Sanjib Kumar Mallick (; born 11 April 1975) is an Indian politician who belongs to

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 ...

. He is active with

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 ...

in Odisha politics. He was elected to the

Odisha Legislative Assembly The Odisha Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Odisha state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Bhubaneswar, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly comprises List of constituencies of Odisha ...

from

Bhadrak Bhadrak is a city of Odisha state in eastern India. The city is the district headquarters of Bhadrak district. According to legend, the city derives its name from the Goddess Bhadrakali, whose temple is on the banks of the Salandi River. Hi ...

constituency in 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 ...

as a member of the Biju Janata Dal. He defeated Pradip Nayak of

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...

in a margin of 33,389 votes.

Early life and family

Sanjib Mallick was born on 11 April 1975 in Bhadrak to former Indian politician Hrudananda Mallick and Annapurna Mallick. His brother Manas Ranjan Mallick was a member of Odisha Legislative Assembly.

Political career

Sanjib has entered active politics after the death of his father and brother. He joined Biju Janata Dal and was elected in the 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election to 16th Odisha Vidhan Sabha from Bhadrak.

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* 1975 births Living people People from Bhadrak district Biju Janata Dal politicians Odisha MLAs 2019–2024 Odisha MLAs 2024–2029 {{Odisha-BJD-politician-stub