About Basant Kumar Biswal
Lived 1936 – 2003 (aged 67). Basant Kumar Biswal was an Indian politician.
Basant Kumar Biswal (August 23, 1936 – September 7, 2003) was a politician belonging to the Indian National Congress party from Odisha. He was Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha. He was member of the legislative assembly from Tirtol assembly constituency and was Vice-President of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee.
He had two sons, Ranjib Biswal a former cricketer, manager of the Indian Cricket Team and Chairman of Indian Premier League, as well as a Rajya Sabha Member of parliament for Odisha, as part of the Indian National Congress party. His second son Chiranjib Biswal is a Congress MLA from Jagatsinghpur assembly constituency and deputy opposition leader of the Odisha assembly.
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Who was Basant Kumar Biswal?
politician from Odisha, India (1936-2003)
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Basant Kumar Biswal was born on 23 August 1936 in Jagatsinghpur district.
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Basant Kumar Biswal died on 7 September 2003.
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Basant Kumar Biswal was a politician.
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Basant Kumar Biswal was Indian.
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