Sarat Kumar Kar

(1939-2020)

Indian politician and writer

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Sarat Kumar Kar (5 September 1939 – 12 October 2020) was a politician and writer from Odisha, India. He was a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party. He was a member of the 6th Lok Sabha (1977–80) and was elected three times (2000–04, 1990–95 and 1971–74) to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Mahanga. Kar became the Minister for Education and Culture in 1971 in the Biswanath Das led coalition Government. He was probably the youngest Cabinet Minister in Odisha's political history and the record remains intact till today. He was elected as a Janata Party (Lok Dal) MP in 1977 from Cuttack after defeating Congress stalwart and the then sitting Union Minister, Shri J.B.Patnaik. He was the speaker of the Twelfth Assembly from 10 March 2000 to 21 May 2004.