Sarat Pattanayak is an Indian politician hailing from Balangir in Odisha. He was elected to the 10th and 11th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India as a member of Parliament of the Indian National Congress party. He is currently serving as President of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee.[1][2][3]
Sarat Pattanayak | |
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| President Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Niranjan Patnaik |
| In office 2001–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik |
| Succeeded by | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1991–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Balgopal Mishra |
| Succeeded by | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo |
| Constituency | Balangir, Odisha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 December 1956 Saintala, Odisha, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Namita Pattanayak |
| Source: [1] | |
Early life, education and career
Son of Jugul Pattanayak, born on 15 August 1956, in Saintala near Balangir. He is married to Namita Pattanayak and together they have two daughters and a son. He has completed his bachelor's degree from Rajendra College, Balangir later on pursuing a law (LLB) degree from Gangadhar Meher College & Lajpat Rai Law College, Sambalpur.[4]
Having served as an elected Member of Lok Sabha in the then ruling P V Narasimha Rao government which gave him a close quarter view of the 1992 economic liberalisation in India, Sarat is currently serving as the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee's president.[5]