Pradeep Maharathy Explained

Pradeep Maharathy
Birth Date:1955 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Pipili, Odisha, India
Death Place:Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Office1:Minister of Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water Supply, Agriculture, Fisheries of Odisha
Term Start1:21 May 2014
Term End1:6 January 2019
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Politician
Party:Biju Janata Dal
Website:http://www.pradeepmaharathy.com

Pradeep Maharathy (4 July 1955 – 4 October 2020) was an Indian politician belonging to the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).[1] [2] At the time of his death, he was a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly[3] representing Pipili Constituency.[4]

Personal background

Pradeep Maharathy was born on 4 July 1955, in Pipili, Khorapada, Puri,[5] the son of Gokulananda Maharathy.

Maharathy died of COVID-19 at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. He was 65.

Political career

He started his political career as a student leader in SCS college, Puri. For the first time in 1985 he was elected as the MLA from Pipili Constituency, Odisha. He was then a member of Janata Party. He was elected to the legislature seven times.[6]

YearConstituencyParty
1985Pipili (52)Janata Party
1990Pipili (52)Janata Dal
2000Pipili (52)Biju Janata Dal
2004Pipili (52)Biju Janata Dal
2009Pipili (110)Biju Janata Dal
2014Pipili (110)Biju Janata Dal
2019Pipili (110)Biju Janata Dal

In May 2011 Maharathy became Agriculture and Fisheries Minister in the Government of Odisha and served until 2012. He also served as Minister between 2014 and 2017. In 2017 he was named Minister of Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water.

Awards received

Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016[7] [8] http://www.odisha.gov.in/samachar/2016/Sep/data/09-09-2016/newsmanas_090916E.pdf

Krishi Karman Award 2014-15 [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MLA Pradeep Maharathy Profile PIPILI Constituency. https://web.archive.org/web/20170619032832/http://naveenpatnaik.com/MLA-Pradeep-Maharathy-of-PIPILI-constituency-52.html. dead. 19 June 2017. naveenpatnaik.com. 2017-04-03.
  2. Web site: Council Of Minister. odishaassembly.nic.in. 2017-04-03.
  3. Web site: Pradeep Maharathy MLA Profile.
  4. Web site: Puri Election Results - (Orissa). www.elections.in. https://web.archive.org/web/20170619032832/http://naveenpatnaik.com/MLA-Pradeep-Maharathy-of-PIPILI-constituency-52.html. dead. 19 June 2017. 2017-04-03.
  5. Web site: Mohammad Suffian . Seven-time Odisha MLA Pradeep Maharathy dies of coronavirus; Guv Lal, CM Patnaik express condolences . https://web.archive.org/web/20201004060757/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/seven-time-odisha-mla-pradeep-maharathy-dies-of-coronavirus-guv-lal-cm-patnaik-express-condolences-1728168-2020-10-04 . India Today . 4 October 2020 . 4 October 2020.
  6. Web site: MLA Pradeep Maharathy Profile PIPILI Constituency. www.moodisha.com. 2017-04-15.
  7. Web site: Agriculture Minister Shri Pradeep Maharathy handing over the Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016 to Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik at Secretariat. https://web.archive.org/web/20170415201541/http://naveenpatnaik.com/news/Agriculture-Minister-Shri-Pradeep-Maharathy-handing-over-the-Global-Agriculture-Leadership-Award-2016-to-Chief-Minister-Shri-Naveen-Patnaik-at-Secretariat-/3933.html. dead. 15 April 2017. naveenpatnaik.com. 2017-04-15.
  8. News: Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016 handed over to CM at Secretariat - Reporters Today. 2016-09-13. Reporters Today. 2017-04-15. en-US.
  9. News: Odisha receives Krishi Karman Award 2014-15 from PM Modi -. 2016-03-19. Odisha News Insight. 2017-04-15. en-US.

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