Pralhad Joshi
Pralhad Joshi | |
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Dharwad | |
| President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka | |
| In office 12 July 2012 – 12 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | K. S. Eshwarappa |
| Succeeded by | B. S. Yediyurappa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1962 ), India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Jyothi Joshi |
| Children | 3 |
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Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi
Pralhad Joshi first came to public notice with RSS when they organised a movement to hoist the Tri-colour flag at Idagah Maidan Hubli Karnataka during 1992–1994. Recently the Supreme court has upheld the Karnataka High Court order restoring the ownership of the said maidan to The Hubli-Dharwad Municipal corporation. He has been elected to Lok Sabha in the general elections of 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019.
On 30 May 2019, Pralhad Joshi was sworn in as a cabinet minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second term government.
On 13 March 2024, he was announced as the BJP candidate from the Dharwad constituency in the 2024 General Elections, which he has represented for the past three terms.[4]
Early life
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Pralhad Joshi was born on 27 November 1962 in Vijayapura, Karnataka.[citation needed]
Early politics
An industrialist by vocation in his early days, Pralhad Joshi ingratiated himself into the political fray by organizing a movement to hoist the Tri-colour flag at Idagah Maidan (also known as Kittur Rani chennamma Maidan) Hubli Karnataka from 1992 to 1994. He also led the "Save Kashmir Movement" during those years, which established him as a known figure in those regions of the state.[5] He was then elected the president of BJP in Dharwad district. He first contested in the 14th Lok Sabha elections in 2004 where he won the Dharwad constituency by defeating INC's B.S Patil.
He's won three consecutive elections from that constituency and is the incumbent MP of Dharwad. In the 2009 General elections, he won by second highest margin amidst 28 constituencies in Karnataka, while most of the ministers and MPs secured a loss in the same year. In 2019, he retained the Dharwad seat for a second term by a margin of over one lakh votes and was subsequently appointed Minister of parliamentary affairs; Minister of coal; and Minister of Mines in Modi's cabinet.[6]
Union Minister
He took oath as the Cabinet minister on 30 May 2019 and became the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines.[7]
References
- ^ Lok Sabha (2022). "Pralhad Joshi". Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Current Lok Sabha Members Biographical Sketch". Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2006.
- ^ "Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi | National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in.
- ^ "Second list of BJP candidates for ensuing General Elections 2024 to the Parliamentary Constituencies of different states finalised by BJP CEC". 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "In Hubli's disputed Idgah, a lesson for Gurugram". The Indian Express. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Pralhad Joshi: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- Live Mint, 31 May 2019
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