Samir Dey

Samir Prasad Dey was an Indian politician from the Bharatiya [Janata Party, Odisha] who had served as minister of Higher Education in Naveen Patnaik cabinet from 2004 to 2009. He had earlier served as the Minister of Urban Development in First [Naveen Patnaik ministry] from 2000 to 2004. He had represented Cuttack City thrice in a row – 1995 [Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995], 2000 Odisha [Legislative Assembly election|2000], 2004 in the Odisha Legislative Assembly. Dey died from a kidney infection on 18 November 2024, at the age of 67.