JENA, SHRI SRIKANTA KUMAR
JANATA DAL - KENDRAPARA (ORISSA)

Father's Name:   Shri Raghunath Jena

Date of Birth:   18 June 1950

Place of Birth:   Ratnagiri in Distt. Cuttack (Orissa)

Marital Status:   Married in 1982

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Subrata Jena

Children:   One son and one daughter

Educational Qualifications :
B.A.
Educated at Kendrapara College, Cuttack (Orissa)

Profession :
   Agriculturist

Permanent Address :
   P.O. Ratnagiri, Distt. Cuttack (Orissa)

Positions Held :
   
1977President, Yuva Janata, Orissa
1977-89Member, Orissa Legislative Assembly
Member, Committee on Public Accounts
Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
Member, Library Committee
Member, Committee on Environment
1979Minister of State, Industry, Orissa
1989General Secretary, J.D., Orissa
1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth)
April -Union Minister of State, Small Scale Industry, 
Nov.1990Agro and Rural Industries 
1991Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
Chief Whip, Janata Dal in Parliament
Chairman, Standing Committee on Science and Technology
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time
Deputy Leader, Janata Dal in Parliament 
28 June 1996Union Cabinet Minister, Parliamentary Affairs and 
onwardsTourism

Special Interests :
   Social work

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
 Games and sports

Sports and Clubs :
   Played cricket for college

Countries Visited :
   Burma, China, France, Germany, Pakistan, Thailand and U.K.

Other Information :
   Participated in various movements connected with the cause of 
students,  teachers,  farmers and youths;  imprisoned  for 19 
months during Emergency, 1975-77

Election Result :
   
Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,46,128
Total votes polled 6,55,988
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Srikanta Kumar Jena (J.D.)3,28,190
(2) Shri Batakrushna Jena (I.N.C.)2,88,478
(3) Shri Jagabandhu Mishra (B.J.P.)  20,620
(4) Shri Sarat Chandra Swain (Ind.)   3,918