Pratap Simha

Prathap Simha
Pratap Simha in 2020
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
26 May 2014 – 04 June 2024
Preceded byAdagur H. Vishwanath
Succeeded byYaduveer Wadiyar
ConstituencyMysore
Personal details
Born (1976-06-21) 21 June 1976 (age 48)
Sakleshpura, Hassan district, Karnataka, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseArpitha
Children1
Websitepratapsimha.com
YouTube information
ChannelsPratap Simha
Years active2014–present
Genre
  • Politics
Subscribers16.2 thousand
Total views1 million

Last updated: 30 October 2022

Prathap Simha (born 21 June 1976)[1][2] is an Indian journalist and politician who was a Member of Parliament for Mysore from 2014 to 2024, as well as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[3] Prior to his parliamentary terms, he was the president of the party's youth wing in Karnataka.

Simha was first elected in 2014 to the 16th assembly of Parliament with over 5 lakh votes. He was again voted in 2019 to the 17th assembly with a similar share, defeating his next opponent from the Indian National Congress with a margin of 1.39 lakh votes. He is the first candidate in the history of the constituency to have secured more than 5 lakh votes, until Yaduveer Wadiyar won with almost 8 lakhs in 2024.

  1. ^ "Lok Sabha profile of Pratap Simha".
  2. ^ Centre, National Informatics. "Digital Sansad". Digital Sansad. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  3. ^ ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA (23 May 2019). "GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2019". ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. Mysore. Retrieved 26 June 2019.