Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
SETHI, SHRI ARJUN CHARAN
[BIJU JANATA DAL - BHADRAK-SC (ORISSA)]
Father's Name Shri Srimukha Sethi Date of Birth 18 September 1941 Place of Birth Vill. Odang, Distt. Balasore (Orissa) Marital Status Married on 6 July 1966 Spouse's Name Smt. Subhadra Sethi Children Three sons and two daughters Educational Qualifications M.A. (History) Educated at K.C. Vidyamandir, Agarpada, Bhadrak College; University College, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar (Orissa) Profession Agriculturist, Teacher and Educationist Permanent Address Vill. and P.O. Odang Via Randhiahat, Distt. Bhadrak - 756135 (Orissa) Present Address 1-3, South Avenue, New Delhi-110011 Tel. (011) 3792134 Positions Held 1971 Elected to 5th Lok Sabha 1971-77 Member, Committee on Offices of Profit 1973-74 and Member, Executive Congress Parliamentary Party 1974-95 (C.P.P.) 1974 Member, Pradesh Election Committee, Orissa 1974-77 Member, Executive Committee, Pradesh Congress Committee (P.C.C.), Orissa 1975-77 Member, Committee of Privileges President, District Congress Committee (D.C.C.), Balasore 1980 Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1990-91 Member, Orissa Legislative Assembly Member, Public Accounts committee Member, Executive Committee, Janata Dal, Orissa 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1991-95 Member, Committee on Agriculture 1995-98 Member, Orissa Legislative Assembly (2nd term) 1997-98 Member, Public Accounts Committee 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term) Deputy Leader, Biju Janata Dal, Parliamentary Party 1998-99 Chairman, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table Member, General Purposes Committee Member, Committee on Government Assurances* Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Contributed several articles to newspapers and magazines Social and Cultural Activities Upliftment of the rural poor, especially during the cyclone in Orissa, 1971; Patron, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Committee, Government Press, New Delhi, 1976-77 Special Interests Farming Sports and Clubs Football and volleyball Countries Visited Spain; as Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to 63rd Inter-Parliamentary Conference, Madrid, 1976 Other Information Member, Land Reforms Committee, Distt. Balasore, 1975-77; Teacher, a private school, 1968-70; and Honorary Principal, a private college, 1977-78
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com JainJagat.com MahatmaGandhiji.comTotal electorate 11,63,610 Total votes polled 7,07,522 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Arjun Charan Sethi (B.J.D.) 3,50,322 (2) Shri Muralidhar Jena (I.N.C.) 3,16,744 (3) Shri Bairagi Jena (J.D.) 27,863 (4) Shri Akshaya Kumar Mallick (B.S.P.) 4,216
Election Result of Bhadrak-SC Lok Sabha Constituency