Aswini Kumar Patra

Aswini Kumar Patra (ଅଶ୍ୱିନୀ କୁମାର ପାତ୍ର; 9 July 1950) is an Indian politician who is active in Odisha politics. Representing the Janata Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party, Biju Janata Dal, he has served four terms as an MLA in Odisha Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the 10th, 13th and 15th Odisha Legislative Assembly from the Jaleswar constituency in 1990, 2004 and 2014 elections respectively.

Biography
Aswini Kumar Patra was born on 9 July 1950 in Balasore district, the son of Satchindra Nath Patra. He has a bachelor arts degree, studied law and worked as a lawyer. He is married to Shuklata Mohanty with whom he has three daughters.

Political career
In the 1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Patra contested from the Jaleshwar constituency as a candidate of Janata Dal. He won this election and was elected to the 10th Odisha Legislative Assembly. Later, in the 2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, he contested as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party from the Jaleshwar constituency. He won this election and was elected to the 13th Odisha Legislative Assembly. In the 2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Patra again contested from the Jaleshwar constituency as a Biju Janata Dal candidate. He won this election and was elected to the 15th Odisha Legislative Assembly. Patra retained his seat in the 2019 election.