Basant Kumar Biswal (August 23, 1936 – September 7, 2003) was a politician belonging to the Indian National Congress party from Odisha. He was Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha. He was member of the legislative assembly from Tirtol assembly constituency and was Vice-President of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee.[1][2][3]
Basant Kumar Biswal | |
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| 3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha | |
| In office 15 March 1995 – 17 February 1999 Serving with Hemananda Biswal | |
| Preceded by | Nilamani Routray |
| Succeeded by | Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Pravati Parida |
| Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1990–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Nityananda Samntaray |
| Succeeded by | Debashish Samantaray |
| Constituency | Tirtol |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Basant Kumar Biswal 23 August 1936 Tulang village, Jagatsinghpur district |
| Died | 7 September 2003 (aged 67) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Meera Biswal |
| Children | Ranjib Biswal Chiranjib Biswal |
| Residence(s) | Tulang village, Jagatsinghpur district |
| Occupation | Farmer |
He had two sons, Ranjib Biswal a former cricketer, manager of the Indian Cricket Team and Chairman of Indian Premier League, as well as a Rajya Sabha Member of parliament for Odisha, as part of the Indian National Congress party. His second son Chiranjib Biswal is a Congress MLA from Jagatsinghpur assembly constituency and deputy opposition leader of the Odisha assembly.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Biswal be friends with J.B. Patnaik again, attends his daughter's wedding". India Today. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Nanda, Kanhun (8 September 2010). "Former deputy CM Basanta Biswal remembered in 7 death anniversary". Orissa Diary. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Odisha Opposition leaders join Biju Patnaik birth centenary celebration at Paradip
- ^ "Former Odisha Deputy CM Basant Biswal's wife passes away". Odisha Sun Times. 21 December 2015. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Chiranjib Biswal appointed as deputy leader of Odisha Congress Legislature Party". Pragativaldi. 7 July 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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