Veteran Congress leader, 'Jayanti Patnaik' when did passes away?

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Correct Answer : 28th Sep 2022

Four time Congress MP and first chairperson of National Commission for Women (NCW), Jayanti Patnaik passed away at a hospital in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday(28th Sep 2022) evening. She was 90.

* The wife of former Odisha CM and ex-governor of Assam JB Patnaik, Jayanti was rushed to a private hospital at around 8pm after she developed complications.

* She died at the hospital. She is survived by son Prithvi Ballav Patnaik and two daughters.

* Jayanti was elected from Cuttack and Berhampur Lok Sabha constituencies in 1981, 1984 and 1998.

* She was nominated to Rajya Sabha in 1996.

* She was also the first chairperson of NCW and second chairperson of All India Mahila Congress.

* Born on April 7, 1932, Patnaik completed her graduation in sociology from Shailabala Women’s Autonomous College in Cuttack.

* She did her post-graduation from Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS), Mumbai..

Source : Hindustan Times

Published On : September 30, 2022

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