R P Bhanj Deo is from Salur Assembly Constituency of Vizianagaram district. Bhanj Deo is representing the Telugu Desam Party and served as an MLA from the Salur Constituency for three terms. He lost the 2009 elections to Peedika Rajanna Dora of the Congress Party. Following is the brief biodata / profile of RP Bhanj Deo:
Bhanj Deo was born on 9th July 1956 in Salur of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh. His father’s name is A.N.P. Bhanj Dev and belongs to ST category. His permanent address is : H.No. 7-12-13, Oriya Brahmin Street, Saluru, Vizianagaram Dist. He studied B.Com and main profession is politics only. He is a senior leader of the TDP in the district along with P Ashok Gajapati Raju of Vizianagaram Constituency.
Bhanj Dev was elected to Assembly 3 terms on the TDP ticket. He was married to Smt. Purnima Devi and had two sons. His hobbies include Games and Book Reading and also has special interest on cultural activities. He traveled to China, Thailand, Honkong, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Bangkok.