Office1: | Minister of Animal Husbandry Government of Karnataka |
Term1: | 20 August 2019 - 13 May 2023 |
1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata1: | B. S. Yediyurappa Basavaraj Bommai |
Predecessor1: | Venkatarao Nadagouda |
Successor1: | K. Venkatesh |
Office2: | Minister of Haj & Wakf Government of Karnataka |
Term Start2: | 27 September 2019 |
Term End2: | 21 January 2021 |
1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata2: | B. S. Yediyurappa |
Successor2: | Anand Singh |
Office3: | Minister of Minority Welfare Government of Karnataka |
Term Start3: | 27 September 2019 |
Term End3: | 10 February 2020 |
1Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata3: | B. S. Yediyurappa |
Predecessor3: | B. Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan |
Successor3: | Shrimant Patil |
Office4: | Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
Term Start4: | 25 May 2008 |
Predecessor4: | Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli |
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 |
Birth Date: | 6 July 1969 |
Birth Place: | Ghamsubai Thanda, Aurad taluka |
Occupation: | Politician |
Relatives: | Amit Annaro Rathod (Son in Law) |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Education: | Bachelor of Arts |
Profession: | Agriculturist |
Father: | Bhamala |
Spouse: | Swati Prabhu Chauhan |
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. 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.
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, and 2018 from same Constituency (Aurad). Gopinath Munde, former Deputy CM of Maharashtra, was his mentor. Chauhan is the protégé of ex-MLA from Aurad, Gundappa Vakil.[6]