Nisith Pramanik (born 17 January 1986) is an

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politician from

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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

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represented

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from 2021 to 2024 as a member of the

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. He was also member of the

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from 2021 until 2021 from

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. He was a member of the

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until 2019.

Early and personal life

Pramanik was born on 17 January 1986 at the village in

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of present-day

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and came to Dinhata after 1990 . He has

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(BCA). He was an assistant teacher at a primary school. He is married to Priyanka Pramanik, with whom he has two sons.

Political career

He was also a member of

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(AITC) before joining the

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in March 2019. In July 2021, he became

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and Minister of State, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in

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after the Cabinet reshuffle. As of 2021, at the age of 35 he became the youngest minister in the Union

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Controversy

In July 2021, his nationality created debate in the Indian political circle after Congress'

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wrote a letter alleging Pramanik of being a Bangladeshi national to the Prime Minister to investigate his nationality.

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also questioned his citizenship, while

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Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy also alleged he is a Bangladeshi citing his Wikipedia page as a reference. The Leader of the Rajya Sabha, BJP MP

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, however, called the allegations baseless.

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pramanik, Nisith Narendra Modi ministry 1986 births Living people India MPs 2019–2024 Lok Sabha members from West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 People from Cooch Behar district