Ananga Udaya Singh Deo


Ananga Udaya Singh Deo, also known as A U Singh Deo is a politician from Odisha, India. He is elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2014 from Odisha.
He is a former Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly representing from Bolangir constituency. He is said to be a close friend of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as both were classmate in The Doon School Dehradun. He was cabinet minister in Odisha Government with portfolios like PWD, Excise, Mines and others but last time in 2011 he had to step down as cabinet minister due to hooch tragedy in Cuttack. His son Kalikesh Singh Deo is a member of parliament of 16th Lok Sabha