Sarat Pattanayak
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]
Sarat Pattanayak | |
|---|---|
| President Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Niranjan 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 | 23 December 1956 Saintala, Odisha, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Namita Pattanayak |
| Source: [1] | |
Early life, education and career edit
Son of Jugul Pattanayak, born on 15 August 1956, 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.
References edit
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website