{{Short description|Indian politician (1940–2021)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Ram Krushna Patnaik | birth_name = Ram Krushna Patnaik | caption = | image = | birth_date = {{birth date|1940|8|15|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|12|24|1940|8|15|df=yes}} | death_place = Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India | office = | constituency = | term_start = | predecessor = | successor = | office1 = | constituency1 = | term1 = | predecessor1 = | successor1 = | office2 = | constituency2 = | term_start2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | party = Bharatiya Janata Party | other_party = Janata Dal <br /> Biju Janata Dal | spouse = Kumudini Patnaik | children = | occupation = Advocate | website = | footnotes = | date = | | year = | | source = | term2 = | term_end = | term_start1 = | term_end1 = }}
'''Ram Krushna Patnaik''' (15 August 1940 – 24 December 2021) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Kodala, Odisha in the 1977, 1980, 1995 and 2000 as a member of the Janata Party, Janata Dal and Biju Janata Dal.
He was Leader of Opposition in Odisha Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 1997.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2014-03-19|title=Ramkrushna Patnaik joins BJP|url=https://sambadenglish.com/ramkrushna-patnaik-joins-bjp/|access-date=2021-12-24|work=Sambad|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Former Odisha minister Ramkrushna Patnaik and wife quit Congress|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-former-odisha-minister-ramkrushna-patnaik-and-wife-quit-congress-1964464|access-date=2021-12-24|work=DNA India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Inside The Kalinga Cabal|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/inside-the-kalinga-cabal/222903|access-date=2021-12-24|work=Outlook (Indian magazine)|language=en}}</ref> Patnaik died on 24 December 2021, at the age of 81 at his home in Bhubaneswar.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Veteran Odisha minister Ram Krushna Patnaik passes away at 81|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2021/Dec/24/veteran-odisha-minister-ram-krushna-patnaik-passes-away-at-81-2399244.html|access-date=2021-12-24|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=PTI|date=2021-12-24|title=Former Odisha Finance Minister Ramakrushna Pattnaik dies at 81|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/former-odisha-finance-minister-ramakrushna-pattnaik-dies-at-81/article38026951.ece|access-date=2021-12-24|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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