Pritiranjan Gharai

Pritiranjan Gharai (born 6 October 1973) is an Indian politician from Odisha who was serving as the Minister of Rural Development, Skill Development & Technical Education in the Government of Odisha.^[3][4] He is ex Member of the Legislative Assembly in Odisha Legislative Assembly from Sukinda.^[5]

Pritiranjan Gharai
ପ୍ରୀତିରଞ୍ଜନ ଘଡ଼ାଇ
Minister Government of Odisha
Minister	Former minister Rural Development, Skill Development & Technical Education (State Independent Charge)
Member: Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency	Sukinda 2019, 2014
Constituency	Korei 2009
Personal details
Born	Pritiranjan Gharai (1973-10-06) 6 October 1973 (age 51) Jajpur, Odisha
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Biju Janata Dal
Spouse	Jhilik Bhattacharjee[1]
Children	2[2]
Parent	Prafulla Chandra Gharai (Father) Prativa Gharai (Mother)
Residence(s)	Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Career

He was sworn in as minister on 5th June 2022. Earlier, he was a member of the 14th & 15th Odisha Legislative Assembly. In 2024 Assembly elections he was defeated by a huge margin by BJP candidate Pradeep Bal Samanta.^[6][7][8]