Pratap Simha
Pratap Simha | |
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.jpg?lang=en) Pratap Simha (2020) | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 26 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Adagur H. Vishwanath |
| Constituency | Mysore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 June 1976 Sakleshpura, Karnataka, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Arpitha |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | pratapsimha |
Pratap Simha (born 21 June 1976)[1] is a Member of Parliament from the 17th Lok Sabha of India.[2] He was also a member of 16th Lok Sabha of India.He was born in Sakleshpura, Hassan. He represents Mysore-Kodagu (Lok Sabha constituency)F of Karnataka and he is the Former President of Yuva Morcha Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Karnataka. He won the Mysore Lok Sabha seat in 2019 with a margin of 1.39 Lakh votes by defeating the Congress candidate. Also he is the only candidate in history of Mysore lok sabha constituency to secure more than 5 lakh votes in both 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Career
As journalist
Simha joined the Kannada-language newspaper Vijaya Karnataka in 1999 as a trainee. He was later elevated as the editor and functioned under senior editor Vishweshwar Bhat during the time. He wrote his column under the title Bettale Jagattu (The Naked World) espousing Hindutva and being fiercely critical of anybody opposing it.[3] Writing an article for the Outlook in 2014, he claimed that with his book Narendra Modi: Yaaru Thuliyada Haadi (Narendra Modi: The Untrodden Road) written in 2008, Simha "introduc[ed] Modi to Karnataka."[4] Expressing his desire to contest from the Udupi Chikmagalur constituency as a member of the BJP in the 2014 general election, his candidature was accepted by the party, but was asked to contest from Mysore. Then a journalist with Kannada Prabha, Simha resigned in April 2014 before beginning his electoral campaign, and subsequently winning the seat. He summed up: "In 33 days, I had gone from columnist to parliamentarian."[4]
As politician
In June 2015, Simha was appointed as a member of the Press Council of India.[3] As a politician and a Member of the Parliament (MP), Simha came to be known for his staunch stances in the promotion of Hindutva.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "Lok Sabha profile of Pratap Simha".
- ^ ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA (23 May 2019). "GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2019". ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. Mysore. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Karnataka MP and former journalist Pratap Simha made Press Council of India member". The News Minute. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ a b "I Was The Only Candidate Modi Hugged Here". Outlook (magazine). Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "There is no plan or strategy for Hardline Hindutva: B S Yeddyurappa". The New Indian Express. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Pratap Simha: A Heady Mix of Ambition, Controversy and Temperament". Network 18. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
