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| office1            = Minister of Animal Husbandry<br/>[[Government of Karnataka]]
| office1            = Minister of Animal Husbandry<br/>[[Government of Karnataka]]
| term_start1        = 20 August 2019
| term_start1        = 20 August 2019
| term_end1          = 13 May 2023
| 1blankname1        = [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Chief Minister]]
| 1blankname1        = [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata1          = [[B. S. Yediyurappa]]<br/>[[Basavaraj Bommai]]
| 1namedata1          = [[B. S. Yediyurappa]]<br/>[[Basavaraj Bommai]]
| predecessor1        = Venkatarao Nadagouda
| predecessor1        = Venkatarao Nadagouda
| office2            = Minister of Haj & Wakf<br/>[[Government of Karnataka]]
| successor1 = [[K. Venkatesh]]
| office2            = Minister of Haj &amp; Wakf<br/>[[Government of Karnataka]]
| term_start2        = 27 September 2019
| term_start2        = 27 September 2019
| term_end2          = 21 January 2021
| term_end2          = 21 January 2021
| 1blankname2        = [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Chief Minister]]
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| 1namedata2          = [[B. S. Yediyurappa]]
| 1namedata2          = [[B. S. Yediyurappa]]
| successor2          = [[Anand Singh (politician)|Anand Singh]]
| successor2          = [[Anand Singh (Karnataka politician)|Anand Singh]]
| office3            = Minister of Minority Welfare<br/>[[Government of Karnataka]]
| office3            = Minister of Minority Welfare<br/>[[Government of Karnataka]]
| term_start3        = 27 September 2019
| term_start3        = 27 September 2019
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| predecessor4        = [[Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli]]
| predecessor4        = [[Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli]]
| successor4          =  
| successor4          =  
| constituency4      = [[Aurad (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Aurad]]                                                                              
| constituency4      = [[Aurad Assembly constituency]]  
| office5 = Minister in Charge of the Bidar and Yadagiri district
| term_start5 = 17 September 2019
| term_end5 = 28 July 2021     
| office6 = Minister incharge of the Yadagiri district         
| term_start6 = 25 January 2022
| term_end6 =  13 May 2023                                     
| birth_name          = Prabhu Bamala Chauhan                                                           
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| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1969|7|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = Ghamsubai Thanda (Bonthi), ([[Aurad|Aurad taluk]], [[Bidar district]], [[Mysuru State]], India (present-day Karnataka))
| birth_place        = Ghamsubai Thanda, Aurad taluka
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| children            ={{bulleted list |Prateek Prabhu Chauhan<br />(son)  
|Priyanka Prabhu Chauhan<br/>(Daughter)
|Priyanka Prabhu Chauhan<br/>(Daughter)
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|relatives            = Amit Annarao Rathod <br />(Son in Law)
| party              = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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| education          = [[Bachelor of Arts]]
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'''Prabhu Bamala Chauhan''' (born 6 July 1969) is an Indian politician who is the current Minister of State for Animal Husbandry Department of Karnataka from 20 August 2019 in [[B. S. Yediyurappa|B.S.Yediyurappa]] cabinet. Later he has also sworn in as cabinet minister on 4 August 2020 second time in [[Basavaraj Bommai ministry|Basavaraj Bommai cabinet]] and the same portfolio has been allotted. He is a current Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from [[Aurad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Aurad Constituency]], since 2008 <ref name="auto2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-election-2018-latest/constituency/article/bhalki-eshwara-khandre-prakash-khandre-bjp-congress-jds/223898 |title=Aurad Election Result 2018 live updates: BJP's Prabhu Chauhan wins |language=en-GB |access-date=2018-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://myneta.info/karnataka2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=1092 | title=Karnataka 2013 PRABHU B. CHAVHAN (Winner) AURAD (BIDAR) | work=myneta.info | accessdate=24 May 2016}}</ref> and He was the  Minister in charge of the [[Bidar district]].
'''Prabhu Bamala Chauhan''' (born 6 July 1969) is an Indian politician who has been the member of the Legislative Assembly from Aurad assembly constituency since from 2008.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} He was the Minister of State for Animal Husbandry Department of Karnataka from 20 August 2019 to 13 May 2023 in [[B. S. Yediyurappa|B.S.Yediyurappa]] cabinet and <ref name="Fresh faces in the Karnataka cabinet">{{cite news |last1=The New Indian Express |title=Fresh faces in the Karnataka cabinet |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/aug/22/fresh-faces-in-the-karnataka-cabinet-2022418.html |access-date=10 May 2022 |date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510075508/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/aug/22/fresh-faces-in-the-karnataka-cabinet-2022418.html |archive-date=10 May 2022}}</ref> Later he has also sworn in as cabinet minister on 4 August 2020 for a second time in [[Basavaraj Bommai ministry|Basavaraj Bommai cabinet]] and the Animal Husbandry portfolio has been allotted.<ref name="Karnataka Minister Takes Oath in Traditional Lambani Attire: Here's the Significance">{{cite news |last1=News18 |title=Karnataka Minister Takes Oath in Traditional Lambani Attire: Here's the Significance |url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/karnataka-minister-takes-oath-in-traditional-lambani-attire-heres-the-significance-4047392.html |access-date=10 May 2022 |work= |date=5 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510075313/https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/karnataka-minister-takes-oath-in-traditional-lambani-attire-heres-the-significance-4047392.html |archive-date=10 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-election-2018-latest/constituency/article/bhalki-eshwara-khandre-prakash-khandre-bjp-congress-jds/223898 |title=Aurad Election Result 2018 live updates: BJP's Prabhu Chauhan wins |language=en-GB |access-date=2018-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://myneta.info/karnataka2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=1092 | title=Karnataka 2013 PRABHU B. CHAVHAN (Winner) AURAD (BIDAR) | work=myneta.info | accessdate=24 May 2016}}</ref> and he was the  Minister in charge of the [[Bidar district]]. In Basavaraj Bommai Cabinet he was made Minister in charge of the Yadgiri district.


