Smt. Jayanti Patnaik Member of Parliament (MP) from Berhampur (Orissa) Biodata

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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