Bolangir: A professional fashion model Priyanka Nanda belonging to Chudpali panchayat in Bolangir distirct is contesting for the Sarpanch post in this rural elections. A model and former Miss Photogenic, Priyanka is aiming at grass roots politics and bringing about change in the lives of people.
Nanda did her schooling and college outside Odisha and has been successful as a model. She intends to facilitate opportunities for rural people, especially the youths of her panchayat. I want to dedicate myself and do something for my native place. It was a major decision, I quit the job and have returned to back home,” she said.
Nanda’s family was a major support behind her choosing over to politics. She has worked with a professional modelling agency in Bhopal prior to returning to her village. She has also won the Miss Photogenic title in a National level beauty pageant in 2015 and has been successful in several other contests.
