1967|3|29|1972|3|1}}'''
| [[Kasu Brahmananda Reddy]]
|-
! 3
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| K. V. Vema Reddy
| 25 November 1971
| 19 March 1972
| '''{{ayd|1971|11|25|1972|3|19}}'''
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|-
! rowspan="2" | 4
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="2" | Pidatala Ranga Reddy
| rowspan="2" | 21 March 1972
| rowspan="2" | 25 September 1974
| rowspan="2" | '''{{ayd|1972|3|21|1974|9|25}}'''
| rowspan="2" | C. Jagannadha Rao
| rowspan="2" | 28 March 1972
| rowspan="2" | 18 March 1974
| rowspan="2" | '''{{ayd|1972|3|28|1974|3|18}}'''
| rowspan="2" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|-
| [[Jalagam Vengala Rao]]
|-
!rowspan="2" |5
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|rowspan="2" |R. Dasaratha Rami Reddy
|rowspan="2" |28 January 1975
|rowspan="2" |14 March 1978
|rowspan="2" |'''{{ayd|1975|1|28|1978|3|14}}'''
|rowspan="2" |Syed Rahmat Ali
|rowspan="2" |26 March 1974
|rowspan="2" |1 March 1978
|rowspan="2" |'''{{ayd|1974|3|26|1978|3|1}}'''
|rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Jalagam Vengala Rao]]
|-
|[[Marri Chenna Reddy]]
|-
!rowspan="2" |6
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|rowspan="2" |Divi Kondaiah Chowdary
|rowspan="2" |16 March 1978
|rowspan="2" |16 October 1980
|rowspan="2" |'''{{ayd|1978|3|16|1980|10|16}}'''
|rowspan="2" |K. Prabhakara Reddy
|rowspan="2" |28 March 1978
|rowspan="2" |16 October 1980
|rowspan="2" |'''{{ayd|1978|3|28|1980|10|16}}'''
|rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Marri Chenna Reddy]]
|-
|[[T. Anjaiah]]
|-
!7
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Kona Prabhakara Rao]]
|24 February 1981
|22 September 1981
|'''{{ayd|1981|2|24|1981|9|22}}'''
|[[Agarala Eswara Reddi]]
|24 February 1981
|22 September 1981
|'''{{ayd|1981|2|24|1981|9|22}}'''
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[T. Anjaiah]]
|-
!rowspan="2" |8
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|rowspan="2" |[[Agarala Eswara Reddi]]
|rowspan="2" |7 September 1982
|rowspan="2" |16 January 1983
|rowspan="2" |'''{{ayd|1982|9|7|1983|1|16}}'''
|rowspan="2" |Ireni Lingaiah
|rowspan="2" |7 September 1982
|rowspan="2" |16 January 1983
|rowspan="2" |'''{{ayd|1982|9|7|1983|1|16}}'''
|rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy]]
|-
|[[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy]]
|-
!9
| bgcolor="{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
|[[Tangi Satyanarayana]]
|18 January 1983
|28 August 1984
|'''{{ayd|1983|1|18|1984|8|28}}'''
|A. Bheem Reddy
|22 March 1983
|28 Aug 1984
|'''{{ayd|1983|3|22|1984|8|28}}'''
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|[[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|-
!10
| bgcolor="{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
|Nissanakararao Venkatratnam
|20 September 1984
|10 January 1985
|'''{{ayd|1984|9|20|1985|1|10}}'''
|'''Vacant'''
|
|
|
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|[[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|-
!11
| bgcolor="{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
|G. Narayana Rao
|12 March 1985
|27 October 1989
|'''{{ayd|1985|3|12|1989|10|27}}'''
|Alluri Venkata Suryanarayana Raju
|12 March 1985
|29 November 1989
|'''{{ayd|1985|3|12|1989|11|29}}'''
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|[[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|-
!12
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|P. Ramachandra Reddy
|4 January 1990
|22 December 1990
|'''{{ayd|1990|4|1|1990|12|22}}'''
|[[Alapati Dharma Rao]]
|4 January 1990
|22 December 1990
|'''{{ayd|1990|4|1|1990|12|22}}'''
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Marri Chenna Reddy]]
|-
!rowspan="2" |13
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|rowspan="2" |[[D. Sripada Rao]]
|rowspan="2" |19 August 1991
|rowspan="2" |11 January 1995
|rowspan="2" |'''{{ayd|1991|8|9|1995|1|11}}'''
|[[Alapati Dharma Rao]]
|19 August 1991
|28 September 1992
|'''{{ayd|1991|8|9|1992|9|28}}'''
|rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[N. Janardhana Reddy]]
|-
| Buragadda Vedavyas
|29 December 1993
|10 December 1994
| '''{{ayd|1993|12|29|1994|12|10}}'''
| [[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy]]
|-
!rowspan="2" |14
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
|rowspan="2" |[[Yanamala Rama Krishnudu]]
|rowspan="2" |12 January 1995
|rowspan="2" |10 October 1999
|rowspan="2" |'''{{ayd|1995|1|12|1999|10|10}}'''
|rowspan="2" |[[N. Md. Farooq]]
|rowspan="2" |17 January 1995
|rowspan="2" |09 October 1999
|rowspan="2" |'''{{ayd|1995|1|17|1999|10|09}}'''
|rowspan="2" |[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|[[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|-
|[[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
|-
!rowspan="2"| 15
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
|rowspan="2" |[[K. Prathibha Bharathi]]
|rowspan="2" |11 November 1999
|rowspan="2" |30 May 2004
|rowspan="2" |'''{{ayd|1999|11|11|2004|5|30}}'''
|[[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
|11 November 1999
|1 May 2001
|'''{{ayd|1999|11|11|2001|5|1}}'''
|rowspan="2" |[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|rowspan="2" |[[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
|-
| Koppula Harishwar Reddy
|31 December 2001
|14 November 2003
| '''{{ayd|2001|12|31|2003|11|14}}'''
|-
!16
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[K. R. Suresh Reddy]]
|1 June 2004
|3 June 2009
|'''{{ayd|2004|6|1|2009|6|3}}'''
|[[Gummadi Kuthuhalamma]]
|1 June 2007
|3 June 2009
|'''{{ayd|2007|6|1|2009|6|3}}'''
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]]
|-
!rowspan="2" |17
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|rowspan="2" |[[Kiran Kumar Reddy]]
|rowspan="2" |4 June 2009
|rowspan="2" |24 November 2010
|rowspan="2" |'''{{ayd|2009|6|4|2010|11|24}}'''
|rowspan="2" |[[Nadendla Manohar]]
|rowspan="2" |4 June 2009
|rowspan="2" |3 June 2011
|rowspan="2" |'''{{ayd|2009|6|4|2011|6|3}}'''
|rowspan="2" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]]
|-
|[[Konijeti Rosaiah]]
|-
!18
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Nadendla Manohar]]
|4 June 2011
|18 June 2014
|'''{{ayd|2011|6|4|2014|6|18}}'''
|[[Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka]]
|4 June 2011
|20 May 2014
|'''{{ayd|2011|6|4|2014|5|20}}'''
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Kiran Kumar Reddy]]
|-
!19
| bgcolor="{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
|[[Kodela Siva Prasada Rao]]
|20 June 2014
|12 June 2019
|'''{{ayd|2014|6|20|2019|6|12}}'''
|[[Mandali Buddha Prasad]]
|20 June 2014
|21 June 2024
|'''{{ayd|2019|6|13|2024|6|21}}'''
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|[[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
|-
! rowspan="2" | 20
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|YSR Congress Party}}" |
| rowspan="2" | [[Thammineni Seetharam]]
| rowspan="2" | 13 June 2019
| rowspan="2" | 21 June 2024
| rowspan="2" | '''{{ayd|2019|6|13|2024|6|21}}'''
| [[Kona Raghupathi]]
| 13 June 2019
| 18 September 2022
| '''{{ayd|2019|6|13|2022|9|18}}'''
| rowspan="2" | [[YSR Congress Party]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
|-
| [[Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy]]
| 19 September 2022
| 21 June 2024
| '''{{ayd|2022|9|19|2024|6|21}}'''
|-
!21
| bgcolor="{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
|[[Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu]]
|22 June 2024
|''Incumbent''
|'''{{age in years and days|2024|6|22}}'''
|[[Raghu Rama Krishna Raju]]
|14 November 2024
|''Incumbent''
|'''{{age in years and days|2024|11|14}}'''
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|[[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
|}

