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{{Short description|Politician from Odisha (1929{{ndash}}2019)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
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| name = Chaitanya Prasad Majhi
| office = [[Cabinet minister]] for ST & SC Development & Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare [[Government of Odisha]]
| term_start = 2006
| term_end = 2009
| predecessor = Kalindi Behera
| successor = Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha
| office2 = [[Cabinet minister]] for Higher Education [[Government of Odisha]]
| term_start2 = 1990
| term_end2 = 1995
| predecessor2 = Sk. Matlub Ali
| successor2 = Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty
| office3 = [[Deputy minister|Deputy Minister]] for [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Petroleum and Chemicals]] [[Government of India]]
| term_start3 = 1974
| term_end3 = 1975
| predecessor3 = [[Chaudhary Dalbir Singh]]
| successor3 = [[Ziaur Rahman Ansari]]
| prime_minister3 = [[Indira Gandhi]]
| office4 = [[Deputy minister|Deputy Minister]] for [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]] [[Government of India]]
| term_start4 = 1975
| term_end4 = 1977
| prime_minister4 = [[Indira Gandhi]]
| office6 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|Member]] of [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency6 = [[Bangriposi Assembly constituency|Bangriposi]]
| term_start6 = 2004
| term_end6 = 2009
| successor6 = [[Sarojini Hembram]]
| predecessor6 = Purusottam Naik
| constituency7 = [[Rairangpur Assembly constituency|Rairangpur]]
| term_start7 = 1986
| term_end7 = 1995
| successor7 = Laxman Majhi
| predecessor7 = Bhabendra Nath Murmu
| office8 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency8 = [[Odisha|Orissa]]
| term_start8 = 1972
| term_end8 = 1978
| alma_mater =
| party = [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]] (1997 Onwards)
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|11|19}}
| spouse = Damayanti Majhi
| children = 5 Daughters including [[Sarojini Hembram]]
| parents = Lakshman Majhi (father)
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|1|18|1929|11|19}}
| birth_place = [[Mayurbhanj District|Mayurbhanj]], [[Odisha]]
| education = B.Sc
| other_party = [[Janata Dal|JD]] (1990-1997) [[Janata Party|JNP]] (1986-1990) [[Indian National Congress (R)|INC (R)]] (before 1977)
}}

'''Chaitanya Prasad Majhi''' (19 November 1929 - 28 January 2019) is an Indian politician from [[Odisha]]. He was born in [[Bangriposi]]. He was [[Deputy minister|Deputy Minister]] for [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Petroleum and Chemicals]] in [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira Gandhi ministry]]. He was the higher education minister in the Biju Patnaik ministry and ST & SC Development & Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare in the Naveen Patnaik Ministry. He died on 28 January 2019 in [[bhubaneswar]] following brief illness.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Former Odisha Minister Chaitanya Prasad Majhi Dies At 90 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-odisha-minister-chaitanya-prasad-majhi-dies-at-90-1984381 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250602031430/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-odisha-minister-chaitanya-prasad-majhi-dies-at-90-1984381 |archive-date=2025-06-02 |access-date=2025-09-08 |work=www.ndtv.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-01-28 |title=Former Odisha minister Chaitanya Prasad Majhi passes away |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/former-odisha-minister-chaitanya-prasad-majhi-passes-away/articleshow/67721434.cms |access-date=2025-09-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date= |title=Former Minister Chaitanya Prasad Majhi Died |url=https://www.uniindia.com/~/former-minister-chaitanya-prasad-majhi-died/States/news/1481245.html |work=[[United News of India]]}}</ref>

== Position Held ==
Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLA Chaitanya Prasad Majhi Profile {{!}} BANGIRIPOSI Constituency |url=https://naveenpatnaik.com/MLA-Chaitanya-Prasad-Majhi-of-RAIRANGPUR-constituency-207.html |access-date=2025-09-08 |website=naveenpatnaik.com}}</ref>

* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] from Orissa as [[Indian National Congress (R)|INC(R)]] candidate from 1972 to 1978
* [[Deputy minister|Deputy Minister]] for [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Petroleum and Chemicals]] in [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira Gandhi ministry]] from 1974 to 1975
* [[Deputy minister|Deputy Minister]] for [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]] in [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira Gandhi ministry]] from 1975 to 1977
* Member of the [[Odisha Public Service Commission]] from 1979 to 1985
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Rairangpur Assembly constituency|Rairangpur]] in [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|9th Odisha Legislative Assembly]] as [[Janata Party]] candidate from 1986 to 1990
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Rairangpur Assembly constituency|Rairangpur]] in [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|10th Odisha Legislative Assembly]] as [[Janata Dal]] candidate from 1990 to 1995
* [[Cabinet minister]] for Higher Education in Biju Patnaik ministry from 1990 to 1995
* Member of Academic Council of [[Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University|North Orissa University]] from 1998 to 2000
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Bangriposi Assembly constituency|Bangriposi]] in [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|13th Odisha Legislative Assembly]] as [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]] candidate from 2004 to 2009
* [[Cabinet minister]] for ST & SC Development & Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare in [[Third Naveen Patnaik ministry|Naveen Patnaik ministry]] from 2006 to 2009
* Published book on tribal language and culture
* Member of All India Tribal Literary Fourm, New Delhi

== References ==
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[[Category:1929 births]]
[[Category:2019 deaths]]
[[Category:Biju Janata Dal politicians]]
[[Category:Orissa MLAs 1985–1990]]
[[Category:Orissa MLAs 1990–1995]]
[[Category:Orissa MLAs 2004–2009]]
[[Category:People from Mayurbhanj district]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Odisha]]
[[Category:Santali people]]
[[Category:Indira Gandhi administration]]
[[Category:Biju Janata Dal]]

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