* Ananga Udaya Singhdeo and Hari Prasad Pattanayak once again were re-elected unopposed as president and general secretary respectively in the elections of the state shooting body, held at Utkal Karate School, Bhubaneswar on 7th July, 2019.
* Former minister Ananga Udaya Singh Deo and Hari Prasad Pattanayak were re-elected as ORA president and secretary respectively on Oct 25, 2015.
* Orissa Rifle Association (ORA) was revived after a gap of around 13 years with the nomination of a 21-member new governing body at Utkal Karate School in Bhubaneswar on July 18, 2010.
* According to media reports, the reconstituted body included president and Planning and Coordination Minister A U Singhdeo, general secretary Hari Prasad Pattnaik, chief adviser and Orissa Cricket Association secretary Asirbad Behera, two advisers, six vice-presidents, one patron, one joint secretary, one assistant secretary, one treasurer and six executive members.