== Pro tem Speaker ==
After a general election and the formation of a new government, a list of senior Members in [[Vidhan Sabha]] prepared by the Legislative Section is submitted to the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, who selects a pro tem speaker who holds the office of Speaker until a full time speaker is elected. The appointment has to be approved by the Governor.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ashok |first=Akash Deep |date=4 June 2014 |title=Pro tem Speaker: All you need to know about this parliamentary post |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/lok-sabha-pro-tem-speaker-kamal-nath-parliament-195667-2014-06-04 |access-date=21 September 2014 |publisher=India Today}}</ref>

The first meeting after the election when the speaker and the deputy speaker are selected by members of the Vidhan Sabha is held under the pro tem Speaker. In the absence of the speaker, the deputy speaker acts as speaker. In the absence of both, a committee of six members selected by the speaker will act as speaker according to their seniority.

The Speaker of the Assembly must:

* Be a citizen of India;
* Not be less than 25 years of age; and
* Not hold any office of profit under the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh|Government of Andhra Pradesh, India]].
*
*

=== List of Pro tem Speakers ===
*[[P. Narayanaswamy Naidu]] 2014
*[[S. V. C. Appalanaidu]] 2019
*[[Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary]] 2024

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.aplegislature.org/web/legislative-assembly/the-speaker}}
{{Andhra Pradesh Legislature}}
[[Category:Speakers of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly| ]]
[[Category:Lists of legislative speakers in India|Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Lists of people from Andhra Pradesh]]

Pipiganj

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{{Refimprove|date=January 2021}}
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'''Pipiganj''', also spelled as Peppeganj in older documentations, is a town and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Gorakhpur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It is located on the [[NH-24]] .It is 22 km away from [[Gorakhpur]] and 72 km from Sonauli border of [[Nepal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=William Peppe - historywiki |url=https://historywiki.therai.org.uk/index.php?title=William_Peppe |website=historywiki.therai.org.uk |access-date=9 January 2026}}</ref>

The town bears its name after [[William Claxton Peppe|William C. Peppe]] who was the estate manager, and later on, owner of [[Birdpur|Birdpore estate]] (now in [[Siddharthnagar district]]).<ref name="n620">{{cite web |last=Singh |first=Ajay |title=अंग्रेज अफसरों के नाम पर ये इलाके आज भी हैं आबाद, आजादी की 76 वीं वर्षगांठ पर जानें इन जगहों का इतिहास |website=Hindustan |date=7 August 2023 |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/story-these-areas-still-inhabited-in-name-british-officers-history-of-places-76th-anniversary-independence-8544801.html |language=hi |access-date=9 January 2026}}</ref>

==Economy==
The economy of Peppeganj is well developed due to good market and well developed businesses. There are more than 1000 shops having the average of 3 employees each.

Peppeganj railway station is located on the broad gaze to main line between [[Gorakhpur Junction railway station]] via [[Barhni railway station|Barhni]], [[Gonda Junction railway station|Gonda]].

==Climate==
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==Tourism==
[[File:GOORAM_POKHRA.jpg|thumb|Gooram Pokhra]]
Gooram Pokhra features a temple between hundreds of [[Banyan|bargad]] tree roots. Many Bhojpuri movies had been shot here.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}} Crowds gather here for worship during Navaratras.

Baisi Mata Ka Mandir is a temple situated near the Ankatahawa bridge and is 200 metres from [[Rohni River]]. People gather there for worship during [[Ram Nawami]] in April.

Kauriya Mandir of Durga Mata is situated at Jungle Kauriya. It is the temple of Durga Mata. This temple near to Jungle Kauriya Police chauki at NH-29.

Ramleela samiti Rawatganj is one of oldest ramleela samiti situated in Rawatganj.

Old durga temple is situated in main market>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Gorakhpur district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Gorakhpur district]]

{{Gorakhpur-geo-stub}}

Ilina Sen

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{{Short description|Indian activist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = Professor
| name = Ilina Sen
| image =
| caption = Dr. Ilina Sen
| death_date = 9 August 2020
| occupation = Activist, Teacher, Author
| spouse = [[Binayak Sen]]
| children = 2
}}
'''Ilina Sen''' ({{langx|bn|ইলিনা সেন}}) was a human rights, trade union and feminist activist, as well as a teacher and author associated with the women's movement in India.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=2020-08-11|title=Ilina Sen As We Knew Her: A Tribute from WSS|url=https://countercurrents.org/2020/08/ilina-sen-as-we-knew-her-a-tribute-from-wss/|access-date=2020-08-12|website=Countercurrents|language=en-US}}</ref> She died<ref>{{Cite web|agency=TNN|date=10 Aug 2020|title=Activist Ilina, wife of Binayak Sen, passes away {{!}} Kolkata News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/activist-ilina-wife-of-binayak-sen-passes-away/articleshow/77452830.cms|access-date=2020-08-12|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> on 9 August 2020, at the age of 69<ref>{{Cite web|author=Scroll Staff|title=Activist and academic Ilina Sen dies at 69|url=https://scroll.in/latest/969884/activist-and-academic-ilina-sen-dies-at-69|access-date=2020-08-12|website=Scroll.in|date=10 August 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> after battling cancer for several years.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Social Activist, Academic and Author Ilina Sen Passes Away|url=https://thewire.in/rights/social-activist-academic-and-author-ilina-sen-passes-away|access-date=2020-08-12|website=The Wire}}</ref>

