Bishwanath Das

Biswanath Das
Chief Minister of Odisha
In office 3 April 1971 – 14 June 1972
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	Nandini Satpathy
Governor of Uttar Pradesh
In office 16 April 1962 – 30 April 1967
Preceded by	Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
Succeeded by	Bezawada Gopala Reddy
Prime Minister of Odisha
In office 19 July 1937 – 4 November 1939
Preceded by	Krushna Chandra Gajapati
Succeeded by	Governor's rule
Personal details
Born	(1889-03-08)8 March 1889 Belagan, Ganjam district
Died	2 June 1984(1984-06-02) (aged 95) Cuttack
Political party	United Front
Residence(s)	Kaji Bazar, Cuttack
Alma mater	Ravenshaw College Calcutta University

Biswanath Das (March 8, 1889 – June 2, 1984) was an Indian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Odisha Province of British India 1937–39, the Governor of Uttar Pradesh 1962–67 and later the Chief Minister of Odisha 1971–72.

Political career

Biswanath Das was a member of the legislative council of Madras Province from 1921 to 1930. After the separation of Odisha on April 1, 1936 he became its Prime Minister on July 19, 1937. Biswanath Das became a member of the Constituent Assembly of India in 1946. After the Odisha Vidhan Sabha election in 1971, the Utkal Congress, the Swatantra Party and the Jharkhand Party formed a United Front and he became the Chief Minister of the United Front government. He was in office from April 3, 1971 to June 14, 1972.

External links

• A short biography by Gurukalyan Mahapatra in the Orissa Review, January 2006.