DATE OF BIRTH:  17/06/1932

 FATHER'S NAME:  Shri Ganapati Sahoo

 MARITAL STATUS:  Married

 SPOUSE'S NAME:  Smt. Sita Sahoo

 SON:  1          DAUGHTER:  1

 QUALIFICATION:  LLB, M.Com.

 PROFESSION:  Advocate

 HOBBY:   Gardening

 FAVOURITE PASTIME:  Readig law books and journals.

 SPECIAL INTEREST:  Discussion with villagers.

 SOCIAL ACTIVITIES:  Development of Organisational activities among party workers.

 OTHER INFORMATION:  Joined P.S.P. in 1962 and become a State Executive member in 1964. Imprisoned under DIR in 1964. Participating in Orissa High Court as Senior Member of Bar Association since 1962. Contested election to Orissa Assembly in 1967 as PSP candidate, in 1977, 1980 and 1985 as Janata candidate from Banki constituency

 PRESENT ADDRESS:  Qr. No.- F/32, B.J.B. Nagar, Bhubaneswar - 14

 PERMANENT ADDRESS:  At.-Dhalapathar, P.O.-Kalapathar, Dist.- Puri.

 MEMBER OF INDIAN PARLIAMENTARY GROUP , ORISSA CHAPTER FROM:  11/04/1991--