Pratap Chandra Mohanty

Pratap Chandra Mohanty (October 23, 1920 – March 15, 1993) was a politician from Odisha, India. From Tirtol constituency, he was elected 4 times to the Odisha Legislative Assembly^[1][2][3][4] during the 3rd (1961),^[5][6][7] 5th (1971),^[8][6][9] 6th (1974),^[6][10] and 7th (1977) assembly elections.^[11][6][12] He was a cabinet minister in Odisha holding Revenue, Irrigation & Power (Lift Irrigation), Commerce & Transport, Education & Youth Affairs portfolios in the 1970s.^[13][6][14] Pratap Chandra Mohanty was also detained under Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) for about one year during The Emergency.^[6][1] He was the president of Maa Sarala Temple Trust, Jagatsinghpur from 09 December 1957 to 26 October 1966.^[15][6][1]

Pratap Chandra Mohanty
Minister, Revenue (Odisha)
In office 26 June 1977 – 17 February 1980
In office 03 April 1971 – 14 June 1972
Minister, Irrigation & Power - Lift Irrigation (Odisha)
In office 26 June 1977 – 17 February 1980
In office 03 April 1971 – 14 June 1972
Minister, Commerce & Transport (Odisha)
In office 26 June 1977 – 25 October 1979
Minister, Education & Youth Services (Odisha)
In office 25 October 1979 – 17 February 1980
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office 1971–1980
Preceded by	Nishamani Khuntia
Succeeded by	Basant Kumar Biswal
Constituency	Tirtol
Personal details
Born	Pratap Chandra Mohanty (1920-10-23)23 October 1920 Kanakpur, Jagatsinghpur district
Died	15 March 1993(1993-03-15) (aged 72) Cuttack
Political party	Janata Party
Other political affiliations	Utkal Congress Indian National Congress
Spouse	Smt. Charubala Dei
Children	6 Daughters and 2 Sons
Residence(s)	Kanakpur, Jagatsinghpur district
Alma mater	Ravenshaw College, Cuttack
Occupation	Business

Personal life

He was born on 23 October 1920 in a Karan family.