Prahlad Singh Patel
Prahlad Singh Patel (born 28 June 1960) is an Indian politician who is the current Minister of Culture and Minister of Tourism of India, and Member of Parliament from Damoh Loksabha Constituency in Madhya Pradesh. He was minister of state for coal in Third Vajpayee Ministry. He was first elected to 9th Lok Sabha in 1989 and again re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha in 1996 (2nd term), 13th Lok Sabha in 1999 (3rd term) from Balaghat, 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 (4th term) and 17th Lok Sabha in 2019 (5th term) from Damoh. He was born in Narsinghpur and is an advocate by profession. He is a graduate of the Government Science College, Jabalpur.
Prahlad Singh Patel | |
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Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture | |
Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Mahesh Sharma |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism of India | |
Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Alphons Kannanthanam |
Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
Constituency | Damoh |
Personal details | |
Born | Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh, India | 28 June 1960
Citizenship | India |
Nationality | Indian |
Spouse(s) | Smt. Pushpa Lata Singh Patel |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Gotegaon |
Alma mater | Government Science College, Jabalpur University of Jabalpur |
Website | http://prahladsinghpatel.com/ |
Career
Prahlad Singh Patel who is BJP Represent person he was elected as MP for first time from Madhyapradesh constituency, In May 2019, Patel became the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture and Tourism.[1]
He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Damoh, Madhya Pradesh in the 2019 Indian general election as member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2]
References
- "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019
- "Damoh Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Prahalad Singh Patel of BJP Wins". News 18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.