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Biren Mitra (26 November 1917 – 25 May 1978) was an Indian politician, a leader of the
Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
and the
Chief Minister of Odisha The chief minister of Odisha, an Indian state, is the head of the Government of Odisha. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is the state's ''de jure'' head, but '' de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Follow ...
from 2 October 1963 to 21 February 1965.


Personal Life

Mitra was born in a Karan family. He started his student politics with AISF (Communist Party of India students wing) . The Biren Mitra Park located at Sector-11 of CDA in
Cuttack Cuttack (, or officially Kataka in Odia language, Odia ), is the former capital, deputy capital and the 2nd largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. It is also the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised f ...
has been named in his honour.


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Orissa Chief Ministers List
1917 births 1978 deaths People from Cuttack Orissa MLAs 1961–1967 Odisha MLAs 1967–1971 Chief ministers of Odisha Chief ministers from Indian National Congress Indian National Congress politicians from Odisha {{Odisha-INC-politician-stub