Pradeep Maharathy

Pradeep Maharathy (4 July 1955 – 4 October 2020) was an Indian politician belonging to the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).^[1][2] At the time of his death, he was a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly^[3] representing Pipili Constituency.^[4]

Pradeep Maharathy
Minister of Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water Supply, Agriculture, Fisheries of Odisha
In office 21 May 2014 – 6 January 2019
Personal details
Born	(1955-07-04)4 July 1955 Pipili, Odisha, India
Died	4 October 2020(2020-10-04) (aged 65) Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Political party	Biju Janata Dal
Occupation	Politician
Website	http://www.pradeepmaharathy.com

Personal background

Pradeep Maharathy was born on 4 July 1955, in Pipili, Khorapada, Puri,^[5] the son of Gokulananda Maharathy.

Maharathy died of COVID-19 at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. He was 65.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

He started his political career as a student leader in SCS college, Puri. For the first time in 1985 he was elected as the MLA from Pipili Constituency, Odisha. He was then a member of Janata Party. He was elected to the legislature seven times.^[6]

Year	Constituency	Party
1985	Pipili (52)	Janata Party
1990	Pipili (52)	Janata Dal
2000	Pipili (52)	Biju Janata Dal
2004	Pipili (52)	Biju Janata Dal
2009	Pipili (110)	Biju Janata Dal
2014	Pipili (110)	Biju Janata Dal
2019	Pipili (110)	Biju Janata Dal

In May 2011 Maharathy became Agriculture and Fisheries Minister in the Government of Odisha and served until 2012.^{[citation needed]} He also served as Minister between 2014 and 2017. In 2017 he was named Minister of Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water.^{[citation needed]}

Awards received

Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016^[7][8]

Krishi Karman Award 2014-15 ^[9]

References

1. "MLA Pradeep Maharathy Profile | PIPILI Constituency". naveenpatnaik.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
2. "Council Of Minister". odishaassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
3. "Pradeep Maharathy MLA Profile".
4. "Puri Election Results - (Orissa)". www.elections.in. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
5. Mohammad Suffian (4 October 2020). "Seven-time Odisha MLA Pradeep Maharathy dies of coronavirus; Guv Lal, CM Patnaik express condolences". India Today. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020.
6. "MLA Pradeep Maharathy Profile | PIPILI Constituency". www.moodisha.com. Retrieved 15 April 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
7. "Agriculture Minister Shri Pradeep Maharathy handing over the Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016 to Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik at Secretariat". naveenpatnaik.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
8. "Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016 handed over to CM at Secretariat - Reporters Today". Reporters Today. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
9. "Odisha receives Krishi Karman Award 2014-15 from PM Modi -". Odisha News Insight. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.