Bishnu_Charan_Das

Bishnu Charan Das

Bishnu Charan Das

Indian politician (1954–2020)

Bishnu Charan Das (9 October 1954 – 6 July 2020) was an Indian politician from the state of Odisha. He was a leader of the Biju Janata Dal and had previously contested seats in Odisha Legislative Assembly from Jagatsinghpur seat.

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In 2016, he was the candidate of the party for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections. He was elected unopposed with Prasanna Acharya and N. Bhaskar Rao.[2]

He resigned from Rajya Sabha on 21 March 2017 after being appointed deputy chairman of Odisha State Planning Board.[3]

He died at a hospital in Bhubaneswar on 6 July 2020, weeks after he suffered a stroke.[4]

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    "3 BJD candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha in Odisha". NDTV.
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    "26 Rajya Sabha members elected unopposed in six states Roundup". Times Of India.
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    "Bishnu Charan Das resigns as Rajya Sabha MP".
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    "Odisha MLA Bishnu Charan Das dies". Hindustan Times. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.


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