Basant Kumar Biswal
Indian politician (1936–2003)
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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 constituency and was Vice-President of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee.[1][2][3]
Pravati Parida
Basant Kumar Biswal | |
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| 4th Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha | |
| In office 15 March 1995 – 5 March 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Nilamani Routray |
| Succeeded by | Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Pravati Parida |
| Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1990–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Nityananda Samntaray |
| Succeeded by | Debashish Samantaray |
| Constituency | Tirtol |
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| Born | Basant Kumar Biswal 23 August 1936 Tulang village, Jagatsinghpur district |
| Died | 7 September 2003 (aged 67) |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Meera Biswal |
| Children | Ranjib Biswal Chiranjib Biswal |
| Occupation | Farmer |
He had two sons, Ranjib Biswal a former cricketer, manager of the Indian Cricket Team and Chairman of Indian Premier League, as well as a Rajya Sabha Member of parliament for Odisha, as part of the Indian National Congress party. His second son Chiranjib Biswal is a Congress MLA from Jagatsinghpur assembly constituency and deputy opposition leader of the Odisha assembly.[4][5]