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{{Short description| Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
(1935–2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[Shri]]
| name = Ramesh Chandra Panda
| honorific_suffix = [[Shri|ଶ୍ରୀ]]
| image = Ramesh Chandra Panda (Ramesh Panda).png
| caption = Ramesh Chandra Panda in 1985
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1935|11|24}}
| birth_place = [[Mayurjhalia]], [[Raj-Ranpur]], [[Nayagarh]], [[Odisha]], [[India]]
| native_name = ରମେଶ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ପଣ୍ଡା ([[Odia language|ଓଡ଼ିଆ]])
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2003|12|18|1935|11|24}}
| death_place = [[Mayurjhalia]], [[Raj-Ranpur]], [[Nayagarh]], [[Odisha]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Politician]], [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], [[Social work]] [[Political Activist]], [[Independent politician]],
| parents = Madan Sundar Panda (father)<ref name="naveenpatnaik.com">{{Cite web |title=MLA Ramesh Chandra Panda Profile {{!}} RANPUR Constituency |url=https://naveenpatnaik.com/MLA-Ramesh-Chandra-Panda-of-RANPUR-constituency-681.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=naveenpatnaik.com }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| education = [[Ravenshaw College]] [[Cuttack]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Krishna Kumari Panda|1956|2003}}
| children = [[Sabyasachi Panda]] (Younger Son), '''Siddharth Panda''' (Elder Son)
| party = [[Indian National Congress (I)]],[[Biju Janata Dal]]
| constituency1 =
| term_start = 1971
| term_end = 1974
| term_end1 = 1980
| term_start1 = 1977
| constituency = [[Ranpur Assembly constituency]]
| office = Member of the [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]
| office1 = [[Ranpur Assembly constituency]]
| successor = Ramakanta Mishra
| predecessor = Brajendra Chandra Bir. Baj. Narendra Mohapatra Singh Deo
}}
'''Ramesh Chandra Panda''', also known as '''Ramesh Panda''', ({{IPA|or|ରମେଶ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ପଣ୍ଡା|IPA|Ramesh Chandra Panda.ogg}};24 November 1935 – 18 December 2003) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Social activist]] and a former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) for the [[Ranpur Assembly constituency]] in the [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]] from [[Mayurjhalia]] village in tehsil of [[Raj-Ranpur|Ranpur]], in [[Nayagarh]] [[district]] state of [[Odisha]]. He was a member of the [[Indian National Congress]]. He had been a member of the [[Communist Party of India]]. He served as a member of the [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]] for three terms and was elected to the 5th, 6th and 7th [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]] from [[Ranpur Assembly constituency]] in the [[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]], [[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]] and [[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]], [[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]]'s respectively.<ref name="Ramesh Chandra Panda">{{cite web|url=https://odishaassembly.nic.in/memberprofile.aspx?img=681 |title=Shri Ramesh Chandra Panda |website=odishaassembly.nic.in|publisher=Odisha Assembly|accessdate=20 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="naveenpatnaik.com">{{Cite web |title=MLA Ramesh Chandra Panda Profile {{!}} RANPUR Constituency |url=https://naveenpatnaik.com/MLA-Ramesh-Chandra-Panda-of-RANPUR-constituency-681.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=naveenpatnaik.com }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Chakrabarty |first=Bidyut |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oEtRBAAAQBAJ |title=Communism in India: Events, Processes and Ideologies |date=2014 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-997489-4 |pages=282 |language=en}}</ref> He has credited with the establishment of '''Arjuna Rout Memorial College''' ('''A.R.M. College''') in '''1992''', located in [[Mayurjhalia]], in the college located area of [[Borabarjhar]], tehsil of [[Raj-Ranpur|Ranpur]] in the [[Nayagarh district]] of [[Odisha]], following his death in '''2003''', his family and supporters established a charitable foundation in his name, a statue of '''Ramesh Panda''' was erected on the campus of '''Arjuna Rout Memorial College''' to commemorate his role as the institution's founder and his lifelong service to the [[Raj-Ranpur|Ranpur]] region.

== Early life==
Ramesh Chandra Panda, was born on November 24, 1935, in Mayurjhalia, [[Raj-Ranpur]], [[Nayagarh]], [[Odisha]].<ref name="Ramesh Chandra Panda"/> His parents married in 1931. His father's name is Madan Sundar Panda, was a freedom fighter who participated in the '''Ranpur Praja rebellion'''. <ref name="Ramesh Chandra Panda"/> and there is no mention of the mother's name in official files.<ref name="Ramesh Chandra Panda"/> Ramesh Panda married Krishna Kumari Panda<ref name="Ramesh Chandra Panda"/> on September 11, 1956. They had three daughters and two sons.<ref name="Ramesh Chandra Panda"/> His son [[Sabyasachi Panda]], also known as [[Sabyasachi Panda|Babu Panda]], is a [[politician]] and a [[Maoist|Naxalite-Maoist]] leader. [[Sabyasachi Panda|Sabyasachi]] was born on July 19, 1972, in the same village as his father. He has been involved in violent revolutionary activities and was arrested once in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sambadenglish.com/sabyasachi-panda/|title= Who is Sabyasachi Panda ?|publisher=Sambad English|date=18 July 2014|access-date=11 April 2012}}</ref> His daughter-in-law, Subhashree Panda, also known as Mili Panda, is also a [[politician]] and [[lawyer]] has gained recognition as [[Sabyasachi Panda]]'s spouse.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Subhashree Panda (Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- RANPUR(NAYAGARH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/odisha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=5319 |access-date=2025-03-22|website=www.myneta.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/wife-of-maoist-leader-hits-trail-of-democracy/article5838774.ece|title= Wife of Maoist leader hits trail of democracy|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 November 2021|access-date= 4 February 2025}}</ref>

