Suryabanshi Suraj

Suryabanshi Suraj is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party who is serving as member of Odisha Legislative Assembly representing the Dhamnagar Assembly constituency.^[1][2][3] His father, Bishnu Sethi also served as the member of assembly from the same constituency.^[4]

Suryabanshi Suraj
Minister of Higher Education Government of Odisha
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 June 2024
Chief Minister	Mohan Charan Majhi
Preceded by	Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak
Minister of Sports & Youth Services Government of Odisha
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 June 2024
Chief Minister	Mohan Charan Majhi
Preceded by	Tusharkanti Behera
Minister of Odia Language, Literature & Culture Government of Odisha
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 June 2024
Chief Minister	Mohan Charan Majhi
Preceded by	Aswini Kumar Patra
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2022
Preceded by	Bishnu Sethi
Constituency	Dhamnagar (SC)
Personal details
Born	(1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 (age 30)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Parent	Bishnu Sethi (father)
Education	Bachelor of Technology Bachelor of Laws
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Early life and education

Suraj was born on 18 May 1995 at Bhadrak to Bishnu Sethi, a former politician and poet from Odisha.^[4] His mother, Urmila Panigrahi, is a retired headmistress. He completed his B.Tech from Siksha 'O' Anusandhan and pursued LLB (Bachelor of Laws) from Fakir Mohan University.

Before venturing into politics, Suraj was working as a Software Developer at Tata Consultancy Services. Subsequently, he served as a System Engineer at Adani DPCL, Dhamra, contributing to critical infrastructure projects.

Political career

Suryabanshi Suraj's entry into politics was marked by the untimely passing of his father, Bishnu Sethi. In 2022, he contested the by-elections to carry forward his father's legacy and successfully secured victory. Since then, he has been representing the Dhamnagar constituency in the Odisha Legislative Assembly.