{"mpsno":225,"initial":"Shri","firstName":"Bhartruhari","lastName":"Mahtab","firstLastName":"Bhartruhari Mahtab","fullName":"Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab","lastFirstName":"Mahtab, Shri Bhartruhari","constituency":"Cuttack","photoUrl":"https://sansad.in/getFile/dms/fetch/4c179500-da0a-48a1-a238-21583b3941cd?source=dsp2","stateName":"Odisha","stateCode":"OD","partyFname":"Bharatiya Janata Party","partySname":"BJP","email":"\n bhartruhari.mahtab@gmail.com
bmahtab@mpls.sansad.in\n","presentFaddr":"AB-94 Shahjahan Road New Delhi NCT of Delhi","presentLaddr":"110011","delhiPhone":"Tels. : (011) 23782589, 23782742, 09868180308 (M)","permanentFaddr":"Beharibag, Chandini Chowk, Chandini Chowk Cuttack Odisha","permanentLaddr":"753002","personalPhone":"\n Tels. : (0671) 2507568, 2508003, 09437228455 (M)
Fax : (0671) 2508001,9868180308\n","councilMinSts":" ","fatherName":"Dr Harekrushna Mahtab","motherName":"Smt Subhadra Mahtab","spouseName":"Mahasweta Mahtab","birthPlace":"Agarpara, Distt. Bhadrak (Odisha)","marriageDate":"26-April-1982","sons":"1","daughters":"1","booksPublished":"(i) Chalish Varshar Ganatantra; (ii) Dharma, Darshan, Drustikon; (iii) Diary-RU-Kiyadansa; (iv) Shesh-Prustha- Vol. I and Vol. II and Vol. III and (v) Walking into Twilight with Dignity","literary":"Organising literary and cultural meetings at Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur through Prajatantra \r\nPrachar Samiti, Bisuv Milan and Basant Milan, Indira Gandhi Memorial Library, Bhubaneswar and Subhadra Mahtab Library, Puri","social":"Organising farmers through Pragati Orissa Krushak Parishad; Chairman, Prajatantra \r\n Prachar Samiti the pioneering house of culture in Orissa; Managing Trustee, HKM Foundation; and Chairman Swadhinata Sangrami Sadan Trust","interest":"Cultural and literary activities, rural development and international understanding","hobbies":"Reading, writing and travelling","sports":"","countriesVisited":"\n Widely travelled; attended UN Summits at Copenhagen in Denmark and Rome in Italy; and 50^th Anniversary of UN at New York in U.S.A.; visited U.S.A. through USIS; accompanied Prime Minister during his visit to Iran, Russia, Senegal, Tunisia and Venezuela; attended IX^th and XI^th NAM Conferences at Belgrade in Yugoslavia in 1989 and Cartegena in Columbia in 1995; and attended 52^nd UNGA (United Nations General Assembly) in October 1998 as unofficial Member for two weeks representing Indian Mission in U.N.; visited Mexico as Member of Indian Parliamentary Delegation in May 2001; attended special session of UN for Children, as a member of Indian Parliamentary Delegation in May 2002; also attended 56^th, 57^th and 58^th UN General Assembly as an unofficial delegate for two weeks representing Indian Mission in United Nations in October 2002, October 2003 and November 2004 respectively; participated in Commonwealth Parliamentary Union Workshop on \"Right to Information\" at Accra (Ghana) in July 2004; attended CPU at Fiji in Sept. 2007 as Indian Parliamentary Delegate; and attended IPU in Zeneva, Sept. 2008 as Indian Delegate; attended the 64^th UNGA as an unofficial Indian delegate representing Indian Mission in United Nations; in Oct. 2009; led Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Dhaka to attend CPU-World Bank Institute sponsored Role of Public Accounts Committee in SAARC Countries in Nov. 2009; attended Climate Change Summit as Indian Delegate at Copenhagen in Dec. 2009. ; Member (i) Delegate France, Switzerland in 2010,(ii) Japan in 2011; (iii) New Zealand on Goodwill Mission in 2012 with Hon`ble Speaker, Lok Sabha; (iv) Member Parliamentary Delegate Australia, 2013; Led Indian Parliamentary Team to London to attend Commonwealth Countries` Oversight Committee workshop in 2013; Turkmenistan, Armenia on Goodwill Mission in 2014; (v) Vietnam with Hon`ble President of India 2014; Led Indian Parliamentary Delegation to WTO Conference, Geneva, 2015; Attended 70th Regular Session of UN General Assembly and Security Council Session in New York(USA) in September 2015; Attended 6th Westminster Workshop, Parliamentary Financial Oversight of Aid Effectiveness in House of Parliament in London( UK) in July, 2016; Member of Goodwill Delegation of Parliamentarians to Portugal and Spain in October, 2016; Indian Delegate represented India in Asian Parliamentary Assembly(APA) in Abu Dhabi(UAE), May 2017; Member of Goodwill Delegation of Parliamentarians to Sweden, Norway and Israel in June, 2017; Attended United Nations General Assembly in New York(USA in October, 2017; Attended Asian Parliamentary Assembly in Istanbul, Turkey in November, 2017; Accompanied Government Delegation to attend 11th Vishwa Hindi Sammelan in Mauritius in August, 2018; Represented India in Asian Parliamentary Assembly(APA) at Baghdad (Iraq) in September, 2019\n","dateOfBirth":"08-Sep-1957","maritalStatus":"Married","qualificationName":null,"education":"\n M.A. (English)
Educated at Utkal University, Odisha
Utkal University, Odisha\n","facebook":"","twitter":"","instagram":"","pinterest":"","linkedIn":"","otherInfo":"Actively participated in the All India Freedom Fighters Samiti; Head, Youth Wing of All India Freedom Fighters Samiti; and Chief Whip, Biju Janata Dal Parliamentary Party, 2004; Leader BJD Parliamentary Party in Lok Sabha, since 2014; Leader BJD Parliamentary Party in Lok Sabha, 2014-2019; Received Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for 2017 from Hon`ble President of India on 1st August, 2018","freedom":"N","mainProfessionName":"Journalist","otherProfessionName":"Writer","categoryCode":" ","loksabhaExpr":"12,13,14,15,16,17,18","createdAt":"2025-08-15 14:09:37.975701","updatedAt":"2025-08-15 14:09:37.975701","icNo":null}