Pratap Keshari Deb

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

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

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Pratap Keshari Deb

| image = Pratap Keshari Deb(Aul).jpg

| office = Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly

| constituency = Aul

| term_start = June 2019

| term_end =

| predecessor = Devendra Sharma (Congress)

| office1 = MP of Rajya Sabha for Odisha

| constituency1 = Odisha

| predecessor1 = Bishnu Charan Das, BJD

| term_end1 = 10 June 2019

| successor1 =

| nationality = Indian

| parents = Lt. Sarat Kumar Deb (Father),{{cite web | url=http://www.myneta.info/rajsab09aff/candidate.php?candidate_id=680 | title=Pratap Keshari Deb(Criminal & Asset Declaration) | publisher=myneta.info | accessdate=2018-02-05}} Sushree Devi (Mother) {{cite news |author=Subadh Nayak |date=10 January 2024 |title=Former Aul MLA Sushree Devi passes away |url=https://kalingatv.com/state/former-aul-mla-sushree-devi-passes-away/ |work=Kalinga TV |location= Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India|publisher=kalingatv.com|access-date=11 January 2024}}

| spouse =

| party = BJD

| birth_date= {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|10|16}}

| residence =

| alma_mater = B.A. from Ramjas College, 12th from Rajkumar College, Raipur {{cite web | url=http://www.prsindia.org/mptrack/pratapkesharideb | title=Pratap Keshari Deb | publisher=MP Track by PRS Legislative Research | accessdate=2018-02-05}}

| profession = Social Work, Agriculture, Pisci Culture {{cite web | url=http://www.myneta.info/rajsab09aff/candidate.php?candidate_id=680 | title=Pratap Keshari Deb(Criminal & Asset Declaration) | publisher=myneta.info | accessdate=2018-02-05}}

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Pratap Keshari Deb (born 16 October 1972) is an Indian politician from the state of Odisha. In May 2017, he won a bypoll to the Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha constituency which was vacated by Bishnu Charan Das when he was appointed chairman of Odisha State Planning Board. Pratap Deb filed a nomination and won the seat uncontested on 18 May 2017. He will complete the remainder of his term on 1 July 2022.{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/bjd-s-pratap-deb-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-117051801198_1.html | title=BJD's Pratap Deb elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha | publisher=business-standard.com | accessdate=2017-05-18}}{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/naveen-patnaik-announces-pratap-keshari-deb-as-bjd-nominee-for-rajya-sabha/articleshow/58626604.cms | title=Naveen Patnaik announces Pratap Keshari Deb as BJD nominee for Rajya Sabha | publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com | accessdate=2017-05-18}}

Pratap Keshari Deb is a member of 16th Assembly of Odisha (2019 - 2024) elected from Aul. Deb had defeated his nearest Congress rival Devendra Sharma by a margin of 55,601 votes.{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2019/jun/11/senior-bjd-leader-pratap-keshari-deb-resigns-from-rajya-sabha-1988651.html | title=Senior BJD leader Pratap Keshari Deb resigns from Rajya Sabha| publisher=newindianexpress.com | access-date=2019-06-11}} He was inducted into Naveen Patnaik's Cabinet as Industries, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Energy 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}}