Nisith Pramanik (born 17 January 1986) is an

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politician from

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who has served as the

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Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs and Union Minister of State, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports from 2021 to 2024 and a member of the

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represented

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from 2021 to 2024 as a member of the

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. He was also member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 2021 until 2021 from Dinhata Assembly constituency. He was a member of the

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until 2019.

Early and personal life

Pramanik was born on 17 January 1986 to Bidhu Bhushan Pramanik and Chhanda Pramanik in Dinhata,

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. His father left his ancestral village in Palashbari Upazila,

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of present-day

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and came to Dinhata in 1968, becoming a businessman. He has Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA). He was an assistant teacher at a primary school. He is married to Priyanka Pramanik, with whom he has two sons.

Political career

He was also a member of

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(AITC) before joining the BJP in March 2019. In July 2021, he became Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of State, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in

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after the Cabinet reshuffle. As of 2021, at the age of 35 he became the youngest minister in the

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Controversy

In July 2021, his nationality created debate in the Indian political circle after Congress'

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wrote a letter alleging Pramanik of being a Bangladeshi national to the Prime Minister to investigate his nationality. Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha,

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also questioned his citizenship, while TMC Rajya Sabha MP

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also alleged he is a Bangladeshi citing his Wikipedia page as a reference. The Leader of the Rajya Sabha, BJP MP Piyush Goyal, however, called the allegations baseless.

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
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