Rohit Pujari

Rohit Pujari is an Indian politician from Odisha. He was representing Rairakhol in Odisha Legislative Assembly From 2014 To 2024 .^[1] He is a member of the Biju Janata Dal. He is former Minister of Higher Education Government of Odisha.

Rohit Pujari[1]
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 's Sambalpur district
In office 2014–2024
Preceded by	Prasanna Acharya
Constituency	Rairakhol
Minister of Higher Education Government of Odisha
In office 2019 – 4 June 2022
Preceded by	Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi
Succeeded by	Arun Kumar Sahoo
Personal details
Born	(1973-12-29) 29 December 1973 (age 51)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Biju Janata Dal (Since 2009)
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (Before 2009)
Children	2
Residence	Sakhipara Sambalpur
Education	Birla Institute of Technology,Mesra
Profession	Politician
Awards	Times Power Man Of The Year 2019[2]

He also served as Deputy Chief whip, Odisha Government from 2014 to 2021. Pujari also served as chairman, Odisha Lift Irrigation Corporation from 2009 to 2014. Prior to joining BJD in 2009, he was the president of the Odisha Pradesh Youth Congress and AICC^{[clarification needed]} member.