Priyank M. Kharge

Priyank Mallikarjun Kharge is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress from the state of Karnataka. He is shadow minister of social welfare department in the cabinet of H. D. Kumaraswamy. Kharge is a second-term member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. In June 2016 Kharge was inducted into the Siddaramaiah led government of Karnataka as a state minister with Independent Charge. Kharge holds the Information Technology and Bio-Technology, Science and Technology Department portfolio in the Government of Karnataka. At age 38, Kharge is the youngest minister to be sworn into the Karnataka Cabinet.[1]

Priyank M. Kharge
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byValmiki Nayak
ConstituencyChittapur
Minister for Social Welfare Government of Karnataka
In office
2016–2019
ConstituencyChittapur
Personal details
NationalityIndia
Political partyIndian National Congress
ParentsMallikarjun Kharge
OccupationPolitician

Personal life

He is the son of Mallikarjun Kharge, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha. He married to Shruti Kharge. Prayank Kharge is an Ambedkarite and a Buddhist.[2]

Political life

Priyank Kharge is from the Indian National Congress, Kharge represents Chitapur Assembly Constituency of Gulbarga district, Karnataka. Priyank Kharge entered politics as a Student activist of the National Students' Union of India.

He contested Chittapur Assembly bye-elections in 2008 in which he lost by 1600 votes to the ruling party, BJP.

He won 2013 Assembly election from Chittapur constituency.

Kharge has studied till 2nd P.U.C.[3][4]

Ministry

Besides holding the Information Technology and Bio-Technology, Science and Technology Department portfolio Tourism is also the Tourism Department with Independent Charge. As the Tourism minister Kharge announced a science circuit, Bengaluru Tourism Advisory Committee, Hyderabad-Karnataka Tourism Advisory Committee, the coastal circuit and the Cauvery circuit to boost Tourism in the state.[5] As the Information Technology Minister, Kharge has introduced a Startup Booster Kit which has facilities like access to mentors, cloud credits and incubators. In 2017 he started Bengaluru Tech Summit to boost the tech industry.[6][7]

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References
  1. "minister with Independent Charge". kla.kar.nic.in.
  2. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/todays-india-is-not-what-any-of-our-founding-fathers-had-dreamt-of-says-priyank-kharge/articleshow/59720164.cms
  3. "Priyank began his political career in NSUI". The Hindu.
  4. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Chittapur Assembly Constituency". elections.in.
  5. "Information Technology and Bio-Technology Minister". The Economic Times.
  6. "Karnataka now has launched a Startup Booster Kit – Here's what is in it". businessinsider.in.
  7. "Karnataka plans startup booster kit". Deccan Herald.
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