Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo | |
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| Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2024 Serving with Pravati Parida | |
| Governor | Kambhampati Hari Babu |
| Chief Minister | Mohan Charan Majhi |
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| Preceded by | Basant Kumar Biswal |
| Minister of Urban Development Government of Odisha | |
| In office 18 May 2004 – 9 March 2009 | |
| Chief Minister | Naveen Patnaik |
| Preceded by | Samir Dey |
| Succeeded by | Naveen Patnaik |
| Minister of Public Enterprises Government of Odisha | |
| In office 6 August 2002 – 9 March 2009 | |
| Chief Minister | Naveen Patnaik |
| Preceded by | Bed Prakash Agarwal |
| Succeeded by | Naveen Patnaik |
| Minister of Industry Government of Odisha | |
| In office 6 March 2000 – 16 May 2004 | |
| Chief Minister | Naveen Patnaik |
| Preceded by | Amarnath Pradhan |
| Succeeded by | Biswabhusan Harichandan |
| Member ofOdisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 4 Jun 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Saroj Kumar Meher |
| Constituency | Patnagarh |
| In office 1995–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bibekananda Meher |
| Succeeded by | Saroj Kumar Meher |
| Constituency | Patnagarh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1956-06-14)14 June 1956 (age 69) |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo |
| Children | Nivritti Kumari Deo |
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| Residence(s) | Sailashree Palace,Bolangir,Odisha |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts |
| Alma mater | Delhi University |
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Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo is an Indian politician from Odisha and a member of the former royal family of theprincely state ofPatna,Bolangir. A member of theBharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Deo is serving as the 5thDeputy Chief Minister of Odisha, holding the portfolios of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment and the Ministry of Energy since 2024 under Mohan Majhi.[1] He is also a member of the National Executive of the BJP.[2][3][4][5] Deo is the grandson of formerChief Minister of Odisha,Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo.[6][7]
Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo is a member of the former royal family ofPatna, which is now inOdisha. He is the son of the formerMember of Parliament fromBolangir,Raj Raj Singh Deo.[8] Deo is a grandson of formerChief Minister ofOdisha,Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo and Kailash Kumari Devi, daughter ofMaharajaBhupinder Singh ofPatiala.[9][8] Deo completed his B.A. fromDelhi University.[10]
Deo was a Cabinet Minister of Industry and Public Enterprise from 2000 to 2004 and from 2004 to 2009 and also served as Urban Development and Public Enterprise minister in theNaveen Patnaik government until Patnaik left theNational Democratic Alliance in 2009.[11][12][13]
Deo won the2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election representingBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fromPatnagarh Assembly Constituency inBolangir district. He is also a former president ofBJP Odisha.[10]
On 12 June 2024, he took oath asDeputy Chief Minister of Odisha along withPravati Parida andMohan Charan Majhi as Chief Minister at Janata Maidan,Bhubaneswar.GovernorRaghubar Das administered their oath.Prime MinisterNarendra Modi,Home MinisterAmit Shah,Defence MinisterRajnath Singh, along withChief Ministers of 10 BJP-ruled states were present.[14][15][16][17][13][18]
His wife,Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, was aMember of Parliament of the12th,13th,14th and16th Lok Sabha ofIndia. They have a daughter, Nivritti Kumari. Nivritti is married to businessman and member of the formerMewar royal family,Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, the son ofArvind Singh Mewar, who was also a businessman.[19]