Bijoy Mohapatra
Bijoy Mohapatra | |
|---|---|
| Member: Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1980–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Biju Patnaik |
| Succeeded by | Trilochan Behera |
| Constituency | Patkura |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 November 1950 Talakusuma |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party ( Till May 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Nationalist Congress Party, Odisha Gana Parishad, Biju Janata Dal Janata Dal Janata Party |
| Alma mater | Utkal University |
| Profession | Politician |
| Cabinet | Irrigation Minister (1990-1995), Minister of Parliamentary Affairs |
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Bijoy Mohapatra (born 7 November 1950) is a politician from Odisha. A leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he was Irrigation Minister of Odisha from 1990 to 1995 in the Biju Patnaik cabinet. He was the most powerful minister (known as Super Chief Minister) in Biju Patnaik's cabinet. He was four times MLA from Patkura Constituency of Kendrapara district. He won four straight elections in 1980, 1985, 1990 and 1995.