Devendra Satpathy

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

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| office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

|constituency = Dhenkanal, Odisha

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|term_start = 1971

|term_end = 1980

|predecessor = Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo

|successor =Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo

|birth_date = {{Birth date |1929|9|9|df=y}}

|birth_place = Baudh, Phulbani District, Madras Presidency, British India {{small|(present-day Odisha, India)}}

|death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|6|26|1929|9|9|df=y}}{{cite web | last=Voice | first=Kalinga | title=Legendary Shri. Devendra Satpathy remembered | website=Kalinga Voice | date=26 June 2023 | url=https://kalingavoice.com/odisha/legendary-shri-devendra-satpathy-remembered/ | access-date=24 November 2024}}

|death_place = Bhubaneswar

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|nationality = Indian

|party = Indian National Congress

|otherparty = Janata Party

|spouse = Nandini Satpathy

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|children = Tathagata Satpathy
Suparno Satpathy

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Devendra Satpathy was a hero of India's freedom struggle. He was a member of the Prajamandal movement. He was a lead member of Sri. Aurobindo Ashram In the 1971 election he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Dhenkanal in Odisha.He was a famed Parliamentarian. His spouse, Smt Nandini Satpathy, was the first woman Chief Minister of Odisha from Dhenkanal.He was former editor of Odia daily newspaper, Dharitri. He was a student at Christ College in Cuttack..

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