16 Facts About Priyank Kharge

Priyank Mallikarjun Kharge was born on 22 November 1978 and is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress and serving as the Cabinet Minister in the Government of Karnataka.

Priyank Kharge is 3 time Member of Legislative Assembly from Chittapur Constituency in Kalaburagi District of Karnataka.

Priyank Kharge was born to Mallikarjun Kharge and Radhabai Kharge on 22 November 1978.

Priyank Kharge entered into the politics as an activist of the National Students' Union of India in 1998.

Priyank Kharge was the Secretary of the Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress from 2005 to 2007.

Priyank Kharge served as a Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress General Secretary from 2007 to 2011.

Priyank Kharge entered electoral politics by contesting from Chittapur in the 2009 Karnataka Assembly by-election but was defeated by Valmiki Nayak of Bharatiya Janata Party.

In 2011, Priyank Kharge was elected as Vice President of Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress, till 2014.

Priyank Kharge was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 2013 and continues winning elections.

Priyank Kharge has served as a Cabinet Minister of Social Welfare in the coalition Government headed by H D Kumaraswamy.

Priyank Kharge entered politics as an activist of the National Students' Union of India in 1998.

Priyank Kharge is credited with the merging of the State Archaeology Department with the Department of Tourism.

Priyank Kharge has been responsible for the identity of Bengaluru since he commissioned the Bengaluru city logo to be crowdsourced.

Priyank Kharge threw open the gates of iconic Vidhana Soudha for the public to engage with their heritage, a first of its kind for one of the events.

Priyank Kharge served as the Co-Chairman of BASE for 2 years.

Currently, Priyank Kharge is the Chairman of IT and Data for the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.