== Career ==
In 2004, Ilina started teaching at the Mahatma Gandhi Antarashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalya in Wardha, where she joined as faculty in 2007. While at Wardha, she was the organising secretary of the Indian Association of Women's Studies (IAWS) conference in 2011 and then in Guwahati in February, 2014,<ref name=":4"/> during which she was also President of the IAWS.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Essay: A tribute to Ilina Sen|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/essay-a-tribute-to-ilina-sen/story-7VE4BdPvSzEdCAr6PdR6IM.html|access-date=2024-07-21|newspaper=Hindustan Times|language=en|first=Chintan Girish | last=Modi }}</ref>

In 2009, Ilina Sen went back to academics and taught at the Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya in Wardha, Maharashtra before moving to Mumbai to teach at the Advanced Centre for Women’s Studies at the [[Tata Institute of Social Sciences]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Ilina Sen Symbolised Courage, Empathy And Selflessness|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/opinion-ilina-sen-symbolised-courage-empathy-and-selflessness/358506|access-date=2020-08-12|website=outlookindia.com/|date=12 August 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Binayak Sen|url=https://www.theweek.in/columns/Binayak-Sen.html|access-date=2020-08-12|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref> She was a Senior Fellow in the Nehru Memorial Library from July 2013 to July 2015.<ref name=":4" />

== Activism in Chhattisgarh ==
In the early 1980s, Ilina moved to [[Chhattisgarh]] with her partner [[Binayak Sen]], to work among the peoples of an [[Adivasi]] movement.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-08-09|title=Social activist and author Ilina Sen passes away|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ilina-sen-dead-binayak-sen-social-activist-chhattisgarh-6547655/|access-date=2020-08-12|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> Initially, Sen was involved with [[sustainable development]] to ensure the preservation of seed and rice varieties.<ref name=":4"/> She then started working in the trade union started by [[Shankar Guha Niyogi]]<ref name=":4"/> where she spent many years and worked with trade unions, Adivasis and the underprivileged.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2020-08-10|title=Activist, academic & author Ilina Sen passes away|url=https://thebengalstory.com/english/activist-academic-author-ilina-sen-passes-away/|access-date=2020-08-12|website=The Bengal Story - English|language=en-US}}</ref>

The couple spent many years working in rural Madhya Pradesh and were associated with an independent union of workers in the iron ore mining belt of the then [[Madhya Pradesh]], called the Chhattisgarh Mines Shramik Sangatan (CMSS).<ref name=":5" /> They also worked with the Shaheed hospital of the CMSS, to provide healthcare within a working-class movement.<ref name=":5" />

She campaigned against the wrongful arrest of Adivasi men from central India and also battled for the release of Binayak,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-03-25|title=Ilina talks tough|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/ilina-talks-tough/story-iKkHasKlRsLAERfTInd8ZI.html|access-date=2020-08-12|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> who was sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court of Chhattisgarh on the charges of sedition and assisting Maoists or [[Naxalite]]s.<ref name=":2" /> Binayak was eventually released in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Venkatesan|first=J.|date=2011-04-15|title=Binayak Sen gets bail in Supreme Court|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Binayak-Sen-gets-bail-in-Supreme-Court/article14685491.ece|access-date=2020-08-12|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She is also remembered for her work at the NGO, Rupantar which became a role model of alternative healthcare in remote areas.<ref name=":1" />

== Published work ==
In 1990, Ilina Sen authored a book called ''A Space within the Struggle''<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sen|first=Ilina|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T08qAAAAYAAJ|title=A Space Within the Struggle: Women's Participation in People's Movements|date=1990|publisher=Kali for Women|isbn=978-81-85107-20-2|language=en}}</ref> on women's participation in people's movements. She followed that with two books on Chhattisgarh, ''Inside Chhattisgarh – A Political Memoir''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-02-08|title=[Book Review] Inside Chhattisgarh: A Political Memoir|url=https://indiaresists.com/book-review-inside-chhattisgarh-a-political-memoir/|access-date=2020-08-12|website=India Resists|language=en-US|archive-date=28 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728095037/https://indiaresists.com/book-review-inside-chhattisgarh-a-political-memoir/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''The Migrant Woman of Chhattisgarh''.<ref name=":3" />

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External resources ==
* {{URL|https://zubaanbooks.com/tag/ilina-sen/|Interview with Ilina Sen}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJTvxV8_Cvc&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR2WJkgQJP2fJdUl835qw99YjlnCwyTeVwc73-Dfh-yH0NRjD0wi_87wKoU|Dr. Ilina Sen: "We should keep up the pressure to repeal sedition law."]

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Chameli Memsaab

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{{short description|1975 film}}
{{distinguish|text=1981 Bengali film, Chameli Memsaab by Ajit Lahiri, with [[Mithun Chakraborty]] and Abha Dhulia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Chameli Memsaab
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| native_name =
| director = Abdul Majid
| producer = Seuj Bolchhabi Santha
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story = Nirode Choudhury
| based_on = 
| narrator =
| starring = [[George Baker (Indian actor)|George Baker]] Binita Borgohain
| music = [[Bhupen Hazarika]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1975}}
| runtime = 144 min
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
| budget =
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'''''Chameli Memsaab''''' (English: Madame Chameli) is a [[List of Assamese films of the 1970s|1975]] Indian [[Assamese film|Assamese]] [[romantic drama film]] directed by Abdul Majid. A love story set in a tea estate in [[Assam]], between a British tea estate owner and local tea garden worker. It starred [[George Baker (Indian actor)|George Baker]] and Binita Borgohain as leads.<ref>{{cite web| title = 'Chameli Memsaab a memorable experience'| publisher = The Assam Tribune| url = http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec0910/city07| date = 9 December 2010| access-date = 2014-04-21| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140423042436/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec0910%2Fcity07| archive-date = 23 April 2014| df = dmy-all}}</ref> The film is based on a short story by journalist and writer, Nirode Choudhury.<ref>{{cite book|title=Asomiya: Handpicked Fictions|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K31jAAAAMAAJ|date=1 January 2003|publisher=Katha|page=196|isbn=978-81-87649-42-7}}</ref>

The film was both a critical and commercial success, lead actor Baker turned into a matinee idol.<ref>{{cite web | title =Chameli's Saab returns to inaugurate film festival: Show organised at George Baker's request|publisher= The Telegraph| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070905/asp/guwahati/story_8272863.asp | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120422183404/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070905/asp/guwahati/story_8272863.asp | url-status = dead | archive-date = 22 April 2012 |date=5 September 2007| access-date = 2014-04-21 }}</ref> At the [[23rd National Film Awards|1975 National Film Awards]], the film won the award for [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]] for Bhupen Hazarika, as well as [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese|Best Feature Film in Assamese]].<ref name="23rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/23rd_nff_1975.pdf|title=23rd National Film Awards |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=4 October 2011}}</ref> In 2013, at the 44th [[International Film Festival of India]], in Goa the film was shown as a part of "Focus: North East" section.<ref>{{cite web | title = Chameli Memsaab at 44th International Film Festival of India in Goa | publisher = India Tea | url = http://www.indiatea.co.in/chameli-memsaab-at-44th-international-film-festival-of-india-in-goa/ | date = 10 November 2013 | access-date = 2014-04-21 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140423054502/http://www.indiatea.co.in/chameli-memsaab-at-44th-international-film-festival-of-india-in-goa/ | archive-date = 23 April 2014 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

==Plot==
The film is set in a tea garden in [[Assam]], where Berkeley (George Baker) is a British owner, he falls in love with Chameli (Binita Borgohain), is local girl who works in the tea estate. Subsequently, they marry, however later he is blamed of her suicide.

