Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC
ଚୋଣ
/chona/Roman
English meaning: Election
Definition
A formal procedure to choose representatives for government through voting. Odisha has 21 Lok Sabha seats and 147 Vidhan Sabha seats. The state has a tradition of simultaneous Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections.
Example
“ଚୋଣ ଗଣତନ୍ତ୍ରର ମୂଳ ଆଧାର।”
In English: “Elections are the fundamental basis of democracy.”
Literary Heritage
“ଧର୍ମ ରାଜ ଯଦି ପ୍ରଜା ପାଳଏ, ରାଜ୍ୟ ସୁଖ ଚିର ବିଳଏ।”
/dharma rāja yadi prajā pāḷae, rājya sukha cira biḷae./
“When a righteous king protects his people, the kingdom flourishes forever.”
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- ଓଡ଼ିଆ
- Odia
- Script
- Odia
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- Indo-Aryan
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