Prabodh Panda (7 February 1946 – 27 February 2018) was an Indian politician. He was a leader of the

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. He was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Midnapore constituency in

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in a by-election held on 10 May 2001. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 2004 and 2009 from the same constituency.

Personal life

Panda was born in a Utkal

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family. His father was Devendra Nath Panda and mother Niradabala Panda. He graduated in arts from the Dantan Bhattar College, which was then affiliated with the prestigious and historic

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. After serving the Lok Sabha office as a Member of Parliament for 13 years, he has been the secretary of state for West Bengal for the Communist Party of India since February 2015. He died on 27 February 2018 following a massive heart attack while working at his office in

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References

External links

Detailed Profile: Shri Prabodh Panda
in .gov.in website 1946 births 2018 deaths Communist Party of India politicians from West Bengal People from Paschim Medinipur district India MPs 2004–2009 India MPs 2009–2014 India MPs 1999–2004 University of Calcutta alumni Lok Sabha members from West Bengal Communist Party of India candidates in the 2014 Indian general election {{CPIndia-politician-stub