Braja Kishore Tripathy

Braja Kishore Tripathy (born 25 September 1947) is an Indian politician who served as the member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India.^[1] He represented the Puri Lok Sabha Constituency of Orissa as a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). He was a Cabinet Minister in NDA government in 13th Lok Sabha. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party after resigning from BJD in 2009 and unsuccessfully contested the elections from the Puri Lok Sabha Constituency.

Braja Kishore Tripathy
Portrait of Braja Kishore Tripathy
MP: 10th, 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha
In office 1991–2004
Constituency	Puri
Personal details
Born	(1947-09-25) 25 September 1947 (age 77) Puri, Orissa, India
Political party	Samata Kranti Dal
Children	2 Sons And 1 Daughter
Residence(s)	Puri, Odisha
As of 22 September, 2006 Source:

On 13 May 2013, he floated a new political party in Odisha and has named it the Samata Kranti Dal. Tribal Leader from Odisha George Tirkey, MLA Biramitrapur has been appointed the President of the Samata Kranti Dal. Socialist leader and journalist Rabi Rath is the vice president of the party.