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Arkesh Singh Deo (born 15 January 1986) is an Indian politician from
Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...
and a leader of the
Biju Janata Dal The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is an Indian regional political party with significant influence in the state of Odisha. The party was established to uphold the legacy of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik and to address the unique socio-economic ...
political party. Deo is the youngest son of politician Ananga Udaya Singh Deo and grandson of
Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo KCIE (31 March 1912 – 23 February 1975) was an Indian politician and the last ruler of the princely state of Patna in Odisha before Indian independence in 1947. He was the President of the Ganatantra Parishad p ...
, former
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.


Early life and background

Arkesh Singh Deo was born to politician Ananga Udaya Singh Deo and Vijaya Laxmi Devi. His grandfather,
Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo KCIE (31 March 1912 – 23 February 1975) was an Indian politician and the last ruler of the princely state of Patna in Odisha before Indian independence in 1947. He was the President of the Ganatantra Parishad p ...
(31 March 1912 – 23 February 1975) was an Indian politician and the last ruler of the princely state of
Patna Patna (; , ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paṭanā''), historically known as Pataliputra, Pāṭaliputra, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, ...
in
Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...
before Indian independence in 1947 and was also the Chief Minister of Orissa from 1967 to 1971. His elder brother,
Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, also written as Kalikesh Singh Deo, is an Indian Politician. He is Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly. Early life and background Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo is the son of Ananga Udaya Singh Deo and the grandso ...
is also a politician from Odisha. He attended
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, in
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, and later attended St. Stephen's College, Delhi.


Career

Prior to entering politics, Deo was a
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based in Delhi. During the
2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election The 2019 Odisha assembly election, held between April 11 and April 29, was the 16th quinquennial legislative assembly election to elect 147 MLAs to the 16th legislative assembly of Odisha. Covering 147 constituencies across four phases, the p ...
, Deo unsuccessfully contested from the Bolangir Assembly constituency.


Personal life

In 2017, Deo married Adrija Manjari Singh, the granddaughter of former
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,
V.P. Singh Vishwanath Pratap Singh (25 June 1931 – 27 November 2008) was an Indian politician who served as the prime minister of India from 1989 to 1990 and the Raja Bahadur of Manda. He was educated at Allahabad University and Fergusson College in ...
. However, Deo and Adrija are estranged.


See also

* Bolangir (Lok Sabha constituency) *
Indian general election in Orissa, 2009 The Indian general election, 2009 in Odisha were held for 21 seats with the state going to the polls in the first two phases of the general elections. The major contenders in the state were the Third Front, Indian National Congress and the Bhara ...
*
Biju Janata Dal The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is an Indian regional political party with significant influence in the state of Odisha. The party was established to uphold the legacy of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik and to address the unique socio-economic ...
*
Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, also written as Kalikesh Singh Deo, is an Indian Politician. He is Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly. Early life and background Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo is the son of Ananga Udaya Singh Deo and the grandso ...
* Sangeeta Singh Deo


References

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