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Agarwal was of [[Marwari people|Marwari]] descent<ref name="hndt">{{cite news |last1=Mohanty |first1=Debabrata |title=BJD candidate and former Odisha finance minister passes away |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjd-candidate-and-former-odisha-finance-minister-passes-away/story-L5kl39TERgOgHE8Yg8IiuN.html |accessdate=20 April 2019 |work= | Agarwal was of [[Marwari people|Marwari]] descent<ref name="hndt">{{cite news |last1=Mohanty |first1=Debabrata |title=BJD candidate and former Odisha finance minister passes away |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjd-candidate-and-former-odisha-finance-minister-passes-away/story-L5kl39TERgOgHE8Yg8IiuN.html |accessdate=20 April 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |date=20 April 2019}}</ref> and a native of [[Patkura]].<ref name="obytes">{{cite news |title=Senior BJD Leader Bed Prakash Agarwalla Passes Away |url=https://www.odishabytes.com/senior-bjd-leader-bed-prakash-agarwal-passes-away/ |accessdate=20 April 2019 |work=Odisha Bytes |date=20 April 2019}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Kendrapara]] municipal council from 1957 to 1970, when he began serving as chairman of the municipality. He left office in 1974 to contest the [[Kendrapara (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kendrapara]] seat in the [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]], and was seated as a representative of the [[Utkal Congress]]. Agarwal switched affiliations to the [[Janata Party]] and was reelected in 1977.<ref name="obytes"/> He grew close to [[Biju Patnaik]],<ref name="tnn">{{cite news |title=BJD's former minister and assembly candidate Bed Prakash Agarwal passes away |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/bjds-former-minister-and-assembly-candidate-bed-prakash-agarwal-passes-away/403776 |accessdate=20 April 2019 |work=Times Now News |date=20 April 2019}}</ref> joined the [[Janata Dal]] for the 1990 elections, and served as finance minister within Patnaik's government. Following Patnaik's death in 1997, Agarwal contested the 2000 Odisha legislative elections as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name="obytes"/> Agarwal won the Patkura seat in 2009 and 2014, for [[Biju Janata Dal]], and remained the BJD candidate for the 2019 elections until his death in [[Bhubaneswar]] on 20 April 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=BJD Patkura contestant dead |url=http://www.uniindia.com/~/veteran-bjd-leader-and-patkura-assy-candidate-bed-prakash-agarwal-passes-away/States/news/1570149.html |accessdate=20 April 2019 |work=Business Standard |agency=Press Trust of India |publisher=United News of India |date=20 April 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420225949/http://www.uniindia.com/~/veteran-bjd-leader-and-patkura-assy-candidate-bed-prakash-agarwal-passes-away/States/news/1570149.html |archivedate=20 April 2019}} [https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bjd-patkura-contestant-dead-119042000406_1.html Alt URL]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 04:57, 15 March 2022
Bed Prakash Agarwal (died April 20, 2019) was an Indian politician.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Agarwal was of Marwari descent[1] and a native of Patkura.[2] He was a member of the Kendrapara municipal council from 1957 to 1970, when he began serving as chairman of the municipality. He left office in 1974 to contest the Kendrapara seat in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, and was seated as a representative of the Utkal Congress. Agarwal switched affiliations to the Janata Party and was reelected in 1977.[2] He grew close to Biju Patnaik,[3] joined the Janata Dal for the 1990 elections, and served as finance minister within Patnaik's government. Following Patnaik's death in 1997, Agarwal contested the 2000 Odisha legislative elections as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] Agarwal won the Patkura seat in 2009 and 2014, for Biju Janata Dal, and remained the BJD candidate for the 2019 elections until his death in Bhubaneswar on 20 April 2019.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Mohanty, Debabrata (20 April 2019). "BJD candidate and former Odisha finance minister passes away". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Senior BJD Leader Bed Prakash Agarwalla Passes Away". Odisha Bytes. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ↑ "BJD's former minister and assembly candidate Bed Prakash Agarwal passes away". Times Now News. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ↑ "BJD Patkura contestant dead". Business Standard. United News of India. Press Trust of India. 20 April 2019. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019. Alt URL