constituency predecessor religion birth_place party office birth_date term_start residence spouse article_title name
dhenkanal kamakhya prasad singh deo hindu cuttack , odisha bjd member lok sabha : 12th , 14th , 15th and 16th 1 april 1956 2004 bhubaneswar adyasha satpathy tathagata satpathy
 tathagata satpathy
tathagata satpathy

tathagata satpathy -lrb- born 1 april 1956 -rrb- is a member of the 16th lok sabha of india .
he represents the dhenkanal constituency of odisha , and has been re-elected for the fourth time .
he is a member of the biju janata dal -lrb- bjd -rrb- political party .
he is the editor of the daily oriya newspaper , the dharitri .
in 2009 , satpathy spoke out against conversions to christianity , alleging that `` so much money comes into odisha for christian missionary efforts '' .
he also stated that christians have `` offered dalits better chances by offering them jobs , free education , and other benefits that any poor community needs .
that 's one reason why there have been mass conversions to christianity '' .
in 2015 , satpathy became the first indian mp to hold an official `` ask me anything '' session on the entertainment , social networking and news website , reddit satpathy also came forward in support of netneutrality when trai come out with a consultation paper where they put out 20 questions seeking opinions from general public on licenses and netneutrality .
