Prajwal Revanna

Prajwal Revanna
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byH. D. Deve Gowda
Succeeded byShreyas M. Patel
ConstituencyHassan
Personal details
Born (1990-08-05) 5 August 1990 (age 33)
Hassan, Karnataka, India
Parent(s)H. D. Revanna
Bhavani Revanna
RelativesH. D. Deve Gowda (grandfather)
Suraj Revanna (elder brother)
H. D. Kumaraswamy (uncle)
Anitha Kumaraswamy (aunt)
Nikhil Kumar (cousin)
Residence(s)Hassan, Karnataka[1]
Alma materBangalore Institute of Technology[1]
ProfessionPolitician

Prajwal Revanna (born 5 August 1990) is an Indian politician who served as a member of the 17th Lok Sabha from Hassan Constituency.[2][3] He is the third youngest member of parliament in India.[4]

Prajwal has been accused of raping numerous women, and videos of such acts have circulated, claimed to have been recorded by Prajwal himself; Prajwal Revanna claims they are faked.[3][5]

  1. ^ a b "Prajwal R(JD(S)):Constituency- HASSAN(KARNATAKA) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Hassan(Karnataka) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019". www.elections.in. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b Imran Qureshi; Meryl Sebastian (29 April 2024). "Prajwal Revanna: Karnataka MP's 'sex abuse' tapes spark outrage". BBC News.
  4. ^ Rao, Mohit M. (29 May 2019). "Karnataka's representation in 17th Lok Sabha is the youngest in recent years". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Sexual abuse case: Third FIR filed against Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.