==Cast==
* [[George Baker (Indian actor)|George Baker]] as Berkeley
* Binita Borgohain as Chameli
* Abdul Majid as Monglu
* [[Anil Chatterjee]]
* Tarun Kumar

==Soundtrack==
Music of the film was given by Dr. [[Bhupen Hazarika]].<ref name="gaana">{{cite web | url=http://gaana.com/album/chameli-memsaheb | title=Chameli Memsaheb | publisher=Gaana | accessdate=30 May 2021}}</ref>

{{tracklist
| headline = Title
| extra_column = Singer(s)
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| title1 = Asom Deshor Bagisare
| extra1 = [[Usha Mangeshkar]], Bhupen Hazarika
| lyrics1 = Bhupen Hazarika
| length1 =
| title2 = Hawa Nai Batash Nai
| extra2 = Usha Mangeshkar
| lyrics2 = Bhupen Hazarika
| length2 =
| title3 = Jigija Gijao
| extra3 = Bhupen Hazarika, Usha Mangeshkar
| lyrics3 = Bhupen Hazarika
| length3 =
| title4 = Hyre Praner Basa Mor
| extra4 = Usha Mangeshkar
| lyrics4 = Bhupen Hazarika
| length4 =
| title5 = O Bideshi Bandhu
| extra5 = Bhupen Hazarika
| lyrics5 = Bhupen Hazarika
| length5 =
}}

== Remake==
This film was remade in Bangla and Hindi languages. The Bangla edition 'Chameli Memsaheb', directed by Indar Sen was released in 1978. The two main roles of this film were played by [[George Baker (Indian actor)|George Bekar]] and [[Rakhee Gulzar]].<ref name="bangla">{{cite web | url=https://indiancine.ma/SXA/info | title=1978 Bangla Cinema Chameli Memsaheb | access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> In other hand, the Hindi 'Chameli Memsaab', directed by Ajit Lahiri was released in 1981. The main roles were played by Mithun Chakraborty and Abha dhulia.<ref name="hindi">{{cite web | url=https://rateyourmusic.com/film/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC/ | title=1981 Hindi Film Chamelee Memsaab | access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0235274}}

{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Assamese}}

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[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films set in Assam]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian short stories]]
[[Category:Films set in the British Raj]]
[[Category:Tea industry in Assam]]
[[Category:Best Assamese Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:1970s Assamese-language films]]
[[Category:1975 drama films]]
[[Category:Films about women in India]]

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Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Company

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{{short description|Indian consumer products company}}
{{COI|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Company
| logo =
| logo_caption =
| image = Views around Munnar, Kerala (102).jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = Madupatty Factory
| type = [[Private company|Private]]
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2005|04|01|df=yes}}
| location = [[Idukki district|Idukki]], [[Kerala]], India
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Percy T. Siganporia {{small|(Chairman)}}|K. Mathew Abraham {{small|(MD & CEO)}}}}
| num_employees = 12000+ (2020)<ref name="KDHP Company Records"/>
| industry = [[Food Industry]]
| products = Tea, coffee, spices, aromatics
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.kdhptea.com/}}
}}

'''Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Company Private Limited''', abbreviated as '''KDHP''', is a privately owned Indian consumer goods and tea plantation company headquartered in [[Kerala]] in the [[Idukki district]].<ref name="KDHP Website"/> The company was formed in 2005 after the exit of Tata Tea from its plantations in [[Munnar]]. Tata Tea Ltd restructured and transferred its holdings to the Kanan Devan Hills village<ref name="KDHP Formation"/> under participatory management.<ref name="Participatory Management"/>

The company retails its products under the RippleTea brand name.<ref name="Ripple tea Website"/> RippleTea products include a variety of teas, essential oils and aromatic products, incense sticks and coffee.

== Branded operations ==
In the year 2010, while primarily being a B2B player, KDHP launched its consumer brand Ripple Tea for distribution in retail outlets across [[Munnar]] [[Kerala]]<ref name="Ripple Brand"/>

== Ecommerce operations ==
In 2015, Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Company Private Limited launched its e-commerce portal for distribution across India. In 2020, KDHP re-launched an independent e-comm portal for Ripple Tea.

== Retail outlet operations ==
The company ventured into branded retail outlets in 2018 with the launch of three Chai Bazar Outlets in Munnar.<ref name="Chai Bazaar Launch"/> These were further expanded in 2019 under the franchise model with the opening of an outlet in [[Kumily]] [[Kerala]]<ref name="Chai Bazaar Launch-2"/>

== Environmental record ==
KDHP took a step forward towards sustainably grown teas in 2014, by getting certified by Rainforest Alliance.<ref name="KDHP Rainforest Alliance"/><ref name="KDHP Rainforest Alliance-2"/> The company has [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] Organic certification for 300 acres of its plantations at Top Station and Fairtrade certification at Chundavurrai estate since 2009. [[KDHP Tea Museum|KDHP]] estates and factories obtained Trustea certification in 2014.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Le musée du thé (Munnar, Inde) (13694719014).jpg|Tea Museum in Munnar town
File:Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Company-WUS07161.jpg|Kannimallay Factory in Munnar town
</gallery>

==References==
<references>

<ref name="KDHP Website" >{{cite web |title=KDHP |url=https://www.kdhptea.com/ |access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref>

.<ref name="Participatory Management">{{cite web |title=KDHP - Participatory Management |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/kanan-devan-the-first-tea-plantation-company-to-be-majority-owned-by-workforce-employee-stakeholders-launch-their-biggest-agitation/articleshow/49875133.cms |access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref>

<ref name="Ripple tea Website">{{cite web |title=Ripple Tea |url=https://www.rippletea.com/ |access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref>

<ref name="Chai Bazaar Launch">{{cite web |title=Chai Bazaar Launch |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/kanan-devan-bets-big-on-its-ripple-tea-chai-bazar-retail-store/article27412015.ece |access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref>

<ref name="Chai Bazaar Launch-2">{{cite web |title=Chai Bazaar Launch - 2 |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/kdhp-bets-big-on-ripple-tea-chai-bazaar-to-improve-margins/1598259/ |access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref>

