Prabhu Chauhan

Prabhu Bamala Chauhan (born 6 July 1969) is an Indian politician who is the current Minister of State for Animal Husbandry Department of Karnataka from 20 August 2019 in B.S.Yediyurappa cabinet.[1] Later he has also sworn in as cabinet minister on 4 August 2020 for a second time in Basavaraj Bommai cabinet and the same portfolio has been allotted.[2] He is a current Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Aurad Assembly constituency, since 2008 [3][4] and he was the Minister in charge of the Bidar district. In Basavaraj Bommai Cabinet he was made Minister in charge of the Yadgiri district.

Prabhu Chauhan
Minister of Animal Husbandry
Government of Karnataka
In office
20 August 2019 - 13 May 2023
Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa
Basavaraj Bommai
Preceded byVenkatarao Nadagouda
Minister of Haj & Wakf
Government of Karnataka
In office
27 September 2019 – 21 January 2021
Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa
Succeeded byAnand Singh
Minister of Minority Welfare
Government of Karnataka
In office
27 September 2019 – 10 February 2020
Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded byB. Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan
Succeeded byShrimant Patil
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
25 May 2008
Preceded byGurupadappa Nagamarapalli
ConstituencyAurad Assembly constituency
Personal details
Born
Prabhu Bamala Chauhan

(1969-07-06) 6 July 1969
Ghamsubai Thanda, Aurad taluka
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSwati Prabhu Chauhan
Children
  • Prateek Prabhu Chauhan
    (son)
  • Priyanka Prabhu Chauhan
    (Daughter)
  • Amit Annaro Rathod
    (Son in Low)
Parent
  • Bhamala (father)
Residence(s)Aurad,
Bangalore
EducationBachelor of Arts
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAgriculturist

He has been elected to Karnataka assembly from Aurad, a reserved constituency in 2008 by defeating incumbent MP of Bidar Mr. Narsingrao Suryawanshi.[5] He won subsequent elections in 2013, and 2018 from same Constituency (Aurad). Gopinath Munde, former Deputy CM of Maharashtra, was his mentor. Chauhan is the protégé of ex-MLA from Aurad, Gundappa Vakil.[6]

References
  1. The New Indian Express (22 August 2019). "Fresh faces in the Karnataka cabinet". Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. News18 (5 August 2021). "Karnataka Minister Takes Oath in Traditional Lambani Attire: Here's the Significance". Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  3. "Aurad Election Result 2018 live updates: BJP's Prabhu Chauhan wins". Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. "Karnataka 2013 PRABHU B. CHAVHAN (Winner) AURAD (BIDAR)". myneta.info. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  5. (PDF). 17 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150317110005/http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/13mem/52.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Aurad MLA was detained at airport in 2011". 12 December 2014.
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