| Bhakta Charan Das | |
| Office: | President Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee |
| Termstart: | 11 February 2025 |
| Predecessor: | Sarat Pattanayak |
| Office1: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Constituency1: | Kalahandi |
| Term Start1: | 2009 |
| Term End1: | 2014 |
| Predecessor1: | Bikram Keshari Deo |
| Successor1: | Arka Keshari Deo |
| Termstart2: | 1996 |
| Termend2: | 1998 |
| Predecessor2: | Subhash Chandra Nayak |
| Successor2: | Bikram Keshari Deo |
| Constituency2: | Kalahandi |
| Termstart3: | 1989 |
| Termend3: | 1991 |
| Predecessor3: | Jagannath Patnaik |
| Successor3: | Subhash Chandra Nayak |
| Constituency3: | Kalahandi |
| Office4: | Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start4: | 1985 |
| Termend4: | 1990 |
| Successor4: | Ajit Das |
| Predecessor4: | Dayanidhi Naik |
| Constituency4: | Bhawanipatna |
| Office5: | Minister of State in Ministry of Railways Government of India |
| Primeminister5: | Chandra Shekhar |
| Term Start5: | 21 November 1990 |
| Term End5: | 21 June 1991 |
| Order6: | Deputy Minister |
| Office6: | Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (India) |
| Primeminister6: | V. P. Singh |
| Term Start6: | 23 April 1990 |
| Term End6: | 5 November 1990 |
| Birth Date: | 26 November 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Bhawanipatna, Odisha, India |
| Spouse: | Sunanda Das |
| Children: | Sagar Charan Das |
| Father: | Dibakar Das |
| Mother: | Bilasha Das |
| Education: | B.A., LL.B. |
| Alma Mater: | Sambalpur University |
| Profession: | Politician, Advocate, Journalist |
Bhakta Charan Das (born 26 November 1958) is an Indian politician from the state of Odisha. He served as a Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha, representing the Kalahandi constituency.[1] [2] He is currently the President of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee the provincial outfit of the Indian National Congress party. He is active in electoral politics and had constest for the Odisha Legislative Assembly in 2024 from Narla Assembly Constituency.[3] [4] Though having been placed at second position Bhakta managed an overall 12% increase in the voteshare of the Congress in Narla.
Apart from electoral politics Das is a noted and influential social activist who has been fighting for the rights of both Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe peoples' of Odisha through numerous social movements and people engaging activities.[5] [6]
As President of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee he has been vocal in raising many issues which have plaguing the people of Odisha. Currently in his tenure as President the state unit of the Congress Party has conducted numerous outreach programs (padayatras), rallies, protests, state-wide strikes and protests in the Odisha Legislative Assembly to highlight the woes of the people of Odisha.[7] [8] [9]
Das contested the 1989 Lok Sabha election from the Kalahandi Lok Sabha Constituency as a candidate of the Janata Party.[10] He was later appointed Deputy Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs in the Union Government under Prime Minister V.P. Singh later being elevated as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways of India.[11] [12]
Bhakta is married to Sunanda Das and together they have two sons Kranti being the elder and Sagar Charan Das being the younger sibling who is also currently a lawmaker representing the Bhawanipatna Assembly Constituency in the Legislative Assembly of Odisha.
