Niranjan Patnaik | |
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| President of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 19 April 2018 – 23 May 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Sarat Pattanayak |
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| Born | 22 February 1948 Anandapur,Odisha,India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress  |
| Residence | Bhubaneswar |
Niranjan Patnaik (born 22 February 1948) is an Indian politician,from Odisha. He is a former state president of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee and former minister of Odisha State. [1]
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