Gopinath Gajapati Explained

Gopinath Gajapati
Birth Date:	1943 3, df=y
Birth Name:	Gopinath Gajapati Narayan Deo
Birth Place:	Paralakhemundi, Odisha, India
Death Place:	Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Office:	Member 9th and 10th Lok Sabha
Term Start:	1989
Term End:	1996
Constituency:	Berhampur
Predecessor:	Jagannath Rao
Successor:	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Party:	Congress
Otherparty:	BJP (1998-2009), BJD (2009-2020)
Nationality:	Indian
Spouse:	Purna Devi Gajapati
Children:	One son and one daughter(Kalyani Gajapati)
Alma Mater:	Alagappa College of Technology
Module2:	Embed: yes Reign: 25 May 1974 CE - 10 January 2020 CE (titular) Predecessor: Krushna Chandra Gajapati Successor: Kalyani Gajapati House: Eastern Ganga dynasty (Paralakhemundi branch)

Gopinath Gajapati^[1] (6 March 1943 – 10 January 2020)^[2] was a member of the 9th and 10th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Berhampur constituency of Odisha and was a member of the Indian National Congress political party. He later joined BJP,^[3] and moved to Biju Janata Dal in 2009.^[4]

On 10 January 2020, Gajapati died in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar at age 76.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Patnaik. Sunil. Scandal buffets Odisha palace. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822190611/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160822/jsp/frontpage/story_103761.jsp#.V7w7-LGrftR. dead. 22 August 2016. 23 August 2016. The Telegraph.
2. Web site: Tenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 23 August 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826221025/http://164.100.47.192/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3279.htm. 26 August 2016.
3. News: Orissa Political Parties Yet To Finalise Candidates. 27 January 2013. 14 June 2019. Business Standard.
4. News: Gopinath Gajapati, Pramila Giri join BJD. 23 August 2016. The New Indian Express.
5. Web site: Paralakhemundi king Gopinath Gajapati Narayan Deo passes away . Rissadiary.com . 10 January 2020.