Pravati Parida Age, Husband, Family, Biograpphy

Pravati Parida

movie Politician, Lawyer cake 26 January 1967 (Thursday) (Nimapada, Odisha)

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: 26 January 1967 (Thursday)

Birthplace: Nimapada, Odisha

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Nationality: Indian

Hometown: Nimapada

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Married

Spouse: Shyam Sundar Nayak

Children: Daughter(s)- 2

Education

Colleges: Utkal University, Bhubaneswar Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

Education: BA (Honors) (1986) LLB (1995) MA in Public Administration (2005) Certificate in Women's Empowerment and Development (CWED) from IGNOU (2005)

Lifestyle

Religion: Hinduism

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Pravati Parida

Pravati Parida enrolled as an advocate in the Odisha High Court in 1995.

After joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, she served as the president of the party’s women’s wing in Odisha.
Pravati Parida (centre) while addressing the media as the BJP’s women’s wing president in Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Pravati contested the 2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly elections from the Nimapara constituency on a ticket from the BJP; however, she lost to the Biju Janata Dal candidate Samir Ranjan Dash.

She lost the Nimapara seat to Samir Ranjan Dash in the 2014 and 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly elections by 29,637 and 32,008 votes respectively.

Pravati won the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly elections from the Nimapara constituency by defeating Dilip Kumar Nayak, a BJD candidate, by a margin of 4,588 votes.

On 11 June 2024, Pravati Parida and Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo were announced as the Deputy Chief Ministers of Odisha. This made Pravati the first woman to hold the position of Deputy CM in the state.

She is a fitness enthusiast and often practices yoga.
Pravati Parida while practicing yoga