Ananga Udaya Singh Deo Explained

Ananga Udaya Singh Deo
Office:MP of Rajya Sabha for Odisha
Constituency:Odisha
Term Start:3 April 2014
Term End:3 April 2018
Successor:Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, BJD
Office1:Member: Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency1:Bolangir
Term Start1:1990
Term End1:2014
Predecessor1:Mahammad Mujafar Hussain Khan
Successor1:Narasingha Mishra
Constituency2:Loisingha
Term Start2:1974
Term End2:1977
Predecessor2:Nandakishore Misra
Successor2:Ram Prasad Misra
Birth Date:1945 11, df=y
Birth Place:Bolangir, Orissa, British India
Nationality:Indian
Party:Biju Janata Dal
Alma Mater:The Doon School Dehradun
Profession:Politician, farmer, businessman
Website:http://www.ausinghdeo.com

Ananga Udaya Singh Deo, also known as A U Singh Deo is a politician[1] from Odisha, India. He is elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2014 from Odisha.[2]

He is a former Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly representing from Bolangir constituency.[3] He is said to be a close friend of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as both were students of The Doon School, though Anang Uday Singh Deo was Two years senior to Naveen Patnaik.[4] He was cabinet minister in Odisha Government with portfolios like PWD, Excise, Mines and others but last time in 2011 he had to step down as cabinet minister due to hooch tragedy in Cuttack. His son Kalikesh Singh Deo was a member of parliament of 16th Lok Sabha.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Rana, Mahendra Singh. India votes: Lok Sabha & Vidhan Sabha elections 2001–2005. 8 August 2011. 1 January 2006. Sarup & Sons. 978-81-7625-647-6. 357–.
  2. Web site: Odisha BJD leader AU Singhdeo, Bhupinder Singh elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed. Orissa Diary. 27 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144651/http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=51150. 14 July 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Membership of Shri Ananga Udaya Singh Deo in ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY . ws.ori.nic.in . 2012 . 14th(2009-Continuing) . 30 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120413190205/http://ws.ori.nic.in/ola/mlaprofile/assembly.asp . 13 April 2012 . dead .
  4. Web site: Royal battle in Orissa: Anang Uday Singh Deo versus Sangeeta Singh Deo .