Bio/Wiki
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| Civil Service | Indian Administrative Service (IAS) |
| Service | Cadre: Odisha |
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| Retirement | Year, 2018 (voluntary retirement) |
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 5' 4" (163 cm) |
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| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Educational Qualification(s)
| Bachelor Degree | English |
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Personal Life
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
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| Hometown | Bhagalpur, Bihar, India |
| Religion | Hinduism |
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Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married | ||||||||||||||
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Career
| Politics |
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Favourites
| Actor | Shah Rukh Khan |
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| Actress | Deepika Padukone |
| Travel Destination | New York |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| Aparajita was an IAS officer of the 1994 batch who resigned from the service on 15 September 2018 and joined the BJP. | |
| Dharmendra Pradhan and Amit Shah gave a warm welcome to Aparajita upon her entry into the BJP. | |
| During IAS training at Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, she met her husband for the first time. | |
| Her husband, whom she considers a brilliant officer, has always been a guiding force in her life. | |
| In her college days, she won the Best Dramatist Award for three years in a row and was named the 'Best Speaker' at a national debate competition in New Delhi. | |
| Being exceptionally bright, she passed the Civil Service exams in 1994 on her first attempt. | |
| If not an IAS officer, she would have pursued a career in interior design. | |
| Known as 'Madam Angry' for her strict demeanor at work, she is admired for her dedication. | |
| In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Aparajita Sarangi, a former municipal commissioner, won the Bhubaneswar Constituency for the BJP against Arup Patnaik from the BJD. |