Name of Member: Shri Prasanna Acharya
Political Party: Biju Janata Dal
Constituency & State: Sambalpur (Orissa)
Lok Sabha Experience: 12,13,14
Fourteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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Constituency : |
Sambalpur (Odisha) |
Party Name : |
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) |
Email Address : |
a[DOT]prasanna[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in |
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Father’s Name |
Late Padmashree Dr. Krutartha Acharya |
Mother’s Name |
Late Smt. Chanchala Acharya |
Date of Birth |
08 Aug 1949 |
Place of Birth |
Bargarh (Orissa) |
Marital Status |
Married |
Date of Marriage |
09 Dec 1979 |
Spouse’s Name |
Smt. Charusila Acharya |
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No.of Daughters |
2 |
Educational
Qualifications |
B.A., LL.B.
Educated at Panchayat College, Bargarh and L.R. Law College,
Sambalpur (Orissa) |
Profession |
Agriculturist
Businessperson, Trade Unionist |
Permanent Address |
Bargarh, P.O. Bargarh, |
Distt. Bargah – 768 028 (Orissa) |
(06646) 234322,231822 |
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Present Address |
33, Ferozeshah Road, |
New Delhi – 110 001 |
Tels. (011) 23782744, 9868180419 (M) |
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Positions Held |
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1973-75 |
General Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Orissa |
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1981-85 |
President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Orissa |
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1990-98 |
Member, Orissa Legislative Assembly (two terms) |
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1990-95 |
Cabinet Minister, incharge of Food & Civil Supplies, Textile & Handlooms Excise and Rural Development Government of Orissa |
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1998 |
Elected to 12th Lok Sabha |
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1998-99 |
Member, Committee on Petitions |
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Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism |
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Secretary-General, Biju Janata Dal, Orissa |
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1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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1999-2000 |
Member, Committee on Energy |
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1999-2000 and
2000-2001 |
Member, Committee on Public Undertakings |
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2000-2004 |
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
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Chairman, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table |
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2004 |
Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 3rd term) |
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Chairman, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (Lok Sabha) |
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Member, Committee on Coal and Steel |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism |
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards |
Member, Committee on Railways |
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7 Aug. 2007 onwards |
Chairperson, Committee on MPLADS |
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments |
Contributing articles to local journals |
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Social And Cultural Activities |
Founded three cultural organisations; one socio-educational trust; running one Diploma Engineering Institute at Bargarh, Orissa; Chairman, Degree Engineering College, Bargarh |
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Special Interests |
Social work and Journalism |
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
Visiting places of interest and gardening |
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Other Information |
Launched several students and youth movements in Orissa; actively participated in the Jayaprakash Narayan Movement, 1974 and imprisoned under MISA during Emergency for 19 months; General-Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Orissa 1973-75; and Member,(i) Animal Welfare Board of India, 1998-99; and (ii) All India Shipping Board |
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