Journalism of Courage
Prathap Simha
Bhartiya Janata Party
DOB
21 Jun 1976
Age
49 years
birth palce
Belur, Hassan, Karnataka
profession
Politician
Prathap Simha biography
Pratap Simha, born on 21st June 1976 in Sakleshpura, Hassan, is a Member of Parliament from the 17th Lok Sabha of India. He represents Karnataka's Mysore-Kodagu (Lok Sabha constituency) and is the Former President of Yuva Morcha Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Karnataka.
He started his career as a journalist in Vijaya Karnataka newspaper. He soon rose to fame for his column ‘Bettale Jagattu’ (Naked World), which had a sharp and critical outlook on the world.
He expressed his desire to contest from the Udupi Chikmagalur constituency as a member of the BJP in the 2014 general election, and the party accepted his candidature but was asked to contest from the Mysore seat, from where he emerged victorious.
He retained his 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 the history of the Mysore Lok Sabha constituency to secure more than 5 lakh votes in both the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
In 2015, he spoke out against the Karnataka government's birthday celebrations for Tipu Sultan. He said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was "encouraging Jihadists" in the State and that Sultan could serve as a "role model only for Islamists." In this context, Simha was detained in 2017 for violating the police's prohibitions against participating in the organisers of Hanuman Jayanti's march in Hunsur, a town inside his constituency.
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Prathap Simha personal life
Father
Shri BE Gopal Gowda
Mother
Smt Pushpa
Spouse
Arpitha JS
Education
M.A.
PRATHAP SIMHA NEWS
Karnataka BJP MP Prathap Simha threatens to demolish Mysuru bus stand with dome-like structure
November 15, 2022 12:09 pm
The bus stand is situated in Krishnaraja Assembly constituency represented by the BJP's S A Ramdas and was built by the city authorities in Mysuru using the MLA’s local area fund.
FIR against Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha over threatening charges
May 11, 2015 4:01 am
A case has been registered under IPC Sections 504 and 507 at Kadri police station in Mangalore.
‘After journalism, contesting a natural step’
March 21, 2014 1:04 am
Prathap Simha, newspaper columnist and author of a Narendra Modi biography, is one of the most talked-about BJP candidates this election.
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