Suryabanshi Suraj

• Bishnu Sethi (father)

Suryabanshi Suraj
Minister of Higher Education Government of Odisha
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 June 2024
Education	Bachelor of Technology Bachelor of Laws
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Suryabanshi Suraj is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party who is serving as member of Odisha Legislative Assembly representing the Dhamnagar Assembly constituency. ^{[1] [2] [3]} His father, Bishnu Sethi also served as the member of assembly from the same constituency. ^[4]

Early life and education

Suraj was born on May 18th, 1995 at Bhadrak to Bishnu Sethi, a former politician and poet from Odisha. ^[4] His mother, Urmila Panigrahi, is a retired headmistress. He completed his B.Tech from Siksha 'O' Anusandhan and pursued LLB (Bachelor of Laws) from Fakir Mohan University.

Before venturing into politics, Suraj was working as a Software Developer at Tata Consultancy Services. Subsequently, he served as a System Engineer at Adani DPCL, Dhamra, contributing to critical infrastructure projects.

Political career

Suryabanshi Suraj's entry into politics was marked by the untimely passing of his father, Bishnu Sethi. In 2022, he contested the by-elections to carry forward his father's legacy and successfully secured victory. Since then, he has been representing the Dhamnagar constituency in the Odisha Legislative Assembly.

References

1. Singh, Pradeep. "BJP's Suryavanshi Suraj wins by 9881 votes". Odisha TV . Retrieved 20 December 2022.
2. Mohanty, Debabrata; Dhar, Aniruddha (6 November 2022). "In Odisha bypoll, BJP's Suryabanshi Suraj defeats BJD to retain Dhamnagar seat". Hindustan Times . Retrieved 20 December 2022.
3. Nayak, Subadh (6 November 2022). "Dhamnagar bypoll counting ends, BJP's Suryavanshi Suraj wins". Kalinga TV . Retrieved 20 December 2022.
4. Das, Haraprasad (11 October 2022). "Dhamnagar by-election: BJP candidate Suryavanshi Suraj files nomination". Pragativadi . Retrieved 20 December 2022.