Bijoy Mohapatra
| Bijoy Mohapatra | |
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| Member: Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 1980–2000 |
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| Preceded by | Biju Patnaik |
| Succeeded by | Trilochan Behera |
| Constituency | Patkura |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 7, 1950 Talakusuma |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Nationalist Congress Party, Odisha Gana Parishad, Biju Janata Dal Janata Dal Janata Party |
| Alma mater | Utkal University |
| Profession | Politician |
| Cabinet | Irrigation Minister(1990-1995) |
Bijoy (or Bijay) Mohapatra (born 7 November 1950) is a politician from Odisha. A leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he was Irrigation Minister of Odisha from 1990 to 1995 in the Biju Patnaik cabinet. He was a four time MLA from Patkura Constituency of Kendrapara district. He won four straight elections in 1980, 1985, 1990 and 1995.
After the completion of his early education at Korua High School, in 1965, Mohapatra received his B.A. degree from Kendrapara College, Utkal University in 1969. He later received his LLB.
Mohapatra played an instrumental role in the formation of Biju Janata Dal in 1997 after the demise of Biju Pattanaik. He was one of the founding members of Biju Janata Dal and one of the most powerful leaders in the party. He was the Chairman of the Political Affairs Committee of the party. He was the leader of a group of leaders in the party, and was opposed to many decisions of party President Naveen Patnaik.
Just before the filing of nominations came to an end for the Odisha Assembly elections of 2000, Mohapatra was expelled from the BJD and denied a ticket to contest the Patkura Assembly constituency by Naveen Patnaik. It is speculated that leaders like Pyarimohan Mohapatra had a role behind the ouster of Bijoy. Bijoy proceeded to support Trilocahan Behera of the Trinamool Congress, who won the seat by more than 40,000 votes over Atanu Sabyasachi, the official BJD nominee. The understanding was that Behera would vacate the seat for Bijoy, if he elected as the Chief Minister of the state.
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