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Devendra Satpathy

Devendra Satpathy
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1971–1980
Preceded byKamakhya Prasad Singh Deo
Succeeded byKamakhya Prasad Singh Deo
ConstituencyDhenkanal, Odisha
Personal details
Born(1929-09-09)9 September 1929
Baudh, Phulbani District, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Odisha, India)
DiedJune 26, 1990(1990-06-26) (aged 60)[1]
Bhubaneswar
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations
Janata Party
SpouseNandini Satpathy
ChildrenTathagata Satpathy
Suparno Satpathy
Source: [1]

Devendra Satpathy was a hero of India's freedom struggle. He was a member of the Prajamandal movement. He was a lead member of Sri. Aurobindo Ashram In the 1971 election he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Dhenkanal in Odisha.He was a famed Parliamentarian. His spouse, Smt Nandini Satpathy, was the first woman Chief Minister of Odisha from Dhenkanal.He was former editor of Odia daily newspaper, Dharitri. He was a student at Christ College in Cuttack.. [2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Voice, Kalinga (26 June 2023). "Legendary Shri. Devendra Satpathy remembered". Kalinga Voice. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. ^ Ajay K Mehra. Party System in India. Lancer Publishers LLC. pp. 377–. ISBN 978-1-935501-67-1. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  3. ^ Harihara Dāsa; Bishnu Charan Choudhury (1990). Federal and state politics in India. Discovery Pub. House. p. 202. ISBN 978-81-7141-070-5. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  4. ^ The Illustrated Weekly of India. Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1983. p. 15. Retrieved 19 January 2018.