He has been elected to Karnataka assembly from [[Aurad (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Aurad]], a reserved constituency in [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]] by defeating incumbent [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]] of [[Bidar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bidar]] Mr. [[Narsingrao Suryawanshi]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-03-17|title=Wayback Machine|url=http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/13mem/52.pdf|access-date=2021-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317110005/http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/13mem/52.pdf|archive-date=17 March 2015}}</ref> He won subsequent elections in [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]], and [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]] from [[Aurad (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|same Constituency (Aurad)]]. Gopinath Munde, former Deputy CM of Maharashtra, was his mentor. Chauhan is the protégé of ex-MLA from [[Aurad (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Aurad]], Gundappa Vakil.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/447139/aurad-mla-detained-airport-2011.html|title = Aurad MLA was detained at airport in 2011|date = 12 December 2014}}</ref>
==Political career==
He has been elected to Karnataka assembly from [[Aurad Assembly constituency|Aurad]], a reserved constituency in [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]] by defeating incumbent [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]] of [[Bidar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bidar]] Mr. [[Narsingrao Suryawanshi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-17 |title=Crystal Reports |language=hi |url=http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/13mem/52.pdf|access-date=2021-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317110005/http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/13mem/52.pdf|archive-date=17 March 2015}}</ref> He won subsequent elections in [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]], [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]] and 2023 from [[Aurad Assembly constituency|same Constituency (Aurad)]].<ref name="Karnataka elections: BJP wrests one seat each from Congress and JD(S) in Bidar2">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=13 May 2023 |title=Karnataka elections: BJP wrests one seat each from Congress and JD(S) in Bidar |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/karnataka-elections-bjp-wrests-one-seat-each-from-congress-and-jds-in-bidar/article66846973.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420083136/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/karnataka-elections-bjp-wrests-one-seat-each-from-congress-and-jds-in-bidar/article66846973.ece |archive-date=20 April 2025 |access-date=20 April 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref> [[Gopinath Munde]], former [[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|Deputy Chief minister of Maharashtra]], was his mentor. Chauhan is the protégé of ex-MLA from [[Aurad Assembly constituency|Aurad]], Gundappa Vakil.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/447139/aurad-mla-detained-airport-2011.html|title = Aurad MLA was detained at airport in 2011|date = 12 December 2014}}</ref>


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Prabhu Chauhan
Minister of Animal Husbandry
Government of Karnataka
In office
20 August 2019 – 13 May 2023
Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa
Basavaraj Bommai
Preceded byVenkatarao Nadagouda
Succeeded byK. Venkatesh
Minister of Haj & Wakf
Government of Karnataka
In office
27 September 2019 – 21 January 2021
Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa
Succeeded byAnand Singh
Minister of Minority Welfare
Government of Karnataka
In office
27 September 2019 – 10 February 2020
Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded byB. Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan
Succeeded byShrimant Patil
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
25 May 2008
Preceded byGurupadappa Nagamarapalli
ConstituencyAurad Assembly constituency
Minister in Charge of the Bidar and Yadagiri district
In office
17 September 2019 – 28 July 2021
Minister incharge of the Yadagiri district
In office
25 January 2022 – 13 May 2023
Personal details
Born
Prabhu Bamala Chauhan

(1969-07-06) 6 July 1969 (age 57)
Ghamsubai Thanda, Aurad taluka
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Swati Prabhu Chauhan
Children
  • Prateek Prabhu Chauhan
    (son)
  • Priyanka Prabhu Chauhan
    (Daughter)
Parent(s)
  • Bhamala (father)
RelativesAmit Annarao Rathod
(Son in Law)
ResidenceAurad,
Bangalore
EducationBachelor of Arts
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAgriculturist

Prabhu Bamala Chauhan (born 6 July 1969) is an Indian politician who has been the member of the Legislative Assembly from Aurad assembly constituency since from 2008.[citation needed] He was the Minister of State for Animal Husbandry Department of Karnataka from 20 August 2019 to 13 May 2023 in B.S.Yediyurappa cabinet and [1] Later he has also sworn in as cabinet minister on 4 August 2020 for a second time in Basavaraj Bommai cabinet and the Animal Husbandry portfolio has been allotted.[2][3][4] and he was the Minister in charge of the Bidar district. In Basavaraj Bommai Cabinet he was made Minister in charge of the Yadgiri district.

Political career[edit | edit source]

He has been elected to Karnataka assembly from Aurad, a reserved constituency in 2008 by defeating incumbent MP of Bidar Mr. Narsingrao Suryawanshi.[5] He won subsequent elections in 2013, 2018 and 2023 from same Constituency (Aurad).[6] Gopinath Munde, former Deputy Chief minister of Maharashtra, was his mentor. Chauhan is the protégé of ex-MLA from Aurad, Gundappa Vakil.[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The New Indian Express (22 August 2019). "Fresh faces in the Karnataka cabinet". Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. News18 (5 August 2021). "Karnataka Minister Takes Oath in Traditional Lambani Attire: Here's the Significance". Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Aurad Election Result 2018 live updates: BJP's Prabhu Chauhan wins". Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. "Karnataka 2013 PRABHU B. CHAVHAN (Winner) AURAD (BIDAR)". myneta.info. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  5. "Crystal Reports" (PDF) (in हिन्दी). 17 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  6. "Karnataka elections: BJP wrests one seat each from Congress and JD(S) in Bidar". The Hindu. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 20 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  7. "Aurad MLA was detained at airport in 2011". 12 December 2014.