Aswini Kumar Patra
Aswini Kumar Patra | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1950 Balasore district, Odisha, India |
| Political party | |
| Member of the Odisha Assembly for Jaleswar | |
| In office 3 March 1990 – 15 March 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Judhisthira Jena (Congress) |
| Succeeded by | Jayanarayan Mohanty (Congress) |
| In office 15 May 2004 – 19 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jaynarayan Mohanty (Congress) |
| Succeeded by | Debi Prasanna Chand (Congress) |
| Assumed office 25 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Debi Prasanna Chand (Congress) |
Aswini Kumar Patra (Odia: ଅଶ୍ୱିନୀ କୁମାର ପାତ୍ର; 9 July 1950) is an Indian politician who is active in Odisha politics. Representing the Janata Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party, Biju Janata Dal, he has served four terms as an MLA in Odisha Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the 10th, 13th and 15th Odisha Legislative Assembly from the Jaleswar constituency in 1990, 2004 and 2014 elections respectively.[1]
Biography[edit]
Aswini Kumar Patra was born on 9 July 1950 in Balasore district, the son of Satchindra Nath Patra.[1] He has a bachelor arts degree, studied law and worked as a lawyer. He is married to Shuklata Mohanty with whom he has three daughters.[1]
Political career[edit]
In the 1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Patra contested from the Jaleshwar constituency as a candidate of Janata Dal. He won this election and was elected to the 10th Odisha Legislative Assembly.[2] Later, in the 2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, he contested as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party from the Jaleshwar constituency. He won this election and was elected to the 13th Odisha Legislative Assembly.[3][4] In the 2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Patra again contested from the Jaleshwar constituency as a Biju Janata Dal candidate. He won this election and was elected to the 15th Odisha Legislative Assembly.[5] Patra retained his seat in the 2019 election.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Shri Aswini Kumar Patra". odishaassembly.nic.in. Odisha Assembly. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "LIST OF MEMBERS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (1951–2004)" (PDF). ODISHA REFERENCE ANNUAL - 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Jaleswar Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.