Kartikeswar Patra
Kartikeswar Patra was an Indian politician and Odia writer.
Career
Patra was first elected as Member of the [Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA] from Bhograi [Assembly constituency] in 1971, 1974 and 1980 and served as a member of the Lok Sabha, for the Indian [National Congress], from 1991 [Indian general election|1991]-1996, representing Balasore (Lok [Sabha constituency)|Balasore]. His wife Umarani Patra is also a former MLA of Bhograi.Patra died in 2020 from COVID-19 aged 79.