Biren Mitra (26 November 1917 – 25 May 1978) was an Indian politician, a leader of the

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 the

Chief Minister of Odisha The chief minister of Odisha, an Indian state, is the head of the Government of Odisha. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is the state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Followin ...

from 2 October 1963 to 21 February 1965. Biren Mitra started his student politics with AISF (Communist Party of India students wing). The Biren Mitra Park located at Sector-11 of CDA in

Cuttack Cuttack (, or officially Kataka ) in Odia is the former capital and the second largest city in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised form of ''Kataka'' which literall ...

has been named in his honour.

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Orissa Chief Ministers List
1917 births 1978 deaths Orissa MLAs 1961–1967 Odisha MLAs 1967–1971 Chief Ministers of Odisha Deputy chief ministers of Odisha Chief ministers from Indian National Congress Bengali Hindus Indian National Congress politicians from Odisha {{Odisha-INC-politician-stub