Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Balasore
State : Odisha
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Late Shri Gobinda Chandra Sarangi
Mother's Name : Smt. Siddheswari Sarangi
Date of birth : 04 Jan 1955
Profession : Agriculturist Social Worker
Positions held :
2004 - 2014 Member, Odisha Legislative Assembly (Two terms)Member, House Committee on Cooperatives Member, Committee on Members’ Amenities Member, Committee on Petitions Member, Standing Committee (IV) on School And Mass Education, Higher Education, Sports And Youth Service, Science And Technology, Information Technology Member, House Committee on Cyclone/Flood Member, Public Account Committee2009 - 2014 Member, House Committee on Linguistic Minorities Member, Committee on Members’ Amenities Member, Committee on Petitions Member, Standing Committee (IV) on School And Mass Education, Higher Education, Sports And Youth Service, Science And Technology, Information TechnologyMay, 2019 Elected to 17th Lok Sabha30 May 2019 onwards Union Minister of State, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; and Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
More Information :
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Contributor to Odia and Sanskrit Newspapers and Magazines; Special interest in reading books and articles related to Philosophy, World Affairs, Science and Technology and our glorious Cultural Heritage
Social And Cultural Activities
Opened schools, Samskara Kendra in hundreds of tribal villages under Gana Shiksha Mandir Yojana in Balasore and Mayurbhanj district of Odisha; inspired social awareness and campaign against liquor, corruption, social injustice and atrocities against vulnerable communities; provided medical assistance to poor and needy patients; delivered motivational talks to students in education institutions and participated in spiritual debates and discourses
Special Interests
To serve the poor and distressed; reading good literature
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
To play with children; gardening
Countries Visited
Benin, Guinea, Nepal and The Gambia
Other Information
President, Akhila Bharatiya Amritavanee Seva Pratisthanam; Former President, (i) Nikhilotkal Samskruta Mahamandalam; (ii) All Odisha Sanskrit College teachers" Association; Former State President, Bajrang Dal, Odisha; Former Joint General Secretary, VHP Odisha State Unit; Former Working President, Shreeramajanmabhumi Japa yagna Samiti, VHP, Odisha; Former General Secretary, Akhil Bharat Gobansha Rakshyana Sambardhan Parishad, Odisha; Former Founder Secretary, Vivekananda Study Circle, Nilgiri; Former Vice-President, BJP Odisha; National Executive Member, BJP, Odisha
