Acting MLA of Phulbani constituency, Angada Kanhar, had also appeared for the Odisha class 10 or matric board exam 2022 at the age of 58. He appeared the matriculation examination in offline mode at a high school in Pitabari village under Phulbani block in Kandhamal district. Like other students, the lawmaker turned up at to write his board exams at Rujangi High School in Pitabari village of Kandhamal district.
Kanhar was elected as Phulbani MLA on BJD ticket for the first time in 2019 Assembly elections. Earlier he was elected as Zilla Parishad member in Phiringia block of the district. Due to a family problem he could not appear in MPBSE 10th exam. Hence, he decided to appear for the exam now.
“I am very happy to appear matriculation Examination. I couldnot appear the exam in 1978 due to some family problem. Later I entered into politics in 1984 and now serving as an MLA. Today, There is no age to acquire education. Education is necessary not only to get a job, but also to gain knowledge,” the MLA told News18.
“Some of the panchayat members and my driver encouraged me to appear for the examination. I don’t know whether I will pass the test or fail. But I wrote my paper with the intention of getting a matriculation degree,” he told PTI. One of his close aides said that Kanhar had left studies way back in 1978. He took his class 8 examination after becoming a member of the Assembly in 2019 .
Archana Basa, the superintendent of the MLA’s examination centre, said that the MLA was accorded no special treatment. “He wrote papers along with other students. He was thoroughly checked just like others before being allowed to sit for the exam,” Basa told the news agency.
A total of 5,85,730 students are appearing for this year’s Class 10 state board examination across 3,540 centres. Over 35,000 teachers have been engaged to supervise the entire process. Special squads have been deployed by the board to check malpractices.
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