Bishnu Charan Das (9 October 1954 – 6 July 2020) was an Indian politician from the state of Odisha. He was a leader of the Biju Janata Dal and had previously contested seats in Odisha Legislative Assembly from Jagatsinghpur seat.

Bishnu Charan Das
Portrait of Bishnu Charan Das
Member of Rajya Sabha for Odisha
In office
2 July 2016 – 21 March 2017
Preceded byBaishnab Charan Parida, BJD
Succeeded byPratap Keshari Deb
ConstituencyOdisha[1]
Personal details
Born(1954-10-09)9 October 1954
Died6 July 2020(2020-07-06) (aged 65)
Political partyBJD

In 2016, he was the candidate of the party for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections. He was elected unopposed with Prasanna Acharya and N. Bhaskar Rao.[2]

He resigned from Rajya Sabha on 21 March 2017 after being appointed deputy chairman of Odisha State Planning Board.[3]

He died at a hospital in Bhubaneswar on 6 July 2020, weeks after he suffered a stroke.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "3 BJD candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha in Odisha". NDTV.
  2. ^ "26 Rajya Sabha members elected unopposed in six states Roundup". Times Of India.
  3. ^ "Bishnu Charan Das resigns as Rajya Sabha MP".
  4. ^ "Odisha MLA Bishnu Charan Das dies". Hindustan Times. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.