Pratap Simha
Prathap Simha | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Adagur H. Vishwanath |
| Succeeded by | Yaduveer Wadiyar |
| Constituency | Mysore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 June 1976 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Arpitha |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | pratapsimha |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Genre | Politics |
| Subscribers | 16.2 thousand |
| Views | 1 million |
| Last updated: 30 October 2022 | |
Prathap Simha (born 21 June 1976) is an Indian journalist and politician who was a Member of Parliament for Mysore from 2014 to 2024, as well as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prior to his parliamentary terms, he was the president of the party's youth wing in Karnataka.
Simha was first elected in 2014 to the 16th assembly of Parliament with over 5 lakh votes. He was again voted in 2019 to the 17th assembly with a similar share, defeating his next opponent from the Indian National Congress with a margin of 1.39 lakh votes. He is the first candidate in the history of the constituency to have secured more than 5 lakh votes, until Yaduveer Wadiyar won with almost 8 lakhs in 2024.