Surjya Narayan Patro (24 December 1948 – 2 September 2023) was an Indian politician from

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who served as Speaker of

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. In June 2022, he resigned from his post.

Death

Patro died on 2 September 2023, at the age of 74.

References

1948 births 2023 deaths Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Odisha Odisha MLAs 1990–1995 Odisha MLAs 1995–2000 Odisha MLAs 2019–2024 Speakers of the Odisha Legislative Assembly {{Odisha-BJP-politician-stub