Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo
Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, also written as Kalikesh Singh Deo, is an Indian politician and sports administrator. He is Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo is the son of Ananga Udaya Singh Deo and the grandson of Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo, both politicians, with his grandfather having served as Chief Minister of Odisha. His, grandmother, Kailash Kumari Devi, was the daughter of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala. His brother, Arkesh, is also a politician.
He attended the Doon School, Dehradun and graduated in economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University. He represented India in shooting and basketball.
Political career
Deo was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Bolangir, and a member and a leader of the Biju Janata Dal political party. Prior to becoming an MP, Deo was the youngest member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, to which he was elected to in 2004 as a representative of the Saintala constituency. In the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election in June, Deo was elected from the Bolangir Assembly constituency.
Sports administration
In September 2024, Deo was elected as the President of the National Rifle Association of India. As President of the NRAI, Deo, in 2024, announced the formation of the Shooting League of India, a franchise based league for shooting, which is scheduled to be launched in 2025.
Personal life
Deo is married to Meghna Rana, a member of the former Rana dynasty of Nepal and the daughter of Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana, who served as the Chief of the Army Staff of the Nepalese Army.