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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian politician (1924–1981)}}<br />
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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Kartik Oraon<br />
| succeeded1 = [[Sumati Oraon]]<br />
| birth_place = Littatoli village, [[Bihar and Orissa Province]], [[British India]] {{small|(modern-day [[Jharkhand]], [[India]])}}<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1981|12|08| 1924|10|12}}<br />
| birth_date = 29 October 1924<br />
| parents = Jaira Oraon (father)<br/>Birsi Oraon (mother)<br />
| caption = Portrait of Kartik Oraon<br />
| image = Karthik Oraon (cropped).jpg<br />
| preceded1 = [[Laloo Oraon]]<br />
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Lok Sabha]], [[Lohardaga (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lohardaga constituency]]<br />
| termstart1 = 1980<br />
| termend1 = 1981<br />
| successor = [[Laloo Oraon]]<br />
| predecessor = [[David Munzni]]<br />
| termend = 1977<br />
| termstart = 1967<br />
| death_place = [[AIIMS]], [[New Delhi]], [[India]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Baba Kartik Oraon''' (29 October 1924{{Spaced en dash}}8 December 1981)<ref>{{Cite news |title=झारखंड के आदिवासियों के मसीहा थे कार्तिक उरांव, जयंती आज |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand/gumla/1218970 |access-date=2020-08-20 |website=Prabhat Khabar |date=29 October 2015 |language=hi |trans-title=Karthik Oraon was the messiah of tribals of Jharkhand, birth anniversary today}}</ref> was an [[Indian politician]] and an ''[[Adivasi]]'' leader<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2819.htm.|access-date=2020-08-20|website=loksabhaph.nic.in}}{{dead link|date=July 2023}}</ref> from the [[Indian National Congress]]. He also participated in the [[Indian freedom movement]] of 1947. Oraon founded the '''Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad''' organisation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Uttar Bengal Adivasi Vikas Parisad|url=https://www.facebook.com/1580766338851071/photos/a.1586862521574786/1631289767132061/?type=3 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1580766338851071/1631289767132061 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|access-date=2020-08-20|website=Facebook}}{{cbignore}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Oraon was born in a village named Karounda Littatoli in [[Gumla district]], [[Jharkhand]] [[States and territories of India|state]], India, into the [[Kurukh people|Kurukh]] community.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kartik Oraon|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/159043/12/12_chapter%207.pdf|access-date=5 October 2020|website=Shodhganga|publisher=First Post}}</ref> His was the fourth child of his father, Jaira Oraon, and mother, Birsi Oraon. He was named Kartik because he was born in the month of [[Kaartika|Kartik]] of the [[Hindu calendar]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Education ==<br />
After completing high school in [[Gumla]] in 1942, Oraon passed Intermediate examination from Science College, [[Patna]], and completed a bachelor of engineering degree from [[Bihar College of Engineering]], Patna. He continued his studies and acquired a number of qualifications from institutions in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-31 |title=महान जननायक थेे कार्तिक उरांव |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/JHA-RAN-MAT-latest-ranchi-news-025502-769899-NOR.html/ |access-date=2020-08-20 |website=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi |trans-title=The great people's leader was Kartik Urav}}</ref> He was considered one of the most educated men of the Kurukh community for his foreign education and his use of the [[Oraon Sadri]] and [[Kurukh language]]s.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Borde |first=Radhika |date=October 2019 |title=New Roles for Indigenous Women in an Indian Eco-Religious Movement |url=https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/10/554/pdf |journal=Religions |volume=10 |number=10 |publisher=MDPI |pages=554–|doi=10.3390/rel10100554 |doi-access=free }}</ref><br />
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== Political career ==<br />
Oraon held several official positions and represented Lohardaga constituency in the [[Parliament of India]] several times. He was minister for aviation and communication of the [[Government of India]]. He died in [[New Delhi]] on 8 December 1981.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shri Kartik Oraon MP biodata Lohardaga-STShri Kartik Oraon Member of Parliament (MP) from Lohardaga-ST (Bihar) Biodata|website=Entrance India|date=26 December 2018|url=https://entranceindia.com/election-and-politics/shri-kartik-oraon-member-of-parliament-mp-from-lohardaga-st-bihar-biodata/|access-date=2020-08-20}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He was three times a [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|member of parliament in the Lok Sabha]] from the [[Lohardaga (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lohardaga]] constituency. He was also known by the name of ''Baba Kartik Saheb''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gautam |first=Shivaji |title=Kartik Oraon A National Leader of Jharkhand |publisher=Disha International Publishing House |year=2016 |isbn=9789384782610 |location=New Delhi |translator-last=Devi Ram |translator-first=Rajesh}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+ Electoral history<br />
! Election<br />
! House<br />
! Constituency<br />
! colspan="2"| Party<br />
! Votes<br />
! %<br />
! Result<br />
|-<br />
| [[1980 Indian general election|1980]]<br />
| rowspan="5"|[[Lok Sabha]]<br />
| rowspan="5"|[[Lohardaga Lok Sabha constituency|Lohardaga]]<br />
| {{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress (I)}}<br />
| 129,038<br />
| 51.46<br />
| {{won}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1977 Indian general election|1977]]<br />
| {{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}}<br />
| 77,391<br />
| 30.97<br />
| {{lost}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1971 Indian general election|1971]]<br />
| 102,376<br />
| 53.77<br />
| {{won}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1967 Indian general election|1967]]<br />
| 62,260<br />
| 39.80<br />
| {{won}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1962 Indian general election|1962]]<br />
| 41,804<br />
| 31.74<br />
| {{Lost}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
| [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| [[Bishunpur Assembly constituency|Bishunpur]]<br />
| 25,701<br />
| 62.69<br />
| {{won}}<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Commons category|Kartik Oroan}}<br />
* [[List of people from Jharkhand]]<br />
* [[Kurukh people]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Modern Hindu writers|Kartik Oroan=Kartik Oran}}<br />
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[[Category:People from Lohardaga district]]<br />
[[Category:1981 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:1924 births]]<br />
[[Category:India MPs 1967–1970]]<br />
[[Category:India MPs 1971–1977]]<br />
[[Category:India MPs 1980–1984]]<br />
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:People from Gumla district]]<br />
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Adivasi politicians]]</div>LoganConger6625