Swaroop Prakash

Swaroop Prakash (born 1983) is an Indian politician from Karnataka.^[2] He is elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Hassan constituency^[3] representing Janata Dal (Secular).^[4]

Swaroop Prakash MLA
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2023[1]
Constituency	Hassan
Personal details
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Janata Dal (Secular)
As of September, 2023

Early life

Prakash is from Hassan. He is the son of former MLA H. S. Prakash. He runs his own business and his wife is a doctor. He completed his graduation in Engineering in 2001 from Bahubali Engineering College, Shravanabelagola.^[2]

Career

He has earlier served as a Zilla panchayat member from Kandli constituency, Hassan district and vice president of Hassan Zilla Panchayat. He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from Hassan Assembly constituency representing Janata Dal (Secular). He polled 85,176 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Preetham J. Gowda of Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 7,854 votes.^[5][6]