Swaroop Prakash Explained

Swaroop Prakash
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Office:Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency:Hassan
Term Start:May 2023[1]
Nationality:Indian
Party:Janata Dal (Secular)
Date:September
Year:2023

Swaroop Prakash (born 1983) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Hassan constituency[2] representing Janata Dal (Secular).[3]

Early life

Prakash is from Hassan. He is the son of former MLA H. S. Prakash. He runs his own business and his wife is a doctor. He completed his graduation in Engineering in 2001 from Bahubali Engineering College, Shravanabelagola.[4]

Career

He has earlier served as a Zilla panchayat member from Kandli constituency, Hassan district and vice president of Hassan Zilla Panchayat. He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from Hassan Assembly constituency representing Janata Dal (Secular). He polled 85,176 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Preetham J. Gowda of Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 7,854 votes.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Karnataka Election Results 2023 : JD(S) candidate Swaroop Prakash wins Hassan seat, defeating BJP MLA Preetham Gowda. . 13 May 2023. 22 September 2023.
  2. News: Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Swaroop Prakash from JD(S) wins in Hassan constituency. . 13 May 2023. 22 September 2023.
  3. News: 15 May 2023 . Karnataka polls: Swaroop Prakash of JD(S) snatches Hassan seat from BJP . 22 September 2023 . The Economic Times.
  4. Web site: H. P. Swaroop(JD(S)):Constituency- HASSAN(HASSAN) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: . 2024-07-27 . www.myneta.info.
  5. News: Bureau . The Hindu . 2023-05-13 . Karnataka Election Results 2023 JD(S) candidate Swaroop Prakash wins Hassan seat, defeating BJP MLA Preetham Gowda . 2024-07-27 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  6. News: 2023-05-13 . Hassan Assembly Constituency result 2023 highlights: JD(S)'s Swaroop Prakash wins by margin of 7,854 votes . 2024-07-27 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.