NAYAK, SHRI MRUTYUNJAYA
CONGRESS (I) - PHULBANI(SC) (ORISSA)

Father's Name:   Late Shri Anadi Nayak

Date of Birth:   1 July 1952

Place of Birth:   Phulbani (Orissa)

Marital Status:   Married

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Minati Panigrahi

Children:   Two sons and one daughter

Educational Qualifications :
M.A.
Educated at Kotagarh High School, Baliguda High School, Phulbani; 
Government College and Kholikote College, Berhampur

Profession :
   Educationist, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address :
   Amalapada, P.O. & Distt. Phulbani (Orissa)
Tel. (06812) 2575

Positions Held :
    
1974-76President, Students' Union, Distt. Phulbani, Orissa
1977General Secretary, Cong. (I), Distt. Phulbani, Orissa
1977 onwardsPresident, Youth Congress (I), Distt. Phulbani
1980Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)
1991Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time

Books Published :
   "Hitler and Democracy", "Sanjay and Youth Politics" 

Special Interests :
   Promotion of India's foreign relations: to exchange views and 
opinions with  the  public  and  intellectuals; to  encourage  
the  educational  institutions  and  help  and  try  for  the 
upliftment of the poor and helpless

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Playing chess and excursions

Sports and Clubs :
   Champion during student career

Countries Visited :
   Attended the Soviet-India Youth Seminar in U.S.S.R., November, 1980

Election Result :
   
Phulbani-SC Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,48,821
Total votes polled 5,92,938
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Mrutyunjaya Nayak (I.N.C.)2,42,565
(2) Shri Padmanava Behera (J.D.)2,08,907
(3) Shri Sanjit Kumar Mandal (B.J.P.)  65,207
(4) Shri Ugresan Nayak (J.M.M.)  35,194