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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Short description|Indian politician (1941–2025)}}
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| birth_date         = {{Birth date |1941|07|16|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|07|16|df=y}}
| birth_place         = Nalam, [[Angul]]
| birth_place = [[Dhenkanal district|Nalam]], [[Orissa Province]], [[British India]]<br>(present-day [[Odisha]], India)
| constituency       = [[Deogarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Deogarh]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2025|03|17|1941|07|16|df=y}}
| term_start          = 1998
| death_place = [[Delhi]], India
| term_end            = 2004
| constituency2       = [[Deogarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Deogarh, Odisha]]
| party              = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)]]
| office              = [[Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Union Minister of State for Agriculture]]
| spouse              = Basanta Manjari Pradhan
| term_start          = 27 May 2000
| children            = Dharmendra Pradhan, Soumendra Pradhan
| term_end            = 29 January 2003
| residence          = Nalam, Block – Kaniha, Dist – Angul, Odisha
| primeminister      = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| alma_mater          = Nalam Primary School, Kaniha Block, Talcher {1948 – 1952 : Lower Primary School (Class 1 to 5 )}, Pabitra Nagar, Kaniha Block, Talcher, {1953 – 1954 : ME School (Class 5 to 7)}, Pabitra Mohan High School, Kaniha Block, Kaniha {1955 – 1957: High School (8th & 9th)}, Yubaraj High School, Talche {1958 – 1959: High School (10th & 11th)}, Angul College, Angul {1959- 1961: Intermediate (Science)}, M.B.B.S. Educated at S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha (1961 – 1966)
| primeminister1      = Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| nationality        = Indian
| predecessor = [[Thounaojam Chaoba Singh]]
| profession          = Medicine Practice, Social Science, Agriculture
| successor  = [[Shripad Naik]]
| office1 = [[Minister of Road Transport and Highways|Union Minister of State for Surface Transport]]
| termstart1 = 13 October 1999
| termend1 = 27 May 2000
| successor1 = [[Hukumdev Narayan Yadav]]
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term2 = 1998–2004
| predecessor2 = [[Sriballav Panigrahi]]
| successor2 = Dharmendra Pradhan
| party              = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|Basanta Manjari Pradhan|1966}}
| children            = 2 (including [[Dharmendra Pradhan|Dharmendra]])
| residence          = [[New Delhi|2, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi]]
| alma_mater          = [[Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital]], [[Cuttack]]
| education          = [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery]]
| nationality        = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| profession          = {{hlist|Agriculturist|medical practitioner|social worker}}
| signature          =  
| signature          =  
| website            =  
| website            =  
| office              = President, BJP, Talcher Mandal (1980 -1983), District President of undivided Dhenkanal District of BJP (1983 – 1985), District President of undivided Dhenkanal District of BJP (1985 -1988), State President of BJP, Odisha (1988 (February) – 1990), Re-elected as State President(BJP),Odisha(1990 – 1993), State General Secretary of  BJP, Odisha (1993 – 1995), Re-elected as State President of BJP, Odisha (1995 – 1997), National Executive Member, BJP (1997 – 1998), Elected as Member of Parliament to 12th Loka Shabha, Deogarh Parliamentary Constituency, Odisha (1998), Union Minister of State for Surface Transport (1998 - 1999), Re- Elected as Member of Parliament to 13th Loka Shabha, Deogarh Parliamentary Constituency (1999 – 2004), Union Minister of State, Surface Transport & Minister of State for Agriculture (1999 – 2001), National Vice President of BJP (2001 – 2002)
| country            = India
| education          = MBBS, SCB Medical College, Cuttack
| minister            = Minister of State for Surface Transport & Agriculture
}}
}}
   
   
'''Dr Debendra Pradhan''' (Odia language:ଦେବେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପ୍ରଧାନ) is a former minister of state of [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/members/ArchiveMemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=334&lastls=13|title=Members : Lok Sabha|website=164.100.47.194}}</ref> He served as minister of state for surface transport and agriculture in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] government. He was born on 16 Jul 1941 in undivided Dhenkanal District of [[Odisha]] and studied MBBS<!--Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery-->. He was elected to the [[13th Lok Sabha]] from [[Deogarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Deogarh constituency]]. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)]] and [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)]]. His son [[Dharmendra Pradhan]] is a [[Rajya Sabha]] MP from Madhya Pradesh and Union Minister of Education, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship in Narendra Modi Government.
'''Debendra Pradhan''' (16 July 1941 – 17 March 2025) was an Indian politician and a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/members/ArchiveMemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=334&lastls=13|title=Members : Lok Sabha|website=164.100.47.194}}</ref> who served as [[Union Council of Ministers#Ranking|minister of state]] for surface transport and agriculture in the [[Second Vajpayee ministry]]. He was elected to the [[13th Lok Sabha]] from [[Deogarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Deogarh constituency]]. He was also a member of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]].
 
