| Srikant Kumar Jena | |
| Birth Date: | 18 June 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Jajpur, Odisha, India |
| Residence: | New Delhi, India |
| Office3: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Constituency3: | Balasore, Odisha |
| Predecessor3: | Kharabela Swain |
| Successor3: | Rabindra Kumar Jena |
| Term Start3: | 2009 |
| Term End3: | 2014 |
| Constituency4: | Kendrapara, Odisha |
| Predecessor4: | Rabi Ray |
| Successor4: | Prabhat Kumar Samantaray |
| Term Start4: | 1996 |
| Term End4: | 1998 |
| Constituency5: | Cuttack, Odisha |
| Predecessor5: | Jayanti Patnaik |
| Successor5: | Anadi Sahu |
| Term Start5: | 1989 |
| Term End5: | 1996 |
| Office6: | Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly |
| Predecessor6: | Prahlad Malik |
| Successor6: | Kulamoni Rout |
| Term Start6: | 1977 |
| Term End6: | 1989 |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Otherparty: | Janata Dal |
| Date: | 15 January |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=3294 india.gov.in |
| Nationality: | Indian |
Srikant Kumar Jena (born 18 June 1950), is an Indian politician hailing from Ratnagiri, Jajpur district, Odisha. He was the Union Cabinet Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Tourism in the Gujral ministry and Deve Gowda ministry. He was the Minister of State(Independent charge) for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Statistics & Programme Implementation in the Second Manmohan Singh ministry. He was Union Minister of State, Small Scale Industry, Agro and Rural Industries in the V. P. Singh ministry.[1] [2] [3] [4] He represented the Balasore parliamentary constituency in the 15th Lok Sabha. During his tenure as the MP of Balasore, many developmental works were done for overall development of Balasore in all sectors like infrastructure, education, health and communication. His developmental works for Balasore includes establishment of units of the Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology, AIIMS Satellite Centre, Software Technology Park of India and the North Odisha Chamber of Commerce and Industry, upgradation of the national highway 60, and the grant of Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital.
He had been elected as MLA to Odisha Legislative Assembly, three times between 1977 and 1989. In 1979–80, he was the Minister of State, Industry and Urban Development, Govt. of Odisha. He got elected to Lok Sabha for the first time in 1989 and then subsequently three more times to 9th, 10th and 15th Lok Sabha in 1991, 1996 and 2001 respectively.[5] Between 2019 and 2024, he was out of the party and launched the Samajika Nyay Abhiyan, a non-political social justice movement platform. He rejoined in 2024 and was fielded as the Congress candidate from Balasore.[6] [7]