Abhishek Mahananda Explained

Abhishek Mahananda
Profession:Politician
Residence:Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Party:Indian National Congress

Abhishek Mahananda is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress and is currently serving as National Coordinator in the Social Media & Digital Platforms of the AICC (All India Congress Committee) and is also the former Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee Social Media Chairman.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Personal life

Abhishek Mahananda is son of Bijay & Ashima Mahananda. His mother Ashima was a senior woman politician of Odisha & a senior member of the All India Mahila Congress who believed in the ideology of social liberalism, secularism propagated by the Indian National Congress. She also served as a member in the State Commission for Women .[5] [6] [7] Abhishek Mahananda is the grandson of Late Achyutananda Mahananda, a former Cabinet Minister & five times MLA in the Odisha Legislative Assembly. Abhishek's maternal grand father Dr.Harekrushna Mallick was a Rajya Sabha MP and a gold medalist in medicine and a practicing doctor. Abhishek Mahananda completed his post graduation in 2006.[8] [9] He is also an accomplished snooker & billiards player having competed in national championships across India.[10] He is also a former Cricketer who played as a medium fast bowler and middle order batsman in the Junior State under-16 category. Abhishek was trained at Saheed Sporting Club under coach Kamal Ganguly where he played along with International Players like Debashish Mohanty and Pragyan Ojha.

He also is a businessman who has interests in the food & beverages sector & also in digital media advertising.

Political life

Mahananda had contested from Cuttack Sadar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and lost the election.[11] In April 2019, he contested the election to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Cuttack Sadar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) on an Odisha Congress ticket and gained 6,229 of 155,799 votes cast.[12] [13] [14]

List of positions held in the Indian National Congress

  1. National Coordinator in the All India Congress Committee (AICC) Social Media & Digital Platforms Department : 2023- present[15] [16]
  2. Spokesperson and Convenor - Media & Communication Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee :
  3. AICC Member 2022
  4. Chairman - Social Media & Digital Platforms Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee : 2017–present
  5. OPCC Member- 2017 & 2022
  6. Convenor - Social Media & Digital Platforms, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee : 2015-2017
  7. IYC Coordinator, Indian Youth Congress : 2010
  8. State Secretary - NSUI Odisha Unit : 2004 - 2007

Notes and References

  1. News: Mohapatra . Debabrata . 21 April 2018 . Niranjan Patnaik admits to Congress's past faults in Twitter letter. . Times of India .
  2. News: 15 January 2022 . Odisha Cong Launches Social Media Campaign Against Police Action In Dhinkia . Odishabytes.com .
  3. Web site: 10 February 2021 . Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee launched "Join Congress Social Media Campaign" . orissadiary.com.
  4. Web site: Odisha Congress reorganises social media unit . 2024-05-13 . www.prameyanews.com . en.
  5. Web site: Mahananda . Ashima . Ashima Mahananda(Indian National Congress(INC)) : Constituency .
  6. News: 24 July 2013 . Senior Cong leader Ashima Mahananda passes away . The Statesman .
  7. Web site: Predecessors Women Commission . 2022-06-29 . oscw.nic.in . 2018-02-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180213013148/http://oscw.nic.in/predecessors . dead .
  8. Web site: Election Commission of India. 2021-07-15. affidavit.eci.gov.in.
  9. Web site: Abhishek Mahananda(Indian National Congress(INC)): Constituency - Cuttack Sadar (Cuttack) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. 2021-07-15. myneta.info.
  10. Web site: Orisports.com . 2022-04-15 . orisports.com.
  11. Web site: Live Results: Cuttack Sadar Assemlby Constituency (Odisha). 2021-08-03. News18.
  12. Web site: Cuttack Sadar Assembly Elections 2019, Cuttack Sadar Election Latest News, Candidates List, Party Name, Results, Voting, Poll Date, Timing & Schedule . 2021-07-15 . India.com . en.
  13. Web site: Odisha Cuttack Sadar Elections Result 2019: Cuttack Sadar Voting Result Update, Seats Tally . 2021-07-15 . DNA India . en.
  14. Web site: Hours After Fielding, JB Patnaik's Son Unwilling To Contest From Begunia . 2021-07-15 . NDTV.com.
  15. Web site: 2023-08-02 . Abhishek Mahananda Appointed As National Coordinator, AICC Social Media & Digital Platforms . 2024-03-15 . Odisha Diary, Latest Odisha News, Breaking News Odisha . en-US.
  16. Web site: Indian National Congress . 2024-03-15 . Indian National Congress . en.

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