Veteran Congress leader Jayanti Patnaik passes away at 90 in Bhubaneswar

The wife of former Odisha CM and ex-governor of Assam JB Patnaik, Jayanti was rushed to a private hospital at around 8pm after she developed complications

Published on: Sep 29, 2022, 10:43:02 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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Four time Congress MP and first chairperson of National Commission for Women (NCW), Jayanti Patnaik passed away at a hospital in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday evening. She was 90.

Born on April 7, 1932, Patnaik graduated in sociology from Shailabala Women’s Autonomous College in Cuttack (Twitter | Netta D’Souza)

The wife of former Odisha CM and ex-governor of Assam JB Patnaik, Jayanti was rushed to a private hospital at around 8pm after she developed complications.

She died at the hospital. She is survived by son Prithvi Ballav Patnaik and two daughters.

Jayanti was elected from Cuttack and Berhampur Lok Sabha constituencies in 1981, 1984 and 1998.

She was nominated to Rajya Sabha in 1996.

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She was also the first chairperson of NCW and second chairperson of All India Mahila Congress.

Born on April 7, 1932, Patnaik completed her graduation in sociology from Shailabala Women’s Autonomous College in Cuttack.

She did her post-graduation from Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS), Mumbai.

Patnaik was also known for her literary skills having translated KM Munshi’s Krishnavatara into Odia.

In 1953, she got married to JB Patnaik, when the latter became president of Odisha Pradesh Youth Congress.

JB Patnaik passed away in 2015 in Tirupati.

OPCC president Sarat Pattanayak and former OPCC president Niranjan Patnaik offered their condolences and pay their tribute to the departed leader.

C president Niranjan Patnaik offered their condolences and pay their tribute to the departed leader.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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