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Sujeet Kumar
Sujeet Kumar is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha.
Party in the cited recordBharatiya Janata Party
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A life in the public record
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- 197517 November 1975
early life - 2016Jan. 2016 - Dec. 2019
public service Special Secretary, Odisha State Planning Board
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2019Aug. 2019 - March 2020
public service Advisor, Special Development Council (SDC), Government of Odisha
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2020April 2020
elections Elected to Rajya Sabha (resigned w.e.f. 06 September 2024)
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2020July 2020 - Sept. 2021
public service Member, Committee on Rural Development
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2020July 2020 - June 2024
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2021March 2021 - Jan 2023
public service Member, Committee on Information and Communication Technology Management in Rajya Sabha
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2021April 2021 - Nov. 2022
public service Member, Committee of Privileges
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2021Sept. 2021 - June 2024
public service Member, Committee on Home Affairs
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2022Aug. 2022 - Aug. 2024
public service Member, Committee on Official Language
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2022Nov. 2022 - Sep. 2024
public service Chairman, Committee on Petitons
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2022Dec. 2022 - March 2023
public service Member, Joint Committee on the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2023Feb. 2023 onwards
public service Member, Press Council of India
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Read the source ↗ - 2023April 2023 onwards
public service Member, Indian Council of World Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2024June 2024
public service Nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairpersons, Rajya Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 2024Dec. 2024
elections Elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
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Read the source ↗ - 2025Jan. 2025 onwards
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2025Jan. - Sept. 2025
public service Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2025Sept. 2025 onwards
public service Member, Committee on Communications and Information Technology
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Read the source ↗ - 2025Nov. 2025 onwards
public service Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2026Feb. 2026 onwards
public service Member, India-Czech Republic Parliamentary Friendship Group
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2026April 2026
elections Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term)
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2026May 2026 onwards
public service Member, Joint Committee on the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 20262026-08-13
public work Latest dated reference in this collection
Parliamentary question: Chairmanship of IORA This marks the latest dated record available here, not necessarily the latest activity in public life.
Read the source ↗ - 2026June - Sept. 2026
public service Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2026Sept. 2026 onwards
public service Chairman, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
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Read the source ↗ - UndatedPeriod not supplied
public service Member, Joint Committee on the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022
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public service Permanent Special Invitee, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation
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Early life & upbringing
The cited biography records Sujeet Kumar’s date of birth as 17 November 1975. The birthplace is recorded as Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi, Odisha.
Education & professional life
The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: B.E., LL.B., M.B.A., Master in Public Administration (MPA) Educated at Sambalpur University, Burla, Odisha, Oxford University, U.K. and Harvard University, U.S.A.. The professional background is listed as Lawyer/Advocate and Political and Social Worker.
Public life: the documented service history
The earliest dated entry in the cited service history is Jan. 2016 - Dec. 2019: Special Secretary, Odisha State Planning Board. A later recorded entry is Sept. 2026 onwards: Chairman, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice. 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.
