Pradipta Kumar Naik (born 14 June 1966) is an Indian politician. He won the Vidhan sabha seat of Bhawanipatna Odisha four times with two times as Minister in Odisha. He became a Member of the Legislative Assembly in 1995 at the very young age of 27. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Bhawanipatna in the 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election[1] as a member of the BJP. He is Leader of Opposition in Odisha Legislative Assembly.[2][3][4][5]

Pradipta Kumar Naik
Leader of the Opposition
Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office
25 June 2019 – 30 July 2022
Chief MinisterNaveen Patnaik
Preceded byNarasingha Mishra
Succeeded byJayanarayan Mishra
Minister of Labour & Employment
Government of Odisha
In office
5 February 2008 – 19 May 2009
Chief MinisterNaveen Patnaik
In office
18 May 2004 – 29 April 2006
Chief MinisterNaveen Patnaik
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2019
Preceded byAnam Naik
ConstituencyBhawanipatna
In office
1995–2009
Preceded byDusmanta Naik
Succeeded byAjit Das
ConstituencyBhawanipatna
Personal details
Born (1966-06-14) 14 June 1966 (age 58)
Bhawanipatna, Odisha, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpousePramila Naik
Children1 son
Parent
  • Kirshani Naik (father)
EducationBachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Laws
Alma materSambalpur University
ProfessionAdvocate, Politician
Source: [1]

References

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  1. ^ "Bhawanipatna Legislative Assembly Election Result 2019 Election". newstrend.news. Newstrend. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. ^ My Neta
  3. ^ Member's Profile
  4. ^ Pradipta Naik appointed Odisha's leader of opposition
  5. ^ Pradipta Naik Appointed Leader of BJP Legislature Party in Odisha