DATE OF BIRTH:  14/07/1948

 FATHER'S NAME:  Shri Guja Sahoo

 MARITAL STATUS:  Married

 SPOUSE'S NAME:  Smt. Soudamini Sahoo

 SON:  2

 QUALIFICATION:  M.B.B.S

 PROFESSION:  Medical Practitioner

 HOBBY:   Playing Volleyball, Cricket and Football.

 FAVOURITE PASTIME:  Reading of different magazines, novels and other books.

 SPECIAL INTEREST:  To have chit chat with common people

 SOCIAL ACTIVITIES:  To serve patients. To help poor, helpless and down-trodden people of the society. To educate the people for eradication of social evils.

 OTHER INFORMATION:  A student leader during medical studies, Government servant from 1976 to 1984. Joined Janata Party in 1984 and then Janata Dal, joined Indian National Congress on 17.3.2004.Joined Biju Janata Dal in 2009 .

 PRESENT ADDRESS:  Qrs. No.-15/2, DS, M.L.A. Colony, Unit-IV, Bhubaneswar.

 PERMANENT ADDRESS:  At.-Dihadol, P.O.-Parjang, Dist.-Dhenkanal.

 MEMBER OF INDIAN PARLIAMENTARY GROUP , ODISHA CHAPTER FROM:  11/04/1991

 Mob No- 9437143935