Dinesh Gundu Rao born October 9, 1969, is an Indian politician working for the Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 (INC) in Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

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He was president of the Karnataka youth congress, and is now currently a member of the legislative assembly (MLA).
Till date, he is a three time winner in the Karnataka elections.

Personal life

He was born in Kushal Nagar, Coorg. He is the second son of the late chief minister of Karnataka, R. Gundu Rao

R. Gundu Rao

R. Gundu Rao was Chief Minister of Karnataka state, India from 1980 to 1983.Rao was born in Kushalnagar, Kodagu, India. His parents were K. Rama Rao and Chinamma. His father was a local Headmaster. He studied in Ammathi High school for a while. He was Town Municipal President of Kushalanagar...

 (1935-1993). He has an elder brother and a younger brother.
Presently, he is married with two children, living in Bangalore

Bangalore

Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

, Karnataka.