Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
PATNAIK, SHRI NAVEEN
[BIJU JANTA DAL - ASKA (ORISSA)]
Father's Name Late Shri Biju Ananda Patnaik
Date of Birth 16 October 1946
Place of Birth Cuttack (Orissa)
Marital Status Unmarried
Educational Qualifications
B.A.
Educated at University of Delhi (Delhi)
Permanent Address
Naveen Nivas, Aerodrome Road,
Bhubaneswar-751001 (Orissa)
Tel. (0674)400006
Present Address
2, Tughlak Road,
New Delhi-110011
Tels. (011) 3012349, 3018122
Fax. (011) 3010192
Positions Held
1997 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
Member, Committee on Commerce
Member, Library Committee
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel
and Mines
1998 Founder President, Biju Janata Dal
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
Leader, B.J.D. in Lok Sabha
19 Mar. 1998- Union Cabinet Minister, Steel and Mines
onwards
1998-99 Member, General Purposes Committee
Books Published
(i) A Second Paradise; (ii) A Desert Kingdom; and
(iii) The Garden of Life
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments
Writes articles on culture and environment
Social and Cultural Activities
Founder Member, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural
Heritage (INTACH)
Special Interests
Culture and environment
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, watching programmes on culture, history and
environment
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
Played a pioneering role in the international recognition
of Indian design; and worked for handloom weavers to enlarge
IndiaPress market for Indian textiles
Election Result of
Aska Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 11,48,338
Total votes polled 5,85,846
Votes polled in favour of the candidates
(1) Shri Naveen Patnaik (B.J.D.) 3,10,751
(2) Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahoo (I.N.C.) 2,24,540
(3) Shri Nityananda Pradhan (C.P.I.) 41,400
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com PressNote.com FreedomIndia.com