Sambit Patra (born 13 December 1974) is an Indian politician and surgeon who serves as the Member of Parliament from the Puri constituency since 4 June 2024.

In 2012, Patra lost the municipal election as the BJP's candidate from Delhi's Kashmiri Gate[11] and at the same time resigned from his job to pursue politics full-time.

[14] Patra contested the Puri Lok Sabha seat in the 2019 Indian general election, and lost to sitting Biju Janata Dal (BJD) member Pinaki Misra by 11,700 votes or 1.03% margin.

[15] In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Patra again contesting from Puri, defeated Arup Patnaik of Biju Janata Dal by a margin of 104,709.

[16][17] In September 2017, Patra was appointed an independent/Non-Official Director (NOD) of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) Board for a renewable term of three years.

Him being an active member and official spokesperson of the ruling party (BJP) was viewed as a violation of the companies act and subsequently challenged in the Delhi High Court by Energy Watchdog (NGO).