A Surgeon by profession, Dr. Sambit Patra holds his Master of Surgery (MS) in General Surgery and has previously served as a Medical Officer at Hindu Rao Hospital.

Dr. Patra is designated as the National Spokesperson of Bharatiya Janta Party. He also sits on the Board of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) as an Independent Director.

He represents the state of Odisha in the Central Committee of BJP chaired by National President Shri Amit Shah.