Sasmit Patra is an Indian politician and a member of the Biju Janata Dal.
Since 28 June 2019, he is the member of the Parliament of India representing Odisha in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house[1] and appointed chief whip of the party.
An academic by profession, he has taught courses in the areas of organisational behaviour and human resource management.
Dr. Patra has wide-ranging experience of working across all four pillars of democracy – legislature, executive, judiciary and media.
As media coordinator of the Biju Janata Dal, he has handled the IT and digital platforms for his party.