Pravati Parida
{{Short description|Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Pravati Parida
| image = Dy CM Pravati Parida.jpg
| office = 4th Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha
| term_start = 12 June 2024
| term_end =
| predecessor = Basant Kumar Biswal
| successor = Incumbent
| governor = Kambhampati Hari Babu (current)
| alongside = Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = Mohan Charan Majhi
| office4 = Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
| term_start4 = 4 June 2024
| term_end4 =
| predecessor4 = Samir Ranjan Dash
| successor4 =
| constituency4 = Nimapara
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|5|12|df=y}}https://odishaassembly.nic.in/image.aspx?img=1557
}}
Pravati Parida (born 12 May 1966) is an Indian politician from Odisha. She became the first woman Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha. She is also the Minister of Women and Child Development, Mission Shakti, and Tourism. She is an MLA from Nimapara Assembly Constituency in Puri District representing Bharatiya Janata Party. She won the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-05 |title=Full list of Odisha Assembly elections 2024 winners |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/full-list-of-odisha-assembly-elections-2024-winners-9365903/ |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Pravati Parida , BJP Election Results LIVE: Latest Updates On Pravati Parida, Lok Sabha Constituency Seat - NDTV.com |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/odisha/vidhan-sabha-election-candidates-list-2024/pravati-parida-18106-1 |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=www.ndtv.com}}{{cite web |date=11 June 2024 |title=Who is Mohan Charan Majhi, BJP's first Odisha CM |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/who-is-mohan-charan-majhi-new-odisha-cm-bjp-bjd/articleshow/110909600.cms |access-date=11 June 2024 |website=The Times of India}}
Early life and education
Parida is from Nimapara. She married Shyam Sundar Nayak, a former government servant. She completed her LLB at Utkal University in 1995 and enrolled as an advocate in Odisha High Court, in the same year for some time.https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/meet-pravati-parida-bjp-leader-set-to-be-odishas-first-female-deputy-cm-101718110776015.html Later, she also did M.A. in Public Administration in 2005, also from Utkal University.{{Cite web |title=Pravati Parida(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)): Constituency- NIMAPARA(PURI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/Odisha2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=1231 |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=www.myneta.info}}
Career
Parida won the Nimapara Assembly Constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party{{Cite news |date=2024-06-04 |title=Nimapara Assembly Election Result 2024: BJD's Dilip Kumar Nayak to take on BJP's Parvati Parida |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/nimapara-election-result-2024-bhubaneswar-nimapara-assembly-election-poll-results-updates/articleshow/110675471.cms |access-date=2024-06-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} in the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election. She polled 95,430 votes and defeated Dilip Kumar Nayak of Biju Janata Dal by a narrow margin of 4,588 votes.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Nimapara Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/nimapara-election-result-2024-live-updates-highlights-assembly-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-8917548.html |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=News18 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-06-06 |title=Nimapara Assembly Election Results 2024: Nimapara Odisha Election Schedule, Vote share and Results |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/odisha-assembly-election/nimapara-constituency/ |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}
On 12 June 2024, she took oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha along with Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Mohan Charan Majhi as chief minister at Janata Maidan, Bhubaneswar. Governor Raghubar Das administered their oath. Prime minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh, along with chief ministers of 10 BJP-ruled states were present.{{Cite web |title=Highlights: BJP Tribal Leader, 4-Time MLA Mohan Majhi Sworn In As Odisha Chief Minister |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/odisha-chief-minister-swearing-in-live-updates-mohan-majhi-set-to-be-sworn-in-as-bjps-first-chief-minister-in-odisha-5874031 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=NDTV.com}}{{Cite news |last=Barik |first=Satyasundar |date=2024-06-12 |title=Mohan Charan Majhi sworn in as Odisha's first BJP Chief Minister |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/odisha/mohan-charan-majhi-sworn-in-as-odishas-first-bjp-chief-minister/article68281205.ece |access-date=2024-06-13 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} {{Cite news |date=2024-06-13 |title=Odisha Cabinet portfolios: CM Mohan Charan Majhi keeps Home |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/odisha-cabinet-portfolios-cm-mohan-charan-majhi-keeps-home-ministry-kanak-vardhan-singh-agriculture-pravati-parida-women-child-development-finance-2024-06-15-937131 |access-date=2024-06-15 |work=India News |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/meet-pravati-parida-bjp-leader-set-to-be-odishas-first-female-deputy-cm-101718110776015.html{{Cite web |date=2024-06-11 |title=Odisha New CM Live Updates: Mohan Charan Majhi declared new Odisha Chief Minister, KV Singh Deo, Pravati Parida to be Deputy CMs |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/odisha-new-cm-live-updates-bjp-odisha-new-chief-minister-2024-selection-live-news/3521378/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}} She became the first female deputy CM of Odisha.https://www.livemint.com/politics/odishas-first-female-deputy-cm-is-high-court-lawyer-pravati-parida-5-points-11718117624306.html
References
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Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Odisha
Category:Odisha MLAs 2024–2029
Category:People from Puri district
Category:Deputy chief ministers of Odisha
Category:Utkal University alumni