Gopanarayan Das
Gopanarayan Das | |
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Orissa Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1985–1990 | |
Preceded by | Arun Dey |
Succeeded by | Arun Dey |
Constituency | Balasore |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 March 1948 |
Died | 15 September 2022 Odisha, India | (aged 74)
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Binapani Das |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | |
Gopanarayan Das (1 March 1948 – 15 September 2022) was an Indian advocate and politician who served in the
Biography
Education
Gopanarayan Das was born on 1 March 1948. He first gained an interest in politics in the 1960s while he was a student at Fakir Mohan University in Balasore, becoming a student leader and organizing protests. Due to an ongoing state of emergency declaration, Das was drafted into the Indian Army in 1967, serving for a year in Siliguri with the Mahar Regiment. Das later studied law at Madhusudan Law University in Cuttack; while at this university, he was narrowly defeated in an election for student president. After graduating, Das established a law practice in Balasore.[1][2]
Political career
In 1973, Das was elected to the Balasore City Council as a member of the
In the
Das ran again for the Balasore constituency in 1995; however, he was defeated by Dey, receiving 48,953 votes compared to Dey's 65,426.[8] From 1996 to 2000, Das served as the chairman of the Odisha Small Industries Corporation.[4] Das lost another run for the assembly in 2000, placing a distant third, receiving 33,163 votes compared to Dey's 39,604, while Jiban Pradip Dash of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 53,242 votes.[5]
Personal life and death
Das was married to Binapani Das and had 3 children. In addition to his political and legal careers, Das was also a part-time journalist for the National Herald.[1]
On 14 September 2022, Das was admitted to the Balasore District Headquarters Hospital after complaining of chest pain. The following morning, while being transferred to a hospital in Cuttack, Das suffered a
References
- ^ a b c d "Shri Gopanarayan Das". Odisha Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ a b "ପୂର୍ବତନ ବିଧାୟକ ଗୋପ ନାରାୟଣ ଦାସଙ୍କ ପରଲୋକ, ୧୯୮୫ରୁ ୧୯୯୦ ଯାଏଁ ବାଲେଶ୍ଵର ସଦରରୁ ଥିଲେ ବିଧାୟକ" [Death of former MLA GOP Narayan Das, MLA from Balswar Sadar from 1985 to 1990]. Prameya News7 (in Odia). 15 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ a b c Noman Avinash, Bhasha (15 September 2022). "कांग्रेस के पूर्व विधायक गोपनारायण दास का 75 वर्ष की उम्र में निधन" [Former Congress MLA Gopanarayan Das passes away at the age of 75]. ThePrint (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ a b Routray, Sushreejyoti (15 September 2022). "ବାଲେଶ୍ୱରର ପୂର୍ବତନ ବିଧାୟକ ଗୋପନାରାୟଣ ଦାସଙ୍କ ପରଲୋକ" [The Buddhist of Galdar's exit]. Odisha Bhaskar (in Odia). Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Balasore Assembly Constituency Election Result – Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Ex-MLA Gopanarayan Das Passes Away". The Pioneer. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Odisha Cong Chief Mourns Former MLA's Demise". Odisha Bytes. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ Statistical Report on General Elections, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa. New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 1997. p. 29.