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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Prithviraj Harichandan
| image = Prithiviraj Harichandan 2024.jpg
| caption = Harichandan in 2024
| office = Minister of Law, Works, Excise, [[Government of Odisha]]
| term_start = 12 June 2024
| term_end =
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Mohan Charan Majhi]]
| office1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 4 June 2024
| term_end1 =
| constituency1 = [[Chilika Assembly constituency|Chilika]]
| predecessor1 = [[Kishore Chandra Naik]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1968|12|06}}
| birth_place = [[Chilika]], [[Odisha]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| parents = [[Biswabhusan Harichandan]] (Father)
| spouse =
| alma_mater =
| relations =
| children =
| profession = Politician, Consultant
}}

'''Prithviraj Harichandan''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] politician and Minister of Law, Works, Excise [[Government of Odisha]]. He is a member of the [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly]] from [[Chilika Assembly constituency|Chilika]] assembly constituency of [[Khordha district]]. He is the son of [[Biswabhusan Harichandan]], who was served as the [[Governor of Chhattisgarh]].

== Early life and career ==
Prithviraj did his Master in Science from [[Utkal University]] in 1987–89.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-15 |title=My Neta Profile |url=https://myneta.info/Odisha2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=644 |access-date=2024-06-15 |work=India News |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

On 12 June 2024, he took oath along with Chief Minister [[Mohan Charan Majhi]] in Janata Maidan, Bhubaneswar. Governor [[Raghubar Das]] administered their oath. Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]], Home Minister [[Amit Shah]], Defense Minister [[Rajnath Singh]], along with Chief Ministers of 10 BJP-ruled states were present at the time of oath.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Bharatiya Janata Party}}

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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Odisha]]
[[Category:Odisha MLAs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:People from Bhubaneswar]]
[[Category:Utkal University alumni]]

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