Baikunthanath Swain (13 January 1935 – 2 October 1995) was an

Odia Odia, also spelled Oriya or Odiya, may refer to: * Odia people in Odisha, India * Odia language, an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family * Odia alphabet, a writing system used for the Odia languag ...

politician. He was elected to the 8th and 11th

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from

Kakatpur Assembly constituency Kakatpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha. This constituency includes Konark, Kakatpur block, Astarang block and 13 Gram panchayats (Jangalbori, Birtung, Baulanga, Desthali, Dhumala, Sorava, Mahalapada, Achutapur, Banakha ...

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and

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Early life

Swain was born to Achutananda Swain on 13 January 1935. His wife's name was Kadambini swain.

Political career

He was active in Odisha politics as a member of

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

and elected twice to

Death

He died on 2 October 1995 at 60.

References

{{reflist 1935 births 1995 deaths People from Puri district Odisha MLAs 1980–1985 Odisha MLAs 1995–2000 Indian National Congress politicians from Odisha