Priya Krishna is an Indian politician and real estate agent. He is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC). In 2009, at the age of 25, he was elected as MLA from Govindraj Nagar in Bengaluru, becoming the youngest member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He is the son of INC politician M. Krishnapa.
Wiki/Biography
Priya Krishna was born on Friday, April 27, 1984 in Bangalore, Karnataka (age 39; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Taurus. He was educated at New Cambridge English School, Bangalore. Born to a politician father, he was politically inclined during his formative years. After completing his BA (Hons) and LLB from Bangalore University, he obtained his MA in Political Science from Karnataka State Open University, Mysore. Thereafter, he returned to Bangalore and began assisting his father in his philanthropic and political endeavors.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father Muniswamappa Krishnappa is a politician and INC member who was elected as MLA from Vijay Nagar four times in 2008, 2013, 2018 and 2023. He is also a real estate tycoon and owns Sri Lakshmi Narasimha (SLN). His mother’s name is Priyadarshini. His brother Pradeep Krishnappa is the director of SLN Enterprises.
Priya Krishna, Pradeep Krishnappa and M. Krishnappa
Priya Krishna and his parents vote
wife and children
He is unmarried.
Religion/Religious Views
He believes in Hinduism.
Priya Krishna performs Hindu religious rituals at Lord Hanuman’s temple
caste
Priya Krishna belongs to the Vokkaliga community, a group of closely related castes from the Indian state of Karnataka. Vokkaliga belong to Other Backward Classes in Karnataka. However, it is an influential caste, like the Lingayats in the state, who constitute 16% of the state’s population.
address
His permanent address is Govardhana Priya #2937/38/E, Service Road, Vijayanagar, Bangalore 560040.
Signature/Autograph
Signature of MLA Priya Krishna
Profession
as a politician
Priya Krishna followed in her father’s footsteps and entered politics as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC). In 2003, he became a member of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). Krishna campaigned actively during the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, 2008 Lok Sabha elections and 2009 Lok Sabha elections. In the 2009 Karnataka by-elections, he defeated Karnataka Housing and Muzrai Minister V. Somanna and won the Govindraj Nagar assembly seat.
Priya Krishna after winning election
In 2013, he was re-elected as the MLA of Govindraj Nagar, defeating the BJP candidate H. Ravindra with 42,460 votes (55.36% of the total votes cast). In 2018, he contested from the Govindraj Nagar seat and lost to the BJP candidate V. Somanna. In 2023, he won the Govindraj Nagar seat defeating the BJP candidate Umesh Shetty by 12,516 votes.
MLA Priya Krishna during the session of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
as a real estate agent
Priya Krishna, his father M. Krishnappa and his brother Pradeep Krishnappa run Sri Lakshmi Narasimha (SLN) Enterprises. The family business was founded in 1984. He is a director of private limited companies such as SLN Constructions, SLN Holdings, SLN Shelters, SLN Cement, SLN Infratech, SLN Mines and SLN Eco Ventures. He is also a designated partner of IS And DS Global LLP.
dispute
Allegation of disproportionate assets
Activist HC Prakash had lodged a private complaint with the Lokayukta against Vijayanagar MLAs M Krishnappa and Priya Krishna in December 2012. He claimed they had amassed a fortune that amounted to a staggering 10,000% of their known sources of income. The complaint was filed not only against Krishnappa and Priya Krishna, but also against Krishnappa’s wife Priyadarshini and another son Pradeep. Acting on a court order, Lokayutta police took over the case and conducted raids on properties owned by Krishnappa and his family based on Prakash’s complaint. In 2014, it was concluded that the allegations lacked credibility. Following the raid, an extensive investigation by Lokayota police revealed that Krishnappa and his family’s assets were actually 31% lower than their known sources of income. Police further discovered that the family had acquired the properties through their real estate business, which they had been in for more than thirty years. Accordingly, the Special Lokayukta Court on November 15, 2014, accepted the police report as a ‘B report’ and effectively closed the case due to insufficient evidence to frame valid charges against them. An interesting aspect of the entire situation is that complainant Prakash did not attend the ten consecutive hearings. The Special Lokayukta Court in its order dated November 15, 2014, had concluded that the total transactions, including purchases and sales, carried out by the Krishnappa family from 2001 to 2011 were approximately Rs 5,747 crore, while their movable and immovable properties were worth approximately Rs 5,747 crore. Approximately Rs 68.53 Crore.
