Pralhad Joshi Biography and Career
Pralhad Joshi is an Indian politician who has served in the Lok Sabha since 2004 as a representative for the Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency. He is an Industrialist by profession. In this article we are going to talk about the biography, career, notable works, and family of Pralhad Joshi so read the article till the end.
He is currently the Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines of India, effective as of 30 May 2019. From 2014 to 2016, he served as the State President of the Karnataka chapter of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was a member of the Lok Sabha’s panel of chairs (2014-2018).
Pralhad Joshi was sworn in on May 30, 2019, as a cabinet minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term of administration.
Lok Sabha
In the general elections of 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019, he won a seat in Lok Sabha.
Early Political Career
Early on, Pralhad Joshi, an industrialist by trade, entered politics by spearheading a push to hang the tricolor flag at Idagah Maidan (also known as Kittur Rani Chennamma Maidan) in Hubli, Karnataka, from 1992 to 1994.
During those years, he also served as the leader of the “Save Kashmir Movement,” which helped make him well-known in certain parts of the state. He was subsequently chosen to lead the BJP in the Dharwad district. He ran for office for the first time in the 2004 elections for the 14th Lok Sabha, winning the Dharwad constituency by defeating INC candidate B.S. Patil.
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Recent Career
He is the current MP of Dharwad and has won three elections in a row from that district. He achieved the second-highest margin of victory out of 28 Karnataka constituencies in the general elections of 2009, whereas the majority of ministers and MPs suffered defeats during the same period.
He won a second term in Dharwad in 2019 with a margin of more than one lakh votes, and as a result, Modi named him the minister of parliamentary affairs, minister of coal, and minister of mines.
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Short biography of Pralhad Joshi
He was born on 27 November 1962, in Vijayapara, Karnataka. He earned a Bachelor of Arts at K.S. Arts College, Hubli.
Pralhad Joshi initially gained attention from the public while working with the RSS in 1992–1994 when they organized a movement to hoist the Tri-color flag at Idagah Maidan in Hubli, Karnataka.
The Karnataka High Court’s ruling restoring the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation’s ownership of the aforementioned maidan was recently upheld by the Supreme Court.
Listening to Hindustani classical music, reading books of literary importance. He also likes to play Chess, Badminton, and Carrom.
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Random biography facts about Pralhad Joshi
Hon. Chairman, Vijayanagar Education Society, Hubbalii; Board Member, Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries.
Participated as a member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation at the 63rd Session of General Assembly, UNO in Dec. 2008 and spoke on atrocities on women and children.
Participated as a Member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation in April 2012 and spoke on the need for a “Genuine Political Settlement` to the Tamil issue in Sri Lanka”
He was associated with the mid-day meal scheme.
He organized numerous free general health and eye camps have been held, and thousands of patients have received free medical attention.
We hope this biography article of Pralhad Joshi will be helpful for you to understand his journey and works.
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