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| name = Biswanath Das
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| order = 7th
| name                     = Biswanath Das
| office = Chief Minister of Odisha
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| native_name = ବିଶ୍ଵନାଥ ଦାସ
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| predecessor = [[President's Rule]]
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| successor = [[Nandini Satpathy]]
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| governor = [[Shaukatullah Shah Ansari]]<br>Sardar Jojendra Singh {{small|(Acting)}}
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| office2 = [[List of Chief Ministers of Odisha|Prime Minister of Odisha]]
| caption                  = Biswanath Das
| predecessor2 = [[Krushna Chandra Gajapati|Captain Krishna Chandra Gajapati Narayan Deo]]
| birth_date                = {{Birth date and age|1965|10|03|df=yes}}
| party = United Front
| birth_place              = [[Jaynagar Majilpur]], [[South 24 Parganas]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| office1 = [[List of Governors of Uttar Pradesh|Governor of Uttar Pradesh]]
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| predecessor1 = [[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]]
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| successor1 = [[Bezawada Gopala Reddy]]
| office1                  = Member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
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| term_start1              = {{start date|2016}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1889|03|08|df=y}}
| constituency1            = [[Jaynagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jaynagar]]
| birth_place = Belagan, [[Ganjam district]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]
| majority1                =  
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1984|06|02|1889|03|08}}
| predecessor1              = Tarun Kanti Naskar
| death_place = [[Cuttack]], [[Odisha]], [[India]]
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| residence = Kaji Bazar, Cuttack
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| education = B.A., B.L.
| party                    = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| alma_mater = [[Ravenshaw College]]<br/>[[Calcutta University]]
| mother                    =  
| website =  
| father                    = Satish Chandra Das
| term_start = 3 April 1971
| relatives                =  
| term_end = 14 June 1972
| residence                = [[Kolkata]]
| term_start1 = 16 April 1962
| education                =
| term_end1 = 30 April 1967
| alma_mater                = [[University of Calcutta]]
| term_start2 = 19 July 1937
| occupation                = Politician
| term_end2 = 4 November 1939
| profession                = School Teacher
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'''Biswanath Dash''' (8 March 1889 – 2 June 1984) was a [[politician]], [[lawyer]] and [[philanthropist]] from India. He was the Prime Minister of [[Odisha]] Province of [[British India]] 1937–39, the [[Governor of Uttar Pradesh]] 1962–67 and later the [[List of Chief Ministers of Odisha|Chief Minister of Odisha]] 1971–72.
 
== Early life ==
'''Biswanath Das''' (born 3 October 1965) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] politician who has been a [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] for [[Jaynagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jaynagar]] since [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]. He is a member of the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] party.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://myneta.info/westbengal2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=1682|title= Biswanath Das (Criminal & Asset Declaration)|publisher= myneta.info|accessdate= 12 June 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.in/west-bengal/assembly-constituencies/mlas-list.html List of sitting members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly (MLAs)]</ref>
He was born on 8 March 1889 at Belgan village in Ganjam District of the erstwhile [[Madras Presidency]], which is in the state of Odisha. He graduated from [[Ravenshaw College]], [[Cuttack]] <ref name="Das Rath 1990 p.19 ">{{cite book | last1=Das | first1=B. | last2=Rath | first2=S.N. | title=Biswanath Das, a tribute: published on the occasion of Biswanath Das Birth Centenary Celebration held under the auspices of the Utkal University | publisher=Dept. of Political Science, Utkal University | year=1990 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mREcAAAAIAAJ | access-date=2019-07-03 | page=19}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
Biswanath Das was born on 3 October 1965, to a [[Bengali Hindu]] family in [[Jaynagar Majilpur]]. He is a postgraduate of the [[University of Calcutta]]. He was a school teacher before entering politics.


