BJP's Pradeep Purohit wins Barkar Lok Sabha seat by 251667 votes Know about him

BJP performed well in Odisha's 21 Lok Sabha constituencies. The Naveen Patnaik government has suffered a major setback in this election. The party could not win a single seat out of 21 constituencies. Whereas the BJP made a historic record and won 20 seats. Apart from this, one seat went on account of Congress. BJP candidate Pradeep Purohit has won the Bargar constituency. The contest for the Burgher Lok Sabha seat was very interesting. While Pradeep Purohit contested on behalf of BJP, Parineeta Mishra contested on behalf of BJP. BJP candidates were leading in the counting of votes from the beginning. He got 716359 votes and BJD candidate got 464692 votes. Pradeep Purohit won by a margin of 251667 votes. Sanjay Bhoi of Congress got 93551 votes. The constituency was expected to be a three-way contest, which the BJP won. Social worker, politician and farmer Pradeep Purohit was born on 4 May 1965 in Odisha. His father's name is Radeshyam Purohit. He matriculated from Baikmal High School in 1982. Pradeep Purohit is married to housewife Samari Oram. Since 2020, he has been serving as the state president of BJP Kisan Morcha. Pradeep Purohit, 58, is a social worker, politician and farmer. Founder of 'Bhalko Hadao Kandamarthan Bachao' movement, he is a former MLA representing Odisha's Padampur constituency from 2014 to 2019. He started his social career in the direction of 'Bhalko Hadao Kandamarthan Bachao'. He was the founder and coordinator of this movement. He is very dominant in his area. 8 Criminal cases registered: In an affidavit filed with the Election Commission, Pradeep Purohit has assets worth over Rs 2 crore. He has a debt of over Rs.6 lakh. 8 criminal cases have been registered against Pradeep Purohit.