Social activist and ‘Save OTM Movement’ leader Deepak Kumar Barik has offered his candidature to the BJD for the Choudwar-Cuttack Assembly constituency.
Barik, who had fought as an Independent candidate from the seat in the 2009 elections and emerged second with 25, 718 votes, has submitted his bio-data to BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik.
Having been in politics since his student days as president of the Paradip College Union, he has always played a vital role in forming Students’ Unions in the Choudwar College for 13 times.
He has also been spearheading the ‘Save OTM Movement’ for the last 13 years.
Barik too has played a pivotal role in elections to the Choudwar Municipality. Twelve out of 19 councillors were elected as independent candidates in 2008.
Similarly, five independent candidates were elected under his leadership in 2013.
In his profile submitted to the BJD supremo, Barik assured that he is committed to serving the society with utmost sincerity and enthusiasm and to fight to empower the BJD against all odds.