Prajwal Revanna (born 5 August 1990) is an Indian politician who is the member of the

17th Lok Sabha The 17th Lok Sabha was formed by the members elected in the 2019 Indian general election. Elections, all across India, were conducted in seven phases from 11 April 2019 to 19 May 2019 by the Election Commission of India. Counting started offi ...

from Hassan Constituency and also the 3rd youngest member of parliament in India.

Early life and background

He is the grandson of former Prime Minister of India

H. D. Deve Gowda Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda (; born 18 May 1933 in) is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. He served as the 11th prime minister of India from 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997. He was previously the 14th Chief Minister of Karn ...

and son of H. D. Revanna, former Minister for Public Works Department in Karnataka state. Former

Chief Minister of Karnataka The chief minister of Karnataka, formerly known as the chief minister of Mysore, is the chief executive officer of the government of the Indian state of Karnataka. As per the Constitution of India, the governor of Karnataka is the state's ''de j ...

H. D. Kumaraswamy Haradanahalli Deve Gowda Kumaraswamy, (born 16 December 1959) known among followers as Kumaranna (''Kumar, the elder brother''), is an Indian politician and businessman who served as the 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 23 May 2018 to 23 J ...

is his uncle. He graduated as a mechanical engineer from

Bangalore Institute of Technology Bangalore Institute of Technology is an engineering college offering undergraduate and graduate engineering courses, affiliated to the Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum located in Bangalore. The institution came into being in Augu ...

in 2014. Prajwal was appointed

Janata Dal (Secular) The Janata Dal (Secular) is an Indian political party led by former prime minister of India, H. D. Deve Gowda. The party is recognized as a State Party in the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh. It was formed in July 1999 by the ...

state general secretary on 27 November 2019. He worked for more than 8 plus years in JD(s) party.

Political career

In 2014, He discontinued his MTech course in Australia to assist his grandfather

with the

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ...

2014 Indian general election in Hassan District, Karnataka. In 2015, he was among the 10 young aspiring politicians in India to be chosen by Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), the UK to be exposed to the British way of governance. Although he was a

member, his entry into politics was delayed when

party denied him a ticket in 2018 Karnataka Vidhan Sabha elections. Nevertheless, Prajwal was resilient and was to some capacity involved in the politics of Hassan. He wanted his grandfather to contest from Hassan constituency for

2019 Indian general election in Karnataka.

had given up the family stronghold

Hassan district Hassan is one of the districts of Karnataka, 31 districts of Karnataka, India. The district headquarter is Hassan, Karnataka, Hassan. It was carved out from Mysore district in the year 1866, during the Commissioner's Rule of Mysore (1831-81). ...

for Prajwal's debut into electoral politics and contested from

Tumkur Tumkur, officially renamed as Tumakuru, is a city located in the southern part of Indian state of Karnataka. Tumkur is situated at a distance of northwest of Bangalore, the state capital along NH 48 and NH 73. It is the headquarters of the ...

; H D Devegowda was the sitting MP from Hassan constituency. Prajwal's fortitude seemed to have paid off since he contested and won the Hassan constituency. The

party contested in the 2019 Indian general election in Karnataka from 6 out of 28

seats, with Prajwal emerging as the only winner. Within 12 hours of having won the seat, saddened by his grandfather's defeat from

constituency he announced his resignation. Following his decision,

advised him not to tender his resignation. On 30 September 2019

Karnataka High Court Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

issued a summons to him over an incomplete election affidavit. Petitioners of the summons accused him of allegedly filing a false and incomplete affidavit with his nomination papers during the

2019 Indian general election in Karnataka. On 17 January 2020

Justice John Michael D'Cunha dismissed the first petition filed by G Devarajegowda on grounds that the petitioner had not complied with the statutory procedure under Section 81(3) of the Representation of Peoples Act and one more election petition filed by A Manju against the election of Prajwal was dismissed on technical grounds.

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Revanna, Prajwal India MPs 2019–present Lok Sabha members from Karnataka Living people Janata Dal (Secular) politicians 1990 births People from Hassan