<ref name="KDHP Rainforest Alliance">{{cite web |title=KDHP - Rainforest Alliance |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/kerala-s-kanan-devan-hills-plantations-gets-coveted-rainforest-alliance-certification-114040200248_1.html |access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref>

<ref name="KDHP Rainforest Alliance-2">{{cite web |title=KDHP - Rainforest Alliance -2 |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/kanan-devan-to-bring-3000-growers-under-ambit-of-rainforest-alliance/article23110570.ece |access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref>



<ref name="KDHP Company Records">{{cite web |title=KDHP Company Records |url=https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/1755b4c7-edef-378a-af88-78741d892fdc |access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref>

<ref name="KDHP Formation">{{cite web |title=KDHP formation |url=http://www.businessworld.in/article/A-Cuppa-That-Cheers/08-11-2014-53166/ |access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref>

.<ref name="Ripple Brand">{{cite web |title=Ripple Tea Launch |url=http://www.retail4growth.com/viewpoints/ripple-tea-brewing-a-strong-retail-flavour-544 |access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref>

</references>

==External links==
* {{official website|https://www.kdhptea.com/}}

[[Category:Indian companies established in 2015]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies established in 2015]]
[[Category:Companies based in Kerala]]

Harriet Newell

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{{Short description|American Christian missionary and memoirist}}
[[File:Harriet Newell.png|thumb|Harriet Newell]]
'''Harriet Newell''' ({{nee}} Atwood; October 10, 1793 – November 30, 1812) was a Christian missionary and memoirist. She was the first American to die in foreign mission service.<ref name="R1">{{cite web |last= Smith |first= Lucius Edwin |authorlink = Lucius Edwin Smith|title= Heroes and Martyrs of the Modern Missionary Enterprise |publisher= P. Brockett|url=https://archive.org/details/heroesmartyrsofm00smit_0 |year= 1854 |pages= [https://archive.org/details/heroesmartyrsofm00smit_0/page/145 145]–195 |work= the University of California}}</ref><ref name="R2">{{cite book |last= Anderson |first= Gerald H. |title= Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions|publisher= Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=oQ8BFk9K0ToC&pg=PA275 |year= 1999 |pages=275–492 |isbn= 9780802846808}}</ref><ref name="R3">{{cite web |last= Sprague |first= William Buell |title= Annals of the American Pulpit: Trinitarian Congregational. 1857 |publisher= Robert Carter & Brothers |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_MQ8SAAAAYAAJ |year= 1857 |pages= [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_MQ8SAAAAYAAJ/page/n547 538]–542 |work= Harvard University}}</ref>

==Biography==
[[File:Birthplace of Harriet Newell, Haverhill Mass LCCN2003689327.jpg|thumb|Birthplace of Harriet Newell]]
Harriet Atwood was born at [[Haverhill, Massachusetts]] on October 10, 1793.<ref>{{cite book|last=Meginnes|first=Jo Anne|editor1-last=Commire|editor1-first=Anne|title=Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia|date=2002|publisher=Yorkin Publications|location=Waterford, Connecticut|isbn=0-7876-4074-3|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591306998.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220185028/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591306998.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-02-20|chapter=Newell, Harriet Atwood (1793–1812)|url-access=subscription }}</ref> In 1806, while at school at [[Bradford, Massachusetts]], she became deeply impressed with the importance of religion. In 1809, at the age of sixteen, she joined the [[First Church in Roxbury|First Congregational Church]],{{sfn|Hanaford|1877|p=427-429}} in [[Roxbury, Boston|Roxbury]].

She had developed an interest in missions through a courtship with Rev. [[Samuel Newell]], missionary to the [[Myanmar|Burman]] empire. On February 9, 1812, they married. In the same month, the Newells sailed to India, along with [[Adoniram Judson]], his wife [[Ann Hasseltine Judson|Ann]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/memoirofmrsannhj00judsuoft|title=Memoir of MRS. Ann H. Judson : Wife of the Rev. Adoniram Judson, missionary to Burmah, including a history of the American Baptist mission in the Burman empire|year=1829}}</ref> [[Samuel Nott]], and Nott's wife. On their arrival at [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] in June 1812, they were denied residence by [[United Kingdom|British]] [[East India Company]] and were asked to leave. Accordingly, the Newells took a ship to [[Mauritius]]. At sea, three weeks before reaching the island, she gave birth to a child who died after five days.{{sfn|Hanaford|1877|pp=427-429}}

==Death and legacy==
Newell died November 30, 1812 in [[Mauritius]], less than a year into her journey. She left a journal and a few letters, the record of her religious feelings, and the events of her short missionary life. They were published posthumously.{{sfn|Hanaford|1877|pp=427-429}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb102-ms380299|website=Archives Hub|title=Description of 'Newell; Harriet (1793-1812); née Atwood, American missionary, Extracts from the correspondence and diaries of Harriet Newell, c. 1805-1812. |publisher=School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Archives, University of London |id=GB 102 MS 380299|accessdate=October 26, 2022}}</ref> going into a number of editions.

Following their publication, she became a hero and role model for Christians during the nineteenth century. Many children were named for her over the following decades, including [[Harriet Newell Noyes]] who also went on to be a missionary.<ref name=name>{{cite web|last1=Covell|first1=Ralph R.|title=Margaret Newell Noyes|url=http://www.bdcconline.net/en/stories/n/noyes-harriet-newell.php|website=Bio Dictionary of Chinese Christianity|access-date=April 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113416/http://www.bdcconline.net/en/stories/n/noyes-harriet-newell.php|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

===Attribution===
* {{source-attribution| {{cite book|last=Hanaford|first=Phebe Ann|title=Women of the Century|url=https://archive.org/details/womencentury00hanagoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/womencentury00hanagoog/page/n447 427]|edition=Public domain|year=1877|publisher=B.B. Russell|chapter=Women Missionaries}} }}

==External links==
* [https://archive.org/details/sermonpreachedat00wood/page/n7/mode/2up ''A sermon, preached at Haverhill (Mass.) in remembrance of Mrs. Harriet Newell'']
* [http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/chistory/section62stone.htm Portraits of Women in Religion]
* [https://archive.org/details/memoirsofmrsharr00newerich Text of her memoirs]

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Mumbai IX

2025-12-01T04:34:19Z

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{{short description|Mumbai-based Internet exchange point}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox Internet exchange point
| name = DE-CIX India
| image =
| full_name = DE-CIX India
| other name = DE-CIX India
| abbreviation = Mumbai CH; Mumbai IX
| founded = 15 August 2014
| location = {{IND}}, [[Mumbai]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| Upcoming location = {{IND}}, [[Delhi]], [[Chennai]], [[Kolkata]]
| members = 634 {{As of|2025|July|lc=yes}}<ref name=MEMBERS>{{cite web | url=https://www.de-cix.in/connected-networks/| title = DE-CIX INDIA : Current Members | accessdate = 2023-07-14}}</ref>
| ports =
| port subscription =
| peers =
| website = {{URL|https://www.de-cix.in/}}
| peak = 3 Tbit/s
| peak_in =
| peak_out =
| daily = 770 Gbit/s
| daily_in =
| daily_out =
}}

'''Mumbai Internet Exchange''' ('''Mumbai IX''') is a subsidiary of the German [[Internet exchange point]] (IXP) [[DE-CIX]], founded on 15 August 2014 as Mumbai Convergence Hub (Mumbai CH) as an Open Carrier Neutral Internet Exchange & Peering Hub. {{as of|2021|3|30}} it interconnects more than 375 members,<ref name=MEMBERS /> making it the largest IXP in India and surrounding region.

