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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Other uses|Pratap Singh (disambiguation){{!}}Pratap Singh}}<br />
{{short description|Indian politician}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}<br />
{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Pratap Simha<br />
| image = Pratap Simha (3).jpg<br />
| image_size = <br />
| caption = Pratap Simha (2020)<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|6|21|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Sakleshpura]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]<br />
| term_start = 26 May 2014<br />
| term_end = <br />
| predecessor = [[Adagur H. Vishwanath]]<br />
| successor = <br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| spouse = Arpitha<br />
| children = 1<br />
| website = {{url|http://pratapsimha.com/}}<br />
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]<br />
| constituency = [[Mysore-Kodagu (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mysore]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Pratap Simha''' (born 21 June 1976)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4708|title=Lok Sabha profile of Pratap Simha}}</ref> is a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] from the [[17th Lok Sabha]] of [[India]].<ref name="ECI">{{cite web|title=GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2019|url=https://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1021.htm?ac=21 |work=ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA |date=23 May 2019 |accessdate=2019-06-26 |author=ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA |location=[[Mysore]]}}</ref> He was also a member of [[16th Lok Sabha]] of [[India]].He was born in [[Sakleshpur]]a, [[Hassan district|Hassan]]. He represents [[Mysore-Kodagu (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mysore-Kodagu (Lok Sabha constituency)F]] of [[Karnataka]] and he is the Former President of Yuva Morcha [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), Karnataka. He won the Mysore Lok Sabha seat in 2019 with a margin of 1.39 Lakh votes by defeating the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] candidate. Also he is the only candidate in history of Mysore lok sabha constituency to secure more than 5 lakh votes in both 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
=== As journalist ===<br />
Simha joined the [[Kannada]]-language newspaper ''[[Vijaya Karnataka]]'' in 1999 as a trainee. He was later elevated as the editor and functioned under senior editor [[Vishweshwar Bhat]] during the time. He wrote his [[Column (periodical)|column]] under the title ''Bettale Jagattu'' (The Naked World) espousing [[Hindutva]] and being fiercely critical of anybody opposing it.<ref name="tnm1">{{cite web|title=Karnataka MP and former journalist Pratap Simha made Press Council of India member|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karnataka-mp-and-former-journalist-pratap-simha-made-press-council-india-member|work=[[The News Minute]]|accessdate=11 January 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620002634/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karnataka-mp-and-former-journalist-pratap-simha-made-press-council-india-member|archivedate=20 June 2015|date=17 June 2015}}</ref> Writing an article for the ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'' in 2014, he claimed that with his book ''Narendra Modi: Yaaru Thuliyada Haadi'' (Narendra Modi: The Untrodden Road) written in 2008, Simha "introduc[ed] Modi to Karnataka."<ref name="outlook">{{cite web|title=I Was The Only Candidate Modi Hugged Here|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/i-was-the-only-candidate-modi-hugged-here/290911|publisher=Outlook (magazine)|accessdate=11 January 2018}}</ref> Expressing his desire to contest from the [[Udupi Chikmagalur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Udupi Chikmagalur constituency]] as a member of the BJP in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general election]], his candidature was accepted by the party, but was asked to contest from [[Mysore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mysore]]. Then a journalist with ''[[Kannada Prabha]]'', Simha resigned in April 2014 before beginning his electoral campaign, and subsequently winning the seat. He summed up: "In 33 days, I had gone from columnist to parliamentarian."<ref name="outlook"/><br />
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=== As politician ===<br />
