SINGH DEO, BRIG.(RETD) KAMAKHYA PRASAD
CONGRESS (I)- DHENKANAL (ORISSA)

Father's Name:   Late Raja Shankar Pratap Singh Deo Mahindra Bahadur,Vidyasagar     

Date of Birth:   6 August 1941

Place of Birth:   Calcutta (West Bengal)

Marital Status:   Married on 6 May 1962

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Savitri Devi

Children:   Two sons and three daughters

Educational Qualifications :
B.Sc. (Geology)
Educated at La Martineire, Calcutta; Ravenshaw College, Cuttack 
(Orissa)

Profession :
Agriculturist, Civil and Military Service, Former Ruler, Political 
and Social Worker, Sportsman and Trade Unionist

Permanent Address :
P.O. Dhenkanal-759001, (Orissa)
Tel.  (06762) 2446 (also Fax)

Positions Held :
   
1967Elected to Lok Sabha (Fourth)
March 1967- Chief Whip, Swatantra Party in Lok Sabha
Dec. 1970
1968-70Member, Estimates Committee
Dec. 1971Elected to Rajya Sabha
1973-75Member, Joint Select Committee on I.P.C.
1980Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)
March 1980- Secretary, Cong. (I)
March 1982
1980-82Member, Public Accounts Committee
Jan.1982- Union Deputy Minister, Defence
Jan.1983
Jan.1983- Union Minister of State, Defence
Dec.1984
1984Elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth) for the third time
Chairman, High Level Committee on Ex-Servicemen
Dec.1984- Union Minister of State for Personnel, Administrative 
Sept.1985Reforms, Public Grievances and Pensions
March 1985-Culture (Additional Charge)
Sept.1985
Sept.1985-Union Minister of State, Food and Civil Supplies 
Jan.1986(Independent Charge)
1986-89Member, Joint Select Committee on Lok Pal
1988-89Member, Committee on Public Undertakings 
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fourth time
Jan. 1993-Union Minister of State, Information & Broadcasting 
Sept.1995(Independent Charge)
Sept.1995-Union Minister of State, Food Processing Industries 
May 1996(Independent Charge)
1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fifth time
Social and Cultural President, Sura Pratap Smruti Petha, 
Dhenkanal, ActivitiesCultural and Social Institution; 
Founder-Member,  World  Wildlife Fund,  North  India 
Chapter; Founder-Member, INTACH

Special Interests :
Environment, forestry, ecology, science and technology, agriculture 
and allied activities, irrigation, communication, national security 
and  international  relations;   organising  seminars,  sports  and 
cultural events

Favourite Pastime and Recreation:
Sports, Physical education, national security, ecology, 

Sports and Clubs :
Represented  India  in  rowing;  Orissa in  hockey and rowing; 
Jadavpur  University  in  hockey,  football and  rowing; Utkal 
University  in  cricket;   Member,  Lake  Club,  East  Bengal, 
Bhowanipore and Saturday Club; Delhi Gymkhana; Delhi

Countries Visited :
Widely travelled (24 Countries); Member, delegations to Canada, 
1967, Nepal, 1973 and Zimbabwe, 1986

Other Information :
Commissioned in the Territorial Army in the Regiment of artillery 
and fought 1971 Indo-Pak war; qualified as 1st paratrooper of the 
territorial   Army  in  1986,  Commanded   the  Territorial  Army 
contingent in the Republic Day Parade, 1976; qualified instructor 
in Army School of Mechanical Transport, 1976  and Infantry School, 
Mhow 1976; qualified as the 1st  Asian as International Umpire in 
Rowing 1981;  Conducted  9th Asian Games as umpire in 1982, World 
Championship  in  1983, 1985, 1987, and  1989;   Asian Games 1982, 
1986, 1990, and 1994;  Olympic  Games 1984, 1988; Chef de Mission, 
India Contingent to Olympics 1988; Chairman, Organizing Committee, 
1st Commonwealth  Shooting  Championship, 1995 held  in New Delhi; 
Vice-President,  Indian  Olympic  Association;  Founder President, 
Asian  Rowing  Federation; Deputy-Chairman  in  Asian Games, 1982; 
Chief  Coordinator, 7th NAM, 1983, IX CHOGM '83;  Six-Nation Meet, 
1985,  International    Jury   in   Rowing  1981-91;  Continental 
representative   for  Asia 1982-86; appointed Hony. A.D.C. to the 
President  of  India, 1994-95;  awarded  Ati-Vishisht  Seva Medal 
(A.V.S.M.) in 1995

Election Result :
   
Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,50,237
Total votes polled 5,74,824
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Brig. (Retd.) Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo (I.N.C.)2,69,966
(2) Shri Adwati Prasad Singh (J.D.)1,83,872
(3) Shri Rudranarayan Pany (B.J.P.)  88,894
(4) Shri Raj Kishore Agrawalla (Ind.)      6,194