It's a subsidiary of [[Germany]]-based [[DE-CIX]] and is rebranded as DE-CIX Mumbai, not be confused with [[National Internet Exchange of India]].

==Organisation==
Mumbai Internet Exchange is composed of a non-profit association model focus on improving the experience of Indian internet users. It is currently run by [[DE-CIX]] and are currently serving 375+ members spread across all over India.

==Network==
{{As of|2021|3|30}}, Mumbai Internet Exchange network has 8 PoP in Mumbai Urban.

* Web Werks Mum DC2, Rabale, [[Navi Mumbai]].
* Netmagic DC 5, Chandivali, [[Mumbai]].
* STT Telemedia DC( Tata LVSB ) Prabhadevi, [[Mumbai]].
* GPX IDC, Chandivali, [[Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite news | title = Mumbai-IX, powered by DE-CIX, expands footprint by adding a PoP at GPX | website=Mumbai-IX Blog |url=https://www.mumbai-ix.net/blog/mumbai-ix-powered-by-de-cix-expands-footprint-by-adding-a-pop-at-gpx/ |accessdate=2 July 2018}}</ref>
*Sify Rabale, Navi Mumbai
*Netmagic DC 6, Mumbai
*Netmagic DC 7, Mumbai
*GPX Mumbai 2, Mumbai

==Other Locations==
DE-CIX Mumbai formerly known as Mumbai IX now holding national license has expanded its facilities to new cities in 2019, all data center and carrier neutral and allow the settlement free exchange of traffic. The new locations are:
* DE-CIX Delhi (ST Telemedia Banglasahib (Tata VSB))
* DE-CIX Chennai (Bharti Airtel Santhome)
* DE-CIX Kolkata (ST Telemedia Kolkata (Tata Communications))<ref>{{cite web |title=DE-CIX India Announces new Internet exchange's in Delhi, Kolkata & Chennai |url=https://www.mumbai-ix.net/blog/de-cix-india-announces-new-internet-exchanges-in-delhi-kolkata-chennai/ |website=MUMBAI IX Blog |accessdate=30 January 2019}}</ref>

==Ports of connection==
Services are available through following types of port and several bandwidth options.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Port !! Traffic
|-
| 1 Gbit/s LX || traffic up to 100Mbit/s
|-
| 1 Gbit/s LX || 1G
|-
| 10 Gbit/s LR || 10G
|-
| 100 Gbit/s || 100G
|}

==Services==
Mumbai Internet Exchange offers the following professional services:

* Public peering: Unicast & multicast [[IPv4]], unicast [[IPv6]]
* Private peering (Closed user group)
* Routes servers (with the communities feature)
* Web Portal: private login per member, personal detailed traffic statistics.
* 24/7 NOC

==Community==
Mumbai Internet Exchange community comes from all around the world. Any organisation which owns an [[Autonomous System Number]] (also known as ASN) can be connected to Mumbai IX. The connected members of the Internet exchange point have various profiles:

* Social media
* Ecommerce
* ISP / Internet Access Providers / Telcos
* [[Content delivery network|CDN]] Provider (Content Delivery Network)
* Hosting companies
* Cloud providers
* [[IPTV]] Networks
* Corporations
* [[Domain Name System|DNS]] [[Root name server|Root Server]]
* Email and Hosting

==Awards and recognition==
Mumbai Internet Exchange was Recognized as a Top Digital Innovator at 2016 [[Digital India]] Summit in the Digital Start-up Innovators category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Technology/2016-04-07/Mumbai-Convergence-Hub-Recognized-as-a-Top-Digital-Innovator-at-2016-Digital-India-Summit/219603 |title=Mumbai Convergence Hub Recognized as a Top Digital Innovator at 2016 Digital India Summit |publisher=Thehansindia.com |date= 7 April 2016|accessdate=2016-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pioneeralliance.in/prnews?rkey=20160426hiIN201604201332_indiapublic&filter=6408 |title=Welcome Pioneeralliance News {{pipe}} Hindi news portal in lucknow {{pipe}} News portal {{pipe}} Lucknow news portal{{pipe}} |publisher=Pioneeralliance.in |date= |accessdate=2016-10-31}}</ref>

Mumbai Internet Exchange was Recognized as a Top Digital Innovator at the 2017 [[Digital India]] Summit in the Digital Start-up Innovators category for the second year in a row.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}

In September 2017 Mumbai IX received the prestigious Open-IX Certification from the Open-IX Association, making the Mumbai IX Asia's only IXP with Open-IX certification for its state-of-the-art technical standards.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/Mumbai-CH-a-State-of-the-Art-Internet-Exchange-in-India-Receives-OIX-1-Certification-from-Open-IX-Association-718781 |title= Mumbai CH, a State-of-the-Art Internet Exchange in India Receives OIX-1 Certification from Open-IX Association|date= 28 September 2017 |website= markets.businessinsider.com |publisher= MarketsInsider |access-date= 13 March 2019 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Internet exchange points]]
*[[National Internet Exchange of India]]
* [[List of Internet exchange points by size]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.mumbai-ix.net}}
{{Telecommunication companies of India}}
{{coord missing|Maharashtra}}

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Thavil Kongampattu A V Murugaiyan

2025-11-18T00:44:20Z

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{{Short description|Thavil player from the Puducherry Union Territory in India}}
'''Thavil Kongampattu A V Murugaiyan''' (born 1964) is a [[thavil]] player from the [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry Union Territory]] in [[India]].

In the year 2022, Govt of India conferred the [[Padma Shri]] award on Murugaiyan for his immense contribution for conserving the ancient [[Carnatic music]]al instrument thavil.<ref name="PadmaShri2022"/> Murugaiyan was the only person from Puducherry Union Territory to be honoured with a Padma award in the year 2022.<ref name="Vikatan">{{cite web |title="மக்கள் இந்தக் கலையை நேசிக்கணும்!" - பத்மஸ்ரீ விருதுபெரும் தவிலிசை கலைஞர் ’கொங்கம்பட்டு’ முருகையன் |url=https://www.vikatan.com/social-affairs/music/padma-awardee-kongampattu-murugayyan-interview |website=Vikatan |access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Murugaiyan was born in Kongampattu village in [[Villupuram district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]]. Later he chose to live in Chinna Kottakuppam in [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry Union Territory]]. His father Vivekanandam was also a thavil musician and Murugaiyan learned the initial lessons in thavil from his father. He completed three years of study at the Govt Music College, Thiruvaiyaru and graduated with a degree in thavil. Later he learned everything about thavil from [[Valayapatti A. R. Subramaniam|Valayapatti A R Subramaniam]], a thavil exponent who had been honored with the [[Padma Shri]] award by Govt of India in the year 2007.<ref name="Vikatan"/>

After his training, Murugaiyan started paying thavil in public concerts. He played thavil alongside several renowned musicians including his teacher Valayapatti A R Subramaniam, [[Soolamangalam Sisters]], Thirunageswaran T R Subramanian, Namagiripettai K Krishnan and Thiruvizha R Jayasankar, L Subramaniyam and Ustad Alla Rakha.<ref name="Hindu"/> He is also serving as a thavil teacher at Villupuram Government Music School where he has taught more than 300 students in his several years of service.

