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Pratap Jena | |
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ପ୍ରତାପ ଜେନା | |
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| Cabinet Minister Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Minister | Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Law, Information and Public Relations[1].[2].[3].[4] |
| Preceded by | Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak |
| Constituency | Mahanga[5].[6] |
| Member: Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2000 – till date | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pratap Jena 3 June 1966 Cuttack, Odisha |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Residence(s) | Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
| Alma mater | Ravenshaw University |
| Website | Official Website |
Pratap Jena (Template:Lang-or) is an Indian Politician. He is currently a Cabinet Minister in the Fifteenth Odisha Legislative Assembly and heads the Health & Family Welfare, Law, Information and Public Relations portfolios. He was elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly from Mahanga constituency of Kendrapara (Lok Sabha constituency) district. He is also the Cuttack district president of Biju Janata Dal. Earlier, he had served as the Minister of School and Mass Education during his third term in the assembly.
Early Life
Pratap was born on 3rd June 1966 in Cuttack to Shri Dushasan Jena and Smt Saraswati Jena. He was educated at Board High School, Cuttack. Thereafter he did his B.Sc and M.Sc from Ravenshaw University, L.L.B. from Madhusudan Law College, Cuttack and PGDM from Cuttack.
Political Career
Student Politics
Pratap Jena joined student politics in 1985 making his debut as the secretary of the Science Society of Ravenshaw College. His reputation as a student leader grew after he was elected president of the students’ union of Madhusudan Law College, Cuttack in 1990-91. He was the president of State Chhatra Janata Dal (student's wing of Janata Dal) from 1992 to 2002, having been appointed by Odisha's legendary leader Late Biju Patnaik. He also held a number of other key organisational posts before becoming a Minister for the first time in 2009.[7]
Assembly Elections
In 2000, he contested the Odisha Legislative Assembly elections for the first time from Kissan Nagar constituency. He defeated Bira Kishore Parida of INC with a margin of 17,695 votes. He was re-elected from Kissan Nagar in 2004 Assembly elections, defeating Gurupada Nanda of INC by 24,768 votes. In 2009, he was elected for a straight third time, this time from Mahanga constituency, defeating Shaik Matlub Ali of INC by a margin of 29,220 votes. He became the School and Mass Education minister during this term. He was re-elected from Mahanga in 2014 Assembly elections, defeating Sarada Prasad Pradhan (Independent candidate) by 19,874 votes.
In a major ministerial reshuffle of the current State Cabinet on May 7, 2017, Pratap was assigned the portfolios of Health & Family Welfare and Law departments.[8] The portfolio of Information and Public Relations was later assigned during another reshuffle on May 3, 2018.[9]
Personal Life
On 29 May 1994, Pratap married Smt. Dezy Jena in Cuttack. The couple have a son and a daughter. Pratap likes to spend his leisure time with family. He has one Labrador Retriever named Endal. His hobbies include Organising Social Activities, Travelling, Listening to music.
Positions Held
(i) Chairman, Committee on Estimate, OLA
(ii) Member, Odisha Legislative Assembly(MLA) Representing from Mahanga Assembly
Constituency from 2009-2014.
(iii) Chairman, Paper-laid- on table Committee, Odisha
Legislative Assembly.
(iv) Minister, School & Mass Education, Govt. of Odisha, Bhubaneswar.(2009-2012)
(v) Member, Odisha Legislative Assembly(MLA)
Representing from Kissan Nagar Assembly
Constituency from 2004-2009.
(vi) MLA, Representing from Kissan Nagar Assembly
Constituency from 2000-2004.
(vii) Chairman, District Planning Committee, Anugul.
(viii) Member General Council, NCERT.
(ix) Chairman, Orissa Small Industries
Corporation (OSIC), Cuttack.
(ix) Chairman, Standing Committee of Industries, Steel
& Mines, Forest & Environment, Transport &
Commerce, Planning & Co-ordination Department,
Govt. of Odisha of OLA.
(x) President, Student’s union, MS Law College,
Cuttack(1990-91).
(xi) President, State Chhatra Janata Dal, the Student
Wing of Janata dal (1992-97).
(xii) State President , Biju Chhatra Janata Dal, the
Student wing of BJD (1997-2002).
(xiii) Science Society Secretary of Ravenshaw College,
Cuttack. (1985-86)
(xiv) Member Telephony Advisory Committee (TAC) for
Cuttack district.
(xv) Member, Railway users Consultative Committee of
Khurda division.
(xvi) Assurance Committee, Amenities Committee of
OLA(2000-04).
(xvii) Member, Library Committee of OLA.
(xviii) Member, Public Accounts Committee of OLA.
(xix) Member, Petition Committee of OLA.
(xx) Member, Governing Body of Board of Secondary
Education, Orissa, Cuttack.
(xxi) Member, OSRTC Board, Bhubaneswar.
(xxii) President, All Orissa Electrical Employees(GED)
Association.
(xxiii) President Employee’s Union of Seeds Corporation
of Orissa, Bhubaneswar.
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References
- ^ Jena, Pratap. "Health Minister Pratap Jena". The Telegrah.
- ^ Jena, Pratap. "Health Minister Pratap Jena". Pragitivadi.
- ^ Jena, Pratap. "Odisha Health Minister Pratap Jena". Times of India.
- ^ Jena, Pratap. "Health Minister Pratap Jena". The New Indian Express.
- ^ Jena, Pratap. National Election Watch. My Neta http://myneta.info/odisha2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=1259.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Jena, Pratap. "Mahanga Constituency". Wikipedia.
- ^ https://www.telegraphindia.com/1101127/jsp/orissa/story_13227788.jsp
- ^ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cm-naveen-patnaik-revamps-odisha-cabinet-12-ministers-take-oath/articleshow/58558580.cms
- ^ http://www.ptinews.com/news/9535259_Portfolio-reshuffle-for-5-Odisha-ministers.html
- ^ Jena, Pratap. "Council of Ministers". OLA. Odisha Assembly.