Samantaray Prabhat Kumar Biography

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Samantaray,Shri Prabhat Kumar
Constituency   : Kendrapara (Orissa )
Party Name : Biju Janata Dal(BJD)
Email Address : [email protected]
Father’s Name Shri Suryamani Samantaray
Mother’s Name Smt. Shailabala Samantaray
Date of Birth 22.04.1950
Place of Birth Vill. Shasanipara, Patakura, Distt. Kendrapara (Orissa)
Marital Status Married
Date of Marriage 08 Jun 1981
Spouse’s Name Smt. Prativa Manjari Mahanty
No. of Sons 2
No.of Daughters 1
Educational Qualifications B.A. (Hons.), M.A., LL.B.
Educated at Stewart Science College, Kendrapara College, Vanivihar and M.S. Law College, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar (Orissa)

Profession Trade Unionist

Social Worker

Permanent Address
Vill. & P.O. Sasanipada via Marshaghai,
Distt. Kendrapada, Orissa
(06727) 8263
Present Address
146, North Avenue,
New Delhi – 110001
(011) 23793315, 23792400
Position Held
Vice-President, Janata Dal, Orissa

Member, National Executive, Janata Dal

1990-96 Member, Rajya Sabha
Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation

Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport
Member, Executive, Janata Dal Parliamentary Party

1996 onwards General-Secretary, All India, Janata Dal

Member, Working Committee, Biju Janata Dal

1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha

1998-99 Member, Committee on Public Accounts and its
Sub-Committee on Stationery and Printing Offices
Member, Committee on Industry
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport
1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1999-2000 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation

Member, Committee on Railways
Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of
Parliament

2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport

Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Contributed articles in English and Oriya dailies and periodicals; won State Award for best essay
on Gandhi Centenary for college students in 1969 conducted by Gandhi Centenary Committee,
Orissa; established several educational and technical Institutions in rural areas

Special Interests
Workers’ movement, sports, gardening and travelling.

Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and listening to music

Sports and Clubs
Represented University team in football and volleyball

Countries Visited
Germany and Nigeria; selected by World University Service National Assembly, and represented
India in International General Assembly, Nigeria, 1973 and Munich, 1975

Other Information
Arrested in students’ movement in 1964, 1967, 1969 and 1971; remained engaged in underground
publication during emergency; organised relief work in 1971 cyclone and 1982 floods and
organised industrial and agricultural labourers’ cooperative movement; President, (i) Utkal Port and
Dock Workers’ Union; (ii) Taxi Drivers’ Association; (iii) Paradip Taxi Driver Credit Cooperative
Society Ltd.; (iv) Paradip Port and Dock Workers’ Credit Cooperative Society; (v) Paradip
Phosphate Employees’ Union; and (vi) Kendrapara College Students’ Union, 1968-69; Working
President, Indian National Port and Dock Workers’ Federation; Chairman, Students’ Council
Utkal University; Co-Chairman, Distt. Development Board, Malkangiri; Vice-Chairman, Hind Kusht
Nivaran Sangh, Orissa; General-Secretary, World University Service, Indian National Committee,
1972-76; Advisor, J.K. Paper Mill Employees’ Union and several other social organisations; Member,
(i) E.S.I.C. (Headquarters) and its Standing Committee; (ii) Sarbani Sahitya Sansada; (iii) Consultative
Committee, Deptt. of Higher Education, Deptt. of Works and Deptt. of Labour, Government of Orissa;
(iv) Distt. Development Boards, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack; (v) Notified Area Council,
Paradip; Patron, All India Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan; and Returning Officer, Janata Dal, 1996-97


Reference: Loksabha

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