Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Balasore
State : Odisha
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Shri Raghunath Jena
Mother's Name : Smt. Sailabala Jena
Date of birth : 18 Jun 1950
Profession : Agriculturist Social Worker
Positions held :
1977 President, State Yuva Janata, Orissa1977-89 Member, Orissa Legislative Assembly (three times)Member, Committee on Public Accounts, Committee on Public Undertakings, Library Committee and Committee on Environment1979-80 Minister of State, Industry and Urban Development, Govt. of Orissa1989 Elected to 9th Lok SabhaGeneral Secretary, J.D., OrissaApr. - Nov. 1990 Union Minister of State, Small Scale Industry, Agro and Rural Industries1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Chairman, Committee on Science and TechnologyChief Whip, Janata Dal1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)Deputy Leader, Janata DalUnion Cabinet Minister, Parliamentary Affairs and Tourism2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)2009 Union Minister of State, Chemicals and FertilizersJuly 2011 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Chemicals and FertilizersUnion Minister of State (Independent Charge), Statistics and Programme Implementation
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Social work
Special Interests
Health care and rural development
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and gardening
Sports and Clubs
Cricket and football
Countries Visited
Burma, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Pakistan,South Africa, Sweden, Thailand and U.K. and U.S.A
Other Information
Participated in various movements connected with the cause of students, teachers, farmers and youths; imprisoned for 19 months during Emergency, 1975-77
