time of the 2011 Census of India, 91.29% of the population in the district spoke Odia, 7.17% Telugu, 0.44% Kui and 0.42% Sora as their first language. Politics Vidhan Sabha constituencies The following is the Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Ganjam and the elected members of the area Lok Sabha constituencies Since 2008, Ganjam district is represented in Berhampur (Lok Sabha constituency) and Aska (Lok Sabha constituency). Berhampur seat earlier Ganjam (Lok Sabha constituency) exist in 1952 and 1957 general elections as two seat constituency and Chatarpur (Lok Sabha constituency) exist in 1962, 1967 and 1971 general elections and later Berhanpur seat exist since 1977 general elections. Aska seat exist since 1977 general elections and earlier as Bhanjanagar (Lok Sabha constituency) seat in 1962, 1967 and 1971 general elections People from Ganjam district Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja, Greatest Poet Kabisurjya Baladeb Rath, Poet Bharat Ratna V.V. Giri, former President of India (4th) P. V. Narasimha Rao, former Prime Minister of India, elected as a member of parliament from Bramhapur constituency Kalinga Vira Biju Patnaik, former Chief Minister of Odisha and former Union Cabinet minister of India Naveen Patnaik : The current & 14th Chief Minister of Odisha , is also MLA(Member of Legislative Assembly) from Hinjilicut , Ganjam District, Odisha Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati, 1st Prime Minister of Odisha, regarded as architect of an Independent united Odisha State. He was a king of Eastern Ganga Dynasty (Paralakhemundi Branch of Gajapati district but previously it was a part of Ganjam District) Bishwanath Das, 2nd Prime Minister of Odisha former Governor of Uttar Pradesh and former Chief Minister of Odisha. Binayak Acharya, former Chief Minister of Odisha Padma Shri Kota Harinarayana, scientist, former Programme Director and Chief Designer of India's Light Combat Aircraft Tejas programme and former Vice chancellor of University of Hyderabad Padma Shri Sanjukta Panigrahi, Most famous Odissi dancer Padma Bhushan Waheeda Rehman, regarded as all time greatest actress of Indian cinema and dancer started her career at Ganjam Kala Parishad, Berhampur Siddhanta Mahapatra, most famous & successful actor and two times member of parliament from Bramhapur constituency Celina Jaitly, actress and model, studied at Khallikote Autonomous College (Now Khallikote University) Padma Shri Sisir Mishra, Hindi/Odia film director Pandit Tarini Charan Patra, Prominent Odissi musician, Guru, singer, scholar, poet, composer & Binākara (exponent of Odissi Bina) Pandit Ramarao patro, great Odissi musician , compose, Bina player, vocalist Lisa Mishra, singer Sulagna