Suresh Pujari

Suresh Kumar Pujari, also written as Suresh Pujari, (born 29 July 1960) is an Indian Politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Bargarh, Odisha in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1][2][3] In 2024, he contested Vidhan Sabha election instead of Lok Sabha election, and was elected to Odisha Vidhan Sabha from Brajarajnagar constituency.

Suresh Pujari
Minister of Revenue & Disaster Management Government of Odisha
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 June 2024
Chief Minister	Mohan Charan Majhi
Preceded by	Sudam Marndi
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2024
Preceded by	Alka Mohanty
Constituency	Brajarajnagar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Prabhas Kumar Singh
Succeeded by	Pradip Purohit
Constituency	Bargarh
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Odisha
In office 7 November 2006 – 22 December 2009
Preceded by	Jual Oram
Succeeded by	Jual Oram
Personal details
Born	(1960-07-29) 29 July 1960 (age 65) Sambalpur, Odisha, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Padmini Nayak ​ (m. 1987)​
Children	2 sons
Residence(s)	Bargarh, Odisha
Education	Master of Science (Physics) Bachelor of Laws Postgraduate diploma in Labour Law & Personnel Management
Alma mater	Gangadhar Meher University Lajpat Rai Law College Sambalpur University
Profession	Advocate, Politician

Suresh Pujari was a national secretary of the Bhartiya Janata Party and represented the state of Odisha in the central committee of the BJP, chaired by National President Amit Shah.

Early life and education

Suresh Pujari was born on July 29, 1960, in Sambalpur, Odisha. He holds an M.Sc. in Physics, an L.L.B., and a postgraduate diploma in Labour Law and Personal Management from colleges affiliated with Sambalpur University. He married to Padmini Nayak, they couple was married on February 7, 1987, and has two sons. His wife Padmini Nayak is a retired Additional Block Education Officer.