Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
JENA, SHRI SRIKANTA KUMAR
JANATA DAL - KENDRAPARA (ORISSA)
Father's Name: Shri Raghunath Jena
Date of Birth: 18 June 1950
Place of Birth: Ratnagiri in Distt. Cuttack (Orissa)
Marital Status: Married in 1982
Spouse's Name: Smt. Subrata Jena
Children: One son and one daughter
Educational Qualifications :
B.A.
Educated at Kendrapara College, Cuttack (Orissa)
Profession :
Agriculturist
Permanent Address :
P.O. Ratnagiri, Distt. Cuttack (Orissa)
Positions Held :
1977President, Yuva Janata, Orissa
1977-89Member, Orissa Legislative Assembly
Member, Committee on Public Accounts
Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
Member, Library Committee
Member, Committee on Environment
1979Minister of State, Industry, Orissa
1989General Secretary, J.D., Orissa
1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth)
April -Union Minister of State, Small Scale Industry,
Nov.1990Agro and Rural Industries
1991Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
Chief Whip, Janata Dal in Parliament
Chairman, Standing Committee on Science and Technology
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time
Deputy Leader, Janata Dal in Parliament
28 June 1996Union Cabinet Minister, Parliamentary Affairs and
onwardsTourism
Special Interests :
Social work
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Games and sports
Sports and Clubs :
Played cricket for college
Countries Visited :
Burma, China, France, Germany, Pakistan, Thailand and U.K.
Other Information :
Participated in various movements connected with the cause of
students, teachers, farmers and youths; imprisoned for 19
months during Emergency, 1975-77
Election Result :
Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,46,128
Total votes polled 6,55,988
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Srikanta Kumar Jena (J.D.)3,28,190
(2) Shri Batakrushna Jena (I.N.C.)2,88,478
(3) Shri Jagabandhu Mishra (B.J.P.) 20,620
(4) Shri Sarat Chandra Swain (Ind.) 3,918