Sriballav Panigrahi


Sriballav Panigrahi was an Indian politician, a leader of the Indian National Congress party in Odisha and was a member of the All India Congress Committee. He was elected to the Parliament of India from the Deogarh Lok Sabha constituency, three times, 1984, 1991 and 1996.

Biography

Born at Bargaon, Sambalpur district, Odisha in 1940, he was elected as a Member of Parliament from the Deogarh Parliamentary Constituency in 1984, 1991, and 1996, and was a Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly for two terms. He was a Cabinet Minister in Odisha from 1973 to 1977.

Personal life

He was married to Sunanda Panigrahi and had two sons. He died in 2015, aged 74.