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Term Year - (2002-2008) |
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Date of Birth | 15-08-1953 | |
Place of Birth | Hulkoti, Gadag Taluk, Dharwad District | |
Marital Status | Married | |
Spouse Name | Hema H. Patil | |
Children | Two Daughters and One Son | |
Educational Qualification | B.Sc., L.L.B | |
Profession | Journalism | |
Social and Other Activities | 1. Minister of State for Textiles from 20-01-1993 to 11-12-1994. 2. Member of All India Congress Committee. 3. Member of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Permanent Invitee, Election Committee, K.P.C.C. 5. Former Chairman, Assurance Committee. Karnataka Legislative Council. 6. Executive Member, Indo-China Friendship Society, New Delhi. 7. President, National Federation of Urban Co-operative Banks & Credit Societies, New Delhi during 1989-93. 8. President, Karnataka State Co-operative Urban Banks Federation Limited, Bangalore. 9. Chief Promoter, Karnataka State Industrial Co-operative Federation Limited, Bangalore. 10. Founder Chairman, Gadag Co-operative Industrial Estate, Gadag. 11. Director, National Co-operative Union of India, New Delhi. 12. Member, Karnataka University Syndicate, Dharwad, during 1980-83 and 1984-87. 13. Member, Senate of Karnataka University, Dharwad, during 1977-80, 1980-83 and 1984-87. 14. Chairman, Board of Sports, Karnataka University, Dharwad, during 1981-83. 15. President, Deccan Institute of Management, Dharwad, Member, All India Editor's Conference, New Delhi Member, State Press Accrediation Committee Member. 16. Karnataka State Press Academy Editor, Vishala Karnataka (Kannada Daily) Hubli Member, Standing Advisory Committee for Urban Cooperative Banks of the Reserve Bank of India, Bombay. 17. President, Hubli Divisional Railway Worker's Congress, Hubli. 18. Hon'ble President, Karnataka State Leprosy Eradication Worker's Union, Bangalore. 19. Founder Chairman, Graduates Self Employment Cooperative Society Limited, Hubli 20. Chairman, Arogya Seva Sahakari Sangha, Hulkoti Chairman, Hulkoti Co-operative Education Society Limited. 21. Treasurer, Veman Vidya Vardhak Sangha, Dharwad Hubli. 22. President, Ramakrishna Ashram, Gadag. 23. Member, Sri Rajeshwari Vidya Niketan, Residential School, Hulkoti ,President, Satsangh, Gadag. 24. Director, Karnataka State Co-operative Federation Limited, Bangalore. 25. Director, Visveshvaraya Co-operative Industrial Estate Limited, Hubli. 26. Member, Sri Siddalingeshwar Swamy Kshetra Trust Committee, Yadiyur. 27. Elected to the Legislative Council from Graduate Constituency continously for three times during 1984-90, 1990-96 and 1996-2002 28. Appointed as Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Council from 28-12-1994. 29. Founder, of Several Associations and Institutions. 30. Appointed as Minister for Major and Medium Industries in the Council of Ministers headed by M Krishna on 17-10-99. |
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Hobbies | Reading, Swimming and Cricket | |
Native Address | Hulkoti, Gadag-582205 Karnataka State |