Created by VNC200
Last edited July 27, 2026
CleanupBot (talk | contribs)
m top: clean up, fix date in {{use Indian English}}
imported>VNC200
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Short description|Indian politician (b. 1962)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =Shri Pralhad Joshi Minister of Coal.jpg
| image = Shri Pralhad Joshi Minister of Coal.jpg
| caption =[[Minister of Coal]], [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Mines]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]], Pralhad Joshi
| image_size = 300px
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|11|27|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|11|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur]], [[Mysore State]]<br />(present day [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Vijayapura]], [[Karnataka]]), India
| birth_place = [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur]], [[Mysore State]]<br />(present day [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Vijayapura]], [[Karnataka]]), India
Line 38: Line 39:
}}
}}


'''Pralhad Venkatesh<ref>https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/pralhad-venkatesh-joshi</ref> Joshi''' (born 27 November 1962) is an Indian politician who is the current union [[Ministry of Coal|Minister of Coal]], [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Mines]]<ref>govt of india}}</ref> and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]] of India,  since from 30 May 2019. He has been a member of Lok Sabha since 2004 and was elected to [[17th Lok Sabha]] in 2019 from the [[Dharwad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency]]. He was also the State President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka]] (BJP) from 2014 to 2016. He served in the panel of chairpersons of Lok sabha (2014-2018)
'''Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/pralhad-venkatesh-joshi|title=Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi &#124; National Portal of India|website=www.india.gov.in}}</ref> (born 27 November 1962) is an Indian politician who is the current union [[Ministry of Coal|Minister of Coal]], [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Mines]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]] of India,  since from 30 May 2019 and Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, since from 2004, representing the [[Dharwad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency]]. He was also the State President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka]] (BJP) from 2014 to 2016. He served in the panel of chairpersons of Lok Sabha (2014-2018).


Pralhad Joshi (sometimes spelled Prahlad Joshi) first came to public notice with RSS when they organised a movement to hoist the Tri-colour flag at Idagah Maidan Hubli Karnataka during 1992–1994. Recently the Supreme court has upheld the Karnataka High Court order restoring the ownership of the said maidan to The [[Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation|Hubli-Dharwad Municipal corporation]]. He has been elected to Lok Sabha in the general elections of 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019.
Pralhad Joshi (sometimes spelled Prahlad Joshi) first came to public notice with RSS when they organised a movement to hoist the Tri-colour flag at Idagah Maidan Hubli Karnataka during 1992–1994. Recently the Supreme court has upheld the Karnataka High Court order restoring the ownership of the said maidan to The [[Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation|Hubli-Dharwad Municipal corporation]]. He has been elected to Lok Sabha in the general elections of 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019.
Line 45: Line 46:


==Union Minister==
==Union Minister==
[[File:Shri Pralhad Joshi taking charge as the Union Minister for Coal, in New Delhi on May 31, 2019 (1).jpg|thumb|Pralhad Joshi taking charge as the [[Minister of Coal]] on 31 May 2019.]]
[[File:Shri Pralhad Joshi taking charge as the Union Minister for Coal, in New Delhi on May 31, 2019 (1).jpg|thumb|left|Pralhad Joshi taking charge as the [[Minister of Coal]] on 31 May 2019.]]


He took oath as the Cabinet minister on 30 May 2019 and became the Minister of [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]], [[Ministry of Coal|Coal]] and [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Mines]].<ref>{{citation |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=31 May 2019 }}</ref>
He took oath as the Cabinet minister on 30 May 2019 and became the Minister of [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]], [[Ministry of Coal|Coal]] and [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Mines]].<ref>{{citation |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=31 May 2019 }}</ref>
Line 80: Line 81:
* [https://archive.is/20071030104829/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=3982 Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website]
* [https://archive.is/20071030104829/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=3982 Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website]


{{Second Narendra Modi Cabinet}}
{{Bharatiya Janata Party}}
{{Second Narendra Modi Cabinet|state=collapsed}}
{{Energy Ministries and Departments of India}}
{{Energy Ministries and Departments of India}}
{{15th LS members from Karnataka}}
{{15th LS members from Karnataka}}
Line 97: Line 99:
[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Narendra Modi ministry]]
[[Category:Narendra Modi ministry]]
 
[[Category:Madhva Brahmins]]


{{Karnataka-politician-stub}}
{{Karnataka-politician-stub}}

Revision as of 20:31, 6 August 2021


Pralhad Joshi
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Assumed office
30 May 2019 (2019-05-30)
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byNarendra Singh Tomar
Minister of Coal
Assumed office
30 May 2019 (2019-05-30)
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byPiyush Goyal
Minister of Mines
Assumed office
30 May 2019 (2019-05-30)
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byNarendra Singh Tomar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
24 May 2004 (2004-05-24)
Preceded byVijay Sankeshwar
ConstituencyDharwad
President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka
In office
12 July 2012 (2012-07-12) – 12 January 2016 (2016-01-12)
Preceded byK. S. Eshwarappa
Succeeded byB. S. Yediyurappa
Personal details
Born (1962-11-27) 27 November 1962 (age 63)
Bijapur, Mysore State
(present day Vijayapura, Karnataka), India
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Jyothi Joshi
Children3
[1]

Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi[2] (born 27 November 1962) is an Indian politician who is the current union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs of India, since from 30 May 2019 and Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, since from 2004, representing the Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency. He was also the State President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka (BJP) from 2014 to 2016. He served in the panel of chairpersons of Lok Sabha (2014-2018).

Pralhad Joshi (sometimes spelled Prahlad Joshi) first came to public notice with RSS when they organised a movement to hoist the Tri-colour flag at Idagah Maidan Hubli Karnataka during 1992–1994. Recently the Supreme court has upheld the Karnataka High Court order restoring the ownership of the said maidan to The Hubli-Dharwad Municipal corporation. He has been elected to Lok Sabha in the general elections of 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019.

On 30 May 2019, Pralhad Joshi was sworn in as a cabinet minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second term government.

Union Minister

Pralhad Joshi taking charge as the Minister of Coal on 31 May 2019.

He took oath as the Cabinet minister on 30 May 2019 and became the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines.[3]

References

  1. "Archived copy". Retrieved 23 September 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. "Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi | National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in.
  3. "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019
Lok Sabha
Preceded by
Vijay Sankeshwar
Member of Parliament
for Dharwad North

2004 – 2009
Succeeded by
Constituency ceased to exist
Preceded by
Constituency created
Member of Parliament
for Dharwad

2009 – Present
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Narendra Singh Tomar
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
31 May 2019 – Present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Piyush Goyal
Minister of Coal
31 May 2019 – Present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Narendra Singh Tomar
Minister of Mines
31 May 2019 – Present
Incumbent

External links