Detailed Profile: Shri Baijayant "Jay" Panda

Name	Shri Baijayant "Jay" Panda
Constituency from which I am elected	Kendrapara
Father's Name	Shri Bansidhar Panda
Mother's Name	Smt. Ila Panda
Date of Birth	12 Jan 1964
Birth Place	Cuttack (Orissa)
Maritial Status	Married
Date of Marriage	13 Aug 1994
Spouse Name	Smt. Jagi Mangat Panda
No. of Children	No.of Sons:0   No.of Daughters:0
State Name	Orissa
Party Name	Biju Janata Dal
Permanent Address	8, Bhoi Nagar, R.N. Singh Deo Marg, Bhubaneswar - 751 012 OrissaTels. (0674) 2395552, 09937297080 (M) Fax. (0674) 2394954
Present Address	2, Mahadev Road, New Delhi - 110 001Tels. (011) 23753431, 23322583 9810042252 (M) Fax. (011) 23323355
Email id	1[dot]office[at]bjpanda[dot]org 2[dot] bj[dot]panda[at]sansad[dot]nic[dot]in
Educational Qualifications	Dual Degree Course in Engineering and Management in Communications Educated at Michigan Technological University, U.S.A.
Profession
Positions Held
2000	Elected to Rajya Sabha
2002-09	Leader, BJD Parliamentary Party, Rajya Sabha
2006	Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term)
2009	Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
6 Aug. 2009	Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
31 Aug. 2009	Member, Committee on Urban Development
16 Sep. 2009	Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
Social and Cultural Activities	Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT)which conducts wide spread philanthropic activities in Orissa inculding the prestigious Annual Sarala Award (Oriya Literature) and Ekalavya Award (young sports persons from Orissa) as well as medical camps in rural areas for free treatment of disadvantaged citizens, educational scholarships, development and maintenance of Bhubaneswar`s 2nd largest public park, promotion and encouragement of Oriya artists.
Special Interests	Economic & technology related issues and regular speaker at both Indian and International conferences
Sports and Clubs	Member , (i) India International Centre; (ii) Associate Member, India Habitat Centre, Delhi; and (iii)Bhubaneswar Club, Bhubaneswar
Favourite Pastimes and Recreation	Holds Private Pilot License (PPL), sky diving, and bunjee jumping
Countries Visited	Widely travelled
Other Information	Trustee, Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPct), Bhubaneswar. Member, (i) Board of Governors, Xavier Institute of Management (XIM), Bhubaneswar; (ii) on the Board of Directors of several companies

Source: Lok Sabha