Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Sambalpur
State : Orissa
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 11
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Positions Held : 1971-74 General Secretary, P.C.C., Orissa 1971-73& Member, Orissa Legislative Assembly 1974-77 1972-73 Minister of State, Community Development and Panchayati Raj, Orissa 1974-77 Cabinet Minister, Transport, Commerce & Mining & Geology, Orissa 1980 Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh) 1980-89 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel 1980-84 Member, Health Grants Committee 1982-84 Member, Estimates Committee 1984 Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth) 1984-87 Convener, Standing Committee on Health & Family Planning 1991 Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the third time 1991-95 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal 1992-93 Member, Committee on Government Assurances 1993-95 Member, Standing Committee on Energy 1994-95 Chairman, Estimates Committee Sept.1995- Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Department of Education May 1996 1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fourth time
Books Published : Published several books
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments : Published booklets and political Journals and a daily news paper 'Dainik Ganabara' composed poems; and wrote articles on subjects of social and political affairs
Social and Cultural Activities : Associated with welfare work during epidemics and natural calamities; worker of Anushilan Samiti; Member, Lokayata Samaj Trust and Lekhak Samalay; examining 20 to 30 patients everyday and referring them to A.I.I.M.S., R.M.L. Hospital, P.G.I., Chandigarh and abroad
Special Interests : Dedicated to the medical profession; interested in literary and cultural activities
Favourite Pastime and Recreation : Social work
Countries Visited : Widely travelled
Other Information : Secretary, Students Union, Veer Surendra Sai Medical College, Burla, Sambalpur, 1961; President,Indian Federation of Doctors, Delhi from 1982-till date; Member, Governing Body and Selection Committee of AIIMS, New Delhi 1984-89; Life Chairman, Nursingh Nath Ayurvedic College and Research Institute, Paikmal, Sambalpur; Chairman, Board of Examinees, Institute of Public Health & Hygiene; and Patron, All India International Cultural Society
Election result of : Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate 11,09,875 Total votes polled 6,61,476 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Dr. Krupasindhu Bhoi (I.N.C.) 2,92,894 (2) Shri Bijaya Singh Bariha (J.D.) 2,08,387 (3) Shri Bimbadhar Kuanr (B.J.P.) 1,23,114
