Pradeep Purohit | |
Birth Name: | Pradeep Purohit |
Caption: | Pradeep Purohit |
Birth Place: | Paikmal |
Residence: | Paikmal, Bargarh district |
Office: | Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly |
Constituency: | Padampur |
Term Start: | 2014 |
Term End: | 2019 |
Predecessor: | Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha |
Successor: | Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha |
Office1: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
Constituency1: | Bargarh |
Term Start1: | 4 June 2024 |
Predecessor1: | Suresh Pujari |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Religion: | Hindu |
Spouse: | Pratima Purohit |
Education: | 11th Pass |
Profession: | Cultivation |
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.
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]