S. N. Prasan Kumar (Member of Parliament)

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S. N. Prasan Kumar
Member of Parliament India
In office
1980–1984
Personal details
Born (1935-06-03) 3 June 1935 (age 88)
Madhugiri, Tumukuru District, Karnataka. India
Political partyIndian National Congress
OccupationPolitician

S. N. Prasan Kumar is a former member of Parliament from Karnataka,[1] India. He was born on 3 June 1935 to Sri N Ramaiah Setty and Smt. Varalakshmi in Madhugiri, Tumukuru District, Karnataka.

Personal life[edit]

At an early age he lost his mother, and was later adopted by his maternal grandfather by whom he was raised. His maternal grandfather Nanjaiah Setty was an MRA (Mysore Representative Assembly) member for 22 years prior to independence and served in the Municipal Council for 14 years. He was brought up in a political family as well as having ownership of multiple businesses.

Education[edit]

Kumar pursued his studies in the field of commerce at St. Joseph's College in Bangalore, Karnataka.

Political career[edit]

His political career began when he was just 20 years as a secretary for the Madhugiri Taluk Congress Committee. In 1960 he was elected as a Madhugiri town councillor. After 2 years he was elected as the president of the Town Council Municipal in Madhugiri and continued for 17 years.

Chikkaballapur Parliamentary Constituency[edit]

In the year 1980 he contested for elections from Congress in Chikkaballapur Parliamentary Constituency.[2] He won the elections by defeating M. V. Krishnappa who was a central minister at the time. Kumar served for a single-term in the Lok Sabha and later retired from politics.

His legacy still remains as the first member of Parliament from Arya Vysya community from Karnataka, India.

References[edit]

  1. "List of winner/current and runner up MPs of Parliamentary Constituency of Chikkaballapur". electiontrends.in. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. "Election Commission of India - General Elections". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 12 April 2016.