Some of his notable performances include a performance in the Festival of India held in Paris in 1985 and a performance in the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi]] in the presence of the then President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.<ref name="TOI"/>

=== "Thavil Kongampattu" ===
Because of Murugaiyan's immense contributions for preserving the thavil instrument and his huge popularity as an exponent of thavil, the name of the instrument "Thavil" has come to be associated with the name of the village where he was born. The village is commonly referred to as "Thavil Kongampattu".<ref name="Hindu"/>

==Recognition: Padma Shri==

*In the year 2022, Govt of India conferred the [[Padma Shri]] award, the third highest award in the Padma series of awards, on Kongampattu A V Murugaiyan for his distinguished service in the field of art.<ref name="PadmaShri2022">{{cite web |title=Padma Awards 2022 |url=https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/padmaawardees2022.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125143803/https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/padmaawardees2022.pdf |archive-date=2022-01-25 |url-status=live|website=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India |access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref> The award is in recognition of his service as a "Renowned Thavil player and Guru from Puduchery - [[Vidwan]] conserving the ancient [[Carnatic music]]al instrument."<ref name="PadmaShri2022Images">{{cite web |title=Padma Awards 2022 |url=https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/AwardeeTickets2022.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129172910/https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/AwardeeTickets2022.aspx |archive-date=2022-01-29 |url-status=live|website=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India |access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref>

==Other recognitions==

*Conferment of the [[Kalaimamani]] award, the highest civilian award in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], India (2006)<ref name="Hindu">{{cite web |title=Padma Sri to me will bring joy and encouragement to Thavil musicians |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/thavil-exponent-elated-over-padma-shri/article38326003.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref>
*Selection as "Asthana Vidwan" (court musician) of [[Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham]] and [[Golden Temple, Sripuram]]<ref name="Hindu"/>
*Selection as an A+ (top grade) artist at [[All India Radio]] and featuring in several national broadcasts.
*Participation as an invited artist in the "Festival of India" in Paris in 1985.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web |last1=Bosco Dominique |title=Puducherry's Thavil Vidwan Murugaiyan gets Padma Shri |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/puducherrys-thavil-vidwan-murugaiyan-gets-padma-shri/articleshow/89138737.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=26 March 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Padma Shri award recipients (2020–2029)#Padma Shri Award recipients in the year 2022|Padma Shri Award recipients in the year 2022]]

==References==

{{reflist}}

==External links==
An interview (in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]) with Murugaiyan by [[Ananda Vikatan]]: {{YouTube|id=zjqCJVUF6FA}}

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}

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Coccinia grandis

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{{short description|Species of plant}}
{{Hatnote|For some other vegetable crops that look similar and are used similarly, see ''[[Trichosanthes dioica]]'', ''[[Cyclanthera pedata]]'', and ''[[Melothria scabra]]''.}}
{{for-multi|small cucumbers called 'gherkins'|Gherkin|the Indian gherkin|Cucumis anguria}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Coccinia grandis fruit.jpg
|image_caption = Ivy gourd
|image2 = Baby Watermelon BNC.jpg
|image2_caption = Ivy gourd cross section
|genus = Coccinia
|species = grandis
|authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]) [[Joachim Otto Voigt|Voigt]]
|synonyms =
{{Collapsible list||
*''Bryonia acerifolia'' D.Dietr.
*''Bryonia alceifolia'' Willd.
*''Bryonia barbata'' Buch.-Ham. ex Cogn.
*''Bryonia grandis'' L.
*''Bryonia moimoi'' Ser.
*''Cephalandra grandis'' Kurz
*''Cephalandra indica'' var. ''palmata'' C.B.Clarke
*''Cephalandra moghadd'' (Asch.) Broun & Massey
*''Cephalandra schimperi'' Naudin
*''Coccinia cordifolia'' var. ''alceifolia'' (Willd.) Cogn.
*''Coccinia cordifolia'' var. ''wightiana'' Cogn.
*''Coccinia grandis'' var. ''quinqueangularis'' Miq.
*''Coccinia helenae'' Buscal. & Muschl.
*''Coccinia loureiroana'' M.Roem.
*''Coccinia moghadd'' (J.F.Gmel.) Asch.
*''Coccinia moimoi'' (Ser.) M.Roem.
*''Coccinia palmatisecta'' Kotschy
*''Coccinia schimperi'' Naudin
*''Coccinia wightiana'' M.Roem.
*''Cucumis pavel'' Kostel.
*''Cucumis sativus'' var. ''arakis'' Forssk.
*''Cucurbita dioica'' Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
*''Cucurbita schimperiana'' Hochst. ex Cogn.
*''Luffa moghadd'' (Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel.) Peterm.
*''Momordica bicolor'' Blume
*''Momordica covel'' Dennst.
*''Momordica monadelpha'' Roxb.
*''Physedra gracilis'' A.Chev.
*''Turia moghadd'' Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel.
}}
|synonyms_ref = <ref>{{cite POWO |id=291972-1 |title=''Coccinia grandis'' (L.) Voigt |access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref>
|}}

'''''Coccinia grandis''''', the '''ivy gourd''', also known as '''scarlet gourd''',<ref>[http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/new/Coccinia.html#grandis Michel H. Porcher (2006). Sorting ''Coccinia'' names] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310150635/http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/new/Coccinia.html#grandis |date=10 March 2011 }}</ref> is a tropical [[vine]]. It grows primarily in [[tropical climate]]s and is commonly found in the Indian states where it forms a part of the local cuisine. ''Coccinia grandis'' is cooked as a vegetable dish.

