Party Name : Biju Janata Dal
Constituency : Sambalpur
State : Orissa
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Late Padmashree Dr. Krutartha Acharya
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Chanchala Acharya
Date of birth : 08 Aug 1949
Profession : Agriculturist Businessperson, Trade Unionist
Positions held :
1973-75 General Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Orissa1981-85 President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Orissa1990-98 Member, Orissa Legislative Assembly (two terms)1990-95 Cabinet Minister, incharge of Food & Civil Supplies, Textile & Handlooms Excise and Rural Development Government of Orissa1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha1998-99 Member, Committee on PetitionsMember, Committee on Transport and TourismSecretary-General, Biju Janata Dal, Orissa1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1999-2000 Member, Committee on Energy1999-2000 and 2000-2001 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural GasChairman, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 3rd term)Chairman, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (Lok Sabha)Member, Committee on Coal and SteelMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Railways7 Aug. 2007 onwards Chairperson, Committee on MPLADS
More Information :
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Contributing articles to local journals
Social And Cultural Activities
Founded three cultural organisations; one socio-educational trust; running one Diploma Engineering Institute at Bargarh, Orissa; Chairman, Degree Engineering College, Bargarh
Special Interests
Social work and Journalism
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Visiting places of interest and gardening
Other Information
Launched several students and youth movements in Orissa; actively participated in the Jayaprakash Narayan Movement, 1974 and imprisoned under MISA during Emergency for 19 months; General-Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Orissa 1973-75; and Member,(i) Animal Welfare Board of India, 1998-99; and (ii) All India Shipping Board
