Prahlad Singh Patel
Prahlad Singh Patel | |
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This is official portrait of MP Prahlad Singh Patel taken from the Lok sabha member page | |
Member of parliament for Damoh | |
Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Shivraj Singh Lodhi |
Constituency | Damoh |
Member of parliament for Balaghat | |
Assumed office May 1999 - May 2004 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
Narsinghpur District, MP, India | 28 June 1960
Citizenship | India |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party |
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Spouse(s) | Smt. Pushpa Lata Singh Patel |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Gotegaon |
Alma mater | University of Jabalpur |
Profession | Lawyer |
Prahlad Singh Patel Born 28 June 1960, is Member of Indian Parliament from Damoh Loksabha Constituency in Madhya Pradesh. He was minister of state for coal in Third Vajpayee Ministry. He was first elected to 9th Lok Sabha in 1989 and again re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha in 1996 (2nd term), 13th Lok Sabha in 1999 (3rd term), 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 (4th term). He was born in Narsinghpur and is an advocate by profession. His Younger Brother Jalam Singh Patel is minister in madhya pradesh.
He has served on several other positions which include
1982 District President, Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha (B.J.Y.M.).
1986-90 Secretary, Yuva Morcha, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Madhya Pradesh and General-Secretary,
Yuva Morcha, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh.
1990-91 Member Standing Committee on Food and Civil Supplies, Member Consultative Committee
Ministry of Agriculture.
1996-99 Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Member Standing Committee on Urban and Rural Development,
Member Committee of Privileges, Member Consultative Committee Ministry of Agriculture.
1999-00 Member Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Member Environment and Forests,
Member Committee on Private Members Bills and Resolutions.
2000-03 Member Consultative Committee, Ministry of Mines and Minerals.
2011-14 National President, Bharatiya Janata Mazdoor Mahasangh and Bharatiya Janata Mazdoor Morcha.
14th August 2014 onwards Member Committee on Public Undertakings. 1st September 2014 onwards Member Committee on Government Assurances, Member Standing Committee on Rural Development, Member Executive Council of V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, Member Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour and Employment. National President of "Mazdoor mahasangh" & a Member of BJP National Executive.
Parliamentary Performance
As per prsindia.org, his performance in 16th Lok Sabha till December 18th, 2018 is:
Attendance: 97% against national average of 80%
Debates: 136 against national average of 55.1
Questions: 339 against national average of 220
Private members bills: 6 against national average of 1.6
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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BJP | Prahlad Singh Patel | 5,13,079 | 56.14 | ||
INC | Choudhary Mahendra Pratap Singh | 2,99,780 | 32.80 | ||
Majority | 2,13,299 | 23.34 | |||
Turnout | 9,12,080 | 55.22 | |||
BJP hold | Swing |