FULL NAME: Suryabanshi Suraj Sthitaprajna
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 18 May 1995 (Source: Government of Odisha)
PARENTS: Father (Late Bishnu Charan Sethi), Mother ()
PERMANENT HOME ADDRESS: Kuansh, Bhadrak, Odisha, India
PRESENT ADDRESS: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
E-MAIL: suryabanshisuraj@gmail.com, suryabanshi.social@gmail.com
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Bachelor of Technology (SoA University 2016 and Bachelor of Laws (Bhadrak Law College, FM University 2022)
PROFESSION: Politics (BJP) and transport business. Earlier worked as a software developer at TCS and a system engineer at Adani DPCL, Dhamra.

ROLE IN SPORTS:
*     Became the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Higher Education, Sports & Youth Services, Odia Language Literature & Culture, Government of Odisha on 12 June 2024.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     Serving as member of Odisha Legislative Assembly, representing the Dhamnagar Assembly constituency since 2022.
*     Elected as MLA of BJP from Dhamnagar Assembly constituency on 4 June 2024.
*     Became an MLA for the first time, winning the by-election from Dhamnagar Assembly constituency on 3 November 2022.
*     His father, Bishnu Sethi also served as the member of assembly from the same constituency.
*     Worked as Managing Editor of Odia quarterly magazine, Ghasaphula,fFounder member of socio-cultural organisation, Sambhab, gounder of social service organization, Bande Bhadrak and State coordinator of Youth BJP.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 17 June 2024