What is Janaki Ballabh Patnaik?
[[File:J B Pattnaik, Governor of Assam.jpg|thumb|Patnaik in May 2013.]] '''Janaki Ballabh Patnaik''' ({{Lang-or|ଜାନକୀ ବଲ୍ଲଭ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ}}; 3 January 1927 &ndash; 21 April 2015) was an [[India]]n [[politician]]. He was the [[Governor]] of [[Assam]] from 27 November 2009 to 11 December 2014. He was [[Chief Minister]] of [[Odisha]] from 9 June 1980 to 7 December 1989 and again from 15 March 1995 to 17 February 1999. He was a leader of the [[Indian National Congress]] Patnaik was born in Rameshwar, [[Puri district]], Odisha to a [[Hindu]] family. He married to [[Jayanti Patnaik]] from 1953 until his death. They had a son and two daughters. Patnaik died from a [[heart attack]] on 21 April 2015 in [[Tirupati]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He was 88.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/former-odisha-cm-j-b-patnaik-dies-115042100124_1.html|title=Former Odisha chief minister Janaki Ballabh Patnaik passes away|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|date=21 April 2015|accessdate=21 April 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Patnaik, Janaki Ballabh}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Indian Hindus]] [[Category:Politicians from Odisha]] [[Category:Governors of Assam]]