Rabindra Kumar Jena is an Indian politician. He was working as managing director of Balasore Alloys Ltd. He was elected to the

16th Lok Sabha Members of the 16th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2014 Indian general election. The elections were conducted in 9 phases from 7 April 2014 to 12 May 2014 by the Election Commission of India. The results of the election were declared on 16 May ...

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from Balasore constituency in

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. He is a member 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 ...

(BJD) political party. In May 2019 Parliamentary Elections, he was defeated by

Pratap Sarangi Pratap Chandra Sarangi (born 4 January 1955) is an Indian politician from Balasore, Odisha. He serves as a National Executive Member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a member of parliament from the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency in Odi ...

of BJP by a small margin His activity in the parliament in terms of attendance, debate participation and number of questions asked and bills raised is among the highest

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Awards which include : the Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award - by Rajiv Gandhi Forum, Odisha; Utkal Samman - 2004; Arch of Excellence (Business) Award - 2004; Gem of India Award - 2004; Maharaja Sri Ramchandra Bhanjdeo Award; Industrial Promotion in the State Award - 2005 by Governor of Odisha; Rajiv Gandhi Rashtriya Ekta Samman - 2005, New Delhi; State Level Excellence Award - 2005 By Hon'ble Chief Minister of Odisha; Bhartiya Vikas Ratan Award - 2007; Bharat Gaurav Award by Institute of Economic Studies - 2008; Award of Excellence by Hon'ble Governor of Odisha for Highest Relief Distribution during flood in Balasore District - 2008; Pride of the Nation Award - 2008; Think Odisha Leadership Award - 2010 for Best Education Support by Hon'ble Governor of Odisha.

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Living people Lok Sabha members from Odisha India MPs 2014–2019 People from Balasore district Biju Janata Dal politicians 20th-century births Year of birth uncertain {{Odisha-BJD-politician-stub

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