Pratap Keshari Deb | |
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Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office June 2019 | |
Preceded by | Devendra Sharma (Congress) |
Constituency | Aul |
MP of Rajya Sabha for Odisha | |
Preceded by | Bishnu Charan Das,BJD |
Constituency | Odisha |
Personal details | |
Born | 16 October 1972 |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | BJD |
Parent | Lt. Sarat Kumar Deb (Father) [1] |
Alma mater | B.A. from Ramjas College,12th from Rajkumar College,Raipur [2] |
Profession | Social Work,Agriculture,Pisci Culture [3] |
Pratap Keshari Deb (born 16 October 1972) is an Indian politician from the state of Odisha. In May 2017,he won a bypoll to the Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha constituency which was vacated by Bishnu Charan Das when he was appointed chairman of Odisha State Planning Board. Pratap Deb filed a nomination and won the seat uncontested on 18 May 2017. He will complete the remainder of his term on 1 July 2022. [4] [5]
Pratap Keshari Deb is a member of 16th Assembly of Odisha (2019 - 2024) elected from Aul. Deb had defeated his nearest Congress rival Devendra Sharma by a margin of 55,601 votes. [6] He was inducted into Naveen Patnaik's Cabinet as Industries,Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises,Energy Minister in June 2022. [7]