Name the constituency from where the new Chief Minister of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi was elected in the recent State Assembly elections.
Keonjhar
Mohan Charan Majhi was elected from the Keonjhar assembly constituency — option 2.
The background. The Odisha Legislative Assembly election was held alongside the Lok Sabha election in 2024, and it produced a change of government after twenty-four years. The Bharatiya Janata Party won a majority, ending the long tenure of Naveen Patnaik and the Biju Janata Dal, and Mohan Charan Majhi took oath as Chief Minister on 12 June 2024, with Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Pravati Parida as Deputy Chief Ministers.
| Detail | Fact |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Keonjhar (a seat reserved for Scheduled Tribes) |
| District | Keonjhar, in northern Odisha |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Sworn in | 12 June 2024 |
| Distinction | First tribal Chief Minister of Odisha |
About the man and the seat. Majhi belongs to the Santhal community and had represented Keonjhar four times before becoming Chief Minister, having begun his public life as a village sarpanch. Keonjhar district is one of Odisha’s principal mining belts, rich in iron ore and manganese, and has a large tribal population, which is why the seat is reserved.
Eliminating the other options. Telkoi is a different constituency in the same Keonjhar district, which makes it the sharpest distractor. Hinjili, in Ganjam district, is the seat long held by Naveen Patnaik — he retained it in 2024 while losing Kantabanji. Laikera is a constituency in Jharsuguda district. Only Keonjhar fits.
Hence, the answer is Keonjhar.
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