Career
He was born on the 12th of May, 1964 at Nanakera, in Puri district, Odisha. He was elected to the Eleventh, Twelfth and Fourteenth Odisha Legislative Assembly. He was the youngest Minister of State in 1999 and held Home, Science, Technology and Culture departments.
He was the Chief Whip of the Congress Legislature Party in 14th Assembly from 2009 to 2014.
