Sambit Patra (Indian Politician) Biography

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Political Journey	Started an NGO named Swaraj in 2006 to improve health and education standards of Dalits and Adivasis Joined BJP and continued to work as a surgeon and activist Fought MCD election on BJP ticket in 2012 Inducted into the Central Committee of BJP representing the state of Odisha Became BJP spokesperson in 2011 Won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Puri constituency in Odisha Joined BJP in 2010 as a spokesperson for its Delhi unit Became national spokesperson of BJP in 2014 Appointed independent director on the board of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) in 2017 Appointed Chairman of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) on 30 November 2021 Contested and lost 2019 Lok Sabha election from Puri constituency to Biju Janata Dal's Pinaki Misra by 11,700 votes

Political Journey

Started an NGO named Swaraj in 2006 to improve health and education standards of Dalits and Adivasis
Joined BJP and continued to work as a surgeon and activist
Fought MCD election on BJP ticket in 2012
Inducted into the Central Committee of BJP representing the state of Odisha
Became BJP spokesperson in 2011
Won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Puri constituency in Odisha
Joined BJP in 2010 as a spokesperson for its Delhi unit
Became national spokesperson of BJP in 2014
Appointed independent director on the board of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) in 2017
Appointed Chairman of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) on 30 November 2021
Contested and lost 2019 Lok Sabha election from Puri constituency to Biju Janata Dal's Pinaki Misra by 11,700 votes

Father	Rabindra Nath Patra

1. A high-achieving student since childhood.
2. Completed MBBS and MS degrees from SCB Medical College in Cuttack.
3. Belongs to the Oriya Brahmin community.
4. Established the Swaraj NGO in 2006.
5. Participated in the Jhamu Jatra festival in Puri district, Odisha in April 2023, walking on burning coals as a traditional act of reverence.
6. Qualified Combined Medical Services Examination conducted by UPSC with All India Rank 19 in 2003 and joined Hindu Rao Hospital as a medical officer.