Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, also written as Kalikesh Singh Deo, is an Indian

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. 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 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 ...

, both politicians, with his grandfather having served as

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. His, grandmother, Kailash Kumari Devi, was the daughter of

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Bhupinder Singh of

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. His brother, Arkesh, is also a politician. He did his primary schooling from Hillgrange Preparatory School in

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. He attended the

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and graduated in economics from St. Stephen's College,

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. He represented

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in shooting and basketball.

Career

Deo was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the

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from Bolangir, and a member 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. Prior to becoming an MP, Deo was the youngest member of the

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, to which he was elected to in 2004 as a representative of the Saintala constituency. In the

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in June, Deo was elected from the Bolangir Assembly constituency. In September 2024, Deo was elected as the President of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).

Personal life

Deo is married to Meghna Rana, a member of the former Rana dynasty of Nepal and the daughter of

Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana Gaurav Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana () also known as Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Nepalese Army from September 2012 to August 2015. He is a descendant of the Shamsher Rana family of Nepal through then Maharajku ...

, who served as the Chief of the Army Staff of the

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References

External links

Odisha Tourismws.ori.nic.in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Deo, Kalikesh Singh 1974 births Living people Lok Sabha members from Odisha India MPs 2009–2014 India MPs 2014–2019 Biju Janata Dal politicians Indian sportsperson-politicians The Doon School alumni People from Balangir Odisha MLAs 2024–2029 Deo family