Basant Kumar Biswal | |
Birth Name: | Basant Kumar Biswal |
Birth Date: | 1936 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Tulang village, Jagatsinghpur district |
Residence: | Tulang village, Jagatsinghpur district |
Office1: | Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly |
Constituency1: | Tirtol |
Term Start1: | 1990 |
Term End1: | 2000 |
Successor1: | Debashish Samantaray |
Office: | 3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha |
Alongside: | Hemananda Biswal |
Term Start: | 15 March 1995 |
Term End: | 17 February 1999 |
Party: | Indian National Congress |
Spouse: | Meera Biswal |
Children: | Ranjib Biswal Chiranjib Biswal |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Basant Kumar Biswal (August 23, 1936 – September 7, 2003) was a politician belonging to the Indian National Congress party from Odisha. He was Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha. He was member of the legislative assembly from Tirtol assembly constituency and was Vice-President of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee.[1] [2] [3]
He had two sons, Ranjib Biswal a former cricketer, manager of the Indian Cricket Team and Chairman of Indian Premier League, as well as a Rajya Sabha Member of parliament for Odisha, as part of the Indian National Congress party. His second son Chiranjib Biswal is a Congress MLA from Jagatsinghpur assembly constituency and deputy opposition leader of the Odisha assembly.[4] [5]