Jayanti Patnaik
| Jayanti Patnaik | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1980-1989 and 1998-1999 | |
| Preceded by | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik |
| Succeeded by | Srikant Jena |
| Constituency | Cuttack and Berhampur |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Preceded by | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Succeeded by | Anadi Charan Sahu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1932 Aska, Ganjam district, Orissa, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Jayanti Patnaik M.A. (born 1932) is an Indian Parliamentarian and renowned social worker.[1]
Early life and education
She is born in 1932 at Aska, Ganjam district of Orissa. Her father is Niranjan Patnaik. She was educated at Harihar High School, Aska. She has studied Master of Arts (M.A.) in Social Work from Sailabala Women's College under Utkal University, Cuttak. She pursued advanced studied in Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.[1]
She married politician Janaki Ballabh Patnaik in 1953, who later remained Chief Minister of Odisha (1980–89), and the couple had one son and two daughters.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biographical Sketch: Member of Parliament, 12th Lok Sabha Parliament of India