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Arup Patnaik | |
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| Born | 8 September 1955 |
| Alma mater | Mayo College, Delhi University |
| Police career | |
| Country | Indian Police Service |
| Department | Mumbai Police |
| Service years | 1979–2015 |
| Awards |  President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service (2003)
 Indian Police Medal for Meritorious services (1994). |
| Other work | Convenor, Odisha Mo Parivar & Lok Sabha 2019 Elections BJD Candidate Bhubaneswar Parliamentary Constituency. Managing Trustee, Konark Cancer Foundation. |
Arup Patnaik (born 8 September 1955) is a retired Indian Police Service officer who was the 36th Police Commissioner of Mumbai.[1] He retired on 30 September 2015 after a 36-year career in the Maharashtra Police. He is a recipient of the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2003 and the Indian Police Medal for meritorious services in 1994.
Arup Patnaik has previously served as the Chairman of Odisha's State Youth Welfare Board, the Biju Yuva Vahini and was accorded the rank and status of Minister of State by the Odisha State Government.[2]
Patnaik joined the Biju Janata Dal in 2018.[3] In the 2019 General Election he contested the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency. [4] The BJP candidate, Aparajita Sarangi, won the election. [5]
On October 25, 2019 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appointed Arup Patnaik as the Convenor of the Biju Janata Dal social service wing, 'Odisha Mo Parivar. [6]
On October 30, 2019, Arup Patnaik was inducted as a Co-Opted Member of the House Committee of the Odisha Assembly to look into aspects of Environmental Pollution in the State. [7]
Arup Patnaik cofounded the Konark Cancer Foundation.
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- ^ "Former Mumbai top cop Arup Patnaik joins BJD". Times of India. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "BJD fields Mumbai's ex-police chief Arup Patnaik". The Hindu. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Assembly election results 2019: Naveen Patnaik set to join elite '5-term' club". Hindustan Times. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Arup Patnaik appointed convenor of BJDs social service wing - Odisha Mo Parivar". The News Insight. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Arup Patnaik Inducted As Co-Opted Member To Odisha Assembly House Committee". OmmComm News. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.