Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo
Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | |
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କଳିକେଶ ନାରାୟଣ ସିଂହଦେଓ | |
 Portrait of Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | |
| President of the National Rifle Association of India | |
| Assumed office 21 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Raninder Singh |
| Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2024 | |
| Constituency | Bolangir |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2009 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sangeeta Singh Deo |
| Succeeded by | Sangeeta Singh Deo |
| Constituency | Bolangir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo 26 May 1974 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Spouse | Meghna R. L. Rana |
| Relations | Arkesh Singh Deo (Brother), Ananga Udaya Singh Deo (Father), Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo (Grandfather), Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana (Father In Law), Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo (Paternal Cousin), Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo (Family Relative), Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo (Paternal Cousin In Law) |
| Children | Amaira Singh Deo, Animaya Narayan Singh Deo |
| Residence(s) | Bolangir, Odisha Bhubaneswar, Odisha New Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | The Doon School, Dehradun St. Stephen's College, Delhi (BA) |
| Profession | Politician, Lawmaker |
| Committees | Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas, Consultative Committee (Ministry of Finance and Corporate Affairs) |
| Website | http://www.kalikesh.com |
Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, also written as Kalikesh Singh Deo, is an Indian Politician. He is Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly.
Early life and background
[edit]Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo is the son of Ananga Udaya Singh Deo and the grandson of Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo, both politicians, with his grandfather having served as Chief Minister of Odisha.[1] His, grandmother, Kailash Kumari Devi, was the daughter of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala.[2] His brother, Arkesh, is also a politician.[3]
He did his primary schooling from Hillgrange Preparatory School in Dehradun. He attended the Doon School, Dehradun[4][5][6] and graduated in economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University.[6] He represented India in shooting and basketball.[7]
Career
[edit]Deo was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Lok Sabha from Bolangir, and a member and a leader of the Biju Janata Dal political party.[8] Prior to becoming an MP, Deo was the youngest member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, to which he was elected to in 2004 as a representative of the Saintala constituency.[5][7] In the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election in June, Deo was elected from the Bolangir Assembly constituency.[9] In September 2024, Deo was elected as the President of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).[10]
Personal life
[edit]Deo is married to Meghna Rana, a member of the former Rana dynasty of Nepal and the daughter of Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana, who served as the Chief of the Army Staff of the Nepalese Army.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Sajinath, Aparna (26 April 2024). "All royal family members contesting Odisha assembly polls 2024". The Week. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ Sarangi, Suresh Prasad (2017). "The Role of R.N. Singh Deo in the State Politics of Odisha in the Pre and Post-Independent Political Scenario: A Critical Study" (PDF). Odisha Review. p. 29. ISSN 0970-8669. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Mishra, Ashutosh (5 April 2019). "In Odisha, It's All in the Family This Time". The Wire. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Royal love died down as Kalikesh Singh Deo-Raima Sen parted ways, Oriya Orbit". orissadiary.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013.
- ^ a b "An affair to remember:Raima Sen". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Kalikesh Deo – India Today Youth Summit 2011".
- ^ a b Ahmed, Farzand (17 April 2009). "Orissa polls: The great dynasty war". India Today. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.132. 2012. Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile
- ^ "Bolangir Constituency Election Results 2024: Bolangir Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "Kalikesh Singh Deo elected National Rifle Association of India president". India Today. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "Balangir scion gets a royal dowry -- humans!". The New Indian Express. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Odisha Tourism
- ws.ori.nic.in Archived 19 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- kalikesh.com
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