Name of Member: Smt. Jayanti Patnaik
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Berhampur (Orissa)
Lok Sabha Experience: 7,8,12
Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 12th Lok Sabha
PATNAIK, SMT. JAYANTI
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - BERHAMPUR (ORISSA)]
Father's Name Late Shri Niranjan Patnaik
Date of Birth 7 April 1932
Place of Birth Aska, Distt. Ganjam (Orissa)
Marital Status Married on 12 July 1953
Spouse's Name Shri Janaki Ballav Patnaik
Children One son and two daughters
Educational Qualifications
M.A. (Social Work)
Educated at Harihar High School, Aska, Sailabala Women's
College, Utkal University, Cuttak, Bhubaneswar (Orissa)
and Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Profession
Political and Social Worker
Permanent Address
201, Forest Park, Bhubaneswar-751001
(Orissa)
Present Address
Orissa Bhawan,
New Delhi - 110021
Tel. (011) 6114480
Positions Held
1981 Elected to 7th Lok Sabha
1981-84 Member, Public Accounts Committee
1984 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1984-89 Member, Committee on Estimates
Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Petroleum and Natural Gas
1988-90 President, All India Mahila Congress
1992-95 Chairperson, National Commission for Women
1996-98 Member, Rajya Sabha
Treasurer, Congress Parliamentary Party
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1998-99 Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development and
Alternate Convenor of its Sub-Committee-II on Ministry
of Rural Areas and Employment; and Action Taken Sub-Committee
Member, Joint Committee on the Empowerment of Women
and its Sub-Committee on Appraisal of Laws relating to
Women - Criminal Laws
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments
Translated and published `Krushnavatar' by K.M. Munshi in
Oriya; Editor, `Paurush' an Oriya monthly
Social and Cultural Activities
President, Tanaya - a cultural organisation
Special Interests
Social service and promoting art and culture
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Visiting places of interest, reading and gardening
Sports and Clubs
Associated with promotion of sports; President, Orissa
Women's Cricket Association, 1986-88; (ii) Orissa Women's
Gymnastic Association since December 1995; and (iii) Orissa
Olympic Association since 1996; Chairperson, Women Sports
Commission, All India Olympic Association
Countries Visited
Widely travelled (18 countries); as a member of Indian
Parliamentary Delegation under Friendly Relationship
Mission, visited New Zealand, 1985; Indian Delegate to (i)
World Peace Conference of World Women Parliamentarians,
Mexico, 1986; and (ii) International Conference on
Nuclear-Free World', Berlin, 1988; Leader, Delegation to
Czechoslovakia under Goodwill Programme of the Congress
Party, 1988; Member, Delegation of Government of India to
International Women's Conference, Beijing, 1995
Other Information
Actively involved in espousing the cause of women; also
actively associated with the Trade Union Movement; Founder
President, Orissa Women's Voluntary Services since 1983;
which organised an All India Rally attended by nearly
50,000 women at Puri, Orissa, 1987 in protest against Sati
after the occurrence of Sati incident in Rajasthan; as
President, All India Mahila Congress organised (i) Block,
District and State level conventions from time to time; (ii)
National Seminar for Women on Science and Technology; (iii)
Membership drive throughout the country; (iv) Social, legal
and political awareness programmes through seminars, work-
shops and camps; and (v) National Convention of nearly
1,50,000 women at Bhubaneswar; President (i) Indian National
Trade Union Congress (I.N.T.U.C.) in Ballarpur Paper
Industries and Indian Charge Chrome Ltd. and few other
Government of Orissa Units; (ii) Indira Gandhi Women's
College, Cuttack; (iii) Haladia College, Haladia,
Khurda (Orissa); (iv) Shisu Ananta Mahavidyalaya, Balipatna,
Orissa; (v) Women's College, Odasing, Salipur, Orissa;
(vi) Nemalo College, Nischintakoeli Block, Cuttack;
(vii) Pharmaceutical College, Salipur (Orissa); and
(viii) Bahugram College, Bahugram, Cuttack; Life Member,
Indian Council of Child Welfare (I.C.C.W.) since 1958;
Executive Member, I.C.C.W.'s Orissa State Branch,
Bhubaneswar, 1981-90; Member, (i) Central Social Welfare
Board, New Delhi, 1983-85; (ii) Planning Commission's Study
Group on Women and Child development, 1989; and (iii) Indian
National Congress since 1983
Election Result of
Berhampur Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 11,11,443
Total votes polled 5,64,119
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Smt. Jayanti Patnaik (I.N.C.) 2,71,044
(2) Shri Gopinath Gajapati Narayandeo (B.J.P.) 2,35,804
(3) Shri Ali Kishore Pattanaik [C.P.I.(M)]36,606
(4) Smt. Aliya Begum (R.J.D.) 5,073
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