Kishore Kumar Mohanty
Indian politician
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Kishore Kumar Mohanty was an Indian politician who served as Member of Rajya Sabha from Odisha,[1][2] Speaker and Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from Jharsuguda Assembly constituency and Brajarajnagar Assembly constituency[3][4] and Chairman of Western Odisha Development Council.[5][6]
Kishore Kumar Mohanty | |
|---|---|
| Member of Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 6 August 2009 – 3 April 2012 | |
| Constituency | Odisha |
| Speaker and Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 19 August 2008 – 25 May 2009 | |
| Constituency | Jharsuguda Assembly constituency and Brajarajnagar Assembly constituency |
| Chairman of Western Odisha Development Council | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 December 1958 |
| Died | 30 December 2021 (aged 63) |
| Spouse | Alaka Mohanty |
| Parent | Golok Chandra Mohanty |
Personal life
He was born on 4 December 1958 in a Karan family.[7] On 30 December 2021, he died at the age of 63 due to a massive cardiac arrest while attending a meeting in Janta Dal United Office, Jharsuguda, after that he was rushed to a private hospital where he died.[8][9][10][11][12][13] His wife Alka Mohanty succeeded him as Member of the Legislative Assembly.[14][15][16][17] In 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, he defeated Radharani Panda, former MLA by 80,152 votes with rate of 49% and margin of 11,634.[18][19]
Honors
- In his death, Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha said "He was an efficient and popular leader of the party"[10]
- In July 2022, obituaries were also paid to him in the Parliament of India[20][21][22]