Basant Kumar Biswal Explained

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]

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  1. News: Biswal be friends with J.B. Patnaik again, attends his daughter's wedding. India Today. 11 January 2014. 30 April 2016.
  2. News: Former deputy CM Basanta Biswal remembered in 7 death anniversary. Kanhun. Nanda. Orissa Diary. 8 September 2010. 30 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160531071851/http://orissadiary.com/Jagatsinghpur/ShowDistrictNews.asp?id=21098. 31 May 2016. dead.
  3. http://www.prameyanews7.com/en/dec2015/odisha/9157/Odisha-Ex-Dy-CM-Basanta-Biswal%E2%80%99s-wife-passes-away-Basanta-Kumar-Biswal-Odisha.htm Odisha Opposition leaders join Biju Patnaik birth centenary celebration at Paradip
  4. News: Former Odisha Deputy CM Basant Biswal’s wife passes away. Odisha Sun Times. 21 December 2015. 30 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160427104049/http://odishasuntimes.com/2015/12/21/former-odisha-deputy-cm-basant-biswals-wife-passes-away/. 27 April 2016. dead.
  5. News: Chiranjib Biswal appointed as deputy leader of Odisha Congress Legislature Party. Pragativaldi. 7 July 2014. 30 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306182200/http://pragativadi.com/pic-of-the-day/chiranjib-biswal-appointed-as-deputy-leader-of-odisha-congress-legislature-party#.VA3_6fldXAk. 6 March 2016. dead.