The person behind the office
- Education details in PRS
- B.E., LL.B., M.B.A., Master in Public Administration (MPA) Educated at Sambalpur University, Burla, Odisha, Oxford University, U.K. and Harvard University, U.S.A. Source ↗
- Education in the official biography
- B.E., LL.B., M.B.A., Master in Public Administration (MPA) Educated at Sambalpur University, Burla, Odisha, Oxford University, U.K. and Harvard University, U.S.A. Source ↗
- Profession / professional background in biography
- Lawyer/Advocate and Political and Social Worker Source ↗
Personal background in the official biography
Interests, publications & public work
- Social & cultural work as reported
- Chairperson, Kalahandi Dialogue; Founder and Mentor, Kalinga Kusum Foundation; on the advisory Board of numerous non-profit organizations; adjunct faculty at various universities Source ↗
- Hobbies & recreation
- Reading, hiking, cycling, yoga and meditation, tribal art and culture and Indian History Source ↗
- Travel reported in biography
- China, as a Member of the delegation of the K2K Dialogue, June, 2018; U.K., to participate in the Skoll World Forum, April 2017 Source ↗
Terms, responsibilities & positions
Positions held & committee service
- Jan. 2016 - Dec. 2019
Special Secretary, Odisha State Planning Board
Source ↗ - Aug. 2019 - March 2020
Advisor, Special Development Council (SDC), Government of Odisha
Source ↗ - April 2020
Elected to Rajya Sabha (resigned w.e.f. 06 September 2024)
Source ↗ - July 2020 - Sept. 2021
Member, Committee on Rural Development
Source ↗ - July 2020 - June 2024
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs
Source ↗ - March 2021 - Jan 2023
Member, Committee on Information and Communication Technology Management in Rajya Sabha
Source ↗ - April 2021 - Nov. 2022
Member, Committee of Privileges
Source ↗ - Sept. 2021 - June 2024
Member, Committee on Home Affairs
Source ↗ - Aug. 2022 - Aug. 2024
Member, Committee on Official Language
Source ↗ - Nov. 2022 - Sep. 2024
Chairman, Committee on Petitons
Source ↗ - Dec. 2022 - March 2023
Member, Joint Committee on the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022
Source ↗ - Period not supplied
Member, Joint Committee on the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022
Source ↗ - Feb. 2023 onwards
Member, Press Council of India
Source ↗ - April 2023 onwards
Member, Indian Council of World Affairs
Source ↗ - June 2024
Nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairpersons, Rajya Sabha
Source ↗ - Dec. 2024
Elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
Source ↗ - Jan. - Sept. 2025
Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Source ↗ - Jan. 2025 onwards
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs
Source ↗ - Period not supplied
Permanent Special Invitee, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation
Source ↗ - Sept. 2025 onwards
Member, Committee on Communications and Information Technology
Source ↗ - Nov. 2025 onwards
Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
Source ↗ - Feb. 2026 onwards
Member, India-Czech Republic Parliamentary Friendship Group
Source ↗ - April 2026
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term)
Source ↗ - May 2026 onwards
Member, Joint Committee on the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026
Source ↗ - June - Sept. 2026
Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Source ↗ - Sept. 2026 onwards
Chairman, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
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| Year | Questions | Proceedings |
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| 2020 | 16 | 0 |
| 2021 | 139 | 0 |
| 2022 | 111 | 0 |
| 2023 | 99 | 0 |
| 2024 | 41 | 0 |
| 2025 | 120 | 0 |
| 2026 | 66 | 0 |
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Chairmanship of IORA
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Milestone achieved in global climate action
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Third India-Australia annual summit
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Integration of Artificial Intelligence into the skill development ecosystem
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Status of various schemes under the Ministry
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Implementation and impact of the e-Jagriti platform
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BJP fields Manmohan Samal, Sujeet Kumar for Rajya Sabha polls in Odisha
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BJP nominates state unit President Manmohan Samal, MP Sujeet Kumar for Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha
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RS polls: BJP nominates Odisha chief Manmohan Samal, MP Sujeet Kumar | India News
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BJP names Manmohan Samal, Sujeet Kumar for Rajya Sabha polls in Odisha
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Odisha: EX-BJD MP Sujeet Kumar elected to Rajya Sabha as BJP candidate unopposed
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EX-BJD MP Sujeet Kumar Elected Unopposed To Rajya Sabha As BJP Candidate From Odisha
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- Plot-No.368/1906, Mahaveer Nagar, Patia Square, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751024 Source ↗
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When was Sujeet Kumar born?
The cited biography records 17 November 1975.
Read the supporting source ↗What education is recorded for Sujeet Kumar?
B.E., LL.B., M.B.A., Master in Public Administration (MPA) Educated at Sambalpur University, Burla, Odisha, Oxford University, U.K. and Harvard University, U.S.A..
Read the supporting source ↗What professional background is recorded for Sujeet Kumar?
Lawyer/Advocate and Political and Social Worker.
Read the supporting source ↗What is the earliest dated public role listed for Sujeet Kumar?
Jan. 2016 - Dec. 2019: Special Secretary, Odisha State Planning Board. This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.
Read the supporting source ↗Which parliamentary record does this profile follow?
Sujeet Kumar is listed in the Rajya Sabha record for Odisha. Read the linked membership source for the office and its scope.
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Who is Sujeet Kumar?
Sujeet Kumar is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha.
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