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<div>{{Short description|Indian educationalist, social worker and politician}}<br />
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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|7|1|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Phulbani]], [[Odisha]], [[India]]<br />
| occupation = Social Reformer, Politician and Educationist<br />
| office = Member of the [[Lok Sabha]] for [[Phulbani (Lok Sabha constituency)|Phulbani]]<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| termstart = {{Start date|1991}}<br />
| termend = {{end date|1998}}<br />
| termstart1 = {{start date|1980}}<br />
| termend1 = {{end date|1984}}<br />
| primeminister1 = [[Indira Gandhi]]<br />
| primeminister = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]<br>[[Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Nakul Nayak]]<br />
| successor = [[Padmanava Behara]]<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Sribatcha Digal]]<br />
| successor1 = [[Radha Kanta Digal]]<br />
| spouse = Supriti Mohanty<br />
| children = 2<br />
| alma_mater = [[Khallikote University|Kholikote College]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Mrutyunjaya Nayak''' (born 1 July 1952 in [[Phulbani]], [[Odisha]] ) was an educationist, social worker and politician from [[Odisha]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Biographical Sketch: Member of Parliament: XI Lok Sabha: NAYAK, SHRI MRUTYUNJAYA|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2813.htm|access-date=2021-02-22|website=[[nic.in]]|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]]}}</ref> He was a social reformer and was an advocate of female literacy. He had founded many institution for promoting higher education in Kandhamal and Bolangir district. He founded Sanjay Memorial Government Women's college which is a milestone in promoting female higher education in the tribal dominated district. He was the founder of CITRAP ( Council for Integrated Tribal Research Awareness Programme) which have provided free computer education DOEACC O level courses to around 500 SC, ST and OBC women. Most of them are now working professionals. He served as member of the [[Lok Sabha]] representing [[Phulbani (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. He was elected to 7th, 10th and [[11th Lok Sabha]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2813.htm |title=Members Bioprofile -|access-date= 8 January 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Winner summary over elections for Phulbani|url=https://www.indiavotes.com/pc/search?name=Phulbani|website=India Votes}}</ref><br />
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Mrutyunjaya Nayak has also served in Constitutional position as a member of [[National Commission for Scheduled Castes]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who's Who|url=http://ncsc.nic.in/pages/display/12-whos-who|access-date=2021-02-22|website=[[National Commission for Scheduled Castes]]}}</ref> from 2006 to 2009. He had written many articles published in leading newspapers and had also written a book named 'Hitler and Democracy'. <br />
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He died on 18 February 2025 due to Cardiac arrest in AIIMS, Bhubaneswar.<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Nayak was educated at [[Khallikote University|Kholikote College]]. He was married to Dr Minati Panigrahi and has one daughter and two Sons, Sheetal Purnima, Snigdha Abhilash and Snigdha Anupam. In addition to his other work, Nayak has published two books.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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[[Category:India MPs 1996–1997]]<br />
[[Category:People from Phulbani]]<br />
[[Category:1952 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:India MPs 1991–1996]]<br />
[[Category:India MPs 1980–1984]]<br />
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Odisha]]<br />
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