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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Janaki Ballabh Patnaik<br />
| office = 25th [[List of Governors of Assam|Governor of Assam]]<br />
| image = J B Pattnaik, Governor of Assam.jpg<br />
| caption = Janaki Ballabh Patnaik in 2009<br />
| predecessor = [[Syed Sibtey Razi]]<br />
| successor = [[Padmanabha Acharya]]<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Biju Patnaik]]<br />
| party = [[File:Indian National Congress logo.svg|20px]] [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| 1blankname = Chief Minister<br />
| 1namedata = [[Tarun Gogoi]]<br />
| order1 = 11th<br />
| office1 = Chief Minister of Odisha<br />
| predecessor2 = [[Nilamani Routray]]<br />
| successor2 = [[Hemananda Biswal]]<br />
| successor1 = [[Giridhar Gamang]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|01|03|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Puri district|Rameshwar]], [[Bihar and Orissa Province]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2015|04|21|1927|01|03}}<br />
| death_place = [[Tirupati]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
| parents = Gokulananda Patnaik (father)<br />
| spouse = [[Jayanti Patnaik]]<br />
| children = Pruthvi Ballabh Patnaik (son)<br>Sudatta Patnaik (daughter)<br> Supriya Patnaik (daughter)<br />
| relatives = [[Soumya Ranjan Patnaik]] (son in law)<br />
| alma_mater = {{ubl|[[Ravenshaw University]]|[[Utkal University]]|[[Banaras Hindu University]]}}<br />
| blank1 = Awards<br />
| data1 = <br />
| website = {{Official website|http://online.assam.gov.in/governors-page}}<br />
| term_start = 11 December 2009<br />
| term_end = 10 December 2014<br />
| term_start2 = 9 June 1980<br />
| term_end2 = 7 December 1989<br />
| term_start1 = 15 March 1995<br />
| term_end1 = 17 February 1999<br />
| office8 = Union Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Labour<br />
| term_start8 = 16 January 1980<br />
| term_end8 = 7 June 1980<br />
| office9 = President of Indian Youth Congress, Odisha state unit<br />
| term_start9 = 1950<br />
| term_end9 = n/a<br />
}}<br />
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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.<ref name="death" /> 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 [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]. In 1980, he became the Union Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation and Labour from 16 January to 7 June.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He was born in a humble [[Karan (caste)|Karan]] family.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-04-13 |title=Reign of Patnaiks: 40 years and counting |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/odisha/news/reign-of-patnaiks-40-years-and-counting/articleshow/68858700.cms |access-date=2024-09-15 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> His father Gokulananda Patnaik was a reputed writer and teacher.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-04-23 |title=Family keeps away from politics |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/family-keeps-away-from-politics/articleshow/47020373.cms |access-date=2025-03-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He married [[Jayanti Patnaik]] in 1953, a four-time Member of Parliament and first Chairperson of [[National Commission for Women]]. He completed his schooling from Khurda High School, he graduated in Sanskrit (Honours) from [[Utkal University]] in 1947 and received his master's degree in political science from the [[Banaras Hindu University]] in 1949.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Janaki Ballava Patnaik |url=https://www.odishaestore.com/writer-janaki-ballava-patnaik?srsltid=AfmBOoqIaKuOa3ia43weMbaTcZRchII_WZg8MosESLvpaLq1FvFo7t2O |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Odisha E Store |language=en}}</ref><br />
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He was accused of involvement in the [[Anjana Mishra rape case|Anjana Mishra case]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://appiusforum.net/anjana_mishra.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312155423/http://appiusforum.net/anjana_mishra.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=12 March 2010|title=My story BY ANJANA MISHRA|date=7 February 1999|work=The Week}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/System-insensitive-says-rape-victim/articleshow/1905236.cms? |title=System insensitive, says rape victim<br />
|author=Nilanjana Bhaduri Jha|date= 18 August 2006|work=Times of India}}</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
[[File:JB Patnaik.jpg|thumb|left|Janaki Patnaik's statue in JB Patnaik memorial park, Khordha.]]<br />
He died on Tuesday, 21 April 2015, aged 88 at [[Tirupati]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. On Monday, 20 April 2015, he had gone to attend the convocation of [[Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha]], of which he was chancellor, and also visited the Lord [[Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150425053911/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-04-21/news/61378999_1_naveen-patnaik-prime-minister-narendra-modi-janaki-ballabh-patnaik Former Odisha CM J B Patnaik passes away at 89]}}</ref><ref>[http://odishachannel.com/index.php/4095/janaki-ballabh-patnaik-cremated-in-puri/ Janaki Ballabh Patnaik cremated in Puri]</ref><ref name="death">{{cite news|title=PM Modi condoles the Death of former Orissa CM Janaki Ballabh Patnaik|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2015/04/pm-modi-condoles-the-death-of-former-orissa-cm-janaki-ballabh-patnaik/|access-date=21 April 2015|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|date=21 April 2015}}</ref> Later in the night, he complained of severe chest pain and was subsequently shifted to Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) where he died at around 3:00&nbsp;am. on 21 April. He leaves behind a legacy of having translated the [[Mahabharata]], the [[Ramayana]] and the [[Bhagavad Gita]] into Odia (his mother tongue), as he was a Sanskrit-Odia scholar.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Assam Governor J.B. Patnaik passes away|url=http://www.myinfoindia.com/odisha-cm-j-b-patnaik-passes-away/|newspaper=myinfoindia|date=21 April 2015|access-date=21 April 2015|archive-date=27 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427110857/http://www.myinfoindia.com/odisha-cm-j-b-patnaik-passes-away/|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category|Janaki Ballabh Patnaik}}<br />
*[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990220/ipo20039.html The Indian Express on Patnaik's marginalisation]<br />
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040729124515/http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/13/stories/2004041301161300.htm Q & A : J.B. Patnaik]}} The Hindu<br />
*[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/assam-governor-jb-patnaik-passes-away-in-tirupati/ Assam Governor JB Patnaik passes away in Tirupati] Indian Express<br />
*[http://www.assamtimes.org/node/12549 Farewell to JB Patnaik]<br />
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