Party Name : Congress
Constituency : Angul
State : Orissa
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 3
More Information :
MAHTAB, SHRI HAREKRUSHNA, Cong., (Orissa-Angul—1962): S. of Late Shri Jaganath Mahtab; B. Balasore, November 21, 1899; ed. at Ravenshaw College; m. Shrimati Subhadra Devi; 1 S.; Journalist; Chairman, Prajatantra Prachar Samiti, Premier Cultural Institute of Orissa; President, Orissa Sahitya Akademy; President, Orissa Sangeet Natak Akademy; President, Orissa Lalit Kala Akademy; President, Orissa Sports Council; Was Chief Minister of Orissa; Governor of Bombay and Union Minister of Commerce and Industry; Member, Provisional Parliament, 1950—52; Member, First Lok Sabha, 1952—55; Member, Orissa Legislative Assembly, 1956—61. Accomplishment in letters, arts and science: D.Litt. from Utkal University and Doctorate of Law from Saugar University. Hobby: Writing. Special interest: Historical Research. Travels abroad: England, Paris, U.S.A. and Japan. Publications: History of Orissa (two volumes) in English; The beginning of the end in English; Four novels in Oriya; several poems and one act plays in Oriya. Permanent address: Ekamra Niwas, Bhubaneswar—2, Orissa. (Returned Unopposed)
