Prahlad Singh Patel

Prahlad Singh Patel
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 (1960-06-28) 28 June 1960
Narsinghpur District, MP, India
Citizenship India
Nationality Indian
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
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

General Election, 2014: Damoh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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
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