Pravati Parida
Pravati Parida | |
|---|---|
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| Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2024 Serving with Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo | |
| Governor | Raghubar Das |
| Chief Minister | Mohan Charan Majhi |
| Preceded by | Basant Kumar Biswal |
| Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Samir Ranjan Dash |
| Constituency | Nimapara |
Pravati Parida (born 1967) is an Indian politician from Odisha. She became the first woman Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha. She is also the Minister of Women and Child Development, Mission Shakti, and Tourism. She is an MLA from Nimapara Assembly Constituency in Puri District representing Bharatiya Janata Party. She won the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.[1][2][3]
Early life and education[edit]
Parida is from Nimapara. She married Shyam Sundar Nayak, a former government servant. She completed her LLB at Utkal University in 1995 and enrolled as an advocate in Odisha High Court, in the same year for some time.[4] Later, she also did M.A. in Public Administration in 2005, also from Utkal University.[5]
Career[edit]
Parida won the Nimapara Assembly Constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party[6] in the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election. She polled 95,430 votes and defeated Dilip Kumar Nayak of Biju Janata Dal by a narrow margin of 4,588 votes.[7][8]
On 12 June 2024, she took oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha along with Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Mohan Charan Majhi as chief minister at Janata Maidan, Bhubaneswar. Governor Raghubar Das administered their oath. prime minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh, along with chief ministers of 10 BJP-ruled states were present.[9][10] [11] [12][13] She became the first female deputy CM of Odisha.[14]
References[edit]
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- ^ "Pravati Parida , BJP Election Results LIVE: Latest Updates On Pravati Parida, Lok Sabha Constituency Seat - NDTV.com". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Who is Mohan Charan Majhi, BJP's first Odisha CM". The Times of India. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/meet-pravati-parida-bjp-leader-set-to-be-odishas-first-female-deputy-cm-101718110776015.html
- ^ "Pravati Parida(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)): Constituency- NIMAPARA(PURI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Nimapara Assembly Election Result 2024: BJD's Dilip Kumar Nayak to take on BJP's Parvati Parida". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Nimapara Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Nimapara Assembly Election Results 2024: Nimapara Odisha Election Schedule, Vote share and Results". Financialexpress. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Highlights: BJP Tribal Leader, 4-Time MLA Mohan Majhi Sworn In As Odisha Chief Minister". NDTV.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Barik, Satyasundar (12 June 2024). "Mohan Charan Majhi sworn in as Odisha's first BJP Chief Minister". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Odisha Cabinet portfolios: CM Mohan Charan Majhi keeps Home". India News. 13 June 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/meet-pravati-parida-bjp-leader-set-to-be-odishas-first-female-deputy-cm-101718110776015.html
- ^ "Odisha New CM Live Updates: Mohan Charan Majhi declared new Odisha Chief Minister, KV Singh Deo, Pravati Parida to be Deputy CMs". Financialexpress. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ https://www.livemint.com/politics/odishas-first-female-deputy-cm-is-high-court-lawyer-pravati-parida-5-points-11718117624306.html