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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1976)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Dr.Prabha Mallikarjun.jpg
| image_size =
| name = Dr.Prabha Mallikarjun
| term_start = 4 June 2024
| term_end =
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Davanagere Lok Sabha constituency|Davanagere]]
| predecessor = [[G. M. Siddeshwara]]
| successor1 =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| parents =
| spouse = [[S. S. Mallikarjun]]
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| education = [[Dental degree|Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)]]
| alma_mater = Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davanagere
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|03|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Davanagere district|Harihar]], [[Karnataka]], India
| relatives = [[Shamanuru Shivashankarappa]] (father-in-law)
| profession = [[Dentist]] and Healthcare Activist
| native_name =
| website = https://drprabhamallikarjun.com/
}}
'''Prabha Mallikarjun''' (born 15 March 1976) is an Indian politician and a [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] representing [[Davanagere Lok Sabha constituency|Davanagere]] in [[18th Lok Sabha]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Davanagere Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Lok Sabha Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MP, Margin |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/davanagere-election-result-2024-live-updates-highlights-lok-sabha-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mp-margin-8917612.html |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2024-06-04 |title=Davanagere election results 2024 live updates: Cong's Prabha Mallikarjun wins against IND's G B Vinay Kumar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/davanagere-election-results-2024-karnataka-davanagere-lok-sabha-elections-poll-result-updates-prabha-mallikarjun-cong-gayithri-siddeshwara-bjp/articleshow/110679336.cms |access-date=2024-06-05 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Davanagere, Karnataka Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: Prabha Mallikarjun secures seat |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha/story/davanagere-karnataka-lok-sabha-election-results-2024-live-updates-clse-2547727-2024-06-04 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and background ==
She is a [[dentist]] by qualification (Obtained Degree in 1998), and a healthcare activist.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 March 2024 |title=Women take on mantle of Davengere's 2 big political families |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/karnataka/women-take-on-mantle-of-d-gere-s-2-big-political-families-2945593 |access-date=21 March 2024 |publisher=www.deccanherald.com}}</ref><ref name="Doctors {{!}} Healthy corps">{{cite news|last1=India Today|title=Doctors {{!}} Healthy corps|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-doctors-healthy-corps-2565856-2024-07-13|accessdate=9 November 2024|date=13 July 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109153202/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-doctors-healthy-corps-2565856-2024-07-13|archivedate=9 November 2024|language=en}}</ref>

Born to Girijamma and the KG Parameshwarappa, Prabha Mallikarjun hails from an agricultural family in Kakkargolla village, Davangere taluk. She completed her primary and secondary education at PolyFiber CBSE School, Kumarapattanam, [[Harihar]].{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

==Political career==
She won the [[Davanagere Lok Sabha constituency|Davanagere]] seat in the [[2024 Indian general election]]s as an [[Indian National Congress]] Candidate.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.inc.in/media/press-releases/third-list-of-cong-candidates-for-loksabha | title= Third list of Cong candidates for Loksabha | publisher=www.inc.in| access-date=21 March 2024| date=21 March 2024 }}</ref> She defeated Gayithri Siddeshwara of BJP by a margin of 26,094 votes.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

She also served as a Board member of the [[Bapuji Educational Association]], [[Davanagere]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=ಸಚಿವ ಎಸ್‌ಎಸ್‌ ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ್‌ ಜನ್ಮದಿನಕ್ಕೆ ಬಾಪೂಜಿ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಕಾರ್ಡ್‌ ಸೇವೆ ಆರಂಭ; ಏನೆಲ್ಲಾ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯ? ನೋಂದಣಿ ಹೇಗೆ? |url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/news/davanagere/bapuji-health-card-service-launched-on-minister-ss-mallikarjun-birthday-what-are-the-facilities-how-to-register/articleshow/103867009.cms |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Vijay Karnataka |language=kn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=K., DHNS |first=Nrupathunga S. |title=Davangere MLA to vaccinate people of his constituency free of cost |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/davangere-mla-to-vaccinate-people-of-his-constituency-free-of-cost-993536.html |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
She is married to [[S. S. Mallikarjun]] (Son of [[Shamanuru Shivashankarappa]], a former Minister and former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLA]] from [[Davanagere South Assembly constituency|Davanagere South]]), who is the Minister of Mines & Geology and Horticulture in [[Government of Karnataka]] on 1 February 1998. She is the mother of three children: Samarth, Shrestha, and Shiva

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:People from Davanagere district]]
[[Category:India MPs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance candidates in 2024 Indian general election]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Women members of the Lok Sabha]]
[[Category:Women in Karnataka politics]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]

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