Bishwanath Das

Bishwanath Dash
ବିଶ୍ଵନାଥ ଦାସ
7th Chief Minister of Odisha
In office
3 April 1971 – 14 June 1972
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byNandini Satpathy
Governor of Uttar Pradesh
In office
16 April 1962 – 30 April 1967
Preceded byBurgula Ramakrishna Rao
Succeeded byBezawada Gopala Reddy
Prime Minister of Odisha
In office
19 July 1937 – 4 November 1939
Preceded byCaptain Krishna Chandra Gajapati Narayan Deo
Succeeded byGovernor's rule
Personal details
Born(1889-03-08)8 March 1889
Belagan, Madras Presidency, British India
Died2 June 1984(1984-06-02) (aged 95)
Cuttack, Orissa, India
Political partyUnited Front
Residence(s)Kaji Bazar, Cuttack
EducationB.A., B.L.
Alma materRavenshaw College
Calcutta University

Bishwanath Das (8 March 1889 – 2 June 1984) né (maiden name) Biswanath Dash was a politician, lawyer and philanthropist from India. He was the prime minister of Odisha Province of British India 1937–39, the governor of Uttar Pradesh 1962–67 and later the chief minister of Odisha 1971–72.


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