Dharmendra Pradhan
Introduction :
Dharmendra Pradhan is 55 years old elected from Bihar as Rajyasabha member. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.
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| Started as an Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activist in the year 1983,was elected President,Talcher College Students' Union 1985 |
| was actively involved in student and youth movements throughout Odisha |
| was secretary A.B.V.P |
| National Secretary |
| i) A.B.V.P 1995, ii)B.J.P 2002, iii) Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (B.J.Y.M) 2006, President BJYM Odisha 2001. As president successfully campaigned on the issue of religion based reservations and other related issues |
| Party Incharge i) BJP Tripura 2004 and BJP Chattisgarh 2008 |
| National President BJYM 2004 |
| National General Secretary , BJP 2010 |
| was Election In Charge of Bihar State |
| Organisational In Charge of party affairs in the States of Karnataka , Uttarakhand , Jharkhand and Odisha |
| Awarded Best Legislator Award , the Utkalmani Gopabandhu Pratibha Samman, 2002-2003 |
Basic Details
| Father's Name | Dr. Debendra Pradhan |
| Mother's Name | Smt. Basanta Manjari Pradhan |
| Party Name | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Assets | More than 1 Crore(s) |
| Profession | Agriculturist |
| Education | M.A |
Contact Details
| Permanent Address | PMIT Deendayal Nagar, Talcher, Dist.- Angul, Odisha 759100 |
| Communication Address | 221, V.P. House, New Delhi. Telephone : 9868180290 |
| Email address |
Positions held
Member , Odisha Legislative Assembly |
2000- 2004 |
Member , 14th Lok Sabha |
2004 - 2009 |
Elected to Rajya Sabha |
April 2012 |
Member Committee on Government Assurances, Member JPC to examine matters relating to allocation and pricing of telecom Licenses and spectrum |
May 2012 |
Member, Committee of Rural Development |
May - Aug 2012 |
Member , Committee on Agriculture |
Aug 2012 |
Minister of State Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge) |
27th May 2014 Onwards |
