Chiranjib Biswal is a politician belonging to 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 ...

party from

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 ...

, currently MLA from the 104-

Jagatsinghpur Jagatsinghpur is a city and a municipality in Jagatsinghpur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is also the headquarters of Jagatsinghpur district. It got the recognition as a new district on 1 April 1993 formerly it was a sub-division of ...

constituency, and deputy opposition leader of the Odisha assembly. He is the elder son of former deputy chief minister of Odisha, the late

Basant Kumar Biswal 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 co ...

. He has also previously been a member of the legislative assembly from Tirtol and Jagatsinghpur assembly constituencies and is also the treasurer of the

Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee is the unit of the Indian National Congress for the state of Odisha. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates fo ...

. He has also been the Vice President of OPCC and has served in its various committees. He is also a member of the

All India Congress Committee The All India Congress Committee (AICC) is the presidium or the central decision-making assembly of the Indian National Congress. It is composed of members elected from state-level Pradesh Congress Committees and can have as many as a thousan ...

(AICC). He is the elder brother of IPL chairman and Member of Parliament

Ranjib Biswal Ranjib Biswal (born 21 September 1970) is a former Indian cricketer and the former Chairman of Indian Premier League. He played domestic cricket for the Odisha and represented India in Under-19 cricket, Captaining the side against Pakistan in fo ...

. He is married to Tejal Biswal and has a son named Sadjyot Biswal.Chiranjib Biswal appointed as deputy leader of Odisha Congress Legislature Party
" .pragativadi.com, 7 July 2014

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Members of the Odisha Legislative Assembly Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) People from Jagatsinghpur district People from Cuttack Indian National Congress politicians Indian National Congress politicians from Odisha {{Odisha-INC-politician-stub