Kalikesh_Singh_Deo
Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo
Indian politician
Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo (born 26 May 1974) is an Indian politician who was Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Bolangir and member and leader of the Biju Janata Dal political party.[1]
His father, Ananga Udaya Singh Deo, and his grandfather, Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo, were both politicians. Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo was Chief Minister of Odisha. [citation needed] He attended the Doon School, Dehradun[2][3][4] and graduated in economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University.[5] He represented India in shooting and basketball.[citation needed]
Prior to becoming an MP, Deo was the youngest member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, to which he was returned in 2004 as a representative of the Saintala constituency.[6]