Pratap Chandra Sarangi
Pratap Chandra Sarangi (born 4 January 1955), was a Minister of State in the Government of India for Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. He is a Politician from Balasore, Odisha and serves as a National Executive member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He won Odisha Legislative Assembly, two times: from 2004 to 2009 and from 2009 to 2014, both times from Nilagiri constituency.[1]
Pratap Chandra Sarangi | |
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| Minister of State, Government of India | |
| In office 31 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Nitin Gadkari |
| Ministry | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| In office 31 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Giriraj Singh |
| Ministry | Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Rabindra Kumar Jena |
| Constituency | Balasore |
| Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2004–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Pradipta Panda |
| Succeeded by | Sukanta Kumar Nayak |
| Constituency | Nilagiri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1955 Gopinathpur, Odisha, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Alma mater | Utkal University |
He revolutionalised primary education in rural areas through the innovative concept of community funded Ekal Vidyalaya or single teacher schools.[2]