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| name = Kishore Chandra Deo Bhanj<br />
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| office = Member of the [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| constituency = [[Daspalla Assembly constituency|Daspalla]]<br />
| term_start = 1951<br />
| term_end = 1960<br />
| predecessor = ''Constituency established''<br />
| successor = Purna Chandra Bhanjadeo<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1908|04|16|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Daspalla State]], [[British Raj]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1960|01|16|1908|04|16|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Odisha]], [[India]]<br />
| spouse = <br />
| relations = [[Daspalla State|Daspalla royal family]]<br />
| education = [[Rajkumar College, Raipur]]<br />
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'''Kishore Chandra Deo Bhanj''' (16 April 1908 – 16 January 1960) was an Indian politician and the hereditary ruler (Raja) of the [[Daspalla State]] before its merger into the Indian Union. He served as a member of the [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]] for two consecutive terms, representing the [[Daspalla Assembly constituency]].<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Kishore Chandra Deo Bhanj was born on 16 April 1908 in the Daspalla princely state (now in [[Nayagarh district]]). He was adopted by the ruling family and succeeded as the Raja of Daspalla in 1913. He was formally granted ruling powers in 1930 after completing his education at the [[Rajkumar College, Raipur]].<ref name="IndianRajputs">{{cite web |title=Daspalla (Princely State) |url=https://www.indianrajputs.com/view/daspalla |publisher=Indian Rajputs |access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref><br />
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== Political career ==<br />
After the independence of India and the merger of the princely states, Deo Bhanj joined the [[Indian National Congress]]. He contested the first general elections of independent India in 1951. He was elected to the 1st Odisha Legislative Assembly from the Daspalla constituency.<ref name="ECI1951">{{cite web |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3268-orissa-1951/ |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> He was re-elected to the 2nd Odisha Legislative Assembly in 1957, again on an Indian National Congress ticket.<ref name="ECI1957">{{cite web |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3269-orissa-1957/ |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref><br />
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His election in 1957 was legally challenged in the case ''Raghunath Misra vs Kishore Chandra Deo Bhanj''. The tribunal and subsequent appeals upheld his status as a candidate, providing significant legal documentation of his political career.<ref>{{cite court |litigants=Raghunath Misra vs Kishore Chandra Deo Bhanj And Ors. |date=15 April 1958 |court=Orissa High Court |url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1945958/ |access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
He died in office on 16 January 1960. Following his death, a by-election was held in the Daspalla constituency in 1960, which was won by Purna Chandra Bhanjadeo.<ref>{{cite web |title=Daspalla Assembly Constituency Election Result |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/daspalla-odisha-assembly-constituency |publisher=Result University |access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="IndianRajputs"/><br />
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[[Category:1908 births]]<br />
[[Category:1960 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Members of the Odisha Legislative Assembly]]<br />
[[Category:People from Nayagarh district]]</div>BernardoWebb158