MOHAPATRA, SHRI KARTIK
CONGRESS (I)- BALASORE (ORISSA)

Father's Name:   Shri Jagan Mohan Mohapatra

Date of Birth:   2 June 1952

Place of Birth:   Champu in Distt. Balasore (Orissa)

Marital Status:   Married on 1 March 1972

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Indurani Mohapatra 

Children:   One son and three daughters

Educational Qualifications :
B.A.
Educated at UN College, Soro, Utkal University (Orissa)

Profession :
Cultivation, Political and Social worker

Permanent Address :
At/P.O. Soro, Balasore-756001 (Orissa)
Tels. (06782) 2351 (R), 2250 (R)

Positions Held :
   
1983-84Sarpanch, Balasore
1984-90Chairman, Soro Panchayat Samiti
1990-96Member, Orissa Legislative Assembly
Minister for Revenue, Orissa
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)

Special Interests :
Politics

Election Result :
   
Balasore Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate11,36,681
Total votes polled 7,84,650
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Kartik Mohapatra (I.N.C.)4,11,168
(2) Shri Arun Dey         (Ind.)2,20,487
(3) Shri M.A. Kharabela Swain   (B.J.P.)    99,409
(4) Shri Upendranath Mahanta    (Ind.)    31,738