Maheswar Mohanty
Mohanty in 2013
Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office
1995–2019
Preceded byUma Ballav Rath
Succeeded byJayant Kumar Sarangi
ConstituencyPuri
Personal details
Born(1956-02-26)26 February 1956
Puri, Odisha, India
Died7 November 2023(2023-11-07) (aged 67)
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
CitizenshipIndian
Political partyBiju Janata Dal
Other political
affiliations		Janata Dal
SpouseBishnupriya Mohanty
Children2
ParentNarayan Mohanty (father)
OccupationLawer, politician

Maheswar Mohanty (26 February 1956 – 7 November 2023) was an Indian politician from Odisha. He worked as the speaker of Odisha Vidhan Sabha from 2004 to 2008.

Biography

Maheswar Mohanty was born on 26 February 1956 in Puri to Narayan Mohanty. He was married to Bishnupriya Mohanty and the couple had two children.[1] He had completed his LLB from Utkal University and MA in Political Science from Banaras Hindu University.[2]

Mohanty was elected five times to Odisha Vidhan Sabha from 1995 to 2019.[3] He served as a speaker and held several ministries like Revenue and Disaster Management, Law, Planning and Coordination, Tourism and Culture, Panchayati Raj in the cabinet of Naveen Patnaik.[4]

Mohanty died from a stroke in Bhubaneswar, on 7 November 2023, at the age of 67.[5][3]

Political career

Tern start Tertm end Position Constituency Party
1995 2000 Member, 11th Odisha Vidhan Sabha Puri Janata Dal
2000 2004 Member, 12th Odisha Vidhan Sabha Biju Janata Dal
2004 2009 Member, 13th Odisha Vidhan Sabha
2009 2014 Member, 14th Odisha Vidhan Sabha
2014 2019 Member, 15th Odisha Vidhan Sabha

References

  1. ↑ "Shri Maheswar Mohanty". odishaassembly.nic.in. Odisha Assembly. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Dash, Mrunal Manmay. "Former Odisha Assembly Speaker, Minister Maheswar Mohanty no more". OdishaTV. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  3. 1 2 "Former Odisha Speaker Maheswar Mohanty passes away". Prameya English. 7 November 2023. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Former Odisha Speaker Maheswar Mohanty No More". Odisha Bytes. 7 November 2023. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Mohapatra, Debabrata (7 November 2023). "Former Odisha speaker Maheswar Mohanty passes away". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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