Hemananda Biswal

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Hemananda Biswal
ହେମାନନ୍ଦ ବିଶ୍ବାଳ
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12th Chief Minister of Odisha
In office
6 December 1999 – 5 March 2000
Preceded byGiridhar Gamang
Succeeded byNaveen Patnaik
In office
7 December 1989 – 5 March 1990
Preceded byJanaki Ballabh Pattanaik
Succeeded byBiju Patnaik
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2009 — 16 May 2014
Preceded byJual Oram
Succeeded byJual Oram
ConstituencySundargarh
Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office
1974-2004
ConstituencyJharsuguda
3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha
In office
15 March 1995 – 9 May 1998
Serving with Basant Kumar Biswal
Preceded byNilamani Routray
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born(1939-12-01)1 December 1939
Thakurpada, Orissa, British India
Died25 February 2022(2022-02-25) (aged 82)
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
SpouseUrmila Biswal
ChildrenSabita, Sanjukta, Manjulata, Sunita and Amita
Residence(s)Thakurpada, Jharsuguda
Websitehttp://hemanandbiswal.com/
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Hemananda Biswal (1 December 1939 – 25 February 2022) was an Indian politician. Biswal served as Chief Minister of Odisha and also as the leader of the house in state legislative assembly from 7 December 1989 to 5 March 1990, and again from 6 December 1999 to 5 March 2000.

He was also the MP of Sundergarh from 2009 to 2014. Biswal was the first tribal chief minister of Odisha.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

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Biswal was born in Thakurpada village of Odisha on 1 December 1939, to Basudev and Trimani Biswal. He completed intermediate education from Government College, Sundargarh, and by profession was an agriculturist.[5]

Political career

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Biswal belonged to the Indian National Congress party. In 1974, he was elected for the first time to the Odisha Legislative Assembly and served until 1977. Later, in 1980, he was again elected from the laikera as MLA, a position he held until 2004. He was the chief minister of Odisha for the first time from 7 December 1989 to 5 March 1990 and for the second time from 6 December 1999 to 5 March 2000.[6] From 2009 to 2014, he was the MP from Sundargarh.[7]

Personal life and death

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Biswal was married to Urmila Biswal and together they had five daughters. He died at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on 25 February 2022, at the age of 82. He suffered from pneumonia and COVID-19 prior to his death.[6]

References

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