Blalangir District Collector MAL MP Constituencies list
BlalangirDistrict Collector MAL MP Constituencies list
Collector & District Magistrate,
BalangirShri Arindam Dakua, IAS
Lok Sabha Constituencies in Balangir district, Odisha (MP Constituencies)
Lok Sabha Constituency: BOLANGIR GEN, Odisha
Constituency Number 10
Constituency Name BOLANGIR GEN
District Balangir, Subarnapur
Latest Election Year 2019
Present MP Name: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo
MLA Assembly Constituencies in Balangir district, Odisha
Assembly Constituency: Bolangir, Odisha
Constituency Number 68
Constituency Name Bolangir
District Balangir
Latest Election Year: 2019
Shri Narasingha Mishra
Present MLA Name: Shri Narasingha Mishra
Assembly Constituency: Kantabanji, Odisha
Constituency Number 70
Constituency Name Kantabanji
District Balangir
Latest Election Year: 2019
Shri Santosh Singh SalujaPresent MLA Name: ShriSantoshSingh Saluja
Assembly Constituency: Loisingha, Odisha
Constituency Number 66
Constituency Name Loisingha (SC)
District Balangir
Latest Election Year: 2019
Dr. Mukesh Mahaling
Present MLA Name: Dr. Mukesh Mahaling
Assembly Constituency: Patnagarh, Odisha
Constituency Number 67
Constituency Name Patnagarh
District Balangir
Latest Election Year: 2019
Shri Saroj Kumar Meher
Present MLA Name: Shri Saroj Kumar Meher
Assembly Constituency: Titilagarh, Odisha
Constituency Number 69
Constituency Name Titlagarh
District Balangir
Latest Election Year: 2019
Smt. Tukuni Sahu
Present MLA Name: Smt. Tukuni Sahu
Balangir Tourist places
Harishankar
Amidst picturesque landscape on the southern slope of Gandhamardan hills stands Harishankar, a place of pilgrimage with uncommon scenic charms. A perennial stream bursting into droplets rushes on its hard granite bed to form cascades at different stages. As a cool resort in the lap of nature, Harishankar is a ideal place for the heat of the summer season.
A cool bath with sliding on the streaming rock brings the visitors uncommon happiness. It is believed that one can refrain from all his sins with having a bath in the stream and worship the Lord Harishankar for which the devotees from various part of the country come here to fulfill their wishes. Harishankar as a amazing variety of flora and fauna. A deer park adjoining to the Gandhamardan hill is of huge tourists importance. Tourists from far-flung places flock to Harishankar on the occasion of Baishankha Mela. It is also a very popular picnic spot. Tourist can stay in the panthanivas to enjoy the picturesque scenic beauty of Harishankar.
On the Northern slope of the Gandhamardan hills lies Nrusimhanath in Bargarh district. Both the places are connected by a hilltop road of 16kms distance. The pilgrims cover this distance within a day on foot during Nrusingha Chaturdasi Mela. Mountain trekkers and adventurists also find the journey an interesting one. Harishankar is connected by an all-weather good motorable road 81kms away from Balangir. Regular bus services operate to and fro from Balangir. But visitors are advised to take their own transport from Balangir town.
Kumuda Pahad
Kumuda Pahad is a natural splendorous place of great tourism interest. As its name suggest, it is a hilly area where Lord Dhabaleswar is embodied in a very big natural spacious caves measuring an area of 80 feet by 40 feet. There are also 3 others caves nearby. The temple is just 40 feet above from the hill foot. It is a small temple in its kind but most famous temple in this area due to religious essence. A great number of visitors visit this temple as the Lord Dhabaleswar is very benevolent and merciful to the visitors. Thousands of visitors pay visit to the temple during the month of Shravana and Shivaratri.
The essence of the place is significant due to the existence of Lord Shree Ram Temple in its vicinity. The landscape of the hill is beautified due to the small reservoir on the top of the hill. There is also a reservoir covering a large area where water sports activities can be done. This is an ideal place for week-end leisure tourists. Kumuda Pahada is just 0.5 k.m. away from the Titilagarh town. Some reasonable budget hotels and stay homes are available here.
Patneswari Temple
Situated 40kms. away from Balangir to the west Patnagarh, the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Patna stands proudly with the shrines of ancient time. The modern Patnagarh is the combination with happy synthesis of mythic past and modern present. Abounding in natural beauty, this town is famous for many historical ancient temples. The shrines of Goddess Patneswari – the presiding deity – Shakti Peeth in the Chalukya style and that of Someswar Shiva witnessing the 12th century are the monuments of great architectural importance. The sculpture of the temples shows the reminiscence of the earliest group of temples built during the Chauhan rules in western part of Odisha.
Turekela
98kms away from Balangir, a place suitable for group adventurism Tureikela is important for viewing colorful wild life like tigers, deers, bears, foxs, elephants, wild birds, monkeys, wolfs etc. The chirping birds perched on trees are a thrill to the searching eyes. School and College students, weekend tourist and leisure tourist throngs here to celebrate new years in the lap of nature.
How to Reach balangir
By Air
Nearest Airport is Bhubaneswar Airport
By Train
Nearest Railway Station is Balangir.
By Road
From Bhubaneswar it is approx 350kms
