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Priyank Kharge Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 1, 2026 • 4 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth22 November 1978

Age44 (as of 2022)

BirthplaceBengaluru, Karnataka

ProfessionPolitician

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseShruthi Kharge

FamilyFather: Mallikarjun Kharge; Mother: Radhabai Kharge; Siblings: Rahul, Milind, Priyadarshini, Jayashree

Net worthRs 12,67,86,588 (as of 2018)

Priyank Kharge Biography

Priyank Kharge is an Indian National Congress politician from Karnataka who has served as MLA for Chittapur and held ministerial posts in the Karnataka政府.

Early life and background

Priyank M. Kharge was born on 22 November 1978 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, and is identified with Gulbarga (now Kalaburagi) as his hometown. He is the son of senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and Radhabai Kharge, and grew up in a family engaged in public life. His formal education includes pre-university studies at MES College, Malleswaram, Bengaluru, and vocational qualifications in graphic design and animation. He follows Buddhism and has described himself as a follower of B.R. Ambedkar.

Career

Kharge entered public life through student and youth politics. He began as an activist with the National Student Union of India and later held several positions in the Karnataka unit of the Youth Congress. He served as Secretary and then General Secretary of the Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress during the 2000s, moved on to be Vice President of the state Youth Congress, and was active in party organization before standing for elected office.

He first contested the Chittapur Assembly seat in a 2009 bypoll, and though that effort was unsuccessful, he won the Chittapur constituency in the 2013 Karnataka legislative assembly election. He retained the seat in 2018. During his legislative career he has held ministerial responsibilities in the Karnataka government. Between July 2016 and April 2018 he served as Minister of State with portfolios that included Tourism, Information Technology and Biotechnology. After the 2018 election he was appointed Minister for Social Welfare, a position he held from 8 June 2018 until 23 July 2019. He has also served as a spokesperson for the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.

Kharge has received recognition for his engagement with technology and governance; among the honours listed is Intel’s Technology Visionary Award in 2018. He has been involved in setting up or promoting institutions, including work associated with the establishment of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar School of Economics University in Bengaluru.

Public profile

Physically, Kharge is described as around 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) tall with black eyes and salt-and-pepper hair. His political affiliation is with the Indian National Congress, a party he joined in 1999. Over more than two decades he has held party posts and contested internal elections within the Youth Congress, and he was at one point the youngest minister in Siddaramaiah’s cabinet when sworn in 2016.

Kharge’s family is publicly noted: he is married to Shruthi Kharge and has siblings Rahul, Milind, Priyadarshini and Jayashree. His brother Rahul has worked as an advisor for IT companies, and his sister Priyadarshini is a doctor. Details from asset declarations filed in 2018 list both movable and immovable assets and give a net worth figure for that year; the figure reported for 2018 is Rs 12,67,86,588, excluding assets of his wife and dependents.

Controversies

Kharge’s public life has included episodes that attracted media attention. In 2011 he was involved in a dispute over a Bangalore Development Authority allotment of a plot in HSR Layout: he initially sought to surrender the site, later requested re‑allotment, and then pursued an exchange of that plot with a colleague. In 2022 he drew criticism for remarks he made in a press conference regarding recruitment practices and women, which prompted responses from political opponents. In September 2023 he supported comments made by another political figure about “Sanatana Dharma,” saying that any belief system that discriminates against people cannot be considered a religion; that stance led to legal complaints and further media coverage. In interviews he has maintained that his intention was not to offend religious sentiments and has said he adheres to the Constitution.

Latest updates

As of the most recent public entries, Kharge continues to be active within the Indian National Congress in Karnataka and to be identified with the Chittapur constituency. His career spans student activism, party organization, legislative representation and ministerial roles in state government. Public records and reports continue to document his political activity, public statements and the legal or media issues that have followed them.

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Recent Work

Member of Legislative Assembly, Chittapur

Elected MLA from Chittapur in 2013 and re-elected in 2018.

2013, 2018
Minister for Social Welfare, Government of Karnataka

Served as minister from 8 June 2018 to 23 July 2019.

2018–2019
Minister of State for Tourism, IT & Biotechnology, Karnataka

Held minister of state portfolio from July 2016 to April 2018.

2016–2018
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Career Highlights

  1. Joined Indian National Congress in 1999 and rose through student and youth wings
  2. Elected MLA from Chittapur in 2013 and 2018
  3. Served as Minister of State for Tourism, IT & Biotechnology (2016–2018) and as Minister for Social Welfare (2018–2019)
  4. Received Intel’s Technology Visionary Award (2018)
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Net Worth

Rs 12,67,86,588 (as of 2018)

Figures are editorial estimates based on publicly available reporting and may change as new information emerges.

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