Sarat Pattanayak
Sarat Pattanayak | |
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President Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 23 May 2022 | |
Preceded by | Niranjan Patnaik |
In office 2001–2004 | |
Preceded by | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik |
Succeeded by | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1991–1998 | |
Preceded by | Balgopal Mishra |
Succeeded by | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo |
Constituency | Balangir, Odisha |
Personal details | |
Born | (1956-12-23) 23 December 1956 (age 67) Saintala, Odisha, India |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Namita Pattanayak |
Source: [1] |
Sarat Pattanayak is an Indian politician hailing from Balangir in Odisha. He was elected to the 10th and 11th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India as a member of Parliament of the Indian National Congress party. He is currently serving as President of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee.[1][2][3]
Early life, education and career
Son of Jugul Pattanayak, born on 15 August 1956 in a Hindu Karana family, in Saintala near Balangir. He is married to Namita Pattanayak and together they have two daughters and a son. He has completed his bachelor's degree from Rajendra College, Balangir later on pursuing a law (LLB) degree from Gangadhar Meher College & Lajpat Rai Law College, Sambalpur.[4]
Having served as an elected Member of Lok Sabha in the then ruling P V Narasimha Rao government which gave him a close quarter view of the 1992 economic liberalisation in India, Sarat is currently serving as the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee's president.[5]
References
- ^ India. Parliament. House of the People (1997). Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 3. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ India Today. Aroon Purie for Living Media India Limited. 1996. p. 69. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ Statistical Report on General Elections, 1999, to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha: Details for assembly segments of parliamentary constituencies, pt. 1. Andhra Pradesh to Maharashtra. pt. 2. Manipur to West Bengal & U.Ts. Election Commission of India. 2000. p. 676. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "lsor02". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Party presidents suffer defeat in Odisha assembly polls". The Economic Times. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
External links
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
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