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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2014}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2011}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rama Chandra Panda
| image= Rama Chandra Panda.jpg
| caption=
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1949|06|15|df=y}}
| birth_place =[[Ganjam]], Odisha, India
| residence =[[Berhampur]], [[Ganjam]]
| office = Member: [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Chhatrapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chhatrapur]]
| salary =
| term_start = 2000
| term_end = 2004
| predecessor = [[Daitari Behera]]
| successor = [[Nagireddy Narayan Reddy]]

| party =[[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Rama Chandra Panda''' casually known as Rama Panda (born 15 June 1949) was a member of the 12th Odisha Legislative Assembly. He represented the [[Chhatrapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chhatrapur constituency]] of Odisha and is a member of the [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] (BJP) political party. He is a former Deputy Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly<ref>{{Cite web | title=List of all Deputy Speakers {{!}} Odia Express | url=http://odiaexpress.com/government/list-of-all-deputy-speakers/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920173653/http://odiaexpress.com:80/government/list-of-all-deputy-speakers/ | access-date=2025-03-19 | archive-date=2013-09-20}}</ref> from 27 March 2000 to 6 February 2004.

==Political career==
He joined Biju Janata Dal on 12 January 2017, under the leadership and in presence of [[Naveen Patnaik]]. He was The national vice-president of BJP Kisan Morcha of (2013–2015).<ref>{{Cite web | title=Bharatiya Janata Party | url=http://www.bjp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8749:list-of-bjp-kisan-morcha-working-committee-2013-&catid=68:press-releases&Itemid=494 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228160452/http://www.bjp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8749:list-of-bjp-kisan-morcha-working-committee-2013-&catid=68:press-releases&Itemid=494 | access-date=2025-03-19 | archive-date=2014-02-28}}</ref> He was the state executive member of BJP, Odisha Unit. Earlier he held these posts of chairman of two Odisha State Public Undertakings namely Odisha Lift Irrigation Corporation and Odisha Agro Industries Corporation.

He had quit from BJP, Odisha to join [[Uma Bharti]]'s [[Bharatiya Janshakti Party]] on 30 April 2006. With [[Arabinda Dhali]], a former transport and corporation minister and two-time MLA from [[Malkangiri district]] he had joined the above said party. Perhaps intervention by outside leaders in [[Ganjam District]] Organization was reason for his decision leaving the party.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060501/asp/jamshedpur/story_6166832.asp |title=The Telegraph – Calcutta : Jamshedpur |website=The Telegraph|location=India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060519164402/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060501/asp/jamshedpur/story_6166832.asp |archive-date=2006-05-19}}</ref>
Later, almost after a year on 7 April 2007 he rejoined [[BJP]], after getting absolute majority by his supports in Gram Panchayat elections in [[Ganjam Block]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/07/stories/2007040715870500.htm |title=The Hindu : Other States / Orissa News : Ram Chandra Panda returns to BJP |website=The Hindu |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430061528/http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/07/stories/2007040715870500.htm |archive-date=30 April 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Social Activities==
Earlier he also served as Part-time Law teacher in [[Berhampur University]], [[Odisha]]. He also served as member of Zonal Railway Users Consultative Committee, SE Railway.

He attended the Commonwealth study program in the House of Commons, UK. He visited a number of countries namely Sri Lanka, UK, Singapore, Nepal, [[UAE]], Saudi Arabia.
He is also a trade union leader and has been fighting for the cause of labourers and industrial workers.

==Bibliography==
* ''ସୁଭାଷ ବାଦ : ଏକ ଅନ୍ତରଂଗ ଅଧ୍ୟୟନ (Subhash Bad : An intimate study)'' – Published by him on [[Odisha]] on 23 January 2014 on the eve of [[Subash Chandra Bose]]'s 118th birthday.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Sambad e-Paper | url=http://sambadepaper.com/epapermain.aspx?edcode=10&eddate=1%2F23%2F2014&querypage=16# | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226220431/http://sambadepaper.com/epapermain.aspx?edcode=10&eddate=1%2F23%2F2014&querypage=16 | access-date=2025-03-19 | archive-date=2014-02-26}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/notices-to-centre-and-state-on-riverlinking/article1313522.ece Notices to Centre and State on river-linking]
* [http://futureberhampur.blogspot.in/2012/04/state-urged-to-take-up-mahanadi.html State urged to take up Mahanadi-Rushikulya river linking project]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/centre-state-urged-to-take-up-river-linking-project/article2944751.ece Centre, State urged to take up river linking project]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/steps-to-end-water-problem-sought/article1120259.ece Steps to end water problem sought]

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[[Category:1949 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Odisha MLAs 2000–2004]]
[[Category:Deputy speakers of the Odisha Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:People from Odisha]]
[[Category:National Democratic Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Odisha]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janshakti Party politicians]]
[[Category:Biju Janata Dal politicians]]

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