Party Name : Biju Janata Dal(BJD)
Constituency : Kendrapara
State : Odisha
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 16
Father's Name : Shri Bansidhar Panda
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Ila Panda
Date of birth : 12 Jan 1964
Profession : Social Worker Industrialist
Positions held :
2000 Elected to Rajya Sabha2002-09 Leader, BJD Parliamentary Party, Rajya Sabha2006 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term)2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha6 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Urban Development16 Sep. 2009 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource DevelopmentMay 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)14 Aug. 2014 - 30 April 2016 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings1 Sep. 2014 - 6 April 2018 Member, Standing Committee on Home AffairsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance and Corporate Affairs6 April 2018 - 18 July 2018 Member, Standing Committee on Industry18 July 2018 Resigned
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Regular writer/columnist in national newspapers and magazines.
Social And Cultural Activities
Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT)which conducts wide spread philanthropic activities in Odisha including the prestigious Annual Sarala Award (Odiya Literature) and Ekalavya Award (young sports persons from Odisha) as well as medical camps in rural areas for free treatment of disadvantaged citizens, educational scholarships, development and maintenance of Bhubaneswar`s 2nd largest public park, promotion and encouragement of Odiya artists.
Special Interests
Economic & technology related issues and regular speaker at both Indian and International conferences
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Holds Private Pilot License (PPL), sky diving, and bungee jumping
Sports and Clubs
Member , (i) India International Centre; (ii) Associate Member, India Habitat Centre, Delhi; and (iii) Bhubaneswar Club, Bhubaneswar
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
Trustee, Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPct), Bhubaneswar. Member, (i) Board of Governors, Xavier Institute of Management (XIM), Bhubaneswar; (ii) on the Board of Directors of several companies
