Bhartruhari Mahtab (born 8 September 1957) is an Indian politician, the adopted son of Late Shri
Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab. He is a member of the
Biju Janata Dal
The Biju Janata Dal (; BJD) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Odisha founded and led by Naveen Patnaik, the current Chief Minister of Odisha and the son of former Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik, after whom the party i ...
(
BJD) political party. He was elected to the
12th Lok Sabha
This is the list of members of the 12th Lok Sabha, (10 March 1998 – 26 April 1999) after the 1998 Indian general election held during February–March 1998. This was the second consecutive Lok Sabha, like the 11th Lok Sabha elections that d ...
in 1998 from
Cuttack constituency in
Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...
. He was re-elected to the
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ...
in 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019 from the same constituency. He received the
Outstanding Parliamentarian Award
The Outstanding Parliamentarian Award is an award given by the Indian Parliamentary Group to an outstanding sitting Member of the Indian Parliament for overall contribution in the Indian Parliament. It was instituted in 1995 by Shivraj Patil, w ...
2017.
He is also the recipient of Sansad Ratna Award 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 for his outstanding performance in 'Debates'.
See also
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Indian general election, 2014 (Odisha)
The 2014 Indian general election polls in Odisha for 21 Lok Sabha seats were held in two phases on 10 and 17 April 2014.
The major contenders in the state were Biju Janata Dal, Indian National Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party. The assembly ...
References
External links
*Profile on Loksabha sit
1957 births
Living people
Lok Sabha members from Odisha
India MPs 1998–1999
India MPs 1999–2004
India MPs 2004–2009
India MPs 2009–2014
India MPs 2014–2019
Biju Janata Dal politicians
People from Cuttack district
People from Bhadrak district
India MPs 2019–present
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