Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo
| native_name = କଳିକେଶ ନାରାୟଣ ସିଂହଦେଓ
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| image = Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo.JPG
| caption = Portrait of Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|5|26|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| office = President of the National Rifle Association of India
| term_start = 21 September 2024
| predecessor = Raninder Singh
| office1 = Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly
| constituency1 = Bolangir
| term_start1 = 12 June 2024
| office2 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| constituency2 = Bolangir
| term_start2 = 16 May 2009
| term_end2 = 23 May 2019
| predecessor2 = Sangeeta Singh Deo
| successor2 = Sangeeta Singh Deo
| birthname = Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo
| nationality = Indian
| party = Biju Janata Dal
| spouse = Meghna R. L. Rana
| relations = Arkesh Singh Deo (Brother), Ananga Udaya Singh Deo (Father), Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo (Grandfather), Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana (Father In Law), Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo (Paternal Cousin), Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo (Family Relative), Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo (Paternal Cousin In Law)
| children = Amaira Singh Deo, Animaya Narayan Singh Deo
| residence = Bolangir, Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
New Delhi, India
| alma_mater = The Doon School, Dehradun
St. Stephen's College, Delhi (BA)
| profession = Politician, Lawmaker
| committees = Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas, Consultative Committee (Ministry of Finance and Corporate Affairs)
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| website = http://www.kalikesh.com
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Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, also written as Kalikesh Singh Deo, is an Indian Politician. He is Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly.
Early life and background
Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo is the son of Ananga Udaya Singh Deo and the grandson of Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo, both politicians, with his grandfather having served as Chief Minister of Odisha.{{Cite web |last=Sajinath |first=Aparna |date=26 April 2024 |title=All royal family members contesting Odisha assembly polls 2024 |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2024/04/26/election-news-all-royal-family-members-conteselection-news-all-royal-family-members-contesting-odisha-assembly-polls-2024-bjd-bjp-congressting-odisha-assembly-polls-2024-bjd-bjp-congress.html |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=The Week}} His, grandmother, Kailash Kumari Devi, was the daughter of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala.{{Cite web |last=Sarangi |first=Suresh Prasad |date=2017 |title=The Role of R.N. Singh Deo in the State Politics of Odisha in the Pre and Post-Independent Political Scenario: A Critical Study |url=https://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/2017/April/engpdf/The_Role_of_R.N._Singh_Deo.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220124904/http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/2017/April/engpdf/The_Role_of_R.N._Singh_Deo.pdf |archive-date=20 February 2021 |access-date=10 May 2025 |website=Odisha Review |page=29 |issn=0970-8669}} His brother, Arkesh, is also a politician.{{Cite web |last=Mishra |first=Ashutosh |date=5 April 2019 |title=In Odisha, It's All in the Family This Time |url=https://thewire.in/politics/in-odisha-dynastic-politics-2019-elections |access-date=10 May 2025 |website=The Wire}}
He did his primary schooling from Hillgrange Preparatory School in Dehradun. He attended the Doon School, Dehradun{{cite web |url=http://orissadiary.com/ShowOriyaOrbit.asp?id=8281 |title=Royal love died down as Kalikesh Singh Deo-Raima Sen parted ways, Oriya Orbit |website=orissadiary.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324150150/http://orissadiary.com/ShowOriyaOrbit.asp?id=8281 |archive-date=2013-03-24}}{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/An-affair-to-rememberRaima-Sen/articleshow/2411436.cms |title=An affair to remember:Raima Sen |website=The Times of India |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103174114/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-09-29/news-interviews/27981305_1_raima-sen-relationship-politician |archive-date=3 January 2013 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/specials/youthsummit/Kalikesh-Deo.jsp|title=Kalikesh Deo – India Today Youth Summit 2011}} and graduated in economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University. He represented India in shooting and basketball.{{Cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Farzand |date=17 April 2009 |title=Orissa polls: The great dynasty war |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections-east/story/orissa-polls-the-great-dynasty-war-44678-2009-04-16 |access-date=26 April 2025 |website=India Today}}
Career
Deo was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Lok Sabha from Bolangir, and a member and a leader of the Biju Janata Dal political party.{{cite web |year=2012 |title=Lok Sabha |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4419 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106134551/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4419 |archive-date=6 November 2011 |accessdate=27 March 2012 |work=164.100.47.132 |quote=Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile}} Prior to becoming an MP, Deo was the youngest member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, to which he was elected to in 2004 as a representative of the Saintala constituency. In the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election in June, Deo was elected from the Bolangir Assembly constituency.{{Cite web |title=Bolangir Constituency Election Results 2024: Bolangir Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/odisha/constituency-show/bolangir |access-date=26 April 2025 |website=The Times of India}} In September 2024, Deo was elected as the President of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).{{Cite web |date=21 September 2024 |title=Kalikesh Singh Deo elected National Rifle Association of India president |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/kalikesh-singh-deo-elected-national-rifle-association-of-india-president-2603985-2024-09-21 |access-date=26 April 2025 |website=India Today}}
Personal life
Deo is married to Meghna Rana, a member of the former Rana dynasty of Nepal and the daughter of Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana, who served as the Chief of the Army Staff of the Nepalese Army.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=15 May 2012 |title=Balangir scion gets a royal dowry -- humans! |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2009/Jan/29/balangir-scion-gets-a-royal-dowry----humans-21641.html |access-date=26 April 2025 |website=The New Indian Express}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140528151805/http://www.orissatourism.gov.in/ Odisha Tourism]
- [http://ws.ori.nic.in/ola/mlaprofile/1stpage.asp?1254 ws.ori.nic.in] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219230344/http://ws.ori.nic.in/ola/mlaprofile/1stpage.asp?1254 |date=19 December 2007 }}
- [http://kalikesh.com kalikesh.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115083305/http://www.kalikesh.com/ |date=15 January 2019 }}
{{16th LS members from Odisha}}
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Category:Lok Sabha members from Odisha
Category:Biju Janata Dal politicians
Category:Indian sportsperson-politicians
Category:The Doon School alumni