Pradip Kumar Amat

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Pradip Kumar Amat

| image = Pradip_Kumar_Amat.jpg

| office = Cabinet Minister
Government of Odisha

| term_start = 5 June 2022

| term_end = 11 June 2024

| governor =

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| 1namedata = Naveen Patnaik

| 2blankname = Ministry and Departments

| 2namedata = * Forest & Environment and Climate Change

• Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water
• Information & Public Relations

| office1 = Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly

| term_start1 = 5 March 2000

| term_end1 = 4 Jun 2024

| predecessor1 = Satchidananda Dalal

| successor1 = Saroj Kumar Pradhan

| constituency1 = Boudh

| office2 = Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly

| term_start2 = 16 May 2017

| term_end2 = 31 May 2019

| predecessor2 = Niranjan Pujari

| successor2 = Surjya Narayan Patro

| term_start3 = 25 May 2009

| term_end3 = 20 May 2014

| predecessor3 = Kishore Kumar Mohanty

| successor3 = Niranjan Pujari

| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1952|10|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Boudh, Odisha, India

| party = Biju Janta Dal

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

Pradip Kumar Amat is an Indian politician from Odisha. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly from 2000, representing Boudh Assembly constituency as a former Cabinet Minister Government of Odisha and Member of the Biju Janata Dal

He had studied LLB, M.A. and was an advocate by profession.

He was elected as MLA from Boudh at Odisha Assembly during 2000–2004, 2004–2009, 2009–2014 and 2014–2019, from 2019 (incumbent). {{ cite web |url=http://www.naveenpatnaik.com/Profile-of-Shri-Pradip-Kumar-Amat-of-BOUDH-constituency-86.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302204138/http://www.naveenpatnaik.com/Profile-of-Shri-Pradip-Kumar-Amat-of-BOUDH-constituency-86.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 March 2013 |title=Shri Pradip Kumar Amat }}{{Cite web|title=Shri Pradip Kumar Amat {{!}} Lok Sabha Television|url=https://loksabhatv.nic.in/shri-pradip-kumar-amat|access-date=2021-03-03|website=loksabhatv.nic.in}}{{Cite web|title=Pradip Kumar Amat(BJD):Constituency- BOUDH(BOUDH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:|url=https://myneta.info/odisha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=5025|access-date=2021-03-03|website=myneta.info}}{{Cite web|date=2009-05-25|title=Pradip Amat elected Orissa Assembly Speaker|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/pradip-amat-elected-orissa-assembly-speaker/story-41Qbh6rOfLQGiAcrWprzxO.html|access-date=2021-03-03|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=BJD MLA Pradip Kumar Amat elected Odisha Assembly Speaker|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2017/may/16/bjd-mla-pradip-kumar-amat-elected-odisha-assembly-speaker-1605451.html|access-date=2021-03-03|website=The New Indian Express}} He was inducted into Naveen Patnaik's Cabinet as Forest & Environment, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water, Information & Public Relations Minister in June 2022.{{cite news |title=Portfolios of newly-inducted ministers in Odisha |url=https://www.prameyanews.com/portfolios-of-newly-inducted-ministers-in-odisha/ |accessdate=6 July 2022 |work= |date=5 June 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706174605/https://www.prameyanews.com/portfolios-of-newly-inducted-ministers-in-odisha/ |archivedate=6 July 2022}}