Anubhav Patnaik
Anubhav Patnaik (born 15 Aug 1980) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Advisor to E & IT Department of Odisha Government in the rank of Minister of State. He was the sitting MLA from Khandapada constituency for the state assembly of Odisha from 2014-2019. He is the son of Late Arun Kumar Patnaik, an erstwhile MLA of the state assembly. He has also been appointed as spokesperson by the ruling party of Odisha , Biju Janata Dal . Education. Patnaik was educated at the DAV public school, Bhubaneswar in 1996 and later BJB College, Bhubaneswar in 1998. He  did his graduation degree with Economics from BJB College, Bhubaneswar in 2001. He has done MBA with Marketing and HR from MICM, Bhubaneswar in 2003. Early life. Patnaik was born on 15 Aug 1980 at Cuttack, Odisha in India. He is the son of Late Arun Kumar Patnaik, former MLA of state assembly . His father was a renowned personality of Odisha starting his political career in 1970s as president of Ravenshaw College, Cuttack and later first NSUI president of Odisha. Remembering his sacrifices, the birth anniversary of Late Arun Kumar Patnaik is celebrated as “Jagrat Khandapada Divas” on 12 September . His mother is Smt. Bijayalaxmi Patnaik, elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly from Khandapada Constituency in the year 2000 from Biju Janata Dal, and again in the year 2004 as Independent candidate. Patnaik has a corporate experience of 10 years. After MBA he joined Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.  as Sales Executive in 2004, meanwhile helping his mother Bijayalaxmi Patnaik for the welfare of his homeland. Later he got promoted to ASM in 2007 and then as AGM to Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.  handling Karnataka state in Bangalore from 2011. Political career. Patnaik was inspired by his parents ’ life journey of unconditional and consistent effort for gradual evolution in the manner of living of his people. Biju Pattnaik, former Chief Minister of Odisha, is his graven image politician. Resulting that he left his job in 2014 and contested as MLA candidate to serve for the society and humanity. By defeating Shri Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, he was elected as an MLA of Biju Janata Dal from Khandapada assembly constituency. He has been one of the four advisors to Biju Yuva Janata Dal, the youth wing of Biju Janata Dal. In 2019 he was appointed as spokesperson and Advisor in  the rank of Minister of State. He is also secretary in charge of “Women Empowerment” for BJD from 2021. The vision of Patnaik is to make Khandapada  a developed constituency with his slogan “Asa Gadhiba Shrestha Khandapada”. Outreach. He has been invited by NASSCOM to share his experience as an MLA in areas of agriculture and digital technology. He has been invited by Tata Trusts to its School and Community Science Programme He served as a member of the board of governors at Xavier University Bhubaneswar, IIIT Bhubaneswar and a member of Odisha State Housing Board. He has attended the  roadshow held by Odisha Govt  in the run up to the third Make in Odisha Conclave. Child-Friendly Constituency. Patnaik has taken lead in making his constituency Khandapada, the first Child-Friendly Constituency (CFC) in Odisha. He has collaborated with UNICEF and Kalinga Kusum Foundation in implementing the CFC. He has played an important role in shaping the CFC so that no child is left behind in his constituency. Due to CFC children in the constituency have been empowered through this initiative and have participated in Gram sabha meetings to raise issues related to child rights, nutrition and welfare. He  shared his experience in CFC at the International Association for Adolescent Health (IAAH). Child-Friendly Constituency is an initiative that allows communities and children within the constituency to proactively engage with their elected representatives and service providers on issues that concern children. Award. Patnaik is the recipient of Aadarsh Yuva Vidhayak Puraskar (Ideal Youth MLA) from Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad.