Pradip Purohit

Pradeep Purohit is an Indian politician. He was elected to become the Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha representing Bargarh in the 2024 National Election. A candidate from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he has led his party to a win, securing a total of 251,667 votes which is the highest in Odisha in terms of vote margin. He was also elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Padampur in the 2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election as a member of the BJP. In his early career, he started his social life with the "BALCO Hatao Gandhamardan Bachao" movement.

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