Soumya Ranjan Patnaik

Soumya Ranjan Patnaik
Member: 11th Lok Sabha
In office 1996–1998
Preceded by	Sivaji Patnaik
Succeeded by	Prasanna Kumar Patasani
Constituency	Bhubaneswar
MP of Rajya Sabha for Odisha
In office 4 April 2018 – 4 April 2019
Preceded by	Ananga Udaya Singh Deo, BJD
Personal details
Born	Soumya Ranjan Patnaik (1952-08-18) 18 August 1952 (age 72) Anandapur, Kendujhar,^[citation needed] Odisha
Political party	Biju Janata Dal incumbent.
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, Aama Odisha Party
Spouse	Sudatta Patnaik
Children	Tallina Patnaik, Tanaya Patnaik,
Alma mater	Ravenshaw University Utkal University, Banaras Hindu University
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Website	soumyapatnaik.in

Soumya Ranjan Patnaik (born 18 August 1952)[1] is an Indian politician and the founder-editor of the Odia daily Sambad. He is also a feature film producer as well as a successful business personality. He was elected to 11th Lok Sabha from Bhubaneswar (Lok Sabha constituency) on Indian National Congress ticket. After he was expelled from Congress[2] he floated a new political party 'Aama Odisha Party' (AOP).[3] He is married to Sudatta Patnaik, daughter of Janaki Ballabh Patnaik and Jayanti Patnaik. He is the brother of former OPCC President and former Minister Niranjan Patnaik.

On 6 March 2018 he merged Aama Odisha Party into Biju Janata Dal and the very same day he was nominated by Naveen Patnaik as a Biju Janata Dal MP of Rajya Sabha.[4] Shri Soumya Ranjan Patnaik is a member of 16th Assembly of Odisha (2019–2024) elected from Khandapada assembly constituency.[5] His "ଆମ ଘରର ହାଲଚାଲ" column is quite popular and appreciated.

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	As A Producer	As A Writer	Director
2005	Babu I Love You	Odia	Yes	Yes	Sanjay Nayak
2007	To Pain Nebi Mu Sahe Janama	Odia	Yes	No	Sanjay Nayak
2008	Chaati Chiri Dele Tu	Odia	Yes	No	S.K. Muralidharan
2008	Nei Jaa Re Megha Mate	Odia	Yes	No	S.K. Muralidharan
2009	Suna Chadhei Mo Rupa Chadhei	Odia	Yes	Yes	Himanshu Parija
2010	Tu Thile Mo Dara Kahaku	Odia	Yes	No	Dilip Panda
2013	Mo Duniya Tu Hi Tu	Odia	Yes	No	Sudhakar Basanta
2013	Shivalika	Hindi	Yes	No	Biman Sengupta & Bhagabat Kar
2014	Tu Aau Mu	Odia	Yes	No	Nishikant Dalabehera
2018	Downup The Exit 796[6][7]	Hindi	Yes	No	Jaimin Bal

References

1. "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament". Retrieved 13 April 2014.
2. Das, Subrat (2 October 2013). "Congress expels Soumya Patnaik". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
3. Mishra, Sandeep (26 November 2013). "Soumya floats new party". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
4. "Odisha politics: Aama Odisha Party allotted pot symbol". Odisha Today. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
5. "Soumya Ranjan Patnaik wins with biggest victory margin of 2019 Polls". 24 May 2019.
6. "Film Director Jaimin Bal is all set to hit the silver screen with his upcoming action thriller "The exit-796", Odisha Entertainment News, Odisha Latest Headlines". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015. Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine
7. "Jaimin Bal - Another Odia Director to debut in Bollywood with Film". 16 December 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Soumya Ranjan Patnaik at IMDb