Aswini Kumar Patra ( or, ଅଶ୍ୱିନୀ କୁମାର ପାତ୍ର; 9 July 1950) is an Indian politician who is active in Odisha politics. Representing the Janata Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party, Biju Janata Dal, he has served four terms as an MLA in Odisha Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the 10th, 13th and 15th Odisha Legislative Assembly from the Jaleswar constituency in 1990, 2004 and 2014 elections respectively.

Biography

Aswini Kumar Patra was born on 9 July 1950 in Balasore district, the son of Satchindra Nath Patra. He has a bachelor arts degree, studied law and worked as a lawyer. He is married to Shuklata Mohanty with whom he has three daughters.

Political career

In the

1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election Elections to the Odisha Legislative Assembly were held in February 1990 to elect members of the 147 constituencies in Odisha, India. The Janata Party won a majority of seats and Biju Patnaik was appointed as the Chief Minister of Odisha. The nu ...

, Patra contested from the Jaleshwar constituency as a candidate of Janata Dal. He won this election and was elected to the 10th Odisha Legislative Assembly. Later, in the

2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election Elections to the Odisha Legislative Assembly were held in April 2004 to elect members of the 147 constituencies in Odisha, India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote, but the Biju Janata Dal won a majority of seats and Naveen Patn ...

, he contested as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party from the Jaleshwar constituency. He won this election and was elected to the 13th Odisha Legislative Assembly. In the

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election Fourteen or 14 may refer to: * 14 (number), the natural number following 13 and preceding 15 * one of the years 14 BC, AD 14, 1914, 2014 Music * 14th (band), a British electronic music duo * ''14'' (David Garrett album), 2013 *''14'', an unre ...

, Patra again contested from the Jaleshwar constituency as a Biju Janata Dal candidate. He won this election and was elected to the 15th Odisha Legislative Assembly. Patra retained his seat in the 2019 election.

References

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