Karnataka Legislative Council · Bengaluru
A voice for Bengaluru's youth in the Council.
ವಿಧಾನ ಪರಿಷತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಯುವಜನರ ಧ್ವನಿ
Salmaan Ahmed — educationist, Youth Congress leader and Vice President of Presidency University — seeks to represent Bengaluru's students, graduates and young professionals as a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council (MLC).
Why the Council
The people who do the work should help write the policy.
The Karnataka Legislative Council — the Vidhana Parishat — exists to bring experience and expertise into law-making. Salmaan believes the people who run classrooms, campuses, job fairs and health camps should be in the room when policy on education, employment and health is written.
Bengaluru draws young graduates from every corner of Karnataka and India. Their questions — on jobs, skills, startups, safety and the city they will inherit — deserve a representative who has spent his career listening to them.
Priorities
What he will fight for
01
Jobs & skills for graduates
Industry-linked skilling, campus-to-career pipelines and mega job fairs as standing public infrastructure, not one-off events.
02
Stronger public education
Better government schools and colleges, digital learning and teacher development — built on the Mandya school project model.
03
A youth voice in policy
Regular open dialogues like The GenZ Reckoning, so students question the people who make decisions for them.
04
Grassroots sport & health
Statewide leagues, talent support and community health camps that reach families the system misses.
- 50,000+
- Students shaped every year
- 15,000+
- Young footballers engaged
- 2,000+
- Wheelchairs distributed
- 1,000+
- On-the-spot job placements
Questions, answered
MLC, the Council, and Salmaan
ಸಲ್ಮಾನ್ ಅಹಮದ್
ಸಲ್ಮಾನ್ ಅಹಮದ್ ಅವರು ಪ್ರೆಸಿಡೆನ್ಸಿ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯದ ಉಪಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ಮತ್ತು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಯುವ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಕ್ರೀಡಾ ಘಟಕದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು. ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ, ಉದ್ಯೋಗ, ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಕ್ರೀಡೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಯುವಜನರನ್ನು ಸಬಲೀಕರಿಸುವುದು ಅವರ ಗುರಿ. ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳು, ಪದವೀಧರರು ಮತ್ತು ಯುವ ವೃತ್ತಿಪರರ ಧ್ವನಿಯಾಗಿ ವಿಧಾನ ಪರಿಷತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸೇವೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಲು ಅವರು ಬಯಸುತ್ತಾರೆ.
Who is Salmaan Ahmed?
Salmaan Ahmed is a Bengaluru-based educationist and youth leader. He is Vice President of Presidency University, Head & Trustee of the Presidency Foundation, Chairman of the Sports Cell of the Karnataka Youth Congress and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), UK. He is an aspirant for the Karnataka Legislative Council (MLC).
What is the full form of MLC?
MLC stands for Member of Legislative Council. In Karnataka, MLCs sit in the Karnataka Legislative Council (Vidhana Parishat), the upper house of the state legislature.
What does the Karnataka Legislative Council do?
The Council reviews and debates bills passed by the Legislative Assembly, raises questions to the government and brings expertise into law-making. Its 75 members are elected by MLAs, local authorities, graduates and teachers, or nominated by the Governor, and serve six-year terms.
Why is Salmaan Ahmed seeking a seat in the Legislative Council?
To give Bengaluru's students, graduates and young professionals a direct voice in policy on education, jobs, health and sport — areas where he has worked for over a decade through Presidency University, the Presidency Foundation and the Youth Congress.
What has Salmaan Ahmed done for young people?
He launched the Bharat Jodo Football Cup (100+ teams, 15,000+ young footballers), organised mega job fairs with 1,000+ on-the-spot placements, supported the ₹1 Crore Mandya Government School project, ran five large health camps, and created The GenZ Reckoning, where students questioned MLAs and ministers directly.
How can I contact Salmaan Ahmed or ask him a question?
Use the Connect page on salmaanahmed.in to ask a question, volunteer or invite him to your campus or community, or follow @salmaanahmed_official on Instagram.