Yudhistir Das

Summary

Yudhistir Das (c. 25 September 1923 – February 18, 2014) was an Indian politician.[1][2] He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly in the 1990 polls, as a Janata Dal candidate.[3][4] He served as speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly.[5] As of 2000, he was the president of Viswa Oriya Sammilan (a cultural organisation).[6]

Yudhistir Das
Speaker: 10th Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office
9 March 1990 – 22 March 1995
Preceded byPrasanna Kumar Dash
Succeeded byKishore Chandra Patel
ConstituencyKishannagar
Member: 10th and 11th Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office
1990–2000
ConstituencyKishannagar
Personal details
Born(1923-09-25)25 September 1923
Nalibar, Cuttack District, Odisha
Died18 February 2014(2014-02-18) (aged 90)
Bhubaneswar
Political partyJanata Dal
Other political
affiliations
Janata Party, Lok Dal
ProfessionPolitician

References edit

  1. ^ "Former Assembly speaker Yudhistir Das passes away". Pragativadi. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. ^ Business Standard. Former Odisha Speaker Yudhistir Das passes away at 93
  3. ^ ODISHA REFERENCE ANNUAL - 2011. LIST OF MEMBERS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (1951–2004) Archived December 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Financial Express. Janata Dal in Orissa formally splits
  5. ^ rediff.com. Assembly polls come into last lap
  6. ^ rediff.com. Clamour for Orissa to be renamed Odisha