Name of Member: Shri Biju Patnaik

Political Party: Janata Dal

Constituency & State: Aska (Orissa)

Lok Sabha Experience: 6,7,8,11

Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament XI LOK SABHA

PATNAIK*, SHRI BIJU J.D. – Aska (Orissa)

Father's Name	:  	 Late Shri Laxminarayan Patnaik

Date of Birth	:  	 5 March 1916

Place of Birth: 	Cuttack (Orissa)

Marital Status:   	Married on 6 December 1939

Spouse’s Name:		Smt. Gyan Patnaik

Children:	               Two sons and one daughter


Educational Qualifications :
	B.Sc.
	Educated at Revenshaw College, Cuttack, Aeronautical
	Training institute of India and Delhi Flying Club,
	New Delhi

Profession :
	Industrialist, Aeronautical Engineer, Air Pilot and
	Navigator

Permanent Address :
	Naveen Nivas, P.O. Aerodrome Gate,
	Bhubaneswar- 751009
	Tel. (0674) 400108
	Fax. (0674) 406350

Present Address:
	9, Tyagraj Marg, New Delhi- 110001
	Tels. 3794420, 3018646

Positions Held:

1952-67,	Member, Orissa Legislative Assembly
1971-77
1985 and
1995-96

1961-63 and	Chief Minister, Orissa
1990-95

1971		Elected to Rajya Sabha

1977		Elected to Lok Sabha (Sixth)

March1977-	Union Minister, Steel, Mines and Coal
Jan.1980		

1980		 Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)

1984	   	 Elected** to Lok Sabha (Eighth) for the third time

1990-95		Leader, Janata Dal, Orissa

1995-96		Leader of Opposition, Orissa Legislative Assembly

1996		    Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fourth time

Social and Cultural Activities
	Popularisation of science amongst the common people and 
	students; youth Development; Instituted the nternational
	“Kalinga” Prize monitored by UNESCO

Special Interests
	Science and Technology

Favourite Pastime and Recreation
	Reading, music, sports and cultural affairs

Sports and Clubs
	Swimming; Member of various sports clubs; Captained 	
	University teams in football, cricket, hockey and 	
	athletics

Countries Visited
	Widely traveled

Other Information
	Previously associated with congress, Utkal Congress,	Bharatiya Lok
	Dal and Janata Party; Leader of the 	underground movement along with 
	Shri Jai Prakash 	Narayan, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia and  others in 1942 and
	underwent imprisonment in 1943-1945; landed first platoon of troops in 
	Srinagar which fought the Pakistani  raiders; Leader of the Indonesia 
	Freedom Movement for 	which he was honoured by the Indonesian Govt.;
	closely associated with Nepalese democratic movement in 1953; Former Head
	of Air Transport Command during the war 1940-42; set up several industries
	in Orissa.    

Election Result :
Aska Lok Sabha constituency

Total electorate		11,20,144
Total votes polled		 5,59,142 

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates:

(1)	Shri Biju Patnaik (J.D.)			2,97,560
(2)	Shri Ramachandra Rath (I.N.C.)		2,16,466
(3)	Shri Gopal Chandra Satapthy (B.J.P.)	  27,434
(4)	Shri Banamali Panda (Ind.)			   4,153

* Expired on 17 April 1997
**Resigned w.e.f. 25 March 1985

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