Bishnu Charan Das

{{Short description|Indian politician (1954–2020)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Bishnu Charan Das

| office = Member of Rajya Sabha for Odisha

| constituency = Odisha{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/3-bjd-candidates-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-in-odisha-1415262|title=3 BJD candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha in Odisha|website=NDTV|language=en}}

| term_start = 2 July 2016

| term_end = 21 March 2017

| predecessor = Baishnab Charan Parida, BJD

| successor = Pratap Keshari Deb

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1954|10|09}}

| party = BJD

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2020|07|06|1954|10|9}}

| image = Bishnu Charan Das.JPG

| caption = Portrait of Bishnu Charan Das

}}

Bishnu Charan Das (9 October 1954 – 6 July 2020) was an Indian politician from the state of Odisha. He was a leader of the Biju Janata Dal and had previously contested seats in Odisha Legislative Assembly from Jagatsinghpur seat.

In 2016, he was the candidate of the party for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections. He was elected unopposed with Prasanna Acharya and N. Bhaskar Rao.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/26-Rajya-Sabha-members-elected-unopposed-in-six-states-Roundup/articleshow/52577769.cms|title=26 Rajya Sabha members elected unopposed in six states Roundup|website=Times Of India|language=en}}

He resigned from Rajya Sabha on 21 March 2017 after being appointed deputy chairman of Odisha State Planning Board.{{cite web |title=Bishnu Charan Das resigns as Rajya Sabha MP |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/bishnu-charan-das-resigns-as-rajya-sabha-mp/}}

He died at a hospital in Bhubaneswar on 6 July 2020, weeks after he suffered a stroke.{{Cite web|date=2020-07-06|title=Odisha MLA Bishnu Charan Das dies|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/odisha-mla-bishnu-charan-das-dies/story-AEVQYpimVor5CQ1VzXHpLN.html|access-date=2020-07-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}