In Southeast Asia, it is grown for its edible young [[Shoot (botany)|shoot]]s and edible fruits.<ref name=Linney>{{cite journal |last=Linney |first=G. |title=''Coccinia grandis'' (L.) Voight: A new cucurbitaceous weed in Hawai'i |journal=Hawaii Botanical Society Newsletter |year=1986 |volume=25 |issue=1 |pages=3–5}}</ref>

== Geographic spread ==
[[File:Ivy gourd in India.JPG|thumb|Immature fruits ready for consumption in India]]
[[File:Coccinia grandis11.JPG|thumb|Ivy gourd at Thrissur, Kerala, India]]
Its [[native range]] extends from Africa to Asia, including India, the Philippines, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, eastern Papua New Guinea, and in the Northern Territory, Australia. Its documented [[Introduced species|introduced range]] includes the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Guam, Saipan, Hawaii, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu.<ref name=PIER>{{cite web |last=Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk |title=Invasive plant species: ''Coccinia grandis'' |url=http://www.hear.org/pier |access-date=10 February 2010 |year=2003 |archive-date=25 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225035109/http://www.hear.org/pier/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Seeds or fragments of the vine can be relocated and lead to viable offspring. This can occur when humans transport organic debris or equipment containing ''C. grandis''. Once the ivy gourd is established, it is presumably spread by birds, rats, and other mammals. In Hawaii, the fruit may be dispersed by pigs.<ref name=PIER /> Long-distance dispersal is most commonly carried out by humans due to its culinary uses or by mistake.

Regarded as very [[Invasive species|invasive]] and on the Hawaii State Noxious Weed List, ivy gourd can grow up to four inches per day. It grows in dense blankets, shading other plants from sunlight and highjacking nutrients, effectively killing vegetation underneath.<ref name=NMC>{{cite web |last=NMC Crees |title=Scarlet Gourd in Saipan |url=http://www.crees.org/weeds/scarlet-gourd.htm |access-date=10 February 2010 |year=1997 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060111080830/http://www.crees.org/weeds/scarlet-gourd.htm |archive-date=11 January 2006}}</ref> It was introduced to Hawaii as a backyard [[food crop]]. It is sometimes tolerated along garden fences and other outdoor features because of its attractive white flowers. It has escaped to become a vigorous pest in Hawaii, Florida, Australia, and Texas. 

== Botanical description ==
This plant is a perennial climber with single tendrils and glabrous leaves. The leaves have 5 lobes and are 6.5–8.5 cm long and 7–8 cm wide. The species is [[dioecious]].<ref>{{cite web |title=a website on plant information |url=https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Coccinia+grandis}}</ref> Female and male flowers emerge at the axils on the petiole, and have 3 stamens.<ref>{{ cite book | first1=Yoshitaka | last1=Tanaka | first2=Nguyen | last2=Van Ke | date=2007 | title=Edible Wild Plants of Vietnam: The Bountiful Garden | publisher=Thailand: Orchid Press | isbn=978-9745240896 | page=70}}</ref>

== Weed control ==
Both physical and chemical recommendations are made for control of the ivy gourd. Physical control requires pulling up plants by the roots, removing and destroying all stems and fruits, and subsequent policing of the area over several years to destroy (pull up by the roots and remove) seedlings as they sprout. Less rigorous hand-[[harvesting]] techniques can make infestations worse, to the point that chemical procedures are required, since plants are able to re-establish themselves from small stem pieces that touch the ground. When using [[Herbicide|chemical controls]], that ivy gourd responded well to a thin-lined bark application of 100% Garlon 4 ([[triclopyr]]), leaving plants in place so as not to translocate the herbicide or spread the pest.<ref name=PIER/> It is applied multiple times until the vine dies. In Hawaii, several species of insect have been introduced with the purpose of being a [[biocontrol]]. Two [[weevils]], ''Acythopeus burkhartorum'' and ''A. cocciniae'', were introduced by the [[United States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]] to Oahu and Hawaii. [[Melittia oedipus|African vine moths]] were also released onto Oahu and Maui. On the island of Maui, the ''A. cocciniae'' apparently is established and damaging leaves. The [[larva]]e feed on the plant and the adults chew holes in the leaves. The [[moth]] has yet to appear successful in its purpose.

[[File:Coccinia grandis.jpg|thumb|Flowers and leaves.]]

==Culinary==
They are best when cooked, and are often compared to [[bitter melon]]. The fruit is commonly eaten in [[Indian cuisine]]. People of [[Indonesia]] and other Southeast Asian countries also consume the fruit and leaves. In U.S. cuisine, rashmati are typically cooked and eaten during work lunches or dinners.{{dubious|date=June 2025}} In [[Thai cuisine]], it is one of the ingredients of the common clear soup dish {{transliteration|th|kaeng jued tum lueng}} and some curries {{transliteration|th|[[kaeng khae]]}} curry and {{transliteration|th|kaeng lieng}} curry.

In India, it is eaten as a [[curry]], by deep-frying it along with spices, stuffing it with [[Spice mix#Masala|masala]] and sauteing it, or boiling it first in a pressure cooker and then frying it. It is also used in ''[[Sambar (dish)|sambar]]'', a vegetable and lentil-based soup. The immature fruit is also used raw, preserving its crisp texture, to make a quick fresh pickle. Some people cut it into circles or, in a few cases, dice it up into smaller pieces.

Ivy gourd is rich in [[beta-carotene]].<ref>{{citation |editor1=Artemis P. Simopoulos |editor1-link=Artemis Simopoulos |editor2=C. Gopalan |year=2004 |title=Plants in Human Health and Nutrition Policy |publisher=[[Karger Publishers]] |isbn=3-8055-7554-8}}</ref>

== Cultural significance ==
Also known as Bimba fruit or Bimbika in Indian languages, it holds symbolic importance in multiple traditions, often associated with beauty and sweetness.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2024-09-22 |title=Bimbika: Significance and symbolism |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/concept/bimbika |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Momordica monadelpha Roxb. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:293499-1 |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}</ref> In Jainism, the fruit is used to illustrate the captivating appearance of the Lord's lips. Within Vaishnavism, the fruit's vivid red hue is likened to the lips of Lord Rama, emphasizing their attractiveness. In classical texts like the Puranas and Kavyas, it serves as a poetic metaphor for a princess's full, red lips, highlighting her beauty.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2024-09-17 |title=Bimba-fruit: Significance and symbolism |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/concept/bimba-fruit |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>

An excerpt from Prakrit text Gāhāraṇaṇakoso(Treasury of Gahas) compiled in 1000CE:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rao |first=Anusha |title=How to Love in Sanskrit |last2=Mahesh |first2=Suhas |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2024 |isbn=978-93-5699-808-7 |edition=1st |location=Gurugram, Haryana}}</ref><blockquote>''The vermillion royal seal, placed by God on her bimba-fruit-like lips, protects her beauty.'' </blockquote>

==Gallery==
{{Gallery
|Coccinia grandis sapling.jpg|''Coccinia grandis'' sapling. The [[cotyledon]]s are visible
|Coccinia grandis fruits.jpg|Mature fruit of ivy gourd
|Invasive Ivy Gourd.jpg|Invasive ivy gourd on the island of Saipan, smothering native vegetation and climbing up buildings
|File:దొండకాయ ఉల్లిపాయ కారం కూర.jpg|Ivy gourd with onion pickle curry
|File: Coccinia grandis (Cucurbitaceae).jpg|Ripe red ivy gourd fruit
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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