Achyuta Samanta

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Achyuta Samanta
ଅଚ୍ୟୁତ ସାମନ୍ତ
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 25 May 2019 – June 2024
Preceded by	Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh
Succeeded by	Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
Constituency	Kandhamal
Personal details
Born	(1965-01-20) 20 January 1965 (age 59)[1] Kalarabanka, Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, India
Political party	Biju Janata Dal
Residence(s)	Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Alma mater	Utkal University
Occupation	Social Worker & Entrepreneur
Known for	Founder of KIIT Group of Institutions
Website	www.achyutasamanta.com

Achyutananda Samanta FRSC (born 20 January 1965) is an Indian educationist and philanthropist.

Besides education and tribal upliftment, healthcare and rural development, Samanta has contributed to art, culture, literature, film, media, society and national integration. He has also founded Kadambini Magazine and Kuni Katha exclusively for children. Besides, he is also the founder of Kalinga TV and K News Odisha.

He has been conferred with more than 50 International and National awards and over 200 state awards besides two highest Civilian Awards from Royal Kingdom of Bahrain and Mongolia called ISA Award for Service to Humanity and Best Worker Award respectively. He has been conferred with 55 Honorary Doctorate awards from universities in India and abroad. He is the first Odia to be a member of both UGC and AICTE. He is currently the Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Kandhamal, Odisha and also the President of Volleyball Federation of India. He is the designated President (India) of Democracy without Borders and founder of Parliamentarians for Indigenous People.