Allegations of land grabbing
In 2016, Hemanth Raju filed a case before a special court accusing Priya Krishna, Sarva Mangala Builders and Developers and 51 others of encroaching on 279 acres of land belonging to the Ranganathaswamy temple in Srirangapatna under the Muzrai division.
A mysterious woman who calls herself mother
In 2017, it was reported that a woman aged around 35-40 years frequently visited the West District DCP office and claimed that M Krishnappa was her husband and Priya Krishna was her son. She often said that she had been married to Krishnapa a long time ago. According to police, the woman is a resident of Rajarajeshwari Nagar. She had been coming to the DCP office frequently for the past two years, asking them to send Krishnappa and Priya Krishna to her. In the past two years, she has successfully extracted the phone numbers of several police officers, including MN Anucheth, DCP (West). Police often received calls from the woman late at night. Officers who spoke to her suspected she was drunk most of the time and suffered from some form of mental illness.
Charged with unlawful assembly
According to the 2023 election affidavit, an FIR was filed against Priya Krishna for participating in an unlawful assembly. He was charged under sections 141, 143, 290, 336 and 149 of the IPC at Sathanur police station in Kanakapura, Karnataka.
car collection
Note: In 2013, it was reported that although he loved cars, he could not drive.
Assets and property
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs 8,35,65,160
- Bonds, Debentures and Shares: Rs 6,22,73,731
- LIC or other insurance policy: Rs 57,00,000
- Personal Loan: Rs 52,68,21,278
- Motor vehicles: Rs 6,91,17,409
- Other assets: Rs 8,58,01,25,296
real estate
- Non-agricultural land: Rs. 2,21,83,00,000
Note: Movable and immovable property estimates given are based on 2023. With total assets of Rs 1,156 crore, Priya Krishna ranks third on the list of richest MLAs in India in 2023.
net worth
As of 2023, his net worth is Rs 2,09,68,84,002.
Facts/Trivia
- His name “Priya” is an unusual name for a boy, but he was named after his mother.
- He is a professional golfer who represented Karnataka in the 2001 National Games held in Punjab.
- When Priya Krishna first became a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly at the age of 25, his declared wealth was Rs 770 crore. In 2013 and 2018, he continued to remain the richest candidate with assets exceeding 9.1 billion rupees and 10.2 billion rupees respectively. Most of Krishna’s real estate was “gifted.”
- Priya Krishna’s father Krishnappa was a close friend of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda. In the 2009 by-elections, Krishnappa convinced Gowda not to field the JD(S) candidate. There were rumors that HD Deve Gowda, leader of the rival Janata Dal (Secular Party), was trying to marry his granddaughter to Priya Krishna.
- He is a firm believer in numerology. All his private cars have registration number ‘9279’ and are registered with different district transport offices in Bengaluru.
- In February 2015, Priya Krishna hit the headlines for paying a court fee of Rs 52 lakh, a legal action he took after a Kannada channel aired allegations against him for encroaching on forest land part of the action. The channel allegedly aired news that Priya Krishna was involved in encroaching forest land and burial grounds in Mysuru for layout and a forest official had lodged a complaint with the Kuvempunagar police station. The channel also claimed that Priya Krishna’s followers had attempted infringement. This news was broadcast on December 9-10, 2014. The Ministry of Justice denied the allegations and filed a defamation suit seeking damages of Rs 1 billion.
- In 2017, Priya Krishna and Jayanagar MLA Vijay Kumar joined hands with Project Vruksha Foundation for the Tree Map Project initiative.
- In 2018, a survey released by B.PAC revealed that Priya Krishna was one of the most generous legislators. While other MLAs usually spend 85 to 90 per cent of the MLA Local Area Development (LAD) scheme, Priya Krishna used 107 per cent of the allocation.
- In an interview, he claimed that he donated his entire honorarium to the poor and needy.
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