Maheswar Mohanty
Maheswar Mohanty | |
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Mohanty in 2013 | |
Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1995–2019 | |
Preceded by | Uma Ballav Rath |
Succeeded by | Jayant Kumar Sarangi |
Constituency | Puri |
Personal details | |
Born | Puri, Odisha, India | 26 February 1956
Died | 7 November 2023 Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India | (aged 67)
Citizenship | Indian |
Political party | Biju Janata Dal |
Other political affiliations | Janata Dal |
Spouse | Bishnupriya Mohanty |
Children | 2 |
Parent | Narayan Mohanty (father) |
Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
Maheswar Mohanty (26 February 1956 – 7 November 2023) was an Indian politician from Odisha. He worked as the speaker of Odisha Vidhan Sabha from 2004 to 2008.
Biography
[edit]Maheswar Mohanty was born on 26 February 1956 in Puri to Narayan Mohanty. He was married to Bishnupriya Mohanty and the couple had two children.[1] He had completed his LLB from Utkal University and MA in Political Science from Banaras Hindu University.[2]
Mohanty was elected five times to Odisha Vidhan Sabha from 1995 to 2019.[3] He served as a speaker and held several ministries like Revenue and Disaster Management, Law, Planning and Coordination, Tourism and Culture, Panchayati Raj in the cabinet of Naveen Patnaik.[4]
Mohanty died from a stroke in Bhubaneswar, on 7 November 2023, at the age of 67.[5][3]
Political career
[edit]Tern start | Tertm end | Position | Constituency | Party |
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1995 | 2000 | Member, 11th Odisha Vidhan Sabha | Puri | Janata Dal |
2000 | 2004 | Member, 12th Odisha Vidhan Sabha | Biju Janata Dal | |
2004 | 2009 | Member, 13th Odisha Vidhan Sabha | ||
2009 | 2014 | Member, 14th Odisha Vidhan Sabha | ||
2014 | 2019 | Member, 15th Odisha Vidhan Sabha |
References
[edit]- ^ "Shri Maheswar Mohanty". odishaassembly.nic.in. Odisha Assembly. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ Dash, Mrunal Manmay. "Former Odisha Assembly Speaker, Minister Maheswar Mohanty no more". OdishaTV. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Former Odisha Speaker Maheswar Mohanty passes away". Prameya English. 7 November 2023. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Former Odisha Speaker Maheswar Mohanty No More". Odisha Bytes. 7 November 2023. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ Mohapatra, Debabrata (7 November 2023). "Former Odisha speaker Maheswar Mohanty passes away". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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