Siddhanta Mahapatra

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Siddhanta Mahapatra
ସିଦ୍ଧାନ୍ତ ମହାପାତ୍ର
Mahapatra speaking at the Odisha State Film Awards 2014 at Utkal Mandap, Bhubaneswar.
Mahapatra speaking at the Odisha State Film Awards 2014 at Utkal Mandap, Bhubaneswar.
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Berhampur
Assumed office
2009
Preceded by Chandra Sekhar Sahu
Personal details
Born (1966-05-04) 4 May 1966 (age 57)
Brahmapur, Odisha
Nationality Indian
Political party BJD
Spouse(s) Rachana Banerjee( divorce) Mama Mishra (2004–till date)[1]
Children 1 Son
Occupation Actor, Director, Politician
Religion Hinduism

Siddhanta Mahapatra (born 4 May 1966) is an Oriya and Bengali film actor from the state of Odisha in India. Sidhanta Mahapatra made his film debut with Sradhanjali.[2] He was elected to the 15th and 16th Lok Sabha in 2009 and 2014 respectively as a member of the Parliament of India.

Early life

Siddhanta was born at Brahmapur, Odisha. He completed his schooling from St Vincent's Convent School, Berhampur, and did his under graduation (known as Plus-Two in Orissa) and graduation in commerce from D.D. College, Keonjhar. He completed his master's degree from the Institute of Marketing and Management, Delhi. Both his father, Dr. Manmohan Mohapatra, and his mother are doctors. He is married to former actress Mama Mishra, and has a son, Sai Samarth.

Career

His first Oriya film came in 1993 at the age of 27 at the behest of his cousin brother. He has acted in more than 150 films. His debut film, Shradhanjali, starred Lekha Nanda as the female lead.[3]

Filmography

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Political career

Siddhanta Mahapatra joined Biju Janata Dal in 2009 and contested as MP from Berhampur constituency in the 2009 "15th Lok Sabha" Election. He won the election and is the Member of Parliament for Berhampur constituency. He has won the 2014 General election for the second time by a thumping margin of nearly 1 lakh votes amidst stiff competition from UPA and NDA and retained his seat.[4][5][6][7]

References

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  4. ↑ BJD’s novel campaign clicks in Berhampur
  5. ↑ [1] Archived 6 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Siddhanta, four BJP lawmakers join BJD
  7. ↑ [2][dead link]

External links

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