Know your Politician
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Father’s Name
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Shri Bansidhar Panda
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Ila Panda
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Date of Birth
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12.01.1964
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Place of Birth
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Cuttack (Orissa)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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13 Aug 1994
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Jagi Mangat Panda
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Educational Qualifications
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Dual Degree Course in Engineering and Management in Communications
Educated at Michigan Technological University, U.S.A.
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Profession
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Social Worker
Industrialist
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Permanent Address |
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8, Bhoi Nagar,R.N. Singh Deo Marg,
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Bhubaneswar-751 012,Odisha
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(0674)2395552,09937297080(M),(0674)2394954(Fax)
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Present Address |
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2, Mahadev Road,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tels. (011) 23753431, 23322583
9810042252 (M)
Fax. (011) 23323355
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Position Held |
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2000
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Elected to Rajya Sabha
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2002-09
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Leader, BJD Parliamentary Party, Rajya Sabha
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2006
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Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term)
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2009
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Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
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6 Aug. 2009
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Committee on Urban Development
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16 Sep. 2009
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
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2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Regular writer/columnist in national newspapers and magazines.
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT)which conducts wide spread philanthropic activities in Orissa inculding the prestigious Annual Sarala Award (Oriya Literature) and Ekalavya Award (young sports persons from Orissa) as well as medical camps in rural areas for free treatment of disadvantaged citizens, educational scholarships, development and maintenance of Bhubaneswar`s 2nd largest public park, promotion and encouragement of Oriya artists.
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Special Interests
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Economic & technology related issues and regular speaker at both Indian and International conferences
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Holds Private Pilot License (PPL), sky diving, and bunjee jumping
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Sports and Clubs
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Member , (i) India International Centre; (ii) Associate Member, India Habitat Centre, Delhi; and (iii)Bhubaneswar Club, Bhubaneswar
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Other Information
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Trustee, Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPct), Bhubaneswar. Member, (i) Board of Governors, Xavier Institute of Management (XIM), Bhubaneswar; (ii) on the Board of Directors of several companies
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Reference: Loksabha