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 |
Died | 4 October 2020(2020-10-04) (aged 65) Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
Political party | Biju Janata Dal |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | http://www.pradeepmaharathy.com |
Pradeep Maharathy (4 July 1955 – 4 October 2020) was an Indian politician belonging to the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). At the time of his death, he was a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly representing Pipili Constituency.
Personal background
Pradeep Maharathy was born on 4 July 1955, in Pipili, Khorapada, Puri, the son of Gokulananda Maharathy.
Maharathy died of COVID-19 at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. He was 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.
Year | Constituency | Party |
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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
Krishi Karman Award 2014-15
References
- "MLA Pradeep Maharathy Profile | PIPILI Constituency". naveenpatnaik.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- "Council Of Minister". odishaassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- "Pradeep Maharathy MLA Profile".
- "Puri Election Results - (Orissa)". www.elections.in. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- 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.
- "MLA Pradeep Maharathy Profile | PIPILI Constituency". www.moodisha.com. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Agriculture Minister Shri Pradeep Maharathy handing over the Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016 to Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik at Secretariat". naveenpatnaik.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016 handed over to CM at Secretariat - Reporters Today". Reporters Today. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Odisha receives Krishi Karman Award 2014-15 from PM Modi -". Odisha News Insight. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- 1955 births
- 2020 deaths
- Biju Janata Dal politicians
- People from Puri district
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India
- Janata Dal politicians
- Janata Party politicians
- Odisha MLAs 1985–1990
- Odisha MLAs 1990–1995
- Odisha MLAs 2000–2004
- Odisha MLAs 2004–2009
- Odisha MLAs 2009–2014
- Odisha MLAs 2014–2019
- Odisha MLAs 2019–2024
- State cabinet ministers of Odisha