Biren Mitra

Biren Mitra (26 November 1917 – 25 May 1978) was an Indian politician, a leader of the Indian National Congress and the Chief Minister of Odisha from 2 October 1963 to 21 February 1965.^[1][2][3]

Biren Mitra
ବୀରେନ୍ ମିତ୍ର
4th Chief Minister of Odisha
In office 2 October 1963 – 21 February 1965
Preceded by	Biju Pattanaik
Succeeded by	Sadashiva Tripathy
Personal details
Born	(1917-11-26)26 November 1917 Cuttack, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India
Died	25 May 1978(1978-05-25) (aged 60)
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Iswarama Mitra
Profession	Politician

Biren Mitra started his student politics with AISF (Communist Party of India students wing).^{[citation needed]} The Biren Mitra Park located at Sector-11 of CDA in Cuttack has been named in his honour.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. James Manor (1994). Nehru to the Nineties: The Changing Office of Prime Minister in India. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. pp. 28–. ISBN 978-1-85065-180-2. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
2. "Naveen Patnaik first to occupy Odisha Chief Minister's chair four times in a row". The Economic Times. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
3. . Biren Mitra Foundation. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

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Preceded by Biju Patnaik

Chief minister of Odisha 2 October 1963–21 February 1965

Succeeded by Sadashiva Tripathy