Bishnu Sethi

Bishnu Charan Sethi
Sethi in 2019
Born(1961-06-05)5 June 1961
Tihidi, Odisha, India
Died19 September 2022(2022-09-19) (aged 61)[1]
Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
Alma materJawaharlal Nehru University
Occupations
ChildrenSuryabanshi Suraj
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Bishnu Sethi ([bisɳu t͡ʃɔɾɔɳɔ seʈʰi] ⓘ) (born as Bishnu Charan Sethi; 5 June 1961 – 19 September 2022)[2] was an Indian politician who served in the Odisha Legislative Assembly.[3]

A leader of Bharatiya Janata Party, Sethi held the position of Vice President in Bharatiya Janata Party Odisha Unit. He was the MLA from Chandabali Assembly Constituency from 2000 to 2004 and then for Dhamnagar from 2019 till his death in 2022.[4] He was also a poet and writer in Odia literature.

In July 2022 he was hospitalised for Covid-19 and subsequently died from the virus.[5][6]

  1. ^ JENA, SURYAKANT (19 September 2022). "Odisha senior BJP legislator Bishnu Sethi no more". Odisha TV. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. ^ BJP MLA Bishnu Sethi passes away at 61
  3. ^ "BJP appoints Bishnu Sethi as Deputy leader, Mohan Majhi as Chief whip in Odisha Assembly".
  4. ^ "MLA Bishnu Charan Sethi Profile | CHANDABALI Constituency". naveenpatnaik.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Odisha Dy LoP Bishnu Sethi tests Covid positive, hospitalised".
  6. ^ "Deputy leader of opposition and Odisha BJP MLA Bishnu Charan Sethi passes away".