Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Deogarh (Orissa )
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Party Name :
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Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
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Father’s Name
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Shri Debendra Pradhan
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Basant Manjari Pradhan
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Date of Birth
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26.06.1969
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Place of Birth
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Talcher, Distt. Angul (Orissa)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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09 Dec 1997
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Mridula Pradhan
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A. (Anthropology)
Educated at Utkal University (Orissa)
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Profession
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Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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Handidhua Chhak, Talcher,
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Angul – 759 100 (Orissa )
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(06760)240234
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Present Address |
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34, Meena Bagh,
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New Delhi – 110 003
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Tels. (011) 23795212, 9868180290(M)
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Position Held |
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2000-2004
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Member, Orissa Legislative Assembly
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2001
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President, BJP Youth Wing (BJYM), Orissa
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2002
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National Secretary, BJP
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2004
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National President, BJYM
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2004
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Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
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Member, Committee on Energy
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Member, Committee on Petitions
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Energy
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Deeply involved in the socio-cultural activities of Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh since childhood; worked with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad – the premier nationalist student organisation, for the student community, organizing them for national reconstruction
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Special Interests
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Linking aspiration of common man with administration; studying and exploring the reasons behind poverty and lack of development in general and of SC/ST and other weaker sections of the society in particular; striving for their upliftment by taking up their cause in all possible forums and by promoting various models of development through NGOs and other co-operative activities
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Interacting with different sections of the society, particularly the youth, motivating them for social work for social reconstruction
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Other Information
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Started as an A.B.V.P. activist as a higher secondary student in Talcher College, Orissa, 1983; President, Talcher College Students` Union, 1985; State Secretary, ABVP, 1993; National Secretary, ABVP, 1995; joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 1998; Conferred with Utkalmani Gopabandhu Pratibha Sanman, the best Lgislative Award of Orissa Legislative Assembly
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Reference: Loksabha