Summary:
Singhdeo was first elected to the Lok Sabha from Dhenkanal in 1967 representing the Swatantra Party. He was appointed as chief of the state Congress unit in January 2009, a few months before the elections. Bhubaneswar: Congress veteran and six-time Lok Sabha member K P Singhdeo , who was Union minister in the Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and P V Narasimha Rao governments, has staged a comeback into electoral politics after 15 years. Five years ago, speculation was rife that Singhdeo might quit Congress and join BJP. Later, he joined Congress and won the Dhenkanal seat in 1980, 1984, 1991, 1996 and 1999.“I am glad to have been considered for ticket from my bastion..