===Education and political life===
Ramesh Chandra Panda started his [[political]] career when he was a student in [[Ravenshaw College]] [[Cuttack]]. He joined the Student's Federation, a front of the undivided [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI) and later became a fulltime CPI activist. In 1964 after the split in the CPI, Ramesh joined the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI(M)). He operated out of his base in [[Raj-Ranpur|Ranpur]] block in the undivided [[Puri]] district and was elected the chairman of Ranpur block in 1967. He was elected to the [[Odisha]] assembly from [[Ranpur Assembly constituency|Ranpur Assembly Constituency]] the same year.<ref name="naveenpatnaik.com"/> Panda was a three-time representative of Ranpur Assembly constituency, initially elected on a CPI(M) ticket. He later joined the [[Biju Janata Dal|Biju Janata Dal (BJD)]] before his passing.<ref name="naveenpatnaik.com"/>

===Younger daughter-in-law===
'''Subhashree Panda''', also known as '''Mili Panda''', is the daughter-in-law of Ramesh Chandra, linked through her marriage to [[Sabyasachi Panda]].<ref name="Ramesh Chandra Panda"/> This family connection places both individuals in the public eye, particularly given the controversial nature of [[Sabyasachi Panda]]'s<ref name="Ramesh Chandra Panda"/> [[Maoist]] leadership, which has shaped Mili's political challenges and Ramesh's legacy.

===Elder sons===
Sidhharth Panda,<ref name="Ramesh Chandra Panda"/> also commonly known by his alias Tukuna Panda,<ref name="Ramesh Chandra Panda"/> is also an Indian politician. He graduated Mayurjhalia Nodal High School and studied in [[Prananath College|Prashanth Autonomous College Khordha]]. He studied Law and English Literature at [[Utkal University]].

===Madan Sundar Panda's father===
'''Madan Sundar Panda''' was a freedom fighter who played a role in the '''Ranpur Praja rebellion''', was born on August 7, 1873 in a village [[Mayurjhalia]] in the [[Raj-Ranpur|Ranpur]] region of [[Nayagarh]] district, [[Odisha]]. He is best remembered for his active role in the historic '''Ranpur Praja''' rebellion, a significant local uprising against princely rule during the [[British Raj]], following the '''Ranpur Praja Rebellion''', '''Madan Sundar Panda''' was arrested by the British authorities and
tried for his role in the uprising, including his involvement in the death of a top British official. He was
convicted and sentenced to a lengthy term of imprisonment — serving a full 12 years behind bars for
his leadership in the rebellion.

== Death ==

Ramesh Chandra Panda died on December 18, 2003, at the age of 68, in his native village of [[Mayurjhalia]], [[Raj-Ranpur]], [[Nayagarh]], [[Odisha]]. At the time of his before [[death]] his was a [[politician]] from [[Odisha]], [[India]], and served as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) three times Ramesh Chandra Panda's was also a Member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and played a significant role in [[Odisha]]'s [[politic]]'s.<ref name="Ramesh Chandra Panda"/>

== Gallery ==

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|Ramesh Chandra Panda, Statues, A R M College Mayurajhalia In College in Borabarjhar, Odisha.jpg|Ramesh Chandra Panda, [[Statues]], A R M [[College]] Mayurajhalia In [[College]] in Borabarjhar, [[Odisha]]
||Ramesh Chandra Panda (1985)
|Arjuna Rout Memorial College (Established by Late Ramesh Chandra Panda Foundation) (statue).jpg| Late Ramesh Chandra Panda Foundation-Arjuna Rout Memorial College (Statue —2025) Mayurajhalia In [[College]] in Borabarjhar, [[Odisha]]
|Late, Ramesh Chandra Panda, Foundation - Arjuna Rout Memorial College.jpg|Late Ramesh Chandra Panda Foundation-Arjuna Rout Memorial College (Statue—2025) In Mayurajhalia In [[College]] in Borabarjhar, [[Odisha]]
|Ramesh Chandra Panda (Statue).jpg| Late Ramesh Chandra Panda Foundation-Arjuna Rout Memorial College (Statue —2025) Mayurajhalia In [[College]] in Borabarjhar, [[Odisha]]
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== References ==
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[[Category:1935 births]]
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[[Category:Orissa MLAs 1971–1973]]
[[Category:Orissa MLAs 1974–1977]]
[[Category:Orissa MLAs 1977–1980]]
[[Category:Communist Party of India politicians from Odisha]]
[[Category:People from Nayagarh district]]
[[Category:Biju Janata Dal politicians]]
[[Category:Mayurajhalia]]

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