Soumya Ranjan Patnaik

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|birth_name = Soumya Ranjan Patnaik

|name = Soumya Ranjan Patnaik

|image = Soumyaranjan Patnaik.jpg

|office = Member: 11th Lok Sabha

|constituency = Bhubaneswar

|term_start = 1996

|term_end = 1998

|predecessor = Sivaji Patnaik

|successor = Prasanna Kumar Patasani

|office2 = MP of Rajya Sabha for Odisha

|term_start2 = 4 April 2018

|term_end2 = 4 April 2019

|predecessor2 = Ananga Udaya Singh Deo, BJD

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1952|08|18}}

|birth_place = Anandapur, Kendujhar,{{cn|date=March 2024}} Odisha

|party = Biju Janata Dal incumbent.

|otherparty = Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, Aama Odisha Party

|spouse = Sudatta Patnaik

|children = Tallina Patnaik
Tanaya Patnaik

| relatives = Niranjan Patnaik (brother)
Chitta Ranjan Patnaik (brother)
Dipti Ranjan Patnaik (brother)
Pruthvi Ballabh Patnaik (brother in law)
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (father in law)
Jayanti Patnaik (mother in law)

|alma_mater = Ravenshaw University
Utkal University,
Banaras Hindu University

|website = [http://www.soumyapatnaik.in soumyapatnaik.in]

|blank1 = Awards

|data1 =

| signature = Autograph_Soumyaranjan_Patnaik.png

}}

Soumya Ranjan Patnaik (born 18 August 1952){{cite web|title=Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament|url=http://www.indiapress.org/election/archives/lok11/biodata/11or05.php|accessdate=13 April 2014}} is an Indian politician and the founder-editor of the Odia daily Sambad. He is also a feature film producer as well as a successful business personality. He was elected to 11th Lok Sabha from Bhubaneswar (Lok Sabha constituency) on Indian National Congress ticket. After he was expelled from Congress{{cite web|last=Das|first=Subrat|title=Congress expels Soumya Patnaik|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131002/jsp/odisha/story_17413178.jsp#.U0pyR6KIyPA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020155224/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131002/jsp/odisha/story_17413178.jsp#.U0pyR6KIyPA|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 October 2013|date=2 October 2013|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=13 April 2014}} he floated a new political party 'Aama Odisha Party' (AOP).{{cite web|last=Mishra|first=Sandeep|title=Soumya floats new party|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Soumya-floats-new-party/articleshow/26376495.cms|date=26 November 2013|work=The Times of India|accessdate=13 April 2014}} He is married to Sudatta Patnaik, daughter of Janaki Ballabh Patnaik and Jayanti Patnaik. He is the brother of former OPCC President and former Minister Niranjan Patnaik.

On 6 March 2018 he merged Aama Odisha Party into Biju Janata Dal and the very same day he was nominated by Naveen Patnaik as a Biju Janata Dal MP of Rajya Sabha.{{cite web|title=Odisha politics: Aama Odisha Party allotted pot symbol|url=http://odishatoday.com/viewnews.php?news_id=6294|date=25 February 2014|publisher=Odisha Today|accessdate=13 April 2014|archive-date=13 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145529/http://odishatoday.com/viewnews.php?news_id=6294|url-status=dead}} Shri Soumya Ranjan Patnaik is a member of 16th Assembly of Odisha (2019–2024) elected from Khandapada assembly constituency.{{Cite web|url=https://nationfirstnews.in/news/soumya-ranjan-patnaik-wins-with-biggest-victory-margin-of-2019-polls/|title = Soumya Ranjan Patnaik wins with biggest victory margin of 2019 Polls|date = 24 May 2019}} His "ଆମ ଘରର ହାଲଚାଲ" column is quite popular and appreciated.