JENA, SHRI MURALIDHAR
CONGRESS (I)- BHADRAK (SC) (ORISSA)

Father's Name:   Shri Pagal Jena

Date of Birth:   6 January 1949

Place of Birth:   Kat Sahi in Distt. Bhadrak (Orissa)

Marital Status:   Married on 13 December 1969

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Shanti Lata Jena

Children:   Three sons and two daughters

Educational Qualifications :
B.Sc. (Agri. Engg. and Tech.)
Educated at Orissa University of Agriculture Technology, 
Bhubaneswar (Orissa)

Professsion :
Engineer, Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker, Trader and 
Industrialist

Permanent Address :
   At Kat Sahi, P.O. Sriganga, via Arnapal, 
Distt. Bhadrak (Orissa)

Positions Held :
   
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Contributed  several articles  on various issues to local lectures 
and  won prizes in  various debates  and elocution contests during 
college  days  Social and Cultural Active in political, social and 
cultural  arena  since  Activities  student days;  associated with 
social organisations,  like 'Society for Weaker Community'-working 
for reforms in old traditions and Village Development Organisation 
for  rural development;  early  child  education and upliftment of 
rural  poor;   established  an  educational  institution   'Saheed  
Smruti  Mahavidyalaya'  in  Bhadrak  to provide  education to poor 
villagers

Special Interests :
   Service  to the community  and nation;  striving for the upliftment 
of the poor, securing social justice for the oppressed and also for 
the preservation and enrichment of social, cultural traditional and 
spiritual values of Indian life

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Study of literature, social service, lectures on specific topics, 
working for the cause of poor and down-trodden 

Sports and Clubs :
   Rotary Club, Bhadrak

Other Information :
   Belongs to Freedom Fighter's family whose members took active part 
in the freedom struggle (including Quit India Movement in 1942)and 
were arrested several times; worked as a Junior Engineer/Assistant 
Engineer under  the  Department  of  Rural  Development in  Orissa  
1974-1987;  and always tried to devise  new  methods of technology 
for  agriculture  for  increasing  productivity;  organised  rural 
workers in a non-organised  sector for social justice and for hike 
in their daily wages; propagated self-employment methods to people 
of rural and semi-urban areas 

Election Result :
   
Bhadrak-SC Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate11,29,875
Total votes polled 7,22,571
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Muralidhar Jena (I.N.C.)3,36,265
(2) Shri Ratha Das  (J.D.)2,71,693
(3) Shri Bishnu Charan Sethy (B.J.P.)  96,566
(4) Shri Sridhar Jena (Ind.)      3,714