Sarat Kumar Kar

Sarat Kumar Kar
Speaker: 12th Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office
10 March 2000  21 May 2004
Preceded by Chintmani Dyan Samanatara
Succeeded by Maheswar Mohanty
Constituency Mahanga
Member: Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office
2000–2004
Preceded by Shaik Matlub Ali
Succeeded by Bikram Keshari Barma
Constituency Mahanga
In office
1990–1995
Preceded by Shaik Matlub Ali
Succeeded by Shaik Matlub Ali
Constituency Mahanga
Member: 6th Lok Sabha
In office
1977–1980
Preceded by Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
Succeeded by Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
Constituency Cuttack
Member: Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office
1971–1974
Preceded by Biraj Parasad Roy
Succeeded by Shaik Matlub Ali
Constituency Mahanga
Personal details
Born (1939-09-05) 5 September 1939
Political party Biju Janata Dal
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress,[1] Janata Party, Janata Dal, Utkal Congress
Spouse(s) Anima Kar
Residence Bhubaneswar
Education MA
Alma mater Allahabad University

Sarat Kumar Kar is a politician and writer from Odisha, India. He is a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party.[2] He was a member of 6th Lok Sabha (1977–80) and elected three times (2000–04, 1990–95 and 1977–80) to Odisha Legislative Assembly from Mahanga Legislative Assembly.[3] Kar then became the Minister for Education and Culture in 1971 in the Biswanath Das Ministry. He was elected as a Janata Dal MP in 1977 He was the speaker of the Twelfth Assembly from 29 Feb 2000 to 06 Feb 2004.[4]

Pyarimohan Mohapatra was his classmate at Allahabad University.[5] He has written four poety books (Druta Bilambita, Manthan, Romanthan and Ananya) in Odia.

References

Political offices
Preceded by
Chintmani Dyan Samanatara
Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly
10 March 2000 - 21 May 2004
Succeeded by
Maheswar Mohanty


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