K. Jayaprakash Hegde
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Korgi Jayaprakash Hegde is an India
n politician who has been a Minister in the Government of Karnataka
family of Kundapura taluk
, Udupi district
, India
to Mr. and Mrs. Chandrashekar Hegde.Jayaprakash is a practicing advocate
and entered politics very early in his life.He has been elected thrice to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Brahmavara constituency and served as Minister holding various portfolios.He is married to Shobha Hegde and has two children a son ,Nishanth and a daughter,Divya. In 2009 he contested unsuccessfully from the Udupi Chikmagalur (Lok Sabha constituency)
for the Indian general election, 2009
on a Indian National Congress
ticket.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n politician who has been a Minister in the Government of Karnataka
Government of Karnataka
The Government of Karnataka is a democratically elected body with the Governor as the constitutional head. The Governor who is appointed for a period of five years appoints the Chief Minister and his council of ministers...
Bio
Born in a BuntBunt (community)
Bunt , previously spelled Bant, are a community of erstwhile nobility, feudatory and gentry from the region of Tulu Nadu in the south west of India which comprises the districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada in the Indian state of Karnataka and Kasaragod taluk of Kerala...
family of Kundapura taluk
Kundapura Taluk
Kundapura Taluk is a taluk in Udupi district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Notable parts of this taluk are Kundapura town, Koteshwara, Byndoor and Gangolli.-Kodi Beach:This is a nice beach located about from Kundapur...
, Udupi district
Udupi district
Udupi district , ಉಡುಪಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ) in the Karnataka state of India was created in August 1997. The three northern taluks, Udupi, Kundapur and Karkal, were separated from Dakshina Kannada District to form Udupi district. Udupi district is surrounded by Uttara Kannada district in north, Dakshina Kannada...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to Mr. and Mrs. Chandrashekar Hegde.Jayaprakash is a practicing advocate
Advocate
An advocate is a term for a professional lawyer used in several different legal systems. These include Scotland, South Africa, India, Scandinavian jurisdictions, Israel, and the British Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man...
and entered politics very early in his life.He has been elected thrice to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Brahmavara constituency and served as Minister holding various portfolios.He is married to Shobha Hegde and has two children a son ,Nishanth and a daughter,Divya. In 2009 he contested unsuccessfully from the Udupi Chikmagalur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Udupi Chikmagalur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Udupi Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. This constituency, spread over Udupi and Chikmagalur districts, came into existence following the implementation of the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008,...
for the Indian general election, 2009
Indian general election, 2009
India held general elections to the 15th Lok Sabha in five phases between 16 April 2009 and 13 May 2009. With an electorate of 714 million , it was the largest democratic election in the world to date.By constitutional requirement, elections to the Lok Sabha must be...
on a 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...
ticket.