Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo is an Indian politician from Odisha and a member of the erstwhile royal family of Patna (princely state), Bolangir. He is serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha as well as Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment, Energy.[1] He is also a member of the National Executive of the BJP.[2][3][4][5] He is the grandson of the former Chief Minister of Odisha, Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo, who was a leader of the Swatantra Party in Orissa.[6][7]
Early life and education
Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo is a member of the former royal family of the Patna princely state (now in Odisha). He is the son of the former Member of Parliament from Bolangir, Raj Raj Singh Deo, and a grandson of former Chief Minister of Odisha, Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo.[8][9] He completed his B.A. from Delhi University.[10] His wife, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, was a Member of the Parliament of the 12th, 13th, 14th and 16th Lok Sabha of India. They have a daughter Nivritti Kumari, who is married to a son of businessman Arvind Singh of Mewar.
Career
Deo won the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election representing Bharatiya Janata Party from Patnagarh Assembly Constituency in Bolangir district. He was the ex-state president of the BJP Odisha unit.[10]
He was a Cabinet Minister of Industry and Public Enterprise from 2000 to 2004 and from 2004 to 2009 and also served as Urban Development and Public Enterprise minister in the Naveen Patnaik government until Patnaik left National Democratic Alliance in 2009.[11][12][13]
On 12 June 2024, he took oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha along with Pravati Parida and Mohan Charan Majhi as Chief Minister at Janata Maidan, Bhubaneswar. Governor Raghubar Das administered their oath. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, along with Chief Ministers of 10 BJP-ruled states were present.[14][15][16][17][13][18]
References
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- ^ "Odisha's first BJP CM, Deputy CMs to take oath today: Who are Mohan Charan Majhi, K V Singh Deo, Pravati Parida?". The Indian Express. 12 June 2024. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ Sarangi, Suresh Prasad (2017). "The Role of R.N. Singh Deo in the State Politics of Odisha in the Pre and Post-Independent Political Scenario: A Critical Study" (PDF). Odisha Review. p. 29. ISSN 0970-8669. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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- ^ "Highlights: BJP Tribal Leader, 4-Time MLA Mohan Majhi Sworn In As Odisha Chief Minister". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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