== Background ==
Pradhan was born on 16 July 1941 in the undivided Dhenkanal District of [[Odisha]] and studied [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sansad.in/ls/members/biographyM/334?from=members|title=Pradhan, Dr. Debendra – details}}</ref> His son [[Dharmendra Pradhan]] is a [[Loksabha]] MP from Sambalpur, Odisha and Union Minister of Education, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship in the Narendra Modi Government. He died in Delhi on 17 March 2025, at the age of 83.<ref>[https://kalingatv.com/odisha/odisha-former-union-minister-debendra-pradhan-passes-away/ Former Union Minister Debendra Pradhan passes away]</ref>


==Offices==
==Offices==
*President, BJP, Talcher Mandal (1980 -1983)
*President, BJP, Talcher Mandal (1980–1983)
*District President of undivided Dhenkanal District of BJP (1983 – 1985)
*District President of undivided Dhenkanal District of BJP (1983–1985)
*District President of undivided Dhenkanal District of BJP (1985 -1988)  
*District President of undivided Dhenkanal District of BJP (1985–1988)
*State President of BJP, Odisha (1988 (February) – 1990)
*State President of BJP, Odisha (February 1988 – 1990)
*Re-elected as State President(BJP),Odisha(1990 – 1993)
*Re-elected as State President (BJP), Odisha (1990–1993)
*State General Secretary of BJP, Odisha (1993 – 1995)
*State General Secretary of BJP, Odisha (1993–1995)
*Re-elected as State President of BJP, Odisha (1995 – 1997)
*Re-elected as State President of BJP, Odisha (1995–1997)
*National Executive Member, BJP (1997 – 1998)
*National Executive Member, BJP (1997–1998)
*Elected as Member of Parliament to 12th Loka Shabha, Deogarh Parliamentary Constituency, Odisha (1998)
*Elected as Member of Parliament to 12th Lok Sabha, Deogarh Parliamentary Constituency, Odisha (1998)
*Union Minister of State for Surface Transport (1998 - 1999)
*Union Minister of State for Surface Transport (1998–1999)
*Re- Elected as Member of Parliament to 13th Loka Shabha, Deogarh Parliamentary Constituency (1999 – 2004)
*Re-elected as Member of Parliament to 13th Lok Sabha, Deogarh Parliamentary Constituency (1999–2004)
*Union Minister of State, Surface Transport & Minister of State for Agriculture (1999 – 2001)
*Union Minister of State, Surface Transport & Minister of State for Agriculture (1999–2001)
*National Vice President of BJP (2001 – 2002)
*National Vice President of BJP (2001–2002)


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
==External links==
{{13th LS members from Odisha}}
{{13th LS members from Odisha}}


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Debendra Pradhan
Union Minister of State for Agriculture
In office
27 May 2000 – 29 January 2003
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byThounaojam Chaoba Singh
Succeeded byShripad Naik
Union Minister of State for Surface Transport
In office
13 October 1999 – 27 May 2000
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded byHukumdev Narayan Yadav
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1998–2004
Preceded bySriballav Panigrahi
Succeeded byDharmendra Pradhan
ConstituencyDeogarh, Odisha
Personal details
Born(1941-07-16)16 July 1941
Nalam, Orissa Province, British India
(present-day Odisha, India)
Died17 March 2025(2025-03-17) (aged 83)
Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Basanta Manjari Pradhan
​
(
m. 1966)
Children2 (including Dharmendra)
Residence2, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi
EducationBachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Alma materSrirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack
Profession
  • Agriculturist
  • medical practitioner
  • social worker

Debendra Pradhan (16 July 1941 – 17 March 2025) was an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party,[1] who served as minister of state for surface transport and agriculture in the Second Vajpayee ministry. He was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Deogarh constituency. He was also a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

Background[edit | edit source]

Pradhan was born on 16 July 1941 in the undivided Dhenkanal District of Odisha and studied MBBS.[2] His son Dharmendra Pradhan is a Loksabha MP from Sambalpur, Odisha and Union Minister of Education, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship in the Narendra Modi Government. He died in Delhi on 17 March 2025, at the age of 83.[3]

Offices[edit | edit source]

  • President, BJP, Talcher Mandal (1980–1983)
  • District President of undivided Dhenkanal District of BJP (1983–1985)
  • District President of undivided Dhenkanal District of BJP (1985–1988)
  • State President of BJP, Odisha (February 1988 – 1990)
  • Re-elected as State President (BJP), Odisha (1990–1993)
  • State General Secretary of BJP, Odisha (1993–1995)
  • Re-elected as State President of BJP, Odisha (1995–1997)
  • National Executive Member, BJP (1997–1998)
  • Elected as Member of Parliament to 12th Lok Sabha, Deogarh Parliamentary Constituency, Odisha (1998)
  • Union Minister of State for Surface Transport (1998–1999)
  • Re-elected as Member of Parliament to 13th Lok Sabha, Deogarh Parliamentary Constituency (1999–2004)
  • Union Minister of State, Surface Transport & Minister of State for Agriculture (1999–2001)
  • National Vice President of BJP (2001–2002)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194.
  2. ↑ "Pradhan, Dr. Debendra – details".
  3. ↑ Former Union Minister Debendra Pradhan passes away

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