Pradeep PurohitDOCKET NO. 72005

AGE

58

EDUCATION

Graduate

TERMS SERVED

1

PROFESSION BEFORE POLITICS

Social Worker, Politician, and Farmer

DECLARED ASSETS

Rs 2.26 Crore

DYNASTY CONNECTIONS

None.

Pradeep Purohit is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician representing the Bargarh constituency in Odisha. He has served one term in the Lok Sabha.

ATTENDANCE

98.6%

QUESTIONS ASKED

161

DEBATES PARTICIPATED

30

MPLADS UTILIZATION

15.2%

SOURCE: PRS India

ALLOCATED

₹14.70 Cr

SPENT

₹2.77 Cr

UNSPENT

₹11.93 Cr

UTILIZATION

18.8%

WORKS COMPLETED

39

WORKS RECOMMENDED

243

SOURCE: Empowered Indian (empoweredindian.in/mplads), MPLADS government data

0 FULFILLED · 0 BROKEN · 0 IN PROGRESS · 4 UNVERIFIED

1. 01. Bargarh-Nuapada New Railway Line: Promised to advocate for the Bargarh-Nuapada new railway line project and the introduction of new train services between Bargarh and Bhubaneswar.

   UNVERIFIED

   general · SOURCE: 2024 Campaign Speeches / PRS Records

2. 02. Cancer Hospital Infrastructure in Bargarh: Pledged to improve medical infrastructure, specifically ensuring the availability of adequate medical staff at the Cancer Hospital in Bargarh.

   UNVERIFIED

   general · SOURCE: 2024 Campaign Speeches

3. 03. Farmers' Rights and Forest Rights Claims: Promised to push for the timely disposal of forest rights claims (IFR and CFR) for scheduled tribes and traditional forest dwellers.

   UNVERIFIED

   general · SOURCE: 2024 Campaign Speeches

4. 04. Preservation of Cultural Heritage: Promised to establish a Dalkhai Academy, celebrate the bicentenary of Veer Surendra Sai, and erect a memorial for Shaheed Madho Singh.

   UNVERIFIED

   general · SOURCE: 2024 Campaign Speeches

8 criminal cases with 11 serious IPC charges. Charges include: IPC Section 307 (Attempt to murder - 2 charges), IPC Section 506 (Criminal intimidation - 5 charges), IPC Section 332 (Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant - 2 charges), IPC Section 452 (House-trespass - 1 charge), IPC Section 431 (Mischief by injury to public road - 1 charge), and various charges for unlawful assembly (IPC 143, 149), rioting (IPC 147), and wrongful restraint (IPC 341).

• Faces multiple serious criminal charges including attempt to murder, rioting, an

  HIGH · ALLEGED

  Faces multiple serious criminal charges including attempt to murder, rioting, and voluntarily causing hurt to public servants. These are generally related to his involvement in political agitations and farmer protests.

  SOURCE: MyNeta - https://www.myneta.info/LokSabha2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=7148

• [1] 2024 Campaign Speeches / PRS Records
• [2] 2024 Campaign Speeches