Niranjan Patnaik | |
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| President, Odisha Congress | |
| In office 19 April 2018 - 23 May 2022 | |
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| Born | 22 February 1948 Anandapur, Odisha, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress  |
| Residence(s) | Bhubaneswar |
As of 21 October, 2012 | |
Niranjan Patnaik (born 22 February 1948) is an Indian politician, from Odisha. He is former state president of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee and former minister of Odisha State. [1]
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