Sahoo is an Indian surname predominantly found in the state of
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 ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
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Ainthu Sahoo
Ainthu Sahoo (1 January 1928 – 28 November 2013) was an Indian politician. He represented Bolangir loksabha constituency in 6th Loksabha.
Early life
Ainthu Sahoo was born to Bhagwan Sahoo at Batharla village of Bolangir District in Odisha. H ...
(1928 - 2013), Indian politician
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Alok Chandra Sahoo (born 1989), Indian cricketer
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Anwesh Sahoo
Anwesh Kumar Sahoo (born 4 July 1995) is an Indian artist, blogger, writer, model, actor and a TEDx speaker. He was crowned Mr. Gay World India 2016, becoming the youngest winner of the crown at the age of 20. He represented India at the Mr. G ...
(born 1995), Indian blogger
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Batakrushna Sahoo
Batakrushna Sahu is an Indian farmer from Odisha. He was conferred with Padma Shri in 2020 for his contribution in animal husbandry.
Biography
A farmer from Sarkana village of Khordha district, Sahoo started pisciculture in 1986. He trained ma ...
, Indian farmer
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Kanak Manjari Sahoo (born 1957), Indian short story writer
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Mahesh Sahoo
Mahesh Sahoo is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Dhenkanal, Odisha in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Biju Janata Dal
The Biju Janata Dal (; BJD) is a r ...
, Indian politician
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Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo (1926 - 2016), Indian short story writer
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Sarojini Sahoo
Sarojini Sahoo (born 4 January 1956) is an Indian feminist writer, a columnist in ''The New Indian Express'' and an associate editor of Chennai-based English magazine ''Indian AGE.'' She has been enlisted among '' 25 Exceptional Women of India ...
(born 1956), Indian feminist writer
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Subhrajit Sahoo (born 1988), Indian cricketer
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Subrat Sahoo (born 1968), Indian politician
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Sudarshan Sahoo
Sudarshan Sahoo (born 11 March 1939) is an Indian sculpture artist from Puri in Odisha. He was awarded India's second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan in 2021 and India's fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in 1988.
Sahoo establishe ...
(born 1939), Indian sculptor
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Tukuna Sahoo (born 1987), Indian cricketer
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Surnames of Indian origin