Pralhad Joshi | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | |
| Assumed office 10 June 2024 (2024-06-10) | |
| President | Droupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Piyush Goyal |
| Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy | |
| Assumed office 10 June 2024 (2024-06-10) | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Raj Kumar Singh |
| Union Minister of Coal | |
| In office 30 May 2019 (2019-05-30) – 10 June 2024 (2024-06-10) | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Piyush Goyal |
| Succeeded by | G. Kisan Reddy |
| Union Minister of Mines | |
| In office 30 May 2019 (2019-05-30) – 10 June 2024 (2024-06-10) | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Succeeded by | G. Kisan Reddy |
| Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 24 May 2004 (2004-05-24) | |
| Preceded by | Vijay Sankeshwar |
| Constituency | Dharwad, Karnataka |
| President of theBharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka | |
| In office 12 July 2012 (2012-07-12) – 12 January 2016 (2016-01-12) | |
| Preceded by | K. S. Eshwarappa |
| Succeeded by | B. S. Yediyurappa |
| Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 30 May 2019 (2019-05-30) – 10 June 2024 (2024-06-10) | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Succeeded by | Kiren Rijiju |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1962-11-27)27 November 1962 (age 62) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | |
| Education | Railway School New English School |
| Alma mater | Shri Kadasiddeshwar Arts College |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Businessperson |
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Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi[2] (born 27 November 1962) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 13thMinister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and 10thMinister of New and Renewable Energy since 2024.[3] He was also the UnionMinister of Parliamentary Affairs, theMinister of Coal and theMinister of Mines from 2019 to 2024. Joshi has also been aMember of Parliament in theLok Sabha since 2004, representing theDharwad Lok Sabha constituency. He was also the State President ofBharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka (BJP) from 2014 to 2016. He served in the panel of chairpersons of the Lok Sabha (2014–2018).
Joshi first came to public notice withRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) when they organised a movement to hoist theFlag of India at the Idagah Maidan Hubli Karnataka during 1992–1994. Recently, theSupreme Court of India has upheld theKarnataka High Court order restoring the ownership of the said maidan to theHubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation. He has been elected to Lok Sabha in the general elections of2004,2009,2014,2019 and2024.
Pralhad Joshi was born on 27 November 1962 inBijapur,Mysore State, India, to father, Venkatesh Joshi, and mother, Malatibai Joshi.[4][5] His father was an Indian Railways employee and Joshi is the third of his parents.[5] Joshi'sprimary education was in theRailway School, hissecondary education in New English School inHubballi, and for hishigher education, Joshi graduated from Shri Kadasiddeshwar Arts College in Hubballi.[5]
Joshi has been a member of theRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) from a young age, and he attended the RSS's training camps.[5]
An industrialist by vocation in his early days, Pralhad Joshi ingratiated himself into the political fray by organising a movement to hoist the tri-colour flag at Idagah Maidan Hubli Karnataka from 1992 to 1994. He also led the "Save Kashmir Movement" during those years, which established him as a known figure in those regions of the state.[6] He was then elected the president ofBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Dharwad district. He first contested in the14th Lok Sabha elections in 2004, where he won from theDharwad Lok Sabha constituency by defeating INC's B.S Patil.
He's won three consecutive elections from that constituency and is the incumbent MP of Dharwad. In the 2009 General elections, he won by the second-highest margin amidst 28 constituencies in Karnataka, while most of the ministers andMembers of Parliament secured a loss in the same year. In 2019, he retained the Dharwad seat for a second term by a margin of over one lakh votes.[7]
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Joshi took oath as aCabinet minister on 30 May 2019, and he was appointed theMinister of Parliamentary Affairs, theMinister of Coal and theMinister of Mines.[8] His tenure in these ministerial posts lasted till June 2024, and after the2024 Indian general election, Joshi was appointed theMinister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and theMinister of New and Renewable Energy in June 2024.[9] Joshi's win, for the fifth time in a row, from the Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency was a record of consecutive wins by any candidate in the constituency; however Joshi stated that he was unhappy due to winning with a reduced vote margin.[10]
Joshi is married to Jyoti Joshi and they have three daughters.[5] Joshi has been reported to be a reader and has interests inIndian classical music andcricket.[11]
| Lok Sabha | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forDharwad North 2004 – 2009 | Succeeded by Constituency ceased to exist |
| Preceded by Constituency created | Member of Parliament forDharwad 2009 – Present | Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Minister of Parliamentary Affairs 31 May 2019 – 10 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Minister of Coal 31 May 2019 – 10 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 10 June 2024 – Present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Ministry of New and Renewable Energy 10 June 2024 – Present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Minister of Mines 31 May 2019 – 10 June 2024 | |
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