Soumya Ranjan Patnaik
Soumya Ranjan Patnaik | |
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| 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 18 August 1952 Anandapur, Kendujhar, 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 |
| Relatives | Niranjan Patnaik (brother) Chitta Ranjan Patnaik (brother) Dipti Ranjan Patnaik (brother) Pruthvi Ballabh Patnaik (brother in law) Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (father in law) Jayanti Patnaik (mother in law) |
| Alma mater | Ravenshaw University Utkal University, Banaras Hindu University |
| Signature | |
| Website | soumyapatnaik.in |
Soumya Ranjan Patnaik (born 18 August 1952) 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 he floated a new political party 'Aama Odisha Party' (AOP). 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. Shri Soumya Ranjan Patnaik is a member of 16th Assembly of Odisha (2019–2024) elected from Khandapada assembly constituency. His "ଆମ ଘରର ହାଲଚାଲ" column is quite popular and appreciated.