Pratap Keshari Deb
Pratap Keshari Deb | |
|---|---|
| Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Devendra Sharma (Congress) |
| Constituency | Aul |
| MP of Rajya Sabha for Odisha | |
| Preceded by | Bishnu Charan Das, BJD |
| Constituency | Odisha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1972 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | BJD |
| Parent(s) | Lt. Sarat Kumar Deb (Father), Sushree Devi (Mother) |
| Alma mater | B.A. from Ramjas College, 12th from Rajkumar College, Raipur |
| Profession | Social Work, Agriculture, Pisci Culture |
Pratap Keshari Deb (born 16 October 1972) is an Indian politician from the state of Odisha. In May 2017, he won a bypoll to the Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha constituency which was vacated by Bishnu Charan Das when he was appointed chairman of Odisha State Planning Board. Pratap Deb filed a nomination and won the seat uncontested on 18 May 2017. He will complete the remainder of his term on 1 July 2022.
Pratap Keshari Deb is a member of 16th Assembly of Odisha (2019 - 2024) elected from Aul. Deb had defeated his nearest Congress rival Devendra Sharma by a margin of 55,601 votes. He was inducted into Naveen Patnaik's Cabinet as Industries, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Energy Minister in June 2022.