Pradan Baruah

{{short description|Indian politician (born 1965)}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Pradan Baruah

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|4|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Silapathar, Dhemaji, Assam

| residence = Dhemaji, Assam

| death_date =

| death_place =

| office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| term_start = 23 May 2019

| term_end =

| predecessor = Sarbananda Sonowal

| successor =

| majority =

| constituency = Lakhimpur

| term =

| occupation = Social worker
politician

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| spouse = Arunima Baruah

| parents =

| children = 2

| alma_mater =

| website =

| footnotes =

| date = 12 December

| year = 2016

| source = http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4937

| office2 =

| termstart1 = 19 May 2016

| termend1 = 22 November 2016

| termstart = 22 November 2016

| office1 = Member of Legislative Assembly
for Dhemaji

| predecessor1 = Sumitra Patir

| successor1 = Dr. Ranoj Pegu

}}

Pradan Baruah is an Indian politician who is member of Parliament and elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Lakhimpur seat since November 2016. He won the by-election in November 2016, after the sitting member Sarbananda Sonowal resigned from the seat in May 2016 after becoming the Chief Minister of Assam.{{Cite web |title=PRADAN BARUAH : Bio, Political life, Family & Top stories |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/candidates/pradan-baruah |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=The Times of India}} He was earlier the member of Assam Legislative Assembly from Dhemaji Assembly constituency (no. 113) in Dhemaji district.

He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. Previously, Baruah was member of Indian National Congress but defected from Congress before the assembly election along with Himanta Biswa Sarma in 2016.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Winning-Lakhimpur-seat-Assam-CMs-priority/articleshow/53990764.cms|title=Winning Lakhimpur seat Assam CM's priority – Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India |date=3 September 2016 |publisher=|accessdate=28 September 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/9-congress-lawmakers-in-assam-join-bjp-1240894|title=9 Rebel Congress Lawmakers in Assam Join BJP|publisher=|accessdate=28 September 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=nov0715%2Fat050|title=The Assam Tribune Online|first=TI|last=Trade|publisher=|accessdate=28 September 2016|archive-date=1 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001191729/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=nov0715%2Fat050|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=aug0516%2Fstate056|title=The Assam Tribune Online|first=TI|last=Trade|publisher=|accessdate=28 September 2016|archive-date=1 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001191731/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=aug0516%2Fstate056|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/elections-2016/politics/assam-election-results-bjp-sonowal-win-congress-gogoi-loss-2810242/|title=Assam election results: Highest and lowest margin, the man behind BJP's historic win|date=20 May 2016|publisher=|accessdate=28 September 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=sep1016%2Fstate051|title=The Assam Tribune Online|first=TI|last=Trade|publisher=|accessdate=28 September 2016|archive-date=1 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001191728/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=sep1016%2Fstate051|url-status=dead}}