Party Name : Congress
Constituency : Balasore
State : Orissa
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 3
More Information :
MOHANTY, SHRI GOKULANANDA, Cong., (Orissa—Balasore—1962): S. of Shri Udayanath Mohanty; B. Village Kuansh, Bhadrak P.O., December, 1899: ed. Bhadrak H.E. School and Ravenshaw College, Cuttack; m. Shrimati Kanak Devi, 1935; 2 S. and 2 D.; Congress worker; Secretary (1) D.C.C., Balasore, 1931, 1946—50 and 1962, (2) Gandhi Seva Sangh, Orissa Branch 1938—40, (3) Gandhi Memorial Fund Collection Committee, 1948; Chairman, District Board, Bangalore, 1950—52; Member, Orissa Legislative Assembly, 1952—57 and Member of its Public Accounts Committee, 1955—57; Vice-Chairman, Zilla Parishad, 1961-62; Joined non-Cooperation movement in 1922, convicted six times (4 years 8 months) for taking part in the movement. Social activities: Maintains a self spinning khadi Centre at Kumbharia, Monjuri P.O., District Balasore. During the national festivities, sponsors inter-caste dinners; assists and organises all kinds of social reforms such as complete eradication of untouchability, widow marriage etc. Tries to enforce laws relating to anti-dowry, child-marriage, etc. Hobby: To mix with village people to know their thoughts, feelings, hopes, aspirations, joys and sorrows. Favourite pastime and recreation: Reading. Special interest: Development of Cottage Industries. Sports: Tennis, Badminton and Indoor games like cards, chess. Permanent address: Village Kuansh, P.O. Bhadrak, District Balasore (Orissa). [Voting results at the Election: Electorate: 4,26,296 Shri Gokula Nanda Mohanty . . 87,250 Shri Rabindra Mohan Das . . 57,691 Shri Raj Kishore Mohanty . . 6,959].
