Archive · 31 May 2025
Three-Time MLA Prasanna Patanayak Passes Away at 77
Prasanna Patanayak, a politician who served as an MLA three times, has died.
He was 77 years old.
He was the first person to be elected as an MLA from the BJP party in Odisha.
Before that, he was first elected in 1977 on a Janata Dal ticket.
He was involved in a movement against the government in 1975 and was put in jail.
Many current political leaders have expressed sadness at his passing, remembering his contributions to the state.
Prasanna Patanayak, a former three-time MLA, passed away at 77.
He was the first BJP MLA in Odisha, elected in 1985.
Patanayak was first elected as MLA in 1977.
He participated in the 1975 revolution against emergency and was detained.
Multiple political figures expressed grief over his death.
- Who
- Prasanna Patanayak, a three-time MLA, died.
- What
- Prasanna Patanayak, a former MLA, died.
- When
- Patanayak died on Friday.
- Where
- He died in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar.
- Why
- Details about his passing were not included.
- Age at Death
- 77
- Political Role
- Three-time MLA
- Terms Served
- 1977, 1985, 1990
- Constituency
- Kamakhyanagar
- Achievement
- First BJP MLA in Odisha