Phulbani MLA Angad Kanhar has not given up his traditional farming occupation despite his busy schedule as a people’s representative. He says, “I’m first a farmer, then an MLA’ In the ongoing cropping season, Kanhar has engaged himself in cultivation work. He is found entering his field with a plough and doing all sorts of works. While his two daughters are married, his sons help him in the cultivation work. When he finds himself free, he meets his electorate and solves their problems. Kanhar also visits different places in his constituency to meet the people. Kanhar is a former four-time sarpanch, former LAMP president, former ZP member and former block chairman. He got the BJD ticket while he was a sitting sarpanch.