The parliamentary record of Pralhad Joshi, Member of the Lok Sabha from Dharwad, Karnataka. It draws on the Lok Sabha member record, his official profile and releases of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi.File photo
Lok Sabha terms
5
14th to 18th Lok Sabha
Constituency
Dharwad
Dharwad North in 2004
First elected
2004
General election, 14th Lok Sabha
Committee chair
Petroleum & Natural Gas
Standing Committee, 2014–2019
01 Terms and offices
Twenty-two years in the Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha terms, and the offices held alongside them, on a single timeline from 2004. The 18th Lok Sabha is in progress.
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14th Lok SabhaDharwad North2004–2009
15th Lok SabhaDharwad2009–2014
16th Lok SabhaDharwad2014–2019
17th Lok SabhaDharwad2019–2024
18th Lok SabhaDharwad · current2024–
Committee chairPetroleum & Natural Gas2014–2019
Parliamentary AffairsAlso Coal and Mines2019–2024
CA, F&PD · NRECabinet portfolios2024–
EducationFrom July 20262026–
Lok Sabha termOffice held (past)Current office
Lok Sabha terms of Pralhad Joshi
Lok Sabha
Period
Constituency
Principal role
14th Lok Sabha
2004–2009
Dharwad North
Member; committee assignments from 2006
15th Lok Sabha
2009–2014
Dharwad
Member; Standing Committee on Railways
16th Lok Sabha
2014–2019
Dharwad
Chairperson, Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas; Panel of Chairpersons
17th Lok Sabha
2019–2024
Dharwad
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines
18th Lok Sabha
2024–
Dharwad
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & PD; New & Renewable Energy; Education (from 2026)
Parliamentary committee memberships as listed in the official profile, in chronological order. The recorded memberships end on 25 May 2019, days before he was sworn in as a Union Minister. He is currently a member of the Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth.
Parliamentary committee memberships
From
Committee
Role
2 Jan 2006
Standing Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers
Member
2 Jan 2006
Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf
Member
20 Mar 2007
Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism & Culture
Member
31 Aug 2009
Standing Committee on Railways
Member
21 Apr 2010
Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House
Managing the legislative business of the 17th Lok Sabha
The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs plans and coordinates the government’s legislative and other business in both Houses. The figures below are as reported by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs through PIB; they are institutional outcomes of both Houses, not personal achievements.
Official dataOfficial statement
30Bills passed by both Houses in the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha (June–August 2019)
~137%Lok Sabha productivity in that first session, as reported
274Lok Sabha sittings over the 17th Lok Sabha
222Bills passed by the Lok Sabha during the 17th Lok Sabha
221Bills passed by both Houses that became Acts
454–2Lok Sabha vote on the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023, as recorded in the Ministry’s summary
Selected replies and statements in Parliament recorded in official or attributed sources. This is not a complete list of questions answered.
All India Radio (news)
Rajya Sabha: assurance on the National Food Security (Amendment) Bill, 2026
All India Radio reported his statement in the Rajya Sabha on the draft amendment to the National Food Security Act. The quotation below is as reported by AIR.
“there will be no reduction of food grains to any State and beneficiary under the National Food Security (Amendment) Bill, 2026.”
Data not reproduced here. Attendance, the number of questions asked or answered, and debate participation are published by Parliament on Digital Sansad. This website does not estimate or summarise those figures. Consult the primary record directly.
