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Father's Name
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Shri Pravakar Pradhan
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Padmabati Pradhan
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Date of Birth
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01 Dec 1952
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Place of Birth
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Buhalipal, Distt. Dhenkanal (Odisha)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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21 Jul 2010
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Kalpana Patra
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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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B.A. (Hon.), LL.B
Educated at Govt. College Angul and M.S. Law College, Odisha
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Profession
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Agriculturist
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Permanent Address
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Amalapada, 6th Line,
At/P.O. & Distt. Angul,
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Odisha
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Tel : (0674) 2535361, 09437042905 (M)
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Present Address
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148 & 150 South Avenue,
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New Delhi - 110 011
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Tel : (011) 23011556, 09013869305 (M)
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Positions Held
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1990-1995 & 2000-2009
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Member, Odisha Legislative Assembly (Three Terms)
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2004 - 2006
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Minister, Govt. of Odisha
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2011 - 2014
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President, Odisha Khadi & Village Industries Board
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May 2014
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Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
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1 Sep. 2014 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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12 June 2016 onwards
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Member, House Committee
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Drama, Theater, Danda Nrutya and Odiya cultural programmes
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Special Interests
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Reading Books on Literature, Politics; Visiting different places and meeting people to know about the society
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Meeting with political workers, social workers and common people
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Sports and Clubs
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Badminton
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Countries Visited
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Bangladesh, Belgium, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, U.A.E (Dubai) and U.K.
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Other Information
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President, Janata Party, District Unit, Dhenkanal, (1984-1988).
General Secretary, Angul Govt. College (1971-1972); J.P. Reception Committee and J.P. Movement (1974-1977); Chhatra Janata, State Unit Janata Party (1977-1978); Yub Junata, State Unit Janata Party (1978-1984); Janata Dal, Odisha (1994-1996); Biju Janata Dal, Odisha (1998-2000) and (2004 onwards)
As a student leader participated in Jayaprakash Movement and underground during emergency. Invited J.P. to Odisha as Gen. Secy., J.P. Reception Committee in 1974.
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