Prasanna Pattnaik
Prasanna Pattnaik | |
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Member: Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
In office March 1985 – March 1995 | |
In office March 1977 – March 1980 | |
Constituency | Kamakshyanagar |
Personal details | |
Born |
Prasanna Pattnaik 1 June 1948 Bhuban, Odisha, India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Other political affiliations |
Janata Dal (1990-1995) BJP (1985-1990) Janata Party (1977-1984) |
Spouse(s) | Nalini Prabha Patnaik |
Children |
Barnali Patnaik, Mrunali Patnaik |
Profession | Politician, Social Worker |
Religion | Hindu |
Prasanna Pattnaik (born 1 June 1948)[1] is an Indian politician and the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA of Odisha. He has been elected three times to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Kamakhyanagar constituency.[2] He worked to establish the BJP in Odisha during the 1980s, and rejoined the BJP along with his wife Nalini Prabha Patnaik in 2014, to further establish BJP in the 2014 Odisha Assembly elections.[3][4]
Early life
Prasanna Pattnaik was born in a small village Bhuban in Dhenkanal District of Indian State Odisha (Then Orissa). His father was Narayana Pattnaik. His interest in politics started from his student life.
Political career
Prasanna Pattnaik started his political career as a student leader. He actively took part in the JP Movement which took a momentum in 1974 and got arrested along with many leaders and this gave a start to his political career in Odisha Politics. He contested and Won the Legislative Assembly Seat from Kamakhyanagar constituency in the year 1977. Later, He joined Bharatiya Janata Party and played a vital role in establishing the party in Odisha by winning the only Legislative Assembly Seat for his party (Bharatiya Janata Party) from the same constituency, Kamakhayanagar in 1985 elections.Thus, he earned the distinction of being the First BJP MLA of Odisha and the only BJP representative in the Odisha Legislative Assembly then. He has contributed to the education system of his village (Bhuban and kamakhyanagar) by founding many schools and colleges.[5] Later he joined Janata Dal under the leadership of Sri. Biju Patnaik. He was elected for the third time from the same constituency in the year 1990. After facing defeat in 1995 Assembly elections, he took a sabbatical from politics. During this time, he worked as a social worker for the development of kamakhyanagar and Bhuban. After a long gap, Prasanna Pattnaik returned to active politics by re-joining BJP along with his wife, Nalini Prabha Patnaik and hundreds of followers in 2014. He contested for BJP from Kamakhyanagar in 2014 Odisha Assembly Elections.[6]
Legislative history
House | Constituency | Start | End | Party | Notes |
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10th Vidhan Sabha | Kamakshyanagar | 1990 | 1995 | Janata Dal[7] | |
9th Vidhan Sabha | Kamakshyanagar | 1985 | 1990 | Bharatiya Janata Party[8] | First BJP MLA in Odisha |
7th Vidhan Sabha | Kamakshyanagar | 1977 | 1980 | JNP[9] | |
References
- ↑ "Prasanna Patanayak". Mo Odisha. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "MEMBER OF LAGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". Dhenkanal District Administration. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "State's first BJP MLA returns to Party". the pioneer. 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "Odisha polls: First BJP MLA in Odisha quits BJD, returns to saffron fold". the pioneer. 22 March 2014.
- ↑ http://college.eodisha.com/2012/04/bhuban-womens-junior-college-bhuban.html
- ↑ http://www.bjp.org/en/media-resources/press-releases/list-of-candidates-for-odisha-assembly-election-2014
- ↑ http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/1990-election-results.html
- ↑ http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/1985-election-results.html
- ↑ http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/1977-election-results.html
External links
- http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/kamakhyanagar.html
- http://www.bjpodisha.in/bjp-odisha-history/
- http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/1990-election-results.html
- http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp120.htm