==Political career==
==Political career==
Biswanath Dash supported the [[Indian independence movement]] from both Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. He was a member of the legislative council of [[Madras Province]] from 1921 to 1930. He was instrumental in the creation of a separate state for the Odia-speaking people. After the separation of Odisha on 1 April 1936 he became its [[Prime Minister]] ([[Premier]]) on 19 July 1937.<ref name="Orissa State Archives 1997 p. ">{{cite book | author=Orissa State Archives | title=Reflections on the National Movement in Orissa | publisher=Orissa State Archives | year=1997 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gDduAAAAMAAJ | access-date=2019-07-03 }}</ref> He became a member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India]] in 1946 representing Orissa. He served as the [[Governor of Uttar Pradesh]] from 16 April 1962 to 30 April 1967.<ref name="Bureau 2019">{{cite web | last=Bureau | first=OB | title=Know Odisha Greats Who Helped Frame India's Constitution - ODISHA BYTES | website=ODISHA BYTES | date=2019-11-26 | url=https://odishabytes.com/know-odisha-greats-who-helped-frame-indias-constitution/ | access-date=2020-07-31|quote=As members of the Constituent Assembly, several eminent personalities from Odisha too had made seminal contributions to the historic event on November 26, 1949.These included Biswanath Dash, Bichitrananda Das, Sarangadhar Das,...}}</ref> In 1966, he was made the President of [[Servants of the People Society]] (Lok Sevak Mandal founded by [[Lala Lajpat Rai]]). After the Odisha [[Vidhan Sabha]] election in 1971, the [[Utkal Congress]], the [[Swatantra Party]] and the [[Jharkhand Party]] formed a [[United Front (India)|United Front]] and he became the [[Chief Minister]] of the United Front government, in [[Odisha]]. He was in office from 3 April 1971 to 14 June 1972.<ref name="Orissa State Museum 1993 p.46 ">{{cite book | author=Orissa State Museum | title=The Orissa Historical Research Journal | publisher=Superintendent of Research and Museum | issue=v. 38-40 | year=1993 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nZ4pcnoxpY0C | access-date=2020-07-31 | page=46}}</ref>
In the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016 Vidhan Sabha election]], the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] nominated Biswanath Das from the [[Jaynagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jaynagar]] Vidhan Sabha constituency. In this election, he defeated his nearest rival Sujit Patwari of the [[Indian National Congress]] by 15,051 votes.
 
==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090410051005/http://orissagov.nic.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/jan2006/engpdf/or-jan-2006.pdf A short biography] by Gurukalyan Mahapatra in the Orissa Review, January 2006.
*[http://upgovernor.gov.in/upgovernor.gov.in/dasbio.htm About Shri Biswanath Dash], Governor of Uttar Pradesh.
*[http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/event/Resume_Centenary_Celebrations_Alld_SN_Katju.pdf Allahabad High Court] By Justice Shiva Nath Katju.
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Biswanath Das
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2016 (2016)
Preceded byTarun Kanti Naskar
ConstituencyJaynagar
Personal details
Born (1965-10-03) 3 October 1965 (age 60)
Jaynagar Majilpur, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress
Parent(s)
  • Satish Chandra Das (father)
ResidenceKolkata
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionSchool Teacher

Biswanath Das (born 3 October 1965) is an Indian politician who has been a Member of Legislative Assembly for Jaynagar since 2016. He is a member of the All India Trinamool Congress party.[1][2]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Biswanath Das was born on 3 October 1965, to a Bengali Hindu family in Jaynagar Majilpur. He is a postgraduate of the University of Calcutta. He was a school teacher before entering politics.

Political career[edit | edit source]

In the 2016 Vidhan Sabha election, the All India Trinamool Congress nominated Biswanath Das from the Jaynagar Vidhan Sabha constituency. In this election, he defeated his nearest rival Sujit Patwari of the Indian National Congress by 15,051 votes.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Biswanath Das (Criminal & Asset Declaration)". myneta.info. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  2. List of sitting members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

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