Pratap Keshari Deb
Pratap Keshari Deb | |
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Member: Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office June 2019 |
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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) |
Alma mater | B.A. from Ramjas College, 12th from Rajkumar College, Raipur |
Profession | Social Work, Agriculture, Pisci Culture |
Pratap Keshari Deb (birth: 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 until 1 July 2022.
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. He was inducted into Naveen Patnaik's Cabinet as Industries, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Energy Minister in June 2022.