Kumudini Patnaik (b 1945) is an Indian Politician and was 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-p ...

the lower house of Indian Parliament from Aska,

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 ...

in 2000 in a bye election as 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 ...

. But she was expelled from the

and she later joined the

Congress A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ...

but lost the Aska seat to

Harihar Swain Harihar Swain (11 November 1939 – 13 October 2012) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Aska constituency of Odisha on a Biju Janata Dal ticket. He was expelled from the Biju Janata Dal The Biju Janata Dal (; ...

in 2004 and later quit the

and joined the BJP.

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Patnaik, Kumudini 1945 births Living people People from Odisha Odisha politicians India MPs 1999–2004 Lok Sabha members from Odisha Place of birth missing (living people) People from Ganjam district Indian National Congress politicians