Ram Krushna Patnaik (15 August 1940 – 24 December 2021) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Kodala, Odisha in the 1977, 1980, 1995 and 2000 as a member of the Janata Party, Janata Dal and Biju Janata Dal.

Ram Krushna Patnaik
Personal details
Born
Ram Krushna Patnaik

(1940-08-15)15 August 1940
Died24 December 2021(2021-12-24) (aged 81)
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
Janata Dal
Biju Janata Dal
SpouseKumudini Patnaik
OccupationAdvocate

He was Leader of Opposition in Odisha Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 1997.[1][2][3] Patnaik died on 24 December 2021, at the age of 81 at his home in Bhubaneswar.[4][5]

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  1. ^ "Ramkrushna Patnaik joins BJP". Sambad. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Former Odisha minister Ramkrushna Patnaik and wife quit Congress". DNA India. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Inside The Kalinga Cabal". Outlook (Indian magazine). Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Veteran Odisha minister Ram Krushna Patnaik passes away at 81". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  5. ^ PTI (24 December 2021). "Former Odisha Finance Minister Ramakrushna Pattnaik dies at 81". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 December 2021.