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Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

1927 - 2015

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Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (3 January 1927 – 21 April 2015) was an Indian politician who had been 25th Governor of Assam from 2009 to 2014. A leader of the Indian National Congress, he was Chief Minister of Odisha from 1980 to 1989 and again from 1995 to 1999, holding that post for the longest time on record before Naveen Patnaik. In 1950, he became the President of the Odisha state unit of the youth wing of the Congress. In 1980, he became the Union Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation and Labour from 16 January to 7 June. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik is the 18,388th most popular politician (down from 17,782nd in 2019), the 1,168th most popular biography from India (down from 1,016th in 2019) and the 274th most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik ranks 18,388 out of 19,576. Before him are Stojna Vangelovska, Jerry Moran, Kristiina Ojuland, Jayna Hefford, George W. Norris, and Savitri Jindal. After him are Jack Guy Lafontant, Sheldon Whitehouse, Daniel Günther, Barney Frank, Phil Bredesen, and Annapurna Devi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik ranks 492. Before him are Geoffrey Palmer, Paul Eddington, Ralph Beard, Marvin Kaplan, Chuck Share, and Brock Adams. After him are Annapurna Devi, Slim Dusty, Parkash Singh Badal, Peggy McCay, Bill Rowling, and Ralph Stanley. Among people deceased in 2015, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik ranks 543. Before him are Richard Corliss, Vadym Tyshchenko, Irwin Keyes, John Moshoeu, Dean Potter, and Marjorie Lord. After him are Sinan Şamil Sam, Jimmy Hill, Jim Wright, Roy Tarpley, Al Arbour, and Avijit Roy.

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In India

Among people born in India, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik ranks 1,168 out of 1,861. Before him are Raveena Tandon (1974), Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (1949), Mandakini (1963), Farah Khan (1965), Sania Mirza (1986), and Savitri Jindal (1940). After him are Rupi Kaur (1992), Richa Chadda (1986), Annapurna Devi (1927), Roop Singh (1908), Kapil Sibal (1948), and Balram Jakhar (1923).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik ranks 274. Before him are Vikas Swarup (1961), Manohar Joshi (1937), Uddhav Thackeray (1960), Ahmed Patel (1949), Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (1949), and Savitri Jindal (1940). After him are Annapurna Devi (1927), Kapil Sibal (1948), Balram Jakhar (1923), Pawan Kumar Chamling (1950), Parkash Singh Badal (1927), and Parmanand Jha (1944).

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