M. K. Pranesh

M. K. Pranesh is an Indian politician and the current Deputy Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council. He is a member of the Karnataka legislative Council from the Chikmagaluru local authorities constituency.He is fluent in Kannada ,Tulu and English. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1]

M. K. Pranesh
Deputy Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 January 2021
Chairman	Basavaraj Horatti
Preceded by	S. L. Dharmegowda
Member of Karnataka Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 January 2016
Preceded by	V. Gayathri Shantegowda
Constituency	Chikmagalur Local Authorities
Personal details
Born	1963 (age 61–62) Mudigere, Mysore State, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Education	B. A.
Alma mater	University of Mysore

He is member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and has been a member of the BJP since 1989. He stepped into politics "when L.K. Advani began the rath yatra for Ram Mandir, Ayodhya".^[2] Pranesh defeated K. C. Kondaiah by securing 41 votes against 24 votes for the Deputy Chairman election in 2021.^[3]