Shamanuru Shivashankarappa is the current Member of the Legislative Assembly

Member of the Legislative Assembly

A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....

 of Davanagere

Davanagere

Davangere or Davanagere is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Davangere district which lies at the centre of the state of Karnataka. The city is located on National Highway 4 at a distance of about 265 km from the state capital, Bangalore...

 south.He is the Chairman of Bapuji Educational Association

Bapuji Educational Association

Bapuji Educational Association is a conglomerate of over 50 educational institutions across the city of Davangere.The institute was established in the year 1958 with the start of a first grade college in Davangere...

 which owns a chain of educational institutions including Bapuji Institute of Engineering & Technology

Bapuji Institute of Engineering & Technology

Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Davangere is an Engineering and Technology college located in the city of Davangere, Karnataka, India.The College houses around 18 departments.It offers Bachelor of Engineering in 12 Engineering Disciplines,Master of Technology in 5...

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He is a well known educationalist and industrialist and owns a group of industries known as shamanur Group with sugar and Distillaries as prime business.His son Shamanur Mallikarjun

Shamanur Mallikarjun

Shamanur Mallikarjun was the Minister for youth Welfare and Sports in the Government of Karnataka. He is the son of Politician and Industrialist Shamanuru Shivashankarappa.-References:...

 was Minister

Minister (government)

A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....

 for youth and Sports 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...

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