Sampad Chandra Swain

Sampad Chandra Swain (born 20 January 1986) is an Indian politician and farmer from Odisha. He is a first-term Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly representing the Paradeep Assembly constituency in the Jagatsinghpur district. Affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Swain currently serves as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Industries, Skill Development, and Technical Education in the Government of Odisha, having assumed office in June 2024 under the Mohan Charan Majhi ministry. Swain was elected to the 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly after defeating Geetanjali Routray of the Biju Janata Dal by a margin of 15,787 votes in the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.

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