DP
BJPSince 2004Male
Dharmendra Pradhan
Union Minister for Education
About
Dharmendra Pradhan is the Union Minister for Education and BJP's key figure in Odisha, where the party ended BJD's 24-year rule in 2024. Son of former MoS Debendra Pradhan and a former ABVP activist, he served as Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister (2014–2021) — overseeing the landmark Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana LPG scheme to 9 crore households. He first won a Lok Sabha seat from Sambalpur in 2024 after a long Rajya Sabha career.
Age
57
In office since
2004
Education
M.A. Anthropology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
Constituency
Sambalpur
Declared Wealth
MyNeta₹3.86 Cr
Total assets
₹0.22 Cr
Liabilities
Net worth: ₹3.64 Crafter liabilities
Source: ECI affidavit — most recent election declaration
No declared cases
No criminal or civil cases declared in affidavit