Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | |
Native Name: | କଳିକେଶ ନାରାୟଣ ସିଂହଦେଓ |
Native Name Lang: | or |
Birth Date: | 26 May 1974 |
Office: | Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly |
Constituency: | Bolangir |
Term Start: | 12 June 2024 |
Office1: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
Constituency1: | Bolangir |
Term Start1: | 16 May 2009 |
Term End1: | 23 May 2019 |
Predecessor1: | Sangeeta Singh Deo |
Successor1: | Sangeeta Singh Deo |
Birthname: | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo |
Nationality: | Indian |
Party: | Biju Janata Dal |
Spouse: | Meghna R. L. Rana |
Relations: | Arkesh Singh Deo (Brother), Ananga Udaya Singh Deo (Father), Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo (Grandfather) |
Children: | Amaira Singh Deo, Animaya Narayan Singh DEO |
Residence: | Bolangir, Odisha Bhubaneswar, Odisha New Delhi, India |
Alma Mater: | The Doon School, Dehradun St. Stephen's College, Delhi (BA) |
Occupation: | Shooter, Basketball Player |
Profession: | Politician, Lawmaker |
Committees: | Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas, Consultative Committee (Ministry of Finance and Corporate Affairs) |
Website: | http://www.kalikesh.com |
Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo (born 26 May 1974) is an Indian politician who was Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Bolangir and member and leader of the Biju Janata Dal political party.[1]
His father, Ananga Udaya Singh Deo, and his grandfather, Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo, were both politicians. Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo was Chief Minister of Odisha.
He did his primary schooling from Hillgrange Prepratory School in Dehradun. He attended the Doon School, Dehradun[2] [3] [4] and graduated in economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University.[5] He represented India in shooting and basketball.
Prior to becoming an MP, Deo was the youngest member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, to which he was returned in 2004 as a representative of the Saintala constituency.[6]