{"mpsno":4988,"initial":"Smt.","firstName":"Aparajita","lastName":"Sarangi","firstLastName":"Aparajita Sarangi","fullName":"Smt. Aparajita Sarangi","lastFirstName":"Sarangi, Smt. Aparajita","constituency":"Bhubaneswar","photoUrl":"https://sansad.in/getFile/dms/fetch/f4044958-6ee2-4d66-91fc-6b96b24cdd4e?source=dsp2","stateName":"Odisha","stateCode":"OD","partyFname":"Bharatiya Janata Party","partySname":"BJP","email":"<body>\n aparajitasarangi@gmail.com<br>a.sarangi@nic.in\n</body>","presentFaddr":"Bungalow No. 17, Windsor Place, New Delhi","presentLaddr":"110001","delhiPhone":"Tel: , 7683005000, 9868663937 (M)","permanentFaddr":"N-4/222, IRC Village Nayapalli Bhubaneswar Odisha","permanentLaddr":"751015","personalPhone":"Tel: 7683005000, 9868663937(M)","councilMinSts":" ","fatherName":"Shri Ajit Mishra","motherName":"Smt Kusum Mishra","spouseName":"Santosh Kumar Sarangi","birthPlace":"Muzaffarpur, Bihar","marriageDate":" ","sons":"1","daughters":"1","booksPublished":"","literary":"","social":"As an IAS Officer, organised a large number of social and cultural activities; encouraged youth and women organisations to take up such activities; took keen interests in Debates and drama competitions during student life and won many accolades","interest":"Fond of reading books, working with and for the welfare of people, participation in Debates, Interior Designing","hobbies":"Reading Books, Travelling and Interior Designing","sports":"","countriesVisited":"Widely Travelled","dateOfBirth":"08-Oct-1969","maritalStatus":"Married","qualificationName":null,"education":"<body>\n B. A. (English Hons.)<br> S. M. College, Bhagalpur University, Bihar\n</body>","facebook":"http://www.facebook.com/Aparajita Sarangi","twitter":"http://www.twitter.com/@Aprajitasarangi","instagram":"","pinterest":"","linkedIn":"","otherInfo":"1.\tPassed Matriculation from Mount Carmel School, Bhagalpur, Bihar;  \r\n2.\tWas the head of the School Cabinet;  \r\n3.\tTopped in all the examinations in Schools & Colleges;  \r\n4.\tGraduated in English (Hon.) from Bhagalpur University;  \r\n5.\tCleared I.A.S. Examination in 1994 in the first attempt;  \r\n6.\tAdjudged as the best speaker in “Inter College Debate Competition” in New Delhi;  \r\n7.\tAdjudged as best actor and best debater in the College for three consecutive years;  \r\n8.\tServed as District Magistrate & Collector in four districts of Odisha such as Khordha, Nuapada, Koraput, and Bargarh  \r\n9.\tServed the Government  of Odisha in various administrative capacities such as :  \r\ni)\tDirector, Social Welfare,  \r\nii)\tDirector, Mission Shakti for 4 years,\r\niii)\tMunicipal Commissioner, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation for close to 4 years, \r\niv)\tSecretary, Education (Both in School & Mass Education Department & Higher Education Department),  \r\nv)\tSecretary, Rural Development, \r\nvi)\tSecretary Handlooms & Textiles Department;  \r\n10.\tServed in the Government of India :  \r\n As Joint Secretary in handling MGNREGS (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme) in the Ministry of Rural Development of GOI from 2013-2018. The MGNREGS is considered as the largest anti poverty programme in the world; \r\n11.\tInspired by the ideals of public service and a larger platform to serve the people, she sought retirement from I.A.S and joined B.J.P in November 2018;  \r\n12.\tVaried interests-Reading, writing, travelling, connecting with people  and interior decoration","freedom":"N","mainProfessionName":"Ex-Civil Servant","otherProfessionName":" ","categoryCode":" ","loksabhaExpr":"17,18","createdAt":"2025-08-15 14:09:37.975701","updatedAt":"2025-08-15 14:09:37.975701","icNo":null}