Bishnu Charan Das (9 October 1954 – 6 July 2020) was an Indian politician from the state of Odisha. He was a leader of the Biju Janata Dal and had previously contested seats in Odisha Legislative Assembly from Jagatsinghpur seat.
Bishnu Charan Das | |
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 Portrait of Bishnu Charan Das | |
| Member of Rajya Sabha for Odisha | |
| In office 2 July 2016 – 21 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Baishnab Charan Parida, BJD |
| Succeeded by | Pratap Keshari Deb |
| Constituency | Odisha[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1954 |
| Died | 6 July 2020 (aged 65) |
| Political party | BJD |
In 2016, he was the candidate of the party for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections. He was elected unopposed with Prasanna Acharya and N. Bhaskar Rao.[2]
He resigned from Rajya Sabha on 21 March 2017 after being appointed deputy chairman of Odisha State Planning Board.[3]
He died at a hospital in Bhubaneswar on 6 July 2020, weeks after he suffered a stroke.[4]
References
edit- ^ "3 BJD candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha in Odisha". NDTV.
- ^ "26 Rajya Sabha members elected unopposed in six states Roundup". Times Of India.
- ^ "Bishnu Charan Das resigns as Rajya Sabha MP".
- ^ "Odisha MLA Bishnu Charan Das dies". Hindustan Times. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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