Bhakta Charan Das

• Dibakar Das (father)
• Bilasha Das (mother)

Bhakta Charan Das
President Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 February 2025
Education	B.A., LL.B.
Alma mater	Sambalpur University
Profession	Politician, Advocate, Journalist

Bhakta Charan Das (born 26 November 1958) is an Indian politician from the state of Odisha. He served as a Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha, representing the Kalahandi constituency. ^{[1] [2]} He is currently the position of the President of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee the provincial outfit of the Indian National Congress party. ^{[3] [4]}

Apart from electoral politics Das is a noted and ifluential activist who has been fighting for the rights of both Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe peoples' of Odisha through numerous social movements and people engaging activities. ^{[5] [6]}

Political career

Parliament and Ministry

Das contested the 1989 Lok Sabha election from the Kalahandi Lok Sabha Constituency as a candidate of the Janata Party. ^[7] He was later appointed Deputy Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs in the Union Government under Prime Minister V.P. Singh having also been appointed as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways of India. ^{[8] [9]}

See also

• Kalahandi (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Indian general election in Orissa, 2009
• Indian National Congress
• Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee

References

1. "Profile of Members". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
2. "Congress appoints Bhakta Charan Das as campaign head for Odisha". The Hindu. 22 March 2024. Archived from the original on 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
3. "Bhakta Charan Das appointed Odisha Congress president". Times of India. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
4. "Bhakta Charan Das(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- NARLA(KALAHANDI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
5. State of Orissa's Environment: A Citizen's Report. (1994). India: Council of Professional Social Workers. Page- 167,168
6. Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1991-05). "Census of India: Census Atlas, National Volume, 1981. Produced under the direction of B. K. Roy. Delhi: Controller of Publications. Government of India for the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, 1989. vii, 212 pp. Rs.360.00, £41.98, $129.60". The Journal of Asian Studies. 50 (2): 121. doi:10.2307/2057270. ISSN   0021-9118.{{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
7. Nayak, Subadh (12 February 2025). "My aim is not to become the CM but to strengthen the party and win people's hearts: Bhakta Charan Das". KalingaTV. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
8. Pradhan, Surya Narayan (11 February 2025). "Congress President appoints Bhakta Charan Das as OPCC Chief". Sambad English. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
9. Saxena, Rajendra Narain (1991). Four Decades of Indian Railways, 1950-1990. Academic Foundation. pp. 18–19.