Pradip Purohit

Pradeep Purohit is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, from Bargarh in the 2024 National Election. Pradeep Purohit, the BJP candidate, has led his party to a triumphant win, securing a total of 251,667 votes which is the highest in Odisha in terms of vote margin.

Pradeep Purohit
Official Portrait
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office 2014–2019
Preceded by	Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha
Succeeded by	Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha
Constituency	Padampur
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Suresh Pujari
Constituency	Bargarh
Personal details
Born	Pradeep Purohit 5 April 1964 Paikmal
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Pratima Purohit
Residence(s)	Paikmal, Bargarh district
Education	11th Pass
Profession	Cultivation
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He was also elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Padampur in the 2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

In his early career, he started his social life with the "BALCO Hatao Gandhamardan Bachao" movement. He was the founder and coordinator of this andolan. Later, thousands of people from every village in the Padampur sub-division joined him, and he became a public figure.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}