Debendra Pradhan

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
Died17 March 2025(2025-03-17) (aged 83)
Delhi, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Basanta Manjari Pradhan
(m. 1966)
Children2 (including Dharmendra)
EducationBachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Alma materSrirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack
Profession
  • Agriculturist
  • medical practitioner
  • social worker
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Debendra Pradhan (16 July 1941 – 17 March 2025) was an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, 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.