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'Uttam Pradhan''' Pradhan (Devanagari: प्रधान) is a ministerial title used in regions of Hindu cultural tradition that equates to the more popular term Vizier in rank and function.[1][2] The Sanskrit pradhan translates to "major" or "prime";[3] however, the more modern Hindi definitions provided by the Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary also include "chief" and "leader".[4] The precise interpretation can differ significantly by region. The style was abandoned by many Indian princely states during the Mughal era in favor of Persian styles such as Wasir and Diwan.

Pradhan is a notable surname used mostly by the Brahmin, Kshatriya gurjar, and Kayastha people of northern, western, and southern India. These include the Khandayat and Bhanayat of Odisha, the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu of Maharashtra, and Brahmins of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, among others. It is also commonly employed as a high-caste family name by lineages belonging to the Chatharīya (or Kshatriya) caste of the Newāh/Newār (Nepal Bhasa: नेवा:) community of Nepal [5]

Pradhan (Bengali language:প্রধান) is an elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the panchayat (village government) in India (gram panchayat).The pradhan, together with other elected five to fifty (members), under the power of constituencies of the gram panchayat. The pradhan is the focal point of contact between government officers and the village community.Pradhan is mainly used in east Indian state of West Bengal. It use only village or Gram Panchayat level in West Bengal.