Pradipta Kumar Naik

Pradipta Kumar Naik (born 14 June 1966) is an Indian politician. He won the Vidhan sabha seat of Bhawanipatna Odisha four times with two times as Minister in Odisha. He became a Member of the Legislative Assembly in 1995 at the very young age of 27. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Bhawanipatna in the 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election^[1] as a member of the BJP. He is Leader of Opposition in Odisha Legislative Assembly.^[2][3][4][5]

Pradipta Kumar Naik
Leader of the Opposition Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office 25 June 2019 – 30 July 2022
Chief Minister	Naveen Patnaik
Preceded by	Narasingha Mishra
Succeeded by	Jayanarayan Mishra
Minister of Labour & Employment Government of Odisha
In office 5 February 2008 – 19 May 2009
Chief Minister	Naveen Patnaik
In office 18 May 2004 – 29 April 2006
Chief Minister	Naveen Patnaik
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office 2019–2024
Preceded by	Anam Naik
Succeeded by	Sagar Charan Das
Constituency	Bhawanipatna
In office 1995–2009
Preceded by	Dusmanta Naik
Succeeded by	Ajit Das
Constituency	Bhawanipatna
Personal details
Born	(1966-06-14) 14 June 1966 (age 59) Bhawanipatna, Odisha, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Pramila Naik
Children	3 son
Parent	Kirshani Naik (father)
Education	Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Laws
Alma mater	Sambalpur University
Profession	Advocate, Politician
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