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Jual Oram
Oram in 2024
Union Minister of Tribal Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Arjun Munda
In office 26 May 2014 – 24 May 2019
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Kishore Chandra Deo
Succeeded by	Arjun Munda
In office 13 October 1999 – 22 May 2004
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Paty Ripple Kyndiah
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha for Sundargarh, Odisha
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 May 2014
Preceded by	Hemananda Biswal
In office 10 March 1998 – 18 May 2009
Preceded by	Frida Topno
Succeeded by	Hemananda Biswal
Personal details
Born	(1961-03-22) 22 March 1961 (age 63) Sundargarh, Odisha, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Jhingia Oram ​ ​(m. 1987; died 2024)​
Children	2
Residence	8, Talkatora Road, Delhi
Occupation	Politician

Jual Oram (born 22 March 1961) is an Indian Politician who serving as Minister of Tribal Affairs since 2024. He also Member of the 17th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Sundargarh constituency of Odisha. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

He was also a member of the 12th, 13th, 14th Lok Sabha and 16th Lok Sabha. He was chosen as one of the Cabinet Ministers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He is a former Cabinet Minister in the Government of India. He is now the Vice-President of the Bharatiya Janata Party and is one of the party's senior most leaders from the State of Odisha, being one of two founding Legislative Assembly Members from BJP in the state of Odisha. He has served as the president of BJP in the state of Odisha for over four years. He served as leader of opposition party from BJP side in Odisha legislative assembly. He is now serving as the chairman of the parliamentary committee on defence.

Early life

Oram was born on 22 March 1961 into a poor tribal family at the village of Kendudihi, Sundergarh district, Orissa (present-day Odisha) to Dilga and Bhutuki Oram. He received a diploma in Electrical Engineering from Utkalmani Gopabandhu Institute of Engineering. Before entering politics, he was employed as an assistant foreman in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. In an interview to The Telegraph (Calcutta), Oram said that he would have continued his job in the organization if he had not entered politics.

Political career

In 1989, Oram joined Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Bonai constituency in the following year and served for two terms until 1998. He served as the party's national vice-president for the BJP ST Morcha (Scheduled Tribes wing) between 1993 and 1995. After serving two years as national secretary of the party, he was appointed party president for the state unit in 1997 and remained in that position until 1999.

In 1998, Oram was elected to the Lok Sabha from Sundargarh constituency. He was re-elected to the parliament in the following year. After Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee created the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, he was sworn as its first ever minister on 13 October.

In 2004, Oram was re-elected as party president for the state unit and served for two years. On 17 May of the same year, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha for the third time from his constituency. From 2006 to 2009, he served as the party's national vice-president.

Oram lost from his Sundargarh constituency in 2009. On 22 December 2009, he was made the party president of the state unit for the third time. In July 2012, he alleged that former Chief Minister of Odisha Hemananda Biswal had forged his caste certificate. On 1 April 2013, he was appointed vice president of the party.

On 18 May 2014, Oram was re-elected to the Lok Sabha from the Sundargarh constituency after defeating Dilip Tirkey of the Biju Janata Dal. He was also the only candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party to win from Odisha. On 26 May, he took oath as the Tribal Affairs minister in the Narendra Modi ministry. In the following month, he announced that the central government would create a tribal map of India which would help in introducing new projects and schemes for the tribals.

In 2015, Oram stoked a controversy by equating Sarnaism with Hinduism. Carrying black flags and banners, nearly 300 tribals gathered around the state guesthouse in Ranchi on 31 October and demanded an apology from him for allegedly hurting their sentiments.

Personal life

On 8 March 1987, he married Jhingia Oram and they have two daughters. His wife Jhingia Oram passed away on 17 August 2024 of dengue at age of 58.

See also

• Indian general election, 2014 (Odisha)
• Indian general election, 2009 (Odisha)

References

1. Modi does a balancing act
2. ^ "Jual Oram, India's first tribal minister, back in Union cabinet". Firstpost. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
3. ^ "Oram, Shri Jual". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
4. Mohanty, Subhashish (30 August 2014). "We welcome any support". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
5. "Jual Oram gets Tribal affairs ministry". Free Press Journal. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
6. "जुएल ओराम" [Jual Oram] (in Hindi). Dainik Jagran. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
7. "Jual Oram: Tribal Affairs". Business Line. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
8. Dasgupta, Swapan (25 October 1999). "Vajpayee's third government: A blend of expediency and investment in the future". India Today. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
9. "Jual Oram: Tribal Affairs Minister". 26 October 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
10. Das, Arun Kumar (17 May 2004). "Third win for Orissa's 'chicken baba'". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
11. "Sangrur Lok Sabha Sea by Sushil Goyal". The Tribune. 7 April 2004. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
12. "Jual Oram, the face saver for BJP in Odisha, rewarded". The Indian Express. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
13. Satapathy, Rajaram (22 December 2009). "Oram is state BJP chief". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
14. Nayak, Ajit (23 July 2012). "Forgery allegations against former Odisha CM". The Sunday Indian. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
15. "Jual Oram bags BJP vice-president seat". The Times of India. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
16. Mishra, Ashutosh (18 May 2014). "Naveen stands tall with win – BJP's Jual Oram wins lone LS seat in Sundargarh". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
17. "Team Modi: The New Cabinet". NDTV. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
18. "Centre to prepare a tribal map of India: minister". Live Mint. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
19. "Minister faces ire for Sarna row". The Telegraph. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

External links

• www.jualoram.com Archived 9 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine
• Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha – Parliament of India website

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GE 2019	Achyuta Samanta Anubhav Mohanty Aparajita Sarangi Basanta Kumar Panda Bhartruhari Mahtab Bishweswar Tudu Chandra Sekhar Sahu Chandrani Murmu Jual Oram Mahesh Sahu Manjulata Mandal Nitesh Gangadev Pinaki Misra Pramila Bisoyi Pratap Chandra Sarangi Rajashree Mallick Ramesh Chandra Majhi Sangeeta Singh Deo Saptagiri Shankar Ulaka Sarmistha Sethi Suresh Pujari
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BJD (19)	Arjun Charan Sethi Arka Keshari Deo Balabhadra Majhi Bhartruhari Mahtab Hemendra Chandra Singh Jhina Hikaka Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo Kulamani Samal Ladu Kishore Swain Nagendra Kumar Pradhan Pinaki Misra Prabhas Kumar Singh Prasanna Kumar Patasani Rabindra Kumar Jena Rama Chandra Hansdah Rita Tarai Siddhanta Mahapatra Tathagata Satpathy Sakuntala Laguri
BJP (1)	Jual Oram
Independent (1)	Jay Panda (previously BJD)
Bye-election	Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh (BJD) Pre-bye poll: Hemendra Chandra Singh - deceased
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BJP (7)	Ananta Nayak Bikram Keshari Deo Dharmendra Pradhan Jual Oram Mahamegha Bahan Aira Kharbela Swain Parsuram Majhi Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo
Congress (2)	Chandra Sekhar Sahu Giridhar Gamang
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BJP (9)	Anadi Charan Sahu Ananta Nayak Bikram Keshari Deo Debendra Pradhan Jual Oram Mahamegha Bahan Aira Kharbela Swain Parsuram Majhi Salkhan Murmu Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo
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• 1961 births
• Living people
• India MPs 1998–1999
• India MPs 1999–2004
• India MPs 2004–2009
• India MPs 2014–2019
• India MPs 2019–2024
• Lok Sabha members from Odisha
• Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Odisha
• People from Sundergarh district
• Ministers of tribal affairs of India
• Narendra Modi ministry
• India MPs 2024–2029