AmiePesina at 07:53, 23 April 2026

2026-04-23T07:53:22Z

New page

{{Short description|Indian politician (1929–2003)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ananta Narayan Singh Deo
| office = Member of [[9th Lok Sabha]]
| term_end = 13 March 1991
| term_start = 2 December 1989
| term_end1 = 17 February 1980
| term_start1 = 13 February 1980
| predecessor = [[Somanath Rath]]
| successor = [[Somanath Rath]]
| constituency = [[Aska Lok Sabha constituency]]
| office1 = [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly|Leader of Opposition]] in [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]
| predecessor1 = Prahalad Mallick
| successor1 = Sarat Kumar Dev
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1929|09|05}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2003|12|01|1929|09|05}}
| alma_mater = [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]]
| education = [[Stewart School, Cuttack]] and [[The Doon School]]
| spouse = [[Shanti Devi (Odisha politician)|Shanti Devi]]
| children = [[Kishore Chandra Singh Deo]]
| relations = [[Nandini Devi]] (daughter in law)
| image = File:Anant Narayan Singh Deo.jpg
}}

'''Ananta Narayan Singh Deo''' (5 September 1929 – 1 December 2003) was an Indian ruler and politician who served as Member of [[9th Lok Sabha]] from [[Aska Lok Sabha constituency]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members of 9th Lok Sabha |url=https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/lokaralpha.aspx?lsno=9&search=S |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Lok Sabha}}</ref> 13th Leader of Opposition in [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]] from [[Surada Assembly constituency]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=NAME OF THE LEADERS OF OPPOSITION IN ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (1952–2009) |url=https://magazines.odisha.gov.in/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/451-452.pdf |website=Odisha Annual Reference, Government of Odisha}}</ref> Deputy Minister for Industries, Commerce, Community Development and Panchayat Raj in [[Government of Odisha|Cabinet of Odisha]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF ODISHA (1937–2020) |url=http://cms.neva.gov.in/FileStructure_OR/Notices/98d37b1e-1078-49f7-b4bb-95098302fc00.pdf |website=National eVidhan, Government of India}}</ref> and [[Raja of Dharakote Estate]].<ref name=":1" />

== Personal life ==
Ananta Narayan Singh Deo was born on 5 September 1929.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Late Ananta Narayan Singh Deo |url=https://odishaassembly.nic.in/image.aspx?img=409 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Odisha Legislative Assembly}}</ref> He was educated in [[Stewart School, Cuttack]] and passed [[Senior Cambridge]] from [[The Doon School]] and was graduated from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]] in 1951.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Odisha Review 1967 |url=https://www.ova.gov.in/IandPRDeptRepository/17012022170159_ODISHA%20REVIEW-(YR-1967)%20(MARCH-1967)%20(PART-3).pdf |website=Odia Virtual Academy}}</ref> He married [[Shanti Devi (Odisha politician)|Shanti Devi]] in April 1960.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Member's Bioprofile |url=https://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3428.htm |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Lok Sabha}}</ref> His son is [[Kishore Chandra Singh Deo]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2004-04-09 |title=Orissa ex-royals in fray |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/orissa-ex-royals-in-fray/story-bfwBnM1luuJVTZHz0HlilL.html |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> and daughter in law is [[Nandini Devi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BIO-DATA OF PRESENT MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY IN ORISSA |url=http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/orissaannualreference/ORA-2005/pdf/Bio_data_of_MLAs_Orissa.pdf |website=Odisha Annual Reference, Government of Odisha}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohanty |first=Hrusikesh |title=In Ganjam and Gajapati, family is where loyalty lies |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/in-ganjam-and-gajapati-family-is-where-loyalty-lies/articleshow/68745651.cms |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> Deo died on 1 December 2003, at the age of 74.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Journal of Parliamentary Information: Volume 50 |date=2004 |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat |pages=83 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eDuOAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Ananta%20Narayan%20Singh%20Deo%22%202003 |access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref>

== Career ==
On 13 February 1980, he replaced [[Prahallad Mallick]] as [[Leader of the Opposition]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BRIEF HISTORY OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY |url=https://cms.neva.gov.in/FileStructure_OR/FooterCommonContent/77d847da-136e-4a65-a0cf-a281e154ac84.pdf |website=National eVidhan, Government of India}}</ref> He was the runner up for [[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]] and [[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Patnagarh Assembly constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=PATNAGARH ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS 2019 |url=https://www.oneindia.com/patnagarh-assembly-elections-od-67/ |website=[[Oneindia]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deo, Ananta Narayan Singh}}
[[Category:1929 births]]
[[Category:2003 deaths]]
[[Category:India MPs 1989–1991]]
[[Category:Leaders of the opposition in Odisha]]
[[Category:Orissa MLAs 1980–1985]]

Ananta Narayan Singh Deo - Revision history

AmiePesina at 07:53, 23 April 2026