Pradeep Maharathy

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Pradeep Maharathy
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Minister of Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water Supply, Agriculture, Fisheries of Odisha
In office
21 May 2014 – 6 January 2019
Personal details
Born(1955-07-04)4 July 1955
Pipili, Odisha, India
Died4 October 2020(2020-10-04) (aged 65)
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyBiju Janata Dal
Spouse(s)Pratibha Mishra
ChildrenRudra Pratap Maharathy
OccupationPolitician
Websitehttp://www.pradeepmaharathy.com

Pradeep Maharathy (4 July 1955 – 4 October 2020) was an Indian politician belonging to the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).[1][2] At the time of his death, he was a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly[3] representing Pipili Constituency.[4]

Personal background[]

Pradeep Maharathy was born on 4 July 1955 in Pipili, Khorapada, Puri,[5] the son of Gokulananda Maharathy. Maharathy later married and had a son and daughter.

Maharathy died of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India on 4 October 2020 at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar, aged 65.

Political career[]

He started his political career as a student leader in SCS college, Puri. For the first time in 1985 he was elected as the MLA from Pipili Constituency, Odisha. He was then a member of Janata Party. He was elected to the legislature seven times.[6]

Year Constituency Party
1985 Pipili (52) Janata Party
1990 Pipili (52) Janata Dal
2000 Pipili (52) Biju Janata Dal
2004 Pipili (52) Biju Janata Dal
2009 Pipili (110) Biju Janata Dal
2014 Pipili (110) Biju Janata Dal
2019 Pipili (110) Biju Janata Dal

In May 2011 Maharathy became Agriculture and Fisheries Minister in the Government of Odisha and served until 2012.He also served as Minister between 2014 and 2017. In 2017 he was named Minister of Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water.

Awards received[]

Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016[7][8][1]

Krishi Karman Award 2014-15 [9]

References[]

  1. ^ "MLA Pradeep Maharathy Profile | PIPILI Constituency". naveenpatnaik.com. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Council Of Minister". odishaassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Pradeep Maharathy MLA Profile".
  4. ^ "Puri Election Results - (Orissa)". www.elections.in. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  5. ^ Mohammad Suffian (4 October 2020). "Seven-time Odisha MLA Pradeep Maharathy dies of coronavirus; Guv Lal, CM Patnaik express condolences". India Today. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020.
  6. ^ "MLA Pradeep Maharathy Profile | PIPILI Constituency". www.moodisha.com. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Agriculture Minister Shri Pradeep Maharathy handing over the Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016 to Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik at Secretariat". naveenpatnaik.com. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016 handed over to CM at Secretariat - Reporters Today". Reporters Today. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Odisha receives Krishi Karman Award 2014-15 from PM Modi -". Odisha News Insight. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
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