Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Marital Status
Spouse's Name
Children
Educational Qualifications
Profession
Permanent Address
Present Address
Positions held
1975-77
1977
1978-80
1980
1982
1991
Social and Cultural Activities
Favourite Pastime
and Recreation
Countries visited
Other Information
6th April, 1945
Aska in Distt. Ganjam (Orissa)
Married in May, 1969
Smt. Subhadra Rath
Two sons
B.Com., LL.B.
Educated at Khallikot College, Behrampur (Orissa)
Lawyer
Sunamba Sahi, Vill. & P.O. Aska, Ganjam (Orissa)
7, Duplex Lane, New Delhi-110001. Tel. 3792556
President, Utkal Pradesh Youth Congress
Committee
Elected to Lok Sabha (Sixth)
President, All India Youth Congress(I)
Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)
Union Minister of State, Chemicals and Fertilizers
Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the third time
Involved in many social service and social welfare programmes
Reading
Europe, South-East Asia and U.S.S.R.
Took active part in student welfare activities and was detained under Defence of India Rules.