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Priyank Kharge
Priyank Mallikarjun Kharge (born 22 November 1978) is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress and serving as the Cabinet Minister in the Government of Karnataka. He is a three-time Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Chittapur constituency in Kalaburagi District of Karnataka.
Priyank Kharge was born to Mallikarjun Kharge and Radhabai Kharge on 22 November 1978. His father is the leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha. According to MyNeta he has completed his schooling from MES College, Malleswaram from 1996 to 1998.
Kharge is married to Shruti Kharge. He is an Ambedkarite and a Buddhist.
Kharge entered into the politics as an activist of the National Students' Union of India in 1998. In 1999, he became the NSUI College General Secretary. Later in 2001, he started serving as NSUI State General Secretary till 2005. He was also the Secretary of the Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress from 2005 to 2007. He served as a Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress General Secretary from 2007 to 2011.
Kharge entered electoral politics by contesting Chittapur in the 2009 Karnataka Assembly by-election but was defeated by Valmiki Nayak of Bharatiya Janata Party.
In 2011, he was elected as Vice President of Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress, till 2014.
He was then elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 2013.
In 2016, at the age of 38, he became the youngest minister to be sworn into the then Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s cabinet as the Minister of IT, BT & Tourism. He has also served as a Cabinet Minister of Social Welfare in the coalition Government headed by H D Kumaraswamy.
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Priyank Kharge
Priyank Mallikarjun Kharge (born 22 November 1978) is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress and serving as the Cabinet Minister in the Government of Karnataka. He is a three-time Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Chittapur constituency in Kalaburagi District of Karnataka.
Priyank Kharge was born to Mallikarjun Kharge and Radhabai Kharge on 22 November 1978. His father is the leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha. According to MyNeta he has completed his schooling from MES College, Malleswaram from 1996 to 1998.
Kharge is married to Shruti Kharge. He is an Ambedkarite and a Buddhist.
Kharge entered into the politics as an activist of the National Students' Union of India in 1998. In 1999, he became the NSUI College General Secretary. Later in 2001, he started serving as NSUI State General Secretary till 2005. He was also the Secretary of the Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress from 2005 to 2007. He served as a Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress General Secretary from 2007 to 2011.
Kharge entered electoral politics by contesting Chittapur in the 2009 Karnataka Assembly by-election but was defeated by Valmiki Nayak of Bharatiya Janata Party.
In 2011, he was elected as Vice President of Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress, till 2014.
He was then elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 2013.
In 2016, at the age of 38, he became the youngest minister to be sworn into the then Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s cabinet as the Minister of IT, BT & Tourism. He has also served as a Cabinet Minister of Social Welfare in the coalition Government headed by H D Kumaraswamy.