Record №odisha-3 · 18th Lok Sabha · Union Minister
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
Portrait · PRS mptrack
Sambalpur, Odisha
Bharatiya Janata Party
Dharmendra Pradhan is an Indian politician who is serving as the 9th Minister of Education since 2021. He previously held cabinet positions as Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas (2014–2021), Minister of Steel (2019–2021), and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (2017–2024). Pradhan represents the Sambalpur in the Lok Sabha as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has also served as a Rajya Sabha member from Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
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accountability · Poor
The election
How they won the seat
2024 general election result, as declared by the Election Commission of India.
Margin vs NOTA
The victory margin was larger than the NOTA count in this constituency.
Runner-up: PRANAB PRAKASH DAS (BIJU JANATA DAL).
Updated 4 Jun 2024
Parliamentary work
Did they show up — and speak?
Activity record from PRS Legislative Research.
As a Union Minister, this member's attendance and questions are not reported by PRS Legislative Research.
Updated 31 May 2026
Public record
Notable record
Offices held and milestones from the public record, each cited. Curated for senior office-holders; not drawn from a public registry and excluded from the accountability score. Where reception is documented, a sourced “public response” marker reflects how the action was received in public and press reporting — not dickipedia’s view.
Union Minister of Education
Minister of Education (2021-present)
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas (2014-2021)
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
Public response · DividedMinister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (2017-2024)
The affidavit
What they declared
As self-declared in the sworn 2024 election affidavit. Criminal cases are self-declared — pending ≠ convicted.
Declared assets across 2 sworn affidavits · 2004 → 2024
Each point is a sworn affidavit filed with the Election Commission. Declared assets moved from ₹4.8 L (2004) to ₹6.92 Cr (2024) — a change of +14,419%.
Updated 1 May 2024
The affidavit · in detail
Cases, assets & income, line by line
Reproduced from the sworn 2024 ECI affidavit. Self-declared — pending ≠ convicted.
Cite a serious IPC section
2 of 5
Other declared cases
3
“Serious” follows the ADR / MyNeta criteria (offence punishable by 5+ years, non-bailable, electoral, against the State, or a crime against women); derived from the self-declared sections. MyNeta’s own analysis lists this MP among winners with declared serious criminal cases.
Charges by IPC / BNS section · self-declared
- 1×Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel (§431)
- 1×Punishment for criminal intimidation (§506)
- 1×Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony (§153A)
- 2×Punishment for Being member of an unlawful assembly (§143)
- 2×Punishment for wrongful restraint (§341)
- 2×Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation (§283)
- 2×Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace (§504)
- 2×Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object (§149)
- 2×Obscene acts and songs (§294)
- 1×Defamation (§499)
- 1×Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention (§34)
- 1×Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions (§186)
- 1×Punishment for Defamation (§500)
Pending · 5· 1 with charges framed
- Kankadahada PS Case no: 05/2010- 23/1/2010 serious
SDJM Kamakashyangar now pending in the court of Addl. Civil Judge-cum-JMFC (LR,LTV) Angul
§143§283§431§294§506§149Sec.7 of CRL. Law Amendment Act
- Bhanjanagar PS Case no: 120/2019- 12/4/2019 serious
SDJM Bhanjangar
§153ASec.125 of Representation of people Act
- Puri town PS Case no: 149/2006- 19/5/2006 charges framed
SDJM, Puri now pending in the court of Special JMFC(S.Mishra) Bhubaneswar
§341§186§294§34Sec.3 PDPP Act
- G.R.P.S, Rourkela no: 09 of 2005- 8/2/2005 at Rourkela, dist- Sundargarh
SDJM Kuchinda on 8/2/2019 the case record transferred to the court of learned JMFC Addl. Court Bhubaneswar
§143§341§283§504§149Sec.147/174 of Railway Act
- Baripada town PS Case no: 16/2019- 24/1/2019
The court of Special Judge- cum-sessions judge, Mayurbhanj
§499§500§504Sec. 3(1)(r)(s) of SC & ST (PoA) Act
Convicted · 0
None declared.
Reproduced verbatim from the candidate’s sworn ECI affidavit. Self-declared; pending ≠ convicted. Cases marked “charges framed” are pending cases where the court has framed charges and the trial has begun — a court stage, not a verdict.
Where the declared wealth sits
Movable
₹4.62 Cr
Immovable
₹2.30 Cr
Declared sources of income
- SelfSalary, House property, Agricultral Activites, other sources (Interest on bank deposits), (no remuneration from ORC which is a Public Charitable Trust)
- SpouseBusiness, other sources (Interest on bank deposits), (no remuneration from Vikash Foundation Trust)
- DependentInterest on bank deposits & other sources.
Income declared in ITR, by year (self)
Updated 1 May 2024
Local-area funds
Where the development money went
MPLADS development funds for the constituency. House average: 27% spent.
Updated 31 May 2026
Party funding
Who bankrolled the party
Electoral bonds received by Bharatiya Janata Party between 2019 and 2024 — party-level, not attributable to this MP. The scheme was struck down by the Supreme Court in February 2024.
Top corporate donors to Bharatiya Janata Party
Donor-level breakdown is not disclosed for this party in the public bond data.
Updated 15 Feb 2024
What the numbers suggest
Read between the lines
Arithmetic on the public record — cross-checking what was declared, attended, debated, asked and spent. These are observations about the figures, each cited to its source. dickipedia draws no conclusions about any individual.
Declared assets grew 14,419% across 2 affidavits
Review-worthyFrom ₹4.8 L (2004) to ₹6.92 Cr (2024).
Declared assets rose 12× faster than declared income
FlagAssets increased by ₹6.87 Cr between affidavits, while declared income across 5 ITR years totalled ₹55.1 L.
96% of development funds lie unspent
FlagOnly 4% of MPLADS local-area funds were spent — ₹14.05 Cr unspent.
1 declared case(s) where charges have been framed
FlagSelf-declared in the sworn affidavit — pending ≠ convicted; framing of charges is a court stage, not a verdict.
Reach & roles
Contact & committees
Public contact details as published by the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
Plot No. 19 Prachi Enclave, Post Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar Odisha, 751016
Updated 31 May 2026
Press coverage
In the news
Recent third-party press matched to this MP via an automated news search — aggregated headlines linking out to the original publishers. These are the publishers’ own words: not verified by dickipedia, not one of the public registries, and excluded from the accountability score. An automated match may occasionally be imperfect.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates Birla Open Minds International School in Sambalpur
The News Mill · 29 May 2026Seva Bharati is a living example of selfless service: Dharmendra Pradhan in Odisha’s Sambalpur
organiser.org · 11 May 2026Dharmendra Pradhan felicitates Class 10 toppers during Sambalpur visit
EdexLive · 11 May 2026Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates Bhimmandali Eco Heritage Site in Odisha's Sambalpur
ANI News · 10 May 2026Pradhan launches 47 projects worth Rs 194 crore for Sambalpur
The Times of India · 10 May 2026
Updated 31 May 2026
Provenance
Sources & method
- Election Commission of India
- PRS Legislative Research
- Lok Sabha Secretariat
- ADR / MyNeta — sworn affidavit
- MPLADS eSAKSHI (MoSPI)
- ECI / SBI electoral-bond disclosure
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
- Google News (aggregated press; not verified)
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