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In June 2015, Simha was appointed as a member of the [[Press Council of India]].<ref name="tnm1"/> As a politician and a [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of the Parliament]] (MP), Simha came to be known for his staunch stances in the promotion of [[Hindutva]].<ref>{{cite web|title=There is no plan or strategy for Hardline Hindutva: B S Yeddyurappa|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2017/dec/13/there-is-no-plan-or-strategy-for-hardline-hindutva-b-s-yeddyurappa-1725842.html|accessdate=11 January 2018|work=The New Indian Express|date=13 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="news18">{{cite web|title=Pratap Simha: A Heady Mix of Ambition, Controversy and Temperament|url=http://www.news18.com/news/politics/pratap-simha-a-heady-mix-of-ambition-controversy-and-temperament-1606601.html|work=[[Network 18]]|accessdate=11 January 2018}}</ref><br />
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== Controversies ==<br />
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Described as "temperamental", Simha's tenure as an MP was marked by several controversies. He was a vocal against [[government of Karnataka]]'s birthday celebrations of [[Tipu Sultan]] starting 2015. He voiced that Sultan could be a "role model only for Islamists" and that the Chief Minister [[Siddaramaiah]] was "encouraging [[Jihadist]]s" in the State.<ref>{{cite news|title=BJP MP Pratap Simha opposes Tipu Jayanti, says Tipu can be a role model only for Islamists|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/tipu-sultan-jayanti-tyranny-mysuru-vhp-rss-bjp-mp-pratap-simha-1070201-2017-10-23|accessdate=11 January 2018|work=India Today|date=23 October 2017}}</ref> In 2017, against this backdrop, and police's prohibitory orders against taking procession of [[Hanuman Jayanti]]'s organizers in [[Hunsur]], a town in his constituency, Simha was arrested after he violated the prohibitory orders.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pratap Simha among several arrested in Hunsur ahead of Hanuma Jayanthi|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/pratap-simha-among-several-arrested-in-hunsur-ahead-of-hanuma-jayanthi/article21253923.ece|accessdate=11 January 2018|work=The Hindu|date=3 December 2017}}</ref> In a widely circulated video, he was seen subsequently threatening the police officials and questioning their intent of "restricting" celebration of festivals of the [[Hindu]] faith,<ref name="news18"/> and barging through the barricade in his car.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Sayeed|first=Vikhar Ahmed|title=Polarisation game|url=http://www.frontline.in/the-nation/polarisation-game/article10008832.ece|magazine=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]|issue=18 January 2018|accessdate=11 January 2018}}</ref><br />
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In February 2017, Simha received criticism after he compared Gurmehar Kaur, a student of [[Delhi University]] who spoke against the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]], a student body affiliated to the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]].<ref>{{cite news|title=BJP MP Pratap Simha compares DU student Gurmehar Kaur with Dawood|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/feb/27/bjp-mp-pratap-simha-compares-du-student-gurmehar-kaur-with-dawood-1575379.html|accessdate=11 January 2018|work=The New Indian Express|date=27 February 2017}}</ref><br />
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Simha courted controversy again in November that year while making statements against actor [[Prakash Raj]] after the latter questioned Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]]'s silence following "certain killings" in the country. Simha had tweeted, "Being sad due to son's death, having left your wife and ran behind a dancer, Mr. Raj, do you have any right to say anything to Yogi, Modi".<ref>{{cite news|title=Actor Prakash Raj sends legal notice to BJP MP Pratap Simha over alleged trolling|url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/actor-prakash-raj-sends-legal-notice-to-bjp-mp-pratap-simha-over-alleged-trolling-4225423.html|accessdate=11 January 2018|work=Firstpost|date=24 November 2017}}</ref> He was subsequently sent a legal notice to by Raj calling for an unconditional public apology, and that failing which he would "press criminal charges" against him.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prakash Raj issues legal notice to MP Pratap Simha|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/prakash-raj-issues-legal-notice-to-mp-pratap-simha/article20746220.ece|accessdate=11 January 2018|work=The Hindu|date=24 November 2017}}</ref> He agreed to Prakash raj comments and apologized publicly for his conduct{{cite news |title =aplology |url= https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bjp-mp-pratap-simha-apologises-prakash-raj-derogatory-social-media-post-2017-106853}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha]]<br />
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