FATHER'S NAME:  late Haradhan Patnaik

 MARITAL STATUS:  Married

 SPOUSE'S NAME:  Smt. Ipseeta

 DAUGHTER:  1

 QUALIFICATION:  LLB, M.A, Ph.d, M.B.A.

 PROFESSION:  Advocate, Social Work

 HOBBY:   Sports; Cricket

 SPECIAL INTEREST:  Environment, Forest

 CULTURAL ACTIVITY:  Acted in several plays

 SOCIAL ACTIVITIES:  Many

 SPORTS AND CLUBS:  Town Club, Banki, Banki Cricket Association

 BOOKS WRITTEN:  My thesis is yet to be published

 OTHER INFORMATION:  President, University Law College, 1991-92, 1992-93, Joint Secretary, All India Students' Congress 1993-94, General Secretary, All India Students' Congress 1994-97, President, Orissa Students' Congress 1997-2001, Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee 2002-2004, Member Z.R.U.L.C. S.E. Rly. 1995-99

 PRESENT ADDRESS:  Qrs. No.-5/2 (DS), Unit-IV, MLA Colony,Bhubaneswar & Duplex-9, Sailashree Vihar, Bhubaneswar

 PERMANENT ADDRESS:  Charchika Sahi, PO-Banki, Dist-Cuttack