Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
BHOI, DR. KRUPASINDHU
CONGRESS (I)- SAMBALPUR (ORISSA)
Father's Name :Late Shri Kurtibash Bhoi
Date of Birth :5 August 1942
Place of Birth :Vill. Tampar in Distt. Sambalpur (Orissa)
Marital Status :Married on 28 April 1966
Spouse's Name :Smt. Surya Kumari Bhoi
Children :Two sons and two daughters
Educational Qualifications :
M.B.B.S.
Educated at Gangadhar Mehar College, Sambalpur and Veer Surendra
Sai Medical College, Burla, Sambalpur (Orissa)
Profession :
Medical Practitioner and Political Worker
Permanent Address :
P.O. Paikmal, Distt. Bargarh-761109 (Orissa)
Tel. (06684) 2423
Positions Held :
1971-74General Secretary, P.C.C., Orissa
1971-73& Member, Orissa Legislative Assembly
1974-77
1972-73Minister of State, Community Development and
Panchayati Raj, Orissa
1974-77Cabinet Minister, Transport, Commerce & Mining
& Geology, Orissa
1980Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)
1980-89Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel
1980-84Member, Health Grants Committee
1982-84Member, Estimates Committee
1984Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth)
1984-87Convener, Standing Committee on Health & Family Planning
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the third time
1991-95Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal
1992-93Member, Committee on Government Assurances
1993-95Member, Standing Committee on Energy
1994-95Chairman, Estimates Committee
Sept.1995-Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development,
Department of Education
May 1996
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fourth time
Books Published :
Published several books
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Published booklets and political Journals and a daily news paper
'Dainik Ganabara' composed poems; and wrote articles on subjects
of social and political affairs
Social and Cultural Activities :
Associated with welfare work during epidemics and natural
calamities; worker of Anushilan Samiti; Member, Lokayata Samaj
Trust and Lekhak Samalay; examining 20 to 30 patients everyday
and referring them to A.I.I.M.S., R.M.L. Hospital, P.G.I.,
Chandigarh and abroad
Special Interests :
Dedicated to the medical profession; interested in literary and
cultural activities
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Social work
Countries Visited :
Widely travelled
Other Information :
Secretary, Students Union, Veer Surendra Sai Medical College,
Burla, Sambalpur, 1961; President,Indian Federation of Doctors,
Delhi from 1982-till date; Member, Governing Body and Selection
Committee of AIIMS, New Delhi 1984-89; Life Chairman, Nursingh
Nath Ayurvedic College and Research Institute, Paikmal,
Sambalpur; Chairman, Board of Examinees, Institute of Public
Health & Hygiene; and Patron, All India International Cultural
Society
Election result of :
Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate11,09,875
Total votes polled 6,61,476
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Dr. Krupasindhu Bhoi (I.N.C.)2,92,894
(2) Shri Bijaya Singh Bariha (J.D.)2,08,387
(3) Shri Bimbadhar Kuanr (B.J.P.)1,23,114