Devendra Satpathy

Devendra Satpathy was a hero of India's freedom struggle. He was a member of the Prajamandal movement. He was a lead member of Sri. Aurobindo Ashram In the 1971 election he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Dhenkanal in Odisha.He was a famed Parliamentarian. His spouse, Smt Nandini Satpathy, was the first woman Chief Minister of Odisha from Dhenkanal.He was former editor of Odia daily newspaper, Dharitri. He was a student at Christ College in Cuttack.. ^[2][3][4]

Devendra Satpathy
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1971–1980
Preceded by	Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo
Succeeded by	Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo
Constituency	Dhenkanal, Odisha
Personal details
Born	(1929-09-09)9 September 1929 Baudh, Phulbani District, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Odisha, India)
Died	26 June 1990(1990-06-26) (aged 60)[1] Bhubaneswar
Political party	Indian National Congress
Other political affiliations	Janata Party
Spouse	Nandini Satpathy
Children	Tathagata Satpathy Suparno Satpathy
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