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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1973)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Pritiranjan Gharai
| native_name = ପ୍ରୀତିରଞ୍ଜନ ଘଡ଼ାଇ
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| office = Minister [[Government of Odisha]]
| term_start =
| term_end = 2014
| minister = Former minister Rural Development, Skill Development & Technical Education (State Independent Charge)
| office1 =
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| term_end1 = 2019
| minister1 =
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| minister2 =
| office3 = Member: [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]
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| constituency3 = [[Sukinda (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sukinda]] 2019, 2014
| term_start4 =
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| constituency4 = [[Korei (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Korei]] 2009
| party = [[Biju Janata Dal]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|10|06|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jajpur]], [[Odisha]]
| birth_name = Pritiranjan Gharai
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| spouse = [[Jhilik Bhattacharjee]]<ref name="Odisha: BJD MLA ties the knot with Jhilik Bhattacharjee; Ollywood actress shares pics">{{cite news |title=Odisha: BJD MLA ties the knot with Jhilik Bhattacharjee; Ollywood actress shares pics |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/jhilik-bhattacharya-priti-ranjan-ghadei-pritiranjan-gharai-marriage-prafulla-ghadai-sukinda-mla-odia-actress/563999 |access-date=16 June 2024 |work= |date=12 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616164217/https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/jhilik-bhattacharya-priti-ranjan-ghadei-pritiranjan-gharai-marriage-prafulla-ghadai-sukinda-mla-odia-actress/563999 |archive-date=16 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
| parents = Prafulla Chandra Gharai (Father)
Prativa Gharai (Mother)
| children = 2<ref name="Odia actress Jhilik gives birth to twin daughters on her birthday">{{cite news |last1=KalingaTV |first1= |title=Odia actress Jhilik gives birth to twin daughters on her birthday |url=https://kalingatv.com/odisha/odia-actress-jhilik-gives-birth-to-twin-daughters-on-her-birthday/ |access-date=16 June 2024 |date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616164454/https://kalingatv.com/odisha/odia-actress-jhilik-gives-birth-to-twin-daughters-on-her-birthday/ |archive-date=16 June 2024}}</ref>
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'''Pritiranjan Gharai''' (born 6 October 1973) is an Indian [[politician]] from [[Odisha]] who was serving as the Minister of Rural Development, Skill Development & Technical Education in the [[Government of Odisha]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Pragativadi News |date=2022-12-02 |title='Skilled-in-Odisha' program has helped students get world-class training: Minister Pritiranjan Gharai |url=https://pragativadi.com/skilled-in-odisha-program-has-helped-students-get-world-class-training-minister-pritiranjan-gharai/ |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=Pragativadi |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-12 |title=Odisha to Showcase State as a Global Skill Hub |url=https://www.business-standard.com/content/press-releases-ani/odisha-to-showcase-state-as-a-global-skill-hub-123041200470_1.html |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=www.business-standard.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He is ex [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] in [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]] from [[Sukinda Assembly constituency|Sukinda]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Newsroom Odisha |date=2023-01-13 |title=Jajpur MP Sarmistha Sethi, Minister Pritiranjan Gharai Grace Opening Ceremony of Sourika Yuva Mahotsav |url=https://newsroomodisha.com/jajpur-mp-sarmistha-sethi-minister-pritiranjan-gharai-grace-opening-ceremony-of-sourika-yuva-mahotsav/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=News Room Odisha |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career ==
He was sworn in as minister on 5 June 2022. Earlier, he was a member of the [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|14th & 15th Odisha Legislative Assembly. In 2024 Assembly elections he was defeated by a huge margin by BJP candidate Pradeep Bal Samanta]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-27 |title=Odisha Has 8.80 Lakh Registered Unemployed Youth: Minister |url=https://www.news18.com/news/education-career/odisha-has-8-80-lakh-registered-unemployed-youth-minister-5633575.html |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gharai urges Naveen to open defunct mines of Sukinda chromites valley |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2022/nov/13/gharai-urges-cm-to-open-defunct-mines-of-sukinda-chromites-valley-2517856.html |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=KIIT polytechnic tops, Jajpur 2nd in government polytechnics ranking |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2022/aug/03/kiit-polytechnic-tops-jajpur-2nd-in-government-polytechnics-ranking-2483610.html |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://myneta.info/odisha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=5727 Pritiranjan Gharai] at MyNeta

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[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Odisha MLAs 2014–2019]]
[[Category:Biju Janata Dal politicians]]

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