| 1. Aparajita was an IAS officer of the 1994 batch who resigned from the service on 15 September 2018 and joined the BJP. |
| 2. Dharmendra Pradhan and Amit Shah gave a warm welcome to Aparajita upon her entry into the BJP. |
| 3. During IAS training at Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, she met her husband for the first time. |
| 4. Her husband, whom she considers a brilliant officer, has always been a guiding force in her life. |
| 5. 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. |
| 6. Being exceptionally bright, she passed the Civil Service exams in 1994 on her first attempt. |
| 7. If not an IAS officer, she would have pursued a career in interior design. |
| 8. Known as 'Madam Angry' for her strict demeanor at work, she is admired for her dedication. |
| 9. 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. |
| 10. She is known for her strong leadership and impactful contributions to development. |
| 11. She was involved in controversies regarding the introduction of a dress code for teachers in Orissa in 2010 and a ban on admission tests for classes I to VIII in 2017. |
