CarlotaMacadam7: started new stub.

2026-04-21T04:05:43Z

started new stub.

New page

{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sampad Chandra Swain
| image = Sampad Chandra Swain 2024.jpg
| caption = Swain in 2024
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| office = Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Industries, Skill Development and Technical Education, [[Government of Odisha]]
| term_start = 12 June 2024
| term_end =
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Mohan Charan Majhi]]
| office1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 4 June 2024
| term_end1 =
| constituency1 = [[Paradeep Assembly constituency|Paradeep]]
| predecessor1 = Sambit Routray
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| parents = Dasarath Naik
| spouse =
| alma_mater =
| relations =
| children =
| profession = Politician, Farmer
}}

'''Sampad Chandra Swain''' (born 1986)<ref name=":0" /> is an Indian politician from Odisha. He is a first time MLA who became the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Industries, Skill Development and Technical Education in [[Government of Odisha]] in 2024. He is a member of the [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly]] from [[Paradeep Assembly constituency|Paradeep]] assembly constituency of [[Jagatsinghpur district]].

== Early life and education ==
Swain is from Rangiagada, Jagatsinghpur District, Odisha.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2024-06-13 |title=Paradip MLA’s elevation as minister hailed |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2024/Jun/13/paradip-mlas-elevation-as-minister-hailed |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He did his [[Master of Business Administration]] in 2009 at Magnus School of Business.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=15 June 2024 |title=My Neta Profile |url=https://myneta.info/Odisha2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=1151 |access-date=15 June 2024 |work=My Neta |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Career ==
On 12 June 2024, he took oath along with Chief Minister [[Mohan Charan Majhi]] in Janata Maidan, Bhubaneswar. Governor [[Raghubar Das]] administered their oath. Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]], home minister [[Amit Shah]], defense minister [[Rajnath Singh]], along with chief ministers of 10 BJP-ruled states were present.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Highlights: BJP Tribal Leader, 4-Time MLA Mohan Majhi Sworn In As Odisha Chief Minister |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/odisha-chief-minister-swearing-in-live-updates-mohan-majhi-set-to-be-sworn-in-as-bjps-first-chief-minister-in-odisha-5874031 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Barik |first=Satyasundar |date=12 June 2024 |title=Mohan Charan Majhi sworn in as Odisha’s first BJP Chief Minister |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/odisha/mohan-charan-majhi-sworn-in-as-odishas-first-bjp-chief-minister/article68281205.ece |access-date=13 June 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=13 June 2024 |title=Odisha Cabinet portfolios: CM Mohan Charan Majhi keeps Home |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/odisha-cabinet-portfolios-cm-mohan-charan-majhi-keeps-home-ministry-kanak-vardhan-singh-agriculture-pravati-parida-women-child-development-finance-2024-06-15-937131 |access-date=15 June 2024 |work=India News |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He won from Paradeep Assembly constituency representing BJP in the [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]]. He polled 84,518 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Geetanjali Routray of Biju Janata Dal, by a margin of 15,787 votes. Earlier, he lost the [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]] finishing third behind winner Sambit Routray of BJD and Arindam Sarkhel of [[Indian National Congress]], who came second.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paradeep Assembly Election Results 2024: Paradeep Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/paradeep-constituency-result-18101 |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Bharatiya Janata Party}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swain, Sampad Chandra}}
[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Odisha]]
[[Category:Odisha MLAs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:People from Paradeep]]

{{Odisha-BJP-politician-stub}}

Sampad Chandra Swain - Revision history

CarlotaMacadam7: started new stub.