Pradeep Maharathy

Pradeep Maharathy (4 July 1955 – 4 October 2020) was an Indian politician belonging to the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). At the time of his death, he was a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly representing Pipili Constituency.

Pradeep Maharathy was born on 4 July 1955, in Pipili, Khorapada, Puri, the son of Gokulananda Maharathy.

Maharathy died of COVID-19 at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. He was 65.^{[citation needed]}

He started his political career as a student leader in SCS college, Puri. For the first time in 1985 he was elected as the MLA from Pipili Constituency, Odisha. He was then a member of Janata Party. He was elected to the legislature seven times.

In May 2011 Maharathy became Agriculture and Fisheries Minister in the Government of Odisha and served until 2012.^{[citation needed]} He also served as Minister between 2014 and 2017. In 2017 he was named Minister of Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water.^{[citation needed]}

Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016[1]

Krishi Karman Award 2014-15