Pratap Simha
Incumbent MP from Mysore-Kodagu Lok Sabha Constituency
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.
Early life and education
Prathap Simha was born on 21 June 1976 at Sakaleshpur taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka to B.E. Gopal Gowda and Pushpa. He holds a master's degree in communication and journalism from Mangalore University.
Career
As journalist
Simha joined the Kannada-language newspaper Vijaya Karnataka in 1999 as a trainee. He was later elevated as the editor and functioned under senior editor Vishweshwar Bhat during the time. He wrote his column under the title Bettale Jagattu (The Naked World) espousing Hindutva and being fiercely critical of anybody opposing it.
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