Name of Member: Shri Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi
Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency & State: Dharwad (Karnataka)
Lok Sabha Experience: 14,15,16
Sixteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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Constituency : |
Dharwad (Karnataka) |
Party Name : |
Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) |
Email Address : |
joshi[DOT]pralhad[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in
pralhadvjoshi[AT]gmail[DOT]com |
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Father’s Name |
Shri Venkatesh Joshi |
Mother’s Name |
Smt. Malatibai |
Date of Birth |
27 Nov 1962 |
Place of Birth |
Vijayapur (Karnataka) |
Marital Status |
Married |
Date of Marriage |
26 Nov 1992 |
Spouse’s Name |
Smt. Jyoti Joshi |
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No.of Daughters |
3 |
Educational
Qualifications |
B.A.
Educated at K.S. Arts College, Hubli and Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka |
Profession |
Industrialist |
Permanent Address |
122-D, Mayuri Estate, Keshwapur,
Hubballi-580023, |
Karnataka |
Tels. : (0836) 2251055, 2258955
09448283555 (M) |
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Present Address |
5, G.R.G. Road, |
New Delhi – 110 001 |
Telefax : (011) 23094650, 23093797, 09448283555 (M) |
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Positions Held |
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1998 – 2003 |
General Secretary, B.J.P. Dharwad District |
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1995 – 1998 |
President, B.J.P., Dharwad District |
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2004 |
Elected to 14th Lok Sabha |
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2 Jan. 2006 |
Member, Standing Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers |
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf |
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2006 – 2013 |
General Secretary, B.J.P., Karnataka State Unit |
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20 Mar. 2007 |
Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism & Culture |
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2009 |
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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31 Aug. 2009 |
Member, Standing Committee on Railways |
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21 Apr. 2010 |
Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sitting of the House |
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2013 onwards |
President, B.J.P., Karnataka State Unit |
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May, 2014 |
Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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9 June 2014 onwards |
Member, Panel of Chairpersons, Lok Sabha |
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13 June 2014 onwards |
Member, Business Advisory Committee |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation |
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15 Sep. 2014 onwards |
Member, Committee on Ethics |
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1 Sep. 2014 onwards |
Chairperson, Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas |
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29 Jan. 2015 onwards |
Member, General Purposes Committee |
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7 Sept. 2018 onwards |
Member, Committee on Privileges |
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Books Published |
“Sadhaneya Sankalpa” in Kannada. |
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Social And Cultural Activities |
(i) Associated with mid-day meals project for primary school children and above 86,000 children are being fed; (ii) Conducted many free general health and eye camps and thousands of patients have been provided free medical care. |
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Special Interests |
To serve the poor and other deprived section of society |
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
Listening to Hindustani classical music, reading books of literary importance |
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Sports and Clubs |
Chess, Badminton and Carrom. |
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Countries Visited |
Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and U.S.A. |
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Other Information |
Hon. Chairman, Vijayanagar Education Society, Hubbalii; Board Member, Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries. Participated as a member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation at the 63rd Session of General Assembly, UNO in Dec. 2008 and spoke on atrocities on women and children; Participated as a Member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation in April 2012 and spoke on the need for a “Genuine Political Settlement` to the Tamil issue in Sri Lanka” |
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