Suresh Pujari

{{short description|Politician from Odisha, India}}

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

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

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Suresh Pujari

| image = Suresh Pujari 2024.jpg

| office = Minister of Revenue & Disaster Management
Government of Odisha

| term_start = 12 June 2024

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| 1namedata = Mohan Charan Majhi

| predecessor = Sudam Marndi

| office1 = Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly

| term_start1 = 2024

| predecessor1 = Alka Mohanty

| constituency1 = Brajarajnagar

| office2 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| term_start2 = 23 May 2019

| term_end2 = 4 June 2024

| predecessor2 = Prabhas Kumar Singh

| successor2 = Pradip Purohit

| constituency2 = Bargarh

| office3 = President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Odisha

| term_start3 = 7 November 2006

| term_end3 = 22 December 2009

| predecessor3 = Jual Oram

| successor3 = Jual Oram

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|07|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sambalpur, Odisha, India

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| spouse = {{marriage|Padmini Nayak|1987}}

| children = 2 sons

| residence = Bargarh, Odisha

| education = Master of Science (Physics)
Bachelor of Laws
Postgraduate diploma in Labour Law & Personnel Management

| alma_mater = Gangadhar Meher University
Lajpat Rai Law College
Sambalpur University

| profession = Advocate, Politician

}}

Suresh Kumar Pujari (born 29 July 1960) is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Bargarh, Odisha in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/bargarh-election-results-2019-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-2155055.html | title=Bargarh Election Results 2019| publisher=News 18| date=23 May 2019 | accessdate=24 May 2019}}{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2019/may/25/suresh-pujari-tastes-victory-after-6-defeats-1981531.html | title=Suresh Pujari tastes victory after 6 defeats | publisher=The New Indian Express | date=25 May 2019 | accessdate=25 March 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2019/may/28/bjds-prasanna-acharyas-failure-is-bjps-suresh-pujaris-gain-in-odisha-1982809.html | title=BJD's Prasanna Acharya's failure is BJP's Suresh Pujari's gain in Odisha | publisher=The New Indian Express | date=28 May 2019 | accessdate=25 March 2020}} In 2024, he contested Vidhan Sabha election instead of Lok Sabha election, and was elected to Odisha Vidhan Sabha from Brajarajnagar constituency.

Suresh Pujari was a national secretary of the Bhartiya Janata Party and represented the state of Odisha in the central committee of the BJP, chaired by National President Amit Shah.

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