Basant Kumar Biswal
Basant Kumar Biswal | |
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| Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha | |
| In office 15 March 1995 – 17 February 1999 | |
| Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1990–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Nityananda Samanaray |
| Succeeded by | Debashish Samantaray |
| Constituency | Tirtol |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Basant Kumar Biswal 23 August 1936 Tulang village, Jagatsinghpur district |
| Died | 7 September 2003 (aged 67) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Meera Biswal |
| Children | Ranjib Biswal Chiranjib Biswal |
| Residence | Tulang village, Jagatsinghpur district |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Basant Kumar Biswal (August 23, 1936 – September 7, 2003) was a politician belonging to the Indian National Congress party from Odisha. He was . He was member of the legislative assembly from Tirtol assembly constituency and was Vice-President of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee.[1][2][3]
He had two sons, Ranjib Biswal a former cricketer, manager of the Indian Cricket Team and Chairman of Indian Premier League, as well as a Rajya Sabha Member of parliament for Odisha, as part of the Indian National Congress party. His second son Chiranjib Biswal is a Congress MLA from Jagatsinghpur assembly constituency and deputy opposition leader of the Odisha assembly.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ "Biswal be friends with J.B. Patnaik again, attends his daughter's wedding". India Today. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Nanda, Kanhun (8 September 2010). "Former deputy CM Basanta Biswal remembered in 7 death anniversary". Orissa Diary. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Odisha Opposition leaders join Biju Patnaik birth centenary celebration at Paradip
- ^ "Former Odisha Deputy CM Basant Biswal's wife passes away". Odisha Sun Times. 21 December 2015. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Chiranjib Biswal appointed as deputy leader of Odisha Congress Legislature Party". Pragativaldi. 7 July 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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Categories:
- 1936 births
- 2003 deaths
- Members of the Odisha Legislative Assembly
- Deputy chief ministers of Odisha
- Indian National Congress politicians
- People from Jagatsinghpur district
- Odisha Indian National Congress politician stubs