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Indian politician
Nisith Pramanik
(born 17 January 1986) is an
Indian
politician from
West Bengal
who has served as the
Union
Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs
and
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
from 2021 to 2024 and a member of the
Lok Sabha
represented
Cooch Behar
,
West Bengal
from 2021 to 2024 as a member of the
Bharatiya Janata Party
.
[3]
He was also member of the
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
from 2021 until 2021 from
Dinhata Assembly constituency
. He was a member of the
Trinamool Congress
until 2019.
Early and personal life
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Pramanik was born on 17 January 1986 to Bidhu Bhushan Pramanik and Chhanda Pramanik in
Dinhata
,
Cooch Behar District
,
West Bengal
. His father left his ancestral village in
Palashbari Upazila
,
Gaibandha District
of present-day
Bangladesh
and came to Dinhata in 1968, becoming a businessman.
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He has
Bachelor of Computer Applications
(BCA). He was an assistant teacher at a primary school. He is married to Priyanka Pramanik, with whom he has two sons.
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Political career
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He was also a member of
All India Trinamool Congress
(AITC) before joining the
BJP
in March 2019.
[6]
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In July 2021, he became
Minister of Home Affairs
and
Minister of State, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
in
Second Modi ministry
after the Cabinet reshuffle.
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As of 2021, at the age of 35 he became the youngest minister in the
Union
Cabinet
.
[9]
Controversy
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In July 2021, his nationality created debate in the Indian political circle after Congress'
Rajya Sabha
MP
Ripun Bora
wrote a letter alleging Pramanik of being a Bangladeshi national to the Prime Minister to investigate his nationality.
[10]
[11]
Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha
,
Mallikarjun Kharge
also questioned his citizenship, while
TMC
Rajya Sabha MP
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy
also alleged he is a Bangladeshi citing his Wikipedia page as a reference.
[12]
The
Leader of the Rajya Sabha
, BJP MP
Piyush Goyal
, however, called the allegations baseless.
[13]
References
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"Nisith Pramanik | National Portal of India"
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www.india.gov.in
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"Members : Lok Sabha"
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"BJP fares well in 'minority-concentration' districts, wins over 50% seats"
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The Times of India
. 29 May 2019
. Retrieved
15 March
2020
.
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Shabuj, Mostafa (20 July 2021).
"Indian minister Pramanik not Bangladeshi citizen, says extended family in Gaibandha"
.
The Daily Star
. Retrieved
7 June
2024
.
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"Members : Lok Sabha"
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The Hindu
. 19 July 2021.
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"TMC leader joins BJP, says only PM Modi can save country"
.
in.news.yahoo.com
. 1 March 2019
. Retrieved
10 September
2019
.
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ANI (1 March 2019).
"TMC leader joins BJP, says only PM Modi can save country"
. Retrieved
12 February
2020
.
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"Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers"
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India Today
. Retrieved
11 July
2021
.
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Ananya Bhattacharya (7 July 2021).
"Nisith Pramanik of Cooch Behar, 35, is youngest minister in Team Modi"
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India Today
.
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"Questions over Bangladesh nationality of Union Minister of State Nishit Pramanik open Pandora's box"
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The Statesman
. 18 July 2021
. Retrieved
19 July
2021
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"BJP, Trinamool Spar Over Minister's Nationality Before Parliament Session"
.
NDTV.com
. Retrieved
19 July
2021
.
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"??????? ????????? ????? ?????????? ?? ???? ??? TMC-Congress, ?????? ????? ?????????"
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Zee24Ghanta.com
. 19 July 2021
. Retrieved
23 July
2021
.
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"Home Truths: Opposition Questions Minister's Nationality, BJP Calls Row 'Baseless'
"
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News18
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