Sanjib Kumar Mallick

Sanjib Kumar Mallick (listen^ⓘ; born 11 April 1975) is an Indian politician who belongs to Odisha. He is active with Biju Janata Dal in Odisha politics. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Bhadrak constituency in the 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Biju Janata Dal.^[1] He defeated Pradip Nayak of Bharatiya Janata Party in a margin of 33,389 votes.^[2]

Sanjib Kumar Mallick
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Sanjib at Bhadrak in 2019 Biswakarma Puja
Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2019
Preceded by	Jugal Kishore Pattnaik
Constituency	Bhadrak
Personal details
Born	(1975-04-11) 11 April 1975 (age 50)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Biju Janata Dal
Spouse	Priyadarsini Mallick
Relations	Manas Ranjan Mallik (Brother)
Parent(s)	Hrudananda Mallick (Father) Annapurna Mallick (Mother)
Occupation	Politician

Early life and family

Sanjib Mallick was born on 11 April 1975 in Bhadrak to former Indian politician Hrudananda Mallick and Annapurna Mallick.^[3] His brother Manas Ranjan Mallick was a member of Odisha Legislative Assembly.^[4]

Political career

Sanjib has entered active politics after the death of his father and brother. He joined Biju Janata Dal and was elected in the 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election to 16th Odisha Vidhan Sabha from Bhadrak.^[5]