Sarat Kumar Kar

Sarat Kumar Kar
Speaker: 12th Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office 10 March 2000 – 21 May 2004
Preceded by	Chintmani Dyan Samanatara
Succeeded by	Maheswar Mohanty
Constituency	Mahanga
Member: Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office 2000–2004
Preceded by	Shaikh Matlub Ali
Succeeded by	Bikram Keshari Barma
Constituency	Mahanga
In office 1990–1995
Preceded by	Shaikh Matlub Ali
Succeeded by	Shaikh Matlub Ali
Constituency	Mahanga
Member: 6th Lok Sabha
In office 1977–1980
Preceded by	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
Succeeded by	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
Constituency	Cuttack
Member: Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office 1971–1974
Preceded by	Biraja Parasad Ray
Succeeded by	Shaikh Matlub Ali
Constituency	Mahanga
Personal details
Born	5 September 1939 Cuttack
Political party	Biju Janata Dal
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress,[1] Janata Party, Janata Dal, Utkal Congress
Spouse(s)	Anima Mishra Kar
Residence	Bhubaneswar
Education	MA
Alma mater	Allahabad University

Sarat Kumar Kar is a politician and writer from Odisha, India. He is a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party.^[2] He was a member of the 6th Lok Sabha (1977–80) and was elected three times (2000–04, 1990–95 and 1971–74) to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Mahanga Legislative Assembly.^[3] Kar became the Minister for Education and Culture in 1971 in the Biswanath Das Ministry. He was probably the youngest Cabinet Minister in Odisha's political history and the record remains intact till today. He was elected as a Janata Party (Lok Dal) MP in 1977 from Cuttack after defeating Congress stalwart and Union Minister, J.B.Patnaik. He was the speaker of the Twelfth Assembly from 10 March 2000 to 21 May 2004.^[4]

Pyarimohan Mohapatra was his classmate at Allahabad University.^[5] He has written four poetry books (Druta Bilambita, Manthan, Romanthan and Ananya) in Odia. He is a prolific orator on politics and culture. A great devotee of Lord Jagannath, he has been giving commentary on the Lord's Car Festival ("Rath Yatra") on All India Radio, Doordarshan and private TV channels for the last 40 years.

References

1. "Odisha Senior Congress leader Sarat Kar resigned from Party, Odisha Current News, Odisha Latest Headlines". Retrieved 24 December 2015.
2. "Ex-Speaker Kar back in BJD". Retrieved 24 December 2015.
3. "MLA Sarat Kumar Kar Profile - MAHANGA Constituency". Retrieved 24 December 2015.
4. "ORISSA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". Retrieved 24 December 2015.
5. "My personal chemistry with Naveen remains unaltered". Retrieved 24 December 2015.