Pradeep Purohit | |
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 Official Portrait | |
| Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha |
| Succeeded by | Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha |
| Constituency | Padampur |
| Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Suresh Pujari |
| Constituency | Bargarh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pradeep Purohit 5 April 1964 Paikmal |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Pratima Purohit |
| Residence(s) | Paikmal,Bargarh district |
| Education | 11th Pass |
| Profession | Cultivation |
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Pradeep Purohit is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha,from Bargarh in the 2024 National Election. Pradeep Purohit,the BJP candidate,has led his party to a triumphant win,securing a total of 251,667 votes which is the highest in Odisha in terms of vote margin.
He was also elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Padampur in the 2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
In his early career,he started his social life with the "BALCO Hatao Gandhamardan Bachao" movement. He was the founder and coordinator of this andolan. Later,thousands of people from every village in the Padampur sub-division joined him,and he became a public figure. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
