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[BIJU
JANATA DAL - SAMBALPUR (ORISSA)] |
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Fathers
Name |
Late
Padmashree Dr. Krutartha Acharya |
|
Mothers
Name |
Late
Smt. Chanchala Acharya |
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Date
of Birth
|
8 August 1949 |
|
Place
of Birth |
Bargarh (Orissa) |
| Marital
Status |
Married |
| Date
of Marriage |
9
December 1979 |
| Spouse's
Name |
Smt.
Charusila Acharya |
| No.
of Daughters |
Two |
|
Educational Qualifications |
B.A.,
LL.B. |
|
Profession
|
Agriculturist
and Businessman |
| Permanent
Address |
Bargarh,
P.O. Bargarh,Distt. Bargarh-768 028 (Orissa)Tels.
(06646) 23344, 31822(0674) 414659 |
| Present
Address |
33,
Ferozeshah Road,New Delhi-110 001 Tel. (011)
3782744 |
| Positions
Held |
1973-75 General
Secretary,AkhiBharatiyVidyarthiParishad,
|
| 1981-
85 |
President,
Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Orissa |
| 1990-
98 |
Member,
Orissa Legislative Assembly (two terms) |
| 1990-
95 |
Cabinet
Minister, Orissa |
| 1998 |
Elected
to 12th Lok Sabha |
| 1998-99 |
Member,
Committee on Petitions; Member, Consultative
Committee, Ministry of Surface
Transport; Secretary-General, Biju Janata Dal,
Orissa |
| 1999 |
Re-elected
to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 1999-2000 |
Member,
Committee on Energy |
| 1999-2000
and 2000-2001 |
Member,
Committee on Public Undertakings |
| 2000
onwards |
Member,
Consultative Committee, Ministry
of Petroleum and Natural Gas
|
| Literary,
Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments |
Contributing
articles to local journalsSocial and Cultural
ActivitiesFounded three cultural organisations;
one socio-educational trust; and running one
Diploma Engineering Institute at Bargarh, Orissa |
| Special
Interests |
Social
work and JournalismFavourite Pastime and
RecreationVisiting places of interest and
gardening |
| Other
Information |
Launched
several students and youth movements in Orissa;
actively participated in the Jayaprakash Narayan
Movement, 1974 and imprisoned under MISA during
Emergency for 19 months; General-Secretary,Akhil
Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Orissa 1973-75;
and Member, Animal Welfare Board of India,
1998-99. |
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