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| Tejasvi Surya | |
|---|---|
| 17th Lok Sabha, Member of Parliament for Bangalore South | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1990-11-16) 16 November 1990 (age 34) Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Politician |
Tejasvi Surya is the Member of Parliament in 17th Lok Sabha from the Bangalore South (Lok Sabha constituency). He was an active member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. He is the youngest first-time Member of Parliament.
2019 Lok Sabha Elections
He won the elections by defeating B. K. Hariprasad of Congress by 3,31,192 votes.
Controversy
Tejasvi Surya, in his Twitter, faced backlash over quoting Tarek Fatah's "sexual" remarks on Arab women, in a tweet from 2015. Following this and the announcement of his Lok Sabha candidature, Surya arranged for an injunction against 49 media outlets and social media platforms restraining them from publishing any "defamatory statements" against him.
Personal life
Surya graduated from Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies with a Bachelor of Academic Law and an LLB. In 2008, he founded an NGO called Arise India which works in rural development and education to create a "strong vote bank". He has co-founded the Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence, which works on projects in entrepreneurship and education. He has previously written for IndiaFacts.
References
- "Bangalore South Lok Sabha election Live: Tejasvi Surya won", 2019 Indian general election, 24 May 2019
- ^ Bureau, Times of Assam (28 March 2019). "Another abusive tweet by BJP MP Candidate Tejasvi Surya spotted". Times of Assam. Times of Assam. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
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- "BJP's youngest MP Tejasvi Surya shares 'oh man' moment, tweets selfie with favourite Smriti Irani". DNA India. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ Choudhary, Akanksha (24 May 2019). "Meet Tejasvi Surya, the MP-elect from Bangalore South". Citizen Matters, Bengaluru. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- "Lift the gag". The Indian Express. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.