Gopinath Gajapati

Gopinath Gajapati
Gopinath Gajapati
	Portrait of Gopinath Gajapati
Member: 9th and 10th Lok Sabha
	In office; 1989–1996
Preceded by	Jagannath Rao
Succeeded by	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Constituency	Berhampur
Personal details
Born	Gopinath Gajapati Narayan Deo; 6 March 1943; Paralakhemundi, Odisha, India
Died	10 January 2020 (aged 76); Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Political party	Congress
Other political; affiliations	BJP (1998-2009),; BJD (2009-2020)
Spouse	Purna Devi Gajapati
Children	One son and one daughter(Kalyani Gajapati)
Alma mater	Alagappa College of Technology
Reign	25 May 1974 CE - 10 January 2020 CE (titular)
Predecessor	Krushna Chandra Gajapati
Successor	Kalyani Gajapati
House	Eastern Ganga dynasty (Paralakhemundi branch)

Gopinath Gajapati^[1] (6 March 1943 – 10 January 2020)^[2] was a member of the 9th and 10th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Berhampur constituency of Odisha and was a member of the Indian National Congress political party. He later joined BJP,^[3] and moved to Biju Janata Dal in 2009.^[4]

On 10 January 2020, Gajapati died in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar at age 76.^[5]

References

^ Patnaik, Sunil. "Scandal buffets Odisha palace". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
^ "Tenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha Secretariat. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
^ "Orissa Political Parties Yet To Finalise Candidates". Business Standard. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ "Gopinath Gajapati, Pramila Giri join BJD". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 August 2016.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Paralakhemundi king Gopinath Gajapati Narayan Deo passes away". Rissadiary.com. Retrieved 10 January 2020.

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