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| Office | Member of Lok Sabha, Lohardaga constituency
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| Predecessor | David Munzni |
| Successor | Laloo Oraon
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| Born | 29 October 1924 |
| Born | Littatoli village, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India Template:Small |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | AIIMS, New Delhi, India
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Baba Kartik Oraon (29 October 1924Template:Spaced en dash8 December 1981)[1] was an Indian politician and an Adivasi leader[2] from the Indian National Congress. He also participated in the Indian freedom movement of 1947. Oraon founded the Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad organisation.[3]
Early life
Oraon was born in a village named Karounda Littatoli in Gumla district, Jharkhand state, India, into the Kurukh community.[4] 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 Kartik of the Hindu calendar.[3]
Education
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.[5] 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 languages.[6]
Political career
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.[7] He was three times a member of parliament in the Lok Sabha from the Lohardaga constituency. He was also known by the name of Baba Kartik Saheb.[8]
| Election | House | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Result | |
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| 1980 | Lok Sabha | Lohardaga | Template:Party name with colour | 129,038 | 51.46 | Template:Won | |
| 1977 | Template:Party name with colour | 77,391 | 30.97 | Template:Lost | |||
| 1971 | 102,376 | 53.77 | Template:Won | ||||
| 1967 | 62,260 | 39.80 | Template:Won | ||||
| 1962 | 41,804 | 31.74 | Template:Lost | ||||
| 1977 | Bihar Legislative Assembly | Bishunpur | 25,701 | 62.69 | Template:Won | ||
See also
References
- ↑ झारखंड के आदिवासियों के मसीहा थे कार्तिक उरांव, जयंती आज. Prabhat Khabar(29 October 2015). Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ↑ Members Bioprofile. loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 2020-08-20.Template:Dead link
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Uttar Bengal Adivasi Vikas Parisad. Facebook. Retrieved 2020-08-20.Template:Cbignore
- ↑ Kartik Oraon. Shodhganga. First Post. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ महान जननायक थेे कार्तिक उरांव. Dainik Bhaskar(2014-10-31). Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ↑ New Roles for Indigenous Women in an Indian Eco-Religious Movement. Religions({Template:Date).
- ↑ Shri Kartik Oraon MP biodata Lohardaga-STShri Kartik Oraon Member of Parliament (MP) from Lohardaga-ST (Bihar) Biodata. Entrance India(26 December 2018). Retrieved 2020-08-20.Template:Dead link
- ↑ Kartik Oraon A National Leader of Jharkhand{{#if:Gautam|, Gautam}. Disha International Publishing House(2016). ISBN 9789384782610