Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Odisha
In office
10 March 2013 – 14 January 2016
Preceded byJual Oram
Succeeded byBasanta Kumar Panda
Minister of Urban Development
Government of Odisha
In office
18 May 2004 – 9 March 2009
Chief MinisterNaveen Patnaik
Preceded bySamir Dey
Succeeded byNaveen Patnaik
Minister of Public Enterprises
Government of Odisha
In office
6 August 2002 – 9 March 2009
Chief MinisterNaveen Patnaik
Preceded byBed Prakash Agarwal
Succeeded byNaveen Patnaik
Minister of Industry
Government of Odisha
In office
6 March 2000 – 16 May 2004
Chief MinisterNaveen Patnaik
Preceded byAmarnath Pradhan
Succeeded byBiswabhusan Harichandan
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office
1995–2019
Preceded byBibekananda Meher
Succeeded bySaroj Kumar Meher
ConstituencyPatnagarh
Personal details
Born (1956-06-14) 14 June 1956
Bolangir, Odisha, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSangeeta Kumari Singh Deo
ChildrenNivritti Kumari
Parent
Residence(s)Sailashree Palace, Bolangir, Odisha
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materDelhi University
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Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He belongs to the erstwhile royal family of Patna (princely state), Bolangir. He was a cabinet minister in the Odisha government and ex state president of BJP Odisha unit.[1]

Singh Deo was a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly from the Patnagarh constituency in Bolangir district.

Singh Deo was a Cabinet Minister of Industry and Public Enterprise from 2000 to 2004 and from 2004 to 2009, he was Cabinet Minister for Urban Development and Public Enterprise in Government of Odisha under Naveen Patnaik until Patnaik left National Democratic Alliance in 2009.[2][3]

His wife is a Member of the Parliament of 16th, also she was a member of the 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Bolangir constituency of Odisha and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is also a member of the National executive of the party.[4]

References

  1. ↑ My neta
  2. ↑ A single Orissa royal family of several political hues
  3. ↑ "PRESENT RULER: HH Maharaja KANAK VARDHAN SINGH DEO". Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Mohapatra, Debabrata (21 January 2014). "Udaipur Prince and Balangir Princess to marry today". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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