| Kanaka Bardhan Singh Deo | |
| Office: | Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha |
| Term Start: | 12 June 2024 |
| Governor: | Raghubar Das |
| Alongside: | Pravati Parida |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Mohan Charan Majhi |
| 2Blankname: | Ministry and Departments |
| 2Namedata: |
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| Predecessor: | Basant Kumar Biswal |
| Successor: | Incumbent |
| Office1: | Minister of Urban Development Government of Odisha |
| Term Start1: | 18 May 2004 |
| Term End1: | 9 March 2009 |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | Naveen Patnaik |
| Predecessor1: | Samir Dey |
| Successor1: | Naveen Patnaik |
| Office2: | Minister of Public Enterprises Government of Odisha |
| Term Start2: | 6 August 2002 |
| Term End2: | 9 March 2009 |
| 1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata2: | Naveen Patnaik |
| Predecessor2: | Bed Prakash Agarwal |
| Successor2: | Naveen Patnaik |
| Office3: | Minister of Industry Government of Odisha |
| Term Start3: | 6 March 2000 |
| Term End3: | 16 May 2004 |
| 1Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata3: | Naveen Patnaik |
| Predecessor3: | Amarnath Pradhan |
| Successor3: | Biswabhusan Harichandan |
| Office4: | Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start4: | 4 Jun 2024 |
| Predecessor4: | Saroj Kumar Meher |
| Constituency4: | Patnagarh |
| Term Start5: | 1995 |
| Term End5: | 2019 |
| Predecessor5: | Bibekananda Meher |
| Successor5: | Saroj Kumar Meher |
| Constituency5: | Patnagarh |
| Birth Date: | 14 June 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Bolangir, Odisha, India |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse: | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo |
| Children: | Nivritti Kumari Deo |
| Father: | Raj Raj Singh Deo |
| Education: | Bachelor of Arts |
| Alma Mater: | Delhi University |
| Residence: | Sailashree Palace, Bolangir, Odisha |
| Source: | https://odishaassembly.nic.in/memberprofile.aspx?img=108 |
Kanaka Bardhan Singh Deo is an Indian politician from Odisha and a member of the erstwhile royal family of Patna (princely state), Bolangir. He is serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha as well as Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment, Energy.[1] He is also a member of the National Executive of the BJP.[2] [3] [4] [5]
K V Singh Deo is a member of the Royal family of Patna Princely State(now in Odisha). He is the son of former MP from Bolangir, Raj Raj Singh Deo and grandson of former Chief Minister of Odisha, Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo. He completed his B.A. from Delhi University.[6] His wife, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, was a Member of the Parliament of 16th, also she was a member of the 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha of India. They have a daughter Nivritti Kumari, who is married to son of Arvind Singh of Mewar.
K V Singh Deo won the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election representing Bharatiya Janata Party from Patnagarh Assembly Constituency in Bolangir district. He was the ex-state president of the BJP Odisha unit.
He was a Cabinet Minister of Industry and Public Enterprise from 2000 to 2004 and from 2004 to 2009 and also served as Urban Development and Public Enterprise minister in the Naveen Patnaik government until Patnaik left National Democratic Alliance in 2009.[7] [8] [9]
On 12 June 2024, he took oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha along with Pravati Parida and Mohan Charan Majhi as Chief Minister at Janata Maidan, Bhubaneswar. Governor Raghubar Das administered their oath. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, along with Chief Ministers of 10 BJP-ruled states were present.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]