Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
PATNAIK, SMT. JAYANTI [INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - BERHAMPUR (ORISSA)]
Father's Name Late Shri Niranjan Patnaik Date of Birth 7 April 1932 Place of Birth Aska, Distt. Ganjam (Orissa) Marital Status Married on 12 July 1953 Spouse's Name Shri Janaki Ballav Patnaik Children One son and two daughters Educational Qualifications M.A. (Social Work) Educated at Harihar High School, Aska, Sailabala Women's College, Utkal University, Cuttak, Bhubaneswar (Orissa) and Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (Maharashtra) Profession Political and Social Worker Permanent Address 201, Forest Park, Bhubaneswar-751001 (Orissa) Present Address Orissa Bhawan, New Delhi - 110021 Tel. (011) 6114480 Positions Held 1981 Elected to 7th Lok Sabha 1981-84 Member, Public Accounts Committee 1984 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1984-89 Member, Committee on Estimates Member, Committee on Human Resource Development Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas 1988-90 President, All India Mahila Congress 1992-95 Chairperson, National Commission for Women 1996-98 Member, Rajya Sabha Treasurer, Congress Parliamentary Party 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1998-99 Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development and Alternate Convenor of its Sub-Committee-II on Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment; and Action Taken Sub-Committee Member, Joint Committee on the Empowerment of Women and its Sub-Committee on Appraisal of Laws relating to Women - Criminal Laws Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Translated and published `Krushnavatar' by K.M. Munshi in Oriya; Editor, `Paurush' an Oriya monthly Social and Cultural Activities President, Tanaya - a cultural organisation Special Interests Social service and promoting art and culture Favourite Pastime and Recreation Visiting places of interest, reading and gardening Sports and Clubs Associated with promotion of sports; President, Orissa Women's Cricket Association, 1986-88; (ii) Orissa Women's Gymnastic Association since December 1995; and (iii) Orissa Olympic Association since 1996; Chairperson, Women Sports Commission, All India Olympic Association Countries Visited Widely travelled (18 countries); as a member of Indian Parliamentary Delegation under Friendly Relationship Mission, visited New Zealand, 1985; Indian Delegate to (i) World Peace Conference of World Women Parliamentarians, Mexico, 1986; and (ii) International Conference on Nuclear-Free World', Berlin, 1988; Leader, Delegation to Czechoslovakia under Goodwill Programme of the Congress Party, 1988; Member, Delegation of Government of India to International Women's Conference, Beijing, 1995 Other Information Actively involved in espousing the cause of women; also actively associated with the Trade Union Movement; Founder President, Orissa Women's Voluntary Services since 1983; which organised an All India Rally attended by nearly 50,000 women at Puri, Orissa, 1987 in protest against Sati after the occurrence of Sati incident in Rajasthan; as President, All India Mahila Congress organised (i) Block, District and State level conventions from time to time; (ii) National Seminar for Women on Science and Technology; (iii) Membership drive throughout the country; (iv) Social, legal and political awareness programmes through seminars, work- shops and camps; and (v) National Convention of nearly 1,50,000 women at Bhubaneswar; President (i) Indian National Trade Union Congress (I.N.T.U.C.) in Ballarpur Paper Industries and Indian Charge Chrome Ltd. and few other Government of Orissa Units; (ii) Indira Gandhi Women's College, Cuttack; (iii) Haladia College, Haladia, Khurda (Orissa); (iv) Shisu Ananta Mahavidyalaya, Balipatna, Orissa; (v) Women's College, Odasing, Salipur, Orissa; (vi) Nemalo College, Nischintakoeli Block, Cuttack; (vii) Pharmaceutical College, Salipur (Orissa); and (viii) Bahugram College, Bahugram, Cuttack; Life Member, Indian Council of Child Welfare (I.C.C.W.) since 1958; Executive Member, I.C.C.W.'s Orissa State Branch, Bhubaneswar, 1981-90; Member, (i) Central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi, 1983-85; (ii) Planning Commission's Study Group on Women and Child development, 1989; and (iii) Indian National Congress since 1983

Election Result of Berhampur Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 11,11,443 Total votes polled 5,64,119 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Smt. Jayanti Patnaik (I.N.C.) 2,71,044 (2) Shri Gopinath Gajapati Narayandeo (B.J.P.) 2,35,804 (3) Shri Ali Kishore Pattanaik [C.P.I.(M)]36,606 (4) Smt. Aliya Begum (R.J.D.) 5,073
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