Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Balasore (Orissa )
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Party Name :
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Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri Pitambar Swain
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Saraswati Swain
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Date of Birth
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25.10.1953
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Place of Birth
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Arasa, Distt. Bhadrak (Orissa)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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04 May 1984
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Kalpana Swain
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No. of Sons
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A. (Political Science) and M.A. (Oriya)
Educated at Utkal University, Bhubaneswar (Orissa)
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Profession
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Artist
Civil Servant, Journalist
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Permanent Address |
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Angargadia, Balasore- 756 001
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(Orissa)
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(06782)260934,266934
Fax (06782) 263393
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Present Address |
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166, North Avenue,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tels. (011) 23092122, 23094216, 9868180304 (M)
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Position Held |
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1998
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Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
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1998-99
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Member, Committee on Railways
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Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1999-2000
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Member, Rules Committee
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Member, Committee on Finance
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Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
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Member, Joint Committee on Patents Amendment Bill, 1999
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Stock Market Scam
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1999-2003
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Whip, Bharatiya Janata Party, Lok Sabha
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2000-2004
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
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2002-2004
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Member, Business Advisory Committee
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 3rd term)
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Member, Committee on Finance
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Member, Business Advisory Committee
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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Member, Consulative Committee, Ministry of Defence
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2005
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Deputy Chief Whip, B.J.P., Lok Sabha
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Finance
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1 May 2008
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Member, Committee on Public Accounts
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Book Published
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(i) Anya Loka Anya Ilaka and (ii) Babu Aasithile (Short Stories Collections)
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Contributed short stories and literary essays in several prominent Oriya literary magazines;
published and edited weekly newspaper—The Bishesha Khabar; and President and Secretary
of a number of literary organisations
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Associated with several social organizations; scripted several dramas which were
staged in various parts of India ; acting in stage plays
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Special Interests
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Reading books and magazines, intellectual discussions and writing
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Listening to music and cultural activities; writing eassays and columns for Oriya newspapers and magazines
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Sports and Clubs
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Played cricket, badminton and table tennis at club level
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Countries Visited
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Belgium, China, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, South Africa, Switzerland and U.S.A.; attended the (i) Fifth Ministerial Conference, WTO, Cancun, Mexico, 2003 and (ii) 58th General Assembly of UNO, 2003
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Other Information
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Director, Indian Council of World Affairs, 2002; Convener, All Party Indo-Tibetan Parliamentary Forum; Member, (i) Council of Indian Institutes of Technology, 1998-99 (ii) Steering Committee, Parliamentary Forum on W.T.O. Geneva, 2001-2003
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Reference: Loksabha