Bishnu Sethi

Photo of Bishnu Sethi
Photo of Bishnu Sethi

Bishnu Sethi (full name: Bishnu Charan Sethi) (Odia: ବିଷ୍ଣୁ ସେଠୀ ) (Born on 5th June 1961) is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party .He is the Ex-MLA of Chandabali[1] and current vice president of Bharatiya Janata Party of Odisha.[2] Moreover, Mr. Sethi is well known as a Poet and writer in Odia Literature.

Early life and education

Bishnu Sethi was born on 5 June 1961 in a remote village of Tihidi in the district of Bhadrak(Odisha). From the very beginning of his childhood, he lost his mother and brought up by his father Gayadhar Sethi. He completed his schooling from Tihidi High School. He has been connected with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad from his early student life.

After graduating from Utkal University in Political Science and Library Science, he moved to Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi . He qualified Odisha Administrative Service(OAS) two times . He is the founder secretary of M.A. English Medium School, Tihidi, Bhadrak.[3]

Early political career

Being influenced by the ideology of Shyama Prasad Mukharjee and Deendayal Upadhyaya, Bishnu Sethi's first political exposure was: a member of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha . During the rise of Bharatiya Janata Party in India by the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L. K. Adwani, Mr. Sethi stood in Bhadrak parliamentary constitution at the age of 26 from BJP. Then he was appointed as general secretary of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha of Odisha state. With his leadership, when Bharatiya Janata Party was propelled to a greater political prominence in Bhadrak, he took the charge of district president of his party.

Political career

In the year of 1995, he was a member of Bharatiya Janata Party's national council. Then he worked as Odisha state vice president of BJP scheduled Morcha. In 2000 Mr. Sethi elected to Odisha Legislative Assembly from Chandabali legislative constituency as a member of legislative assembly.[4] In 2004 Bishnu Sethi again appeared as a MLA candidate from BJP and BJD united alliance;[5] but he lost the battle by a mere margin of votes in same.

In the year of 2006 he was selected as the chairman of Odisha State Cashew Development Corporation.[6] In 2009 and 2014 Mr. Sethi again fought as the BJP candidate from Dhamanagar assembly constituency.[7] but he could not win the elections. Regardless the defeats, By virtue of his oratorical and organizational skills, he became the face of the Bharatiya Janata Party in eastern part Odisha. In 2016 he has been appointed as state vice president of Odisha BJP.[8]

Political Ideology

Bishnu Sethi believes in "Ekatma Manav Vaad", the doctrine of integral humanism, which is also the official doctrine of his party. Mr. Sethi has a strong believe in the ideology of BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is confident about BJP to fulfill all its commitment towards nation made during general election. He believes under PM Modi’s leadership India will soon emerge as super power of the world. Mr. Sethi also put faith over the working style and strong political will power of Dharmendra Pradhan for the development of Eastern India as well as Odisha.

Literature Works

Bshnu Sethi was the sub-editor of Odia daily Bisesh Khabar . He is now the editor of Ghasafula, a historical and cultural quarterly magazine. He wrote a poem book named Nirmaya Aakash Tale. He is the regular columnist of various Odia newspapers and journals .

References

  1. "MLA Bishnu Charan Sethi Profile | CHANDABALI Constituency". naveenpatnaik.com. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  2. "State Office Bearers | BJP Odisha". odisha.bjp.org. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  3. "MLA Bishnu Charan Sethi Profile | CHANDABALI Constituency". naveenpatnaik.com. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  4. "MLA Bishnu Charan Sethi Profile | CHANDABALI Constituency". naveenpatnaik.com. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  5. "BHADRAK". Hindustan Times. 2004-04-25. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  6. Correspondent, A. "Oriya weekly honours Odisha.com editor". www.odisha.in. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  7. ADR. "Sri Bishnu Charan Sethi(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- DHAMNAGAR(BHADRAK) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  8. "Odisha BJP chief announces new team, youth gets precedence | Biz Odisha | A News Website from Odisha". bizodisha.com. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
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