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He is the grandson of former Prime Minister of India [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] and son of [[H. D. Revanna]], former Minister for Public Works Department in Karnataka state. Former [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]], [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] is his uncle. He graduated as a mechanical engineer from [[Bangalore Institute of Technology]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Deve-Gowdas-grandson-joins-politics/articleshow/46090222.cms|title=Deve Gowda's grandson joins politics|date=2 February 2015|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> | He is the grandson of former Prime Minister of India [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] and son of [[H. D. Revanna]], former Minister for Public Works Department in Karnataka state. Former [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]], [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] is his uncle. He graduated as a mechanical engineer from [[Bangalore Institute of Technology]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Deve-Gowdas-grandson-joins-politics/articleshow/46090222.cms|title=Deve Gowda's grandson joins politics|date=2 February 2015|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> | ||
Prajwal was appointed | Prajwal was appointed [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] state general secretary on 27 November 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/prajwal-revanna-is-general-secretary-of-jds/article20999799.ece|title=Prajwal Revanna is general secretary of JD(S)|date=27 November 2017|work=The Hindu|access-date=18 March 2020|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He worked for more than 8 plus years in JD(s) party. | ||
== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
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In 2015, he was among the 10 young aspiring politicians in India to be chosen by Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), the UK to be exposed to the British way of governance. Although he was a [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] member, his entry into politics was delayed when [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] party denied him a ticket in [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018 Karnataka Vidhan Sabha elections]].<ref name=":0" /> Nevertheless, Prajwal was resilient and was to some capacity involved in the politics of Hassan. | In 2015, he was among the 10 young aspiring politicians in India to be chosen by Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), the UK to be exposed to the British way of governance. Although he was a [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] member, his entry into politics was delayed when [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] party denied him a ticket in [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018 Karnataka Vidhan Sabha elections]].<ref name=":0" /> Nevertheless, Prajwal was resilient and was to some capacity involved in the politics of Hassan. | ||
He wanted his grandfather to contest from [[Hassan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hassan constituency]] for [[Lok Sabha]] [[2019 Indian general election in Karnataka]]. [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] had | He wanted his grandfather to contest from [[Hassan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hassan constituency]] for [[Lok Sabha]] [[2019 Indian general election in Karnataka]]. [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] had given up the family stronghold [[Hassan district]] for Prajwal's debut into electoral politics and contested from [[Tumkur]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/lok-sabha-election-2019/deve-gowda-ends-suspense-will-contest-from-tumkur-724728.html|title=Deve Gowda ends suspense, will contest from Tumkur|date=23 March 2019|website=Deccan Herald|language=en|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> H D Devegowda was the sitting MP from [[Hassan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hassan constituency]]. Prajwal's fortitude seemed to have paid off since he contested and won the [[Hassan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hassan constituency]]. The [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] party contested in the [[2019 Indian general election in Karnataka]] from 6 out of 28 [[Lok Sabha]] seats, with Prajwal emerging as the only winner.<ref>{{Citation|title=17th Lok Sabha|date=6 March 2020|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=17th_Lok_Sabha&oldid=944190050|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> Within 12 hours of having won the seat, saddened by his grandfather's defeat from [[Tumkur]] constituency he announced his resignation.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ians|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/prajwal-revanna-to-resign-offers-grandfather-deve-gowda-the-hassan-seat/article27236642.ece|title=Prajwal Revanna to resign, offers grandfather Deve Gowda the Hassan seat|date=24 May 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 March 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Following his decision, [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] advised him not to tender his resignation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/lok-sabha-election-2019/deve-gowda-tells-grandson-prajwal-revanna-not-to-resign-736012.html|title=Deve Gowda tells grandson Prajwal Revanna not to resign|date=25 May 2019|website=Deccan Herald|language=en|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> | ||
30 September 2019 [[Karnataka High Court]] issued a summons to him over an incomplete election affidavit. Petitioners of the summons accused him of allegedly filing a false and incomplete affidavit with his nomination papers during the [[Lok Sabha]] [[2019 Indian general election in Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/sep/11/karnataka-hc-summons-hassan-mp-prajwal-revanna-over-incomplete-election-affidavit-2032211.html|title=Karnataka HC summons Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna over incomplete election affidavit|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> 17 January 2020 [[Karnataka High Court]] Justice [[John Michael D'Cunha]] dismissed the first petition filed by G Devarajegowda on grounds that the petitioner had not complied with the statutory procedure under Section 81(3) of the Representation of Peoples Act and one more election petition filed by A Manju against the election of Prajwal was dismissed | On 30 September 2019 [[Karnataka High Court]] issued a summons to him over an incomplete election affidavit. Petitioners of the summons accused him of allegedly filing a false and incomplete affidavit with his nomination papers during the [[Lok Sabha]] [[2019 Indian general election in Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/sep/11/karnataka-hc-summons-hassan-mp-prajwal-revanna-over-incomplete-election-affidavit-2032211.html|title=Karnataka HC summons Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna over incomplete election affidavit|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> On 17 January 2020 [[Karnataka High Court]] Justice [[John Michael D'Cunha]] dismissed the first petition filed by G Devarajegowda on grounds that the petitioner had not complied with the statutory procedure under Section 81(3) of the Representation of Peoples Act and one more election petition filed by A Manju against the election of Prajwal was dismissed on technical grounds.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/feb/01/karnataka-hc-dismisses-petition-against-hassan-mp-prajwal-revanna-2097409.html|title=Karnataka HC dismisses petition against Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=1 February 2020|access-date=11 December 2020}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||