Jayanti Patnaik

Jayanti Patnaik
Member of Parliament
In office
1980–1989; 1998–1999
Preceded byJanaki Ballabh Patnaik
Succeeded bySrikant Jena
ConstituencyCuttack and Berhampur
Member of Parliament
Preceded byP. V. Narasimha Rao
Succeeded byAnadi Charan Sahu
Personal details
Born(1932-04-07)7 April 1932
Aska, Orissa, British India
Died28 September 2022(2022-09-28) (aged 90)[1]
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Source: [parliamentofindia.nic.in]

Jayanti Patnaik (7 April 1932 – 28 September 2022) was an Indian politician and social worker.[2] She was the first Chairperson of the National Commission for Women. Her term of office was from 3 February 1992 to 30 January 1995.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Ranjan, Rashmi (28 September 2022). "Jayanti Patnaik, wife of former Odisha CM Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, passes away". Odisha TV. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ^ Biographical Sketch: Member of Parliament, 12th Lok Sabha Archived 12 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Parliament of India
  3. ^ "Jayanti Patnaik" (PDF). School of Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Brief History". National Commission for Women. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. ^ "List of chairpersons of NCW". National Commission for Women. Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.