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Suresh Pujari

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Suresh Pujari
Minister of Revenue & Disaster Management
Government of Odisha
Assumed office
12 June 2024
Chief MinisterMohan Charan Majhi
Preceded bySudam Marndi
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2024
Preceded byAlka Mohanty
ConstituencyBrajarajnagar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byPrabhas Kumar Singh
Succeeded byPradip Purohit
ConstituencyBargarh
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Odisha
In office
7 November 2006 – 22 December 2009
Preceded byJual Oram
Succeeded byJual Oram
Personal details
Born (1960-07-29) 29 July 1960 (age 64)
Sambalpur, Odisha, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Padmini Nayak
(m. 1987)
Children2 sons
Residence(s)Bargarh, Odisha
EducationMaster of Science (Physics)
Bachelor of Laws
Postgraduate diploma in Labour Law & Personnel Management
Alma materGangadhar Meher University
Lajpat Rai Law College
Sambalpur University
ProfessionAdvocate, Politician

Suresh Kumar 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 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.

References

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  1. ^ "Bargarh Election Results 2019". News 18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Suresh Pujari tastes victory after 6 defeats". The New Indian Express. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. ^ "BJD's Prasanna Acharya's failure is BJP's Suresh Pujari's gain in Odisha". The New Indian Express. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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