Career
He also contested in the 2014 Indian general election from Balasore, Lok Sabha constituency as a BJP candidate, which he lost.
politician Member of the Legislative Assembly
He also contested in the 2014 Indian general election from Balasore, Lok Sabha constituency as a BJP candidate, which he lost.
He had been elected as Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, two times 2004 to 2009 and 2009 to 2014 from Nilagiri constituency.