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Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | |
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| 6th Chief Minister of Odisha | |
| In office 8 March 1967 – 9 January 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Sadashiva Tripathy |
| Succeeded by | Bishwanath Das |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 March 1912 Balangir, Patna State, British India |
| Died | 23 February 1975 (aged 62) |
| Political party | Swatantra Party |
| Other political affiliations | Ganatantra Parishad |
| Spouse | Kailash Kumari Devi |
| Children | 6 (4 daughters and 2 sons, including Raj and Ananga) |
| Alma mater | Mayo College, St. Columba's College, Hazaribagh |
| Profession | Politician |
Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo KCIE (31 March 1912 – 23 February 1975) was an Indian politician and the last ruler of the princely state of Patna in Odisha before Indian independence in 1947. He was the President of the Ganatantra Parishad political party from 1950 to 1962 and the President of the Odisha state unit of the Swatantra Party after its merger with the Ganatantra Parishad in 1962. Deo was the Chief Minister of Orissa from 1967 to 1971.[1]
- ^ "Bio - Data of Chief Ministers of Orissa" (PDF). Orissa Reference Manual - 2004. pp. 192–3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.