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	'''Nisith Pramanik''' (born 17 January 1986) is an Indian politician and a [[Government of India\|Union]] [[Minister of State\|Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs]] and [[Minister of State\|Minister of State, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]] from [[West Bengal]]. He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]], lower house of the [[Parliament of India]] from [[Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Cooch Behar]], [[West Bengal]] in the [[2019 Indian general election]] as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-fares-well-in-minority-concentration-districts-wins-over-50-seats/articleshow/69556665.cms \| title=BJP fares well in 'minority-concentration' districts, wins over 50% seats \| work=[[The Times of India]] \| date=29 May 2019 \| access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
			'''Nisith Pramanik''' (born 17 January 1986) is an [[India\|Indian]] politician and a [[Government of India\|Union]] [[Minister of State\|Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs]] and [[Minister of State\|Minister of State, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]] from [[West Bengal]]. He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]], lower house of the [[Parliament of India]] from [[Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Cooch Behar]], [[West Bengal]] in the [[2019 Indian general election]] as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-fares-well-in-minority-concentration-districts-wins-over-50-seats/articleshow/69556665.cms \| title=BJP fares well in 'minority-concentration' districts, wins over 50% seats \| work=[[The Times of India]] \| date=29 May 2019 \| access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Pramanik was born on 17 January 1986 to Bidhu Bhushan Pramanik and Chhanda Pramanik in [[Dinhata]] in [[Cooch ~~behar district~~]] of [[West Bengal]]. He ~~attained~~ a Bachelor of Computer Applications (B.~~C.A.)~~. He is married to Priyanka Pramanik, with whom he has two sons.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Members : Lok Sabha \|url=~~http~~://~~loksabhaph~~.~~nic~~.in/~~Members~~/~~MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5041&lastls=17 \|website=loksabhaph~~.~~nic.in \|access-date=15 March 2020~~}}</ref>		Pramanik was born on 17 January 1986 to Bidhu Bhushan Pramanik and Chhanda Pramanik in [[Dinhata]], [[Cooch Behar District]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. He has a bachelor's degree in computer application [Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)]. He was an assistant teacher at a primary school. He is married to Priyanka Pramanik, with whom he has two sons.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Members : Lok Sabha \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/minister-of-state-for-home-affairs-a-bangladeshi-citizen-says-trinamool-congress/article35408541.ece }}</ref>

	==Political career==		==Political career==
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	He was also a member of [[All India Trinamool Congress]] (AITC) before joining the [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]] in March 2019.<ref>{{cite news \|title=TMC leader joins BJP, says only PM Modi can save country \|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/tmc-leader-joins-bjp-says-222500604.html \|access-date=10 September 2019 \|work=in.news.yahoo.com \|date=1 March 2019 \|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=ANI \|title=TMC leader joins BJP, says only PM Modi can save country \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/tmc-leader-joins-bjp-says-only-pm-modi-can-save-country/videoshow/68215587.cms?from=mdr \|access-date=12 February 2020 \|date=1 March 2019}}</ref>		He was also a member of [[All India Trinamool Congress]] (AITC) before joining the [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]] in March 2019.<ref>{{cite news \|title=TMC leader joins BJP, says only PM Modi can save country \|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/tmc-leader-joins-bjp-says-222500604.html \|access-date=10 September 2019 \|work=in.news.yahoo.com \|date=1 March 2019 \|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=ANI \|title=TMC leader joins BJP, says only PM Modi can save country \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/tmc-leader-joins-bjp-says-only-pm-modi-can-save-country/videoshow/68215587.cms?from=mdr \|access-date=12 February 2020 \|date=1 March 2019}}</ref>
	In July 2021, he became [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)\|Minister of Home Affairs]] and [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports\|Minister of State, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]] in [[Second Modi ministry]] after the Cabinet reshuffle.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/modi-cabinet-rejig-full-list-of-new-ministers-1825111-2021-07-11\|title=Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers\|website=India Today\|access-date=2021-07-11}}</ref>At 35, he is the youngest minister in the ~~present~~ [[Government of India\|Union]] [[Cabinet of India\|Cabinet]].<ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nisith-pramanik-cooch-behar-35-youngest-modi-cabinet-1825078-2021-07-07</ref><ref>[https://www.~~mcezone~~.com/~~nishith~~-~~pramamni~~-~~youngest~~-minister-35-~~year~~-~~old~~-~~nishith~~-~~pramanik~~-~~became~~-~~the~~-~~youngest~~-minister-of-~~modi~~-~~cabinet~~-~~joined~~-~~bjp~~-~~from~~-~~tmc~~-2-~~years~~-~~ago~~/ ~~Nishith Pramanik Youngest~~ Minister: 35-~~year~~-~~old Nishith pramanik became the youngest minister of modi cabinet joined~~ bjp ~~from tmc 2 years ago]~~</ref>		In July 2021, he became [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)\|Minister of Home Affairs]] and [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports\|Minister of State, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]] in [[Second Modi ministry]] after the Cabinet reshuffle.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/modi-cabinet-rejig-full-list-of-new-ministers-1825111-2021-07-11\|title=Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers\|website=India Today\|access-date=2021-07-11}}</ref> As of 2021, at the age of 35 he became the youngest minister in the [[Government of India\|Union]] [[Cabinet of India\|Cabinet]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nisith-pramanik-cooch-behar-35-youngest-modi-cabinet-1825078-2021-07-07\|title=Nisith Pramanik of Cooch Behar, 35, is youngest minister in Team Modi\|first1=Ananya Bhattacharya New\|last1=DelhiJuly 7\|first2=2021UPDATED\|last2=July 7\|first3=2021 21:22\|last3=Ist\|website=India Today}}</ref>

