Background
Acharya, Prasanna was born on August 8, 1949 in Bargarh, India. Son of Padmashree Krutartha and Chanchala Acharya.
politician member of the Lok Sabha
Acharya, Prasanna was born on August 8, 1949 in Bargarh, India. Son of Padmashree Krutartha and Chanchala Acharya.
Bachelor, Panchayat College, Bargarh. Bachelor of Laws, L.R. Law College, Sambalpur.
General secretary Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Orissa, 1973—1975. President Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, 1981—1985. Member Orissa Legislation Assembly, 1990—1998.
Minister of food and civil supplies, textile and handlooms excise and rural development Government of Orissa, 1990—1995. Member Lok Sabha (Indian Parliament), since 1998, member petitions committee, transport and tourism committee, 1998—1999. General secretary Biju Janata Dal, Orissa.
Member energy committee Lok Sabha (Indian Parliament), 1999—2004, member public undertakings committee, 1999—2001, member consultative committee to minister of petroleum and natural gas, 2000—2004. Member Biju Janata Dal.
He represented the Sambalpur constituency of Orissa and is a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party.
Married Charusila Acharya.