FULL NAME: Devendra Kanhara
BORN: Date not known
AGE: 37 years by 2010.

FAMILY: Elder son of retired Postal employee Kantheswar Kanhara and teacher Suneli Kanhara, Devendra has his wife Rashmi Prava Pradhan and one son.
HOME ADDRESS: Village- Lalati, Police Station: Khajuripada, District: Phulbani, Orissa.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Not known

TYPE OF PLAYER: Forward (Right-out)
PROFESSION: Politics. He is a Member of Legislative Assembly.
HOME CLUB: Town Club, Phulbani.

MAJOR PERFORMANCE/ACHIEVEMENT:

STATE:

*    Helped Phulbani College win the Berhampur University Inter-College Football Tournament in 1993-94.
*    Represented Berhampur University in Inter-University Tournament.
*    Continued to play state-level tournaments even after becoming an MLA.
*    Helped Legislators` XI win Tata Football Tournament at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on August 1, 2010. He was adjudged the Player of the Tournament.

OTHER NOTABLE DATA:

*    Regards former minister Padmanav Behera as his political mentor and guide.

RECORD LAST UPDATED: August 9, 2010.