			==Controversy==
			In July 2021, his nationality created debate in the Indian political circle after Congress' [[Rajya Sabha]] MP [[Ripun Bora]] wrote a letter alleging Pramanik of being a Bangladeshi national to the Prime Minister to investigate his nationality.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Questions over Bangladesh nationality of Union Minister of State Nishit Pramanik open Pandora's box \|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/questions-bangladesh-nationality-union-minister-state-nishit-pramanik-open-pandoras-box-1502983397.html \|access-date=19 July 2021 \|work=The Statesman \|date=18 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=BJP, Trinamool Spar Over Minister's Nationality Before Parliament Session \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjp-trinamool-spar-over-union-minister-nishit-pramaniks-nationality-on-parliament-eve-2489200 \|access-date=19 July 2021 \|work=NDTV.com}}</ref>
			[[Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha]], [[Mallikarjun Kharge]] also questioned about his citizenship, while [[All India Trinamool Congress\|TMC]] Rajya Sabha MP [[Sukhendu Sekhar Roy]] also alleged him to be a Bangladeshi citing Wikipedia as a reference.<ref>{{cite news \|title=নিশীথের নাগরিকত্ব নিয়ে রাজ্যসভায় এক সুরে সরব TMC-Congress, বিতর্ক ওড়াল সরকারপক্ষ \|url=https://zeenews.india.com/bengali/nation/tmc-and-congress-demands-probe-on-nisith-pramaniks-citizenship_393645.html \|access-date=23 July 2021 \|work=Zee24Ghanta.com \|date=19 July 2021}}</ref>
			The [[Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha\|Leader of the Rajya Sabha]], BJP MP [[Piyush Goyal]], however, called the allegations baseless.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Home Truths: Opposition Questions Minister's Nationality, BJP Calls Row 'Baseless'\|work=[[News18]]\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/home-truths-opposition-questions-ministers-nationality-bjp-calls-row-baseless-3981965.html}}</ref>

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| office = [[Ministry of Home Affairs|Minister of State for Home Affairs]]
| minister = [[Amit Shah]]
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
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'''Nisith Pramanik''' (born 17 January 1986) is an Indian politician and a [[Government of India|Union]] [[Minister of State|Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs]] and [[Minister of State|Minister of State, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]] from [[West Bengal]]. He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]], lower house of the [[Parliament of India]] from [[Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Cooch Behar]], [[West Bengal]] in the [[2019 Indian general election]] as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-fares-well-in-minority-concentration-districts-wins-over-50-seats/articleshow/69556665.cms | title=BJP fares well in 'minority-concentration' districts, wins over 50% seats | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=29 May 2019 | access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Pramanik was born on 17 January 1986 to Bidhu Bhushan Pramanik and Chhanda Pramanik in [[Dinhata]] in [[Cooch behar district]] of [[West Bengal]]. He attained a Bachelor of Computer Applications (B.C.A.). He is married to Priyanka Pramanik, with whom he has two sons.<ref>{{cite web |title=Members : Lok Sabha |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5041&lastls=17 |website=loksabhaph.nic.in |access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref>

==Political career==
[[File:The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind administering the oath as Minister of State to Shri Nisith Pramanik, at a Swearing-in Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on July 07, 2021 (1).jpg|thumb|The President, Shri [[Ram Nath Kovind]] administering the oath as Minister of State to Shri Nisith Pramanik, at a Swearing-in Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on July 07, 2021.|left]]

He was also a member of [[All India Trinamool Congress]] (AITC) before joining the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] in March 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=TMC leader joins BJP, says only PM Modi can save country |url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/tmc-leader-joins-bjp-says-222500604.html |access-date=10 September 2019 |work=in.news.yahoo.com |date=1 March 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=ANI |title=TMC leader joins BJP, says only PM Modi can save country |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/tmc-leader-joins-bjp-says-only-pm-modi-can-save-country/videoshow/68215587.cms?from=mdr |access-date=12 February 2020 |date=1 March 2019}}</ref>
In July 2021, he became [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]] and [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|Minister of State, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]] in [[Second Modi ministry]] after the Cabinet reshuffle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/modi-cabinet-rejig-full-list-of-new-ministers-1825111-2021-07-11|title=Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers|website=India Today|access-date=2021-07-11}}</ref>At 35, he is the youngest minister in the present [[Government of India|Union]] [[Cabinet of India|Cabinet]].<ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nisith-pramanik-cooch-behar-35-youngest-modi-cabinet-1825078-2021-07-07</ref><ref>[https://www.mcezone.com/nishith-pramamni-youngest-minister-35-year-old-nishith-pramanik-became-the-youngest-minister-of-modi-cabinet-joined-bjp-from-tmc-2-years-ago/ Nishith Pramanik Youngest Minister: 35-year-old Nishith pramanik became the youngest minister of modi cabinet joined bjp from tmc 2 years ago]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5041&lastls=17 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]

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