Jayanti Patnaik

Jayanti Patnaik M.A. (born 1932) is an Indian Parliamentarian and renowned social worker.[1] She was the first Chairperson of the National Commission for Women. Her term of office was from 3 February 1992 to 30 January 1995.[2][3][4]

Jayanti Patnaik
Member of Parliament
In office
1980-1989 and 1998-1999
Preceded byJanaki Ballabh Patnaik
Succeeded bySrikant Jena
ConstituencyCuttack and Berhampur
Member of Parliament
Preceded byP. V. Narasimha Rao
Succeeded byAnadi Charan Sahu
Personal details
Born (1932-04-07) 7 April 1932
Aska, Ganjam district, Orissa, India
Political partyIndian National Congress

Early life and education

She was born in 1932 at Aska, Ganjam district of Orissa. Her father is Niranjan Patnaik. She was educated at Harihar High School, Aska. She has studied Master of Arts (M.A.) in Social Work from Sailabala Women's College under Utkal University, Cuttack. She pursued advanced studied in Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.[1]

She married politician Janaki Ballabh Patnaik in 1953, who later remained Chief Minister of Odisha (1980–89), and the couple had one son and two daughters.

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References
  1. Biographical Sketch: Member of Parliament, 12th Lok Sabha Archived 12 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Parliament of India
  2. "Jayanti Patnaik" (PDF). School of Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  3. "Brief History". National Commission for Women. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  4. "List of chairpersons of NCW". National Commission for Women. Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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