Aparajita Sarangi is a former IAS officer and politician. He is renowned for his innovative and determined approach towards development. She is often called ‘Madame Angry’ because of her strict nature towards work.
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Aparajita Sarangi was born on Monday, 8 September 1969 (age 49 years; as in 2019) in Bhagalpur, Bihar. Her zodiac sign is Virgo. He has a bachelor’s degree in English.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 4″
Weight: 70 kg
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black
Family, Caste and Husband
Aparajita Sarangi belongs to a Brahmin family. His father is an English professor and his mother is also a teacher. She is married to IAS officer Santosh Kumar Sarangi.
Aparajita Sarangi and her husband Santosh Kumar Sarangi
The couple has a son named Shikhar Sarangi and a daughter named Archita Sarangi.
Aparajita Sarangi with her husband Santosh Sarangi, her son Shikhar Sarangi and her daughter Archita Sarangi
livelihood
Aparajita Sarangi passed the Civil Services Examination in her first attempt in 1994 and joined as Sub-Collector of Hindol, Dhenkanal, Odisha. He served as Collector in Khurda, Koraput, Nuapada and Bargarh districts of Odisha and District Magistrate in Ganjam, Odisha. He served as the Director of Panchayati Raj Department. She was the Municipal Commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) for three years and Commissioner and Secretary Director, School and Mass Education Department, Bhubaneswar and Textiles and Handloom Department.
political career
She voluntarily resigned from administrative services and joined BJP in June 2018.
Aparajita Sarangi joins BJP in presence of Amit Shah
Aparajita contested the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Bhubaneswar constituency and defeated former Mumbai Police commissioner Arup Patnaik of BJD.
controversies
- In 2010, Aparajita Sarangi introduced a dress code for teachers in Orissa. The issue arose regarding the color of the dress. Additionally, many teachers expressed disappointment with the dress code and a section of teachers protested against it.
- Another controversy arose when Aparajita and School and Mass Education Minister Pratap Jena disagreed over the color of teachers’ uniforms. While Aparajita insisted on pink sarees with black blouses, the minister’s choice fell on beige sarees with navy blue border.
- In 2017, Aparajita, the then secretary of school and mass education, announced a ban on entrance exams for classes I to VIII. However, department minister Pratap Jena said that he was not aware of the matter and the decision had been taken without taking him into confidence. The reason for the clash is said to be dress code dispute.
award
Awarded Shakti Samman in 2012.
Aparajita Sarangi receiving Shakti Samman
Favourite Things
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- She met her future husband for the first time during her IAS training at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy of Administration in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.
- She describes her husband as ‘a wonderful officer’ for always guiding her.
- When she was in college she won the Best Playwright Award for three consecutive years and was also selected as the ‘Best Speaker’ in the All India Debate Competition organized by the Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi.
- She was very good in studies and passed the IAS exam in her very first attempt.
- When she was asked what would she have been if she had not been an IAS officer? She replied that she would have been an interior designer.
- Once in an interview he had said that Narendra Modi is his ideal.
Aparajita Sarangi with Narendra Modi
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