Nisith Pramanik
Nisith Pramanik | |
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Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
Assumed office 7 July 2021 Serving with Nityanand Rai and A.K Mishra | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | Amit Shah |
Preceded by | G. Kishan Reddy |
Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports | |
Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | Anurag Thakur |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Parthapratim Roy |
Constituency | Cooch Behar |
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2 May 2021 – 12 May 2021 | |
Constituency | Dinhata |
Personal details | |
Born | Harinathpur, Gaibandha, Bangladesh | 17 January 1986
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2019-present) |
Other political affiliations | All India Trinamool Congress (until February 2019) |
Spouse | Priyanka Pramanik |
Children | 2 |
Signature | ![]() |
Source: [1] |
Nisith Pramanik (born 17 January 1986) is a Bangladeshi[1] politician and a Union Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs and Minister of State, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports from West Bengal. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Cooch Behar, West Bengal in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2]
Personal life
Pramanik was born on 17 January 1986 to Bidhu Bhushan Pramanik and Chhanda Pramanik in Harinathpur area of the Gaibandha district in Bangladesh. He came to India to attained a Bachelor of Computer Applications (B.C.A.) and stayed in India.[3] He is married to Priyanka Pramanik, with whom he has two sons.[4]
Political career
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He was also a member of All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) before joining the BJP in March 2019.[5][6] In July 2021, he became Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of State, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in Second Modi ministry after the Cabinet reshuffle.[7]At 35, he is the youngest minister in the present Union Cabinet.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Nisith Pramanik a Bangladeshi national? Congress MP urges PM Modi to conduct enquiry". Republic World.
- ^ "BJP fares well in 'minority-concentration' districts, wins over 50% seats". The Times of India. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "কেন্দ্রীয় মন্ত্রী নিশীথ প্রামাণিক আদতে বাংলাদেশি? প্রশ্ন তৃণমূলের". EI Samay (in Bengali).
- ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "TMC leader joins BJP, says only PM Modi can save country". in.news.yahoo.com. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ ANI (1 March 2019). "TMC leader joins BJP, says only PM Modi can save country". Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers". India Today. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nisith-pramanik-cooch-behar-35-youngest-modi-cabinet-1825078-2021-07-07
- ^ Nishith Pramanik Youngest Minister: 35-year-old Nishith pramanik became the youngest minister of modi cabinet joined bjp from tmc 2 years ago