Debendra Pradhan is a former minister of state of

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. He served as minister of state for surface transport and agriculture in the

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government. He was born on 16 July 1941 in undivided Dhenkanal District of

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and studied MBBS. He was elected to the

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from Deogarh constituency. He is a member of the

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and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). His son

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is a

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MP from Madhya Pradesh and Union Minister of Education, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship in Narendra Modi Government.

Offices

*President, BJP, Talcher Mandal (1980 -1983) *District President of undivided Dhenkanal District of BJP (1983 – 1985) *District President of undivided Dhenkanal District of BJP (1985 -1988) *State President of BJP, Odisha (1988 (February) – 1990) *Re-elected as State President (BJP), Odisha (1990 – 1993) *State General Secretary of BJP, Odisha (1993 – 1995) *Re-elected as State President of BJP, Odisha (1995 – 1997) *National Executive Member, BJP (1997 – 1998) *Elected as Member of Parliament to 12th Loka Sabha, Deogarh Parliamentary Constituency, Odisha (1998) *Union Minister of State for Surface Transport (1998 - 1999) *Re-elected as Member of Parliament to 13th Loka Sabha, Deogarh Parliamentary Constituency (1999 – 2004) *Union Minister of State, Surface Transport & Minister of State for Agriculture (1999 – 2001) *National Vice President of BJP (2001 – 2002)

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__FORCETOC__ People from Debagarh district Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Odisha India MPs 1999–2004 1941 births Living people Lok Sabha members from Odisha People from Angul district India MPs 1998–1999 {{Odisha-BJP-politician-stub