Bhartruhari Mahtab is listed as Lok Sabha MP for Cuttack, Odisha.
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Read the source ↗Lok Sabha · Odisha · BJD · 350,314 recorded votes. This event comes from the matched historical general-election archive.
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Read the source ↗Lok Sabha · Odisha · BJD · 407,603 recorded votes. This event comes from the matched historical general-election archive.
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Read the source ↗Lok Sabha · Odisha · BJD · 496,750 recorded votes. This event comes from the matched historical general-election archive.
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Read the source ↗Lok Sabha · Odisha · BJD · 465,089 recorded votes. This event comes from the matched historical general-election archive.
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Read the source ↗Lok Sabha · Odisha · BJD · 526,085 recorded votes. This event comes from the matched historical general-election archive.
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Read the source ↗Lok Sabha · Odisha · BJD · 524,592 recorded votes. This event comes from the matched historical general-election archive.
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| Election | Seat & party | Outcome | Votes |
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| 1998 · Lok Sabha ↗ | CUTTACKOdisha · BJD | Won | 350,314 |
| 1999 · Lok Sabha ↗ | CUTTACKOdisha · BJD | Won | 407,603 |
| 2004 · Lok Sabha ↗ | CUTTACKOdisha · BJD | Won | 496,750 |
| 2009 · Lok Sabha ↗ | CUTTACKOdisha · BJD | Won | 465,089 |
| 2014 · Lok Sabha ↗ | CUTTACKOdisha · BJD | Won | 526,085 |
| 2019 · Lok Sabha ↗ | CUTTACKOdisha · BJD | Won | 524,592 |
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The cited biography records Bhartruhari Mahtab’s date of birth as 8 September 1957. The birthplace is recorded as Agarpara, Distt. Bhadrak (Odisha).
The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: M.A. (English) Educated at Utkal University, Odisha Utkal University, Odisha. The professional background is listed as Journalist.
The earliest dated entry in the cited service history is 1998-99: Member, Committee of Privileges. A later recorded entry is 10-Feb-2026 -: Member, Joint Committee on the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025. This identifies the earliest entry available in that source, rather than establishing the start of the entire political career. Historical and open-ended positions retain their source periods.
Widely travelled; attended UN Summits at Copenhagen in Denmark and Rome in Italy; and 50th Anniversary of UN at New York in U.S.A.; visited U.S.A. through USIS; accompanied Prime Minister during his visit to Iran, Russia, Senegal, Tunisia and Venezuela; attended IXth and XIth NAM Conferences at Belgrade in Yugoslavia in 1989 and Cartegena in Columbia in 1995; and attended 52nd UNGA (United Nations General Assembly) in October 1998 as unofficial Member for two weeks representing Indian Mission in U.N.; visited Mexico as Member of Indian Parliamentary Delegation in May 2001; attended special session of UN for Children, as a member of Indian Parliamentary Delegation in May 2002; also attended 56th, 57th and 58th UN General Assembly as an unofficial delegate for two weeks representing Indian Mission in United Nations in October 2002, October 2003 and November 2004 respectively; participated in Commonwealth Parliamentary Union Workshop on "Right to Information" at Accra (Ghana) in July 2004; attended CPU at Fiji in Sept. 2007 as Indian Parliamentary Delegate; and attended IPU in Zeneva, Sept. 2008 as Indian Delegate; attended the 64th UNGA as an unofficial Indian delegate representing Indian Mission in United Nations; in Oct. 2009; led Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Dhaka to attend CPU-World Bank Institute sponsored Role of Public Accounts Committee in SAARC Countries in Nov. 2009; attended Climate Change Summit as Indian Delegate at Copenhagen in Dec. 2009. ; Member (i) Delegate France, Switzerland in 2010,(ii) Japan in 2011; (iii) New Zealand on Goodwill Mission in 2012 with Hon`ble Speaker, Lok Sabha; (iv) Member Parliamentary Delegate Australia, 2013; Led Indian Parliamentary Team to London to attend Commonwealth Countries` Oversight Committee workshop in 2013; Turkmenistan, Armenia on Goodwill Mission in 2014; (v) Vietnam with Hon`ble President of India 2014; Led Indian Parliamentary Delegation to WTO Conference, Geneva, 2015; Attended 70th Regular Session of UN General Assembly and Security Council Session in New York(USA) in September 2015; Attended 6th Westminster Workshop, Parliamentary Financial Oversight of Aid Effectiveness in House of Parliament in London( UK) in July, 2016; Member of Goodwill Delegation of Parliamentarians to Portugal and Spain in October, 2016; Indian Delegate represented India in Asian Parliamentary Assembly(APA) in Abu Dhabi(UAE), May 2017; Member of Goodwill Delegation of Parliamentarians to Sweden, Norway and Israel in June, 2017; Attended United Nations General Assembly in New York(USA in October, 2017; Attended Asian Parliamentary Assembly in Istanbul, Turkey in November, 2017; Accompanied Government Delegation to attend 11th Vishwa Hindi Sammelan in Mauritius in August, 2018; Represented India in Asian Parliamentary Assembly(APA) at Baghdad (Iraq) in September, 2019
