Published On : August 26, 2021 13:39 IST
Minister of Tourism, Ecology and Environment of Karnataka
NAME – Anand Prithviraj Singh
PROFESSION– Politician , Business, Agriculture and Social works.
BORN – 03.10.1966
PLACE OF BIRTH –Hosapete
FATHER’S NAME –Prithwiraja Singh
MOTHER’S NAME –N/A
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CHILDREN – 3
EDUCATION – 12th Pass
PUC in 1993 from Corporation Pre-University College, Magadi Road, Bangalore
POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS/PARTY– Bharatiya Jananta Party BJP
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REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT– N/A
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BACKGROUND –
Anand Prithviraj Singh is an Indian Politician, currently serving as the Minister of Tourism, Ecology and Environment of Karnataka. He was born on 3rd October, 1966. He associated with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) . Currently he is representingVijayanagara constituency in Karnataka legislative assembly. Previously he was associated with INC but he resigned from that party. Also he was one of the 17 members to resign and the reason for the downfall of the coalition government of Karnataka in 2019.And after that he joined BJP . He has been elected as MLA from Vijayanagara Constituency more then thrice.He was also served as the Minister of Infrastructure development, Hajj & Waqf Department of Karnataka, and Tourism minister in the Government of Karnataka. Apart from politics he is also intrested in business , agriculture and social works. He is also one of the richest politicians in India.
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CAREER TIMELINE/ POSITIONS HELD –
2010- Minister of State for Tourism in Government of Karnataka
2018- Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
2020- Minister of Ecology & Environment department in Government of Karnataka
2021- Minister of Infrastructure development, Hajj & Waqf Department in Government of Karnataka, Incumbent Minister of Tourism, Ecology and Environment.
CONTROVERSIES/CASES – He was arrested in 2015 in the Belekeri iron ore scam, Where he was then later released on bail. He was also Accused of forest encroachment and illegal mining. He has been accused of 15 criminal cases, and facing 3 CBI trails about encroachment and mining cases.