Chintamani Panigrahi
Chintamani Panigrahi (22 March 1922 – 29 April 2000) was an Indian Independence Movement activist, a political and social leader from Odisha. He served as the Governor of Manipur from 1989 to 1993. He was born to Sri Gopinath Panigrahi and Smt Gelhi Devi in Biswanathpur, Puri district, Orissa (India). He was the first cousin of Shri. Bhagawati Charan Panigrahi (the founder of Communist Party in Orissa) and he was the first cousin of Legendary Oriya author Padmabhushan Kalindi Charan Panigrahi. Legendary Iron lady and former Chief Minister of Orissa Smt. Nandini Satpathy was his niece.
Chintamani Panigrahi | |
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Portrait of Chintamani Panigrahi | |
| 5th Governor of Manipur | |
| In office 10 July 1989 – 19 March 1993 | |
| Chief Minister | Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh Rajkumar Ranbir Singh Rajkumar Dorendra Singh |
| Preceded by | K. V. Krishna Rao |
| Succeeded by | K. V. Raghunatha Reddy |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1980–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Sivaji Patnaik |
| Succeeded by | Sivaji Patnaik |
| Constituency | Bhubaneswar |
| In office 1967–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Purna Chandra Bhanj Deo |
| Succeeded by | Sivaji Patnaik |
| Constituency | Bhubaneswar |
| In office 1957–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Loknath Mishra |
| Succeeded by | B. Mishra |
| Constituency | Puri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1922 Puri district, Bengal Presidency, British Raj (Now in Odisha, India) |
| Died | 29 April 2000 (aged 78) Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of India |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
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