Dharmendra Pradhan

Dharmendra Debendra Pradhan (Odia: ଧର୍ମେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପ୍ରଧାନ) (born 26 June 1969) is a BJP leader and promoted as Cabinet Minister on 3/9/2017 currently the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas in the Narendra Modi-led NDA Government. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in March 2012 from Bihar state. Pradhan was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Deogarh constituency of Odisha. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan was also a member of 12th Assembly of Odisha (2000 - 2004) elected from Pallalhara constituency. He is a member of RSS and BJP. He is the son of former BJP MP Dr. Debendra Pradhan (ଦେବେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପ୍ରଧାନ).

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• Dharmendra pradhan indian minister of oil and natural gas
• Press Conference by Petroleum Minister Sh Dharmendra Pradhan
• Positions
• References

Educational Qualification: M.A.(Anthropology), Utkal University Bhubaneswar

Pradhan is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In addition to being a General Secretary, he was assigned additional responsibility to look after the party activities in Jharkhand in August 2011. Dharmendra Pradhan is a close confidant of BJP party President Amit Shah and was one of the Chief Architect for theof the BJP.

Positions

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Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Bihar: 2012–2014

Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha): 2004–2009 Deogarh, Odisha, India

Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly 2000- 2004 Pallalhada Assembly constituency

Bharatiya Janata Party All India General Secretary - 2010–present

In-charge BJP Karnataka: 2011–2013

Co-Incharge - BJP Bihar: 2010–present - State Elections

In-charge Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM): 2010–present

In-Charge BJP Jharkhand: Election in Charge Uttarakhand

Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha National President: 2004–2006

Bharatiya Janata Party: National Secretary 2007–2010

In-charge Chhattisgarh: 2007–2010

In-charge - BJP Bihar: 2013–end