Nisith Pramanik
Constituency: Cooch Behar

Born/Date of Birthday: 17 January 1986
Place of Birth: Dinhata, Cooch Behar District, West Bengal, India
Nationality: Indian
Political party: Bharatiya Janata Party (2019-present)
Other political affiliations: All India Trinamool Congress (until February 2019)
Educational Qualifications: Bachelors of Computer Applications (B.C.A.)
Profession: Teacher, Business (Stock), Politician

Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Smt. Priyanka Pramanik
No. of Sons: 2
Parents: Shri Bidhu Bhushan Pramanik, Smt. Chhanda Pramanik
Permanent Address: Kharija Baladanga, P.O. Bhetaguri, P.S. Dinhata, Distt. Coochbehar - 736134, West Bengal
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Nisith Pramanik (born 17 January 1986) is an Indian politician and a Union Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs and Minister of State, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports from West Bengal. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Cooch Behar, West Bengal in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Personal life
Pramanik was born on 17 January 1986 to Bidhu Bhushan Pramanik and Chhanda Pramanik in Dinhata, Cooch Behar District, West Bengal, India. He has a bachelor's degree in computer application 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.

Political career
He was also a member of All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) before joining the BJP in March 2019. 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. As of 2021, at the age of 35 he became the youngest minister in the Union Cabinet.

Controversy
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. 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. The Leader of the Rajya Sabha, BJP MP Piyush Goyal, however, called the allegations baseless.