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Prasanna Kumar Patasani | |
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| Member: 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1998–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Soumya Ranjan Patnaik |
| Succeeded by | Aparajita Sarangi |
| Constituency | Bhubaneswar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 April 1946 Khurda, Orissa Province, British India |
| Political party | BJP |
| Spouse | Bijayalaxmi Patasani |
| Children | 2 Sons And 1 Daughter |
| Residence(s) | Bhubaneswar, India |
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As of 22 September, 2006 Source: [1] | |
Prasanna Kumar Patasani (born 27 April 1946) is an Indian lawyer, philosopher, poet, and former member of Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. He represented the Bhubaneswar constituency of Odisha from 1998 to 2019. He's elected as a Member of Parliament for five terms. He is the senior vice president and founder member of the Biju Janata Dal. Currently he's working as a Member of State Planning Board, Government of Odisha with a Cabinet Minister status. He is also famous for promoting yoga in India and in international countries. He was the person who started Yoga in India, by doing it in a small village of Odisha. Dr. Prasanna Patasani is one of the few Indian politicians having zero cases registered against him.