Prithviraj Harichandan

Prithviraj Harichandan is an Indian politician and Minister of Law, Works, Excise Government of Odisha. He is a member of the Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from Chilika assembly constituency of Khordha district. He is the son of Biswabhusan Harichandan, who was serving as the Governor of Chhattisgarh.

Prithviraj Harichandan
Minister of Law, Works, Excise, Government of Odisha
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 June 2024
Chief Minister	Mohan Charan Majhi
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Kishore Chandra Naik
Constituency	Chilika
Personal details
Born	(1968-12-06) 6 December 1968 (age 56) Chilika, Odisha
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Parent	Biswabhusan Harichandan (Father)
Profession	Politician, Consultant

Early life and career

Prithviraj did his Master in Science from Utkal University in 1987–89.^[1]

On 12 June 2024, he took oath along with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in Janata Maidan, Bhubaneswar. Governor Raghubar Das administered their oath. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, along with Chief Ministers of 10 BJP-ruled states were present at the time of oath.^[2][3][4]