Member, Joint Committee on the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026
Source ↗Member, Joint Committee on the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025
Source ↗Member, The Joint Committee on The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025; The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025; and The Government Of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025
Source ↗Member, Select Committee of Lok Sabha to Examine the Income Tax Bill, 2025
Source ↗Member, The Joint Committee on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty– Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
Source ↗Member, Consultative Committee for Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Source ↗Chairperson, Committee on Finance
Source ↗Deputy Chairman, Committee of Parliament on Official Language
Source ↗Member, Business Advisory Committee
Source ↗Elected to 18th Lok Sabha
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Source ↗Member, Committee on Public Accounts
Source ↗Member, General Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha
Source ↗Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
Source ↗Vice-President, Parliamentary Committee on Official Language
Source ↗Chairperson, Standing Committee on Labour, Textiles and Skill Development
Source ↗Member, Committee on Public Accounts
Source ↗Member, Panel of Chairpersons, Lok Sabha
Source ↗Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (6th term)
Source ↗Member, Sub-Committee-VII (PPP Project) of Public Accounts Committee (2016-17)
Source ↗Member, Joint Committee on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provision (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Source ↗Member, Sub-Committee-VI (XIX Commonwealth Games 2010) of the Public Accounts Committee (2015-16)
Source ↗Member, Sub-Group on other Miscellaneous Matters, Public Accounts Committee
Source ↗Member, Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015
Source ↗Chairperson, Railway Convention Committee (R.C.C.)
Source ↗Member, General Purposes Committee
Source ↗Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex
Source ↗Member, Committee on Installation of Potraits/Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex
Source ↗Member, Committee on Ethics
Source ↗Member, Standing Committee on Finance
Source ↗Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
Source ↗Member, Rules Committee
Source ↗Member, Public Accounts Committee
Source ↗Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term)
Source ↗Member, Parliamentary Forum on Global Warming and Climate change
Source ↗Member, India-Botswana Parliamentary Friendship Group
Source ↗Vice President, India-Cyprus Parliamentary Friendship Group
Source ↗Member, Committee on Public Accounts
Source ↗Vice-President, India-Mexico Parliamentary Friendship Group
Source ↗Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment & Forests
Source ↗Member, Committee on Public Accounts
Source ↗Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)
Source ↗Member, Youth Affairs & Sports and Development of North Eastern Region
Source ↗Special Invitee, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Source ↗Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Source ↗Member, Committee on Public Accounts
Source ↗Member, Standing Committee on Finance
Source ↗Member, Committee on Public Accounts
Source ↗Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Ministry of Culture
Source ↗Member, Committee on Estimates
Source ↗Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 3rd term)
Source ↗Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
Source ↗Member, Joint Committee on the Central Vigilance Commission Bill, 1999
Source ↗Member, Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology
Source ↗Member, Public Accounts Committee Member, Standing Committee on Commerece Member, Standing Committee on Labour
Source ↗Member, Committee of Privileges
Source ↗Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
Source ↗Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on the functioning of Wakf Boards
Source ↗Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism
Source ↗Member, Central Advisory Board of Education
Source ↗Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs
Source ↗Member, Committee of Privileges
Source ↗Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
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| 2024 | 72 | 31 |
| 2025 | 121 | 34 |
| 2026 | 103 | 20 |
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