Dinesh Gundu Rao
Dinesh Gundu Rao (born 9 October 1969) is an Indian politician from INC who is the current Incharge of All India Congress Committee of Goa, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.[1]He was the President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.[2]and the member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
Dinesh Gundu Rao | |
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Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 25 October 1999 | |
Preceded by | B. Muniyappa |
Constituency | Gandhi Nagar |
Incharge of AICC for Goa, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu | |
Assumed office 11 September 2020 | |
President | Sonia Gandhi |
Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs | |
In office 20 May 2015 – 21 June 2016 | |
Chief Minister | Siddaramaiah |
Preceded by | D. N. Jeevaraj |
Succeeded by | U. T. Khader |
President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee | |
In office 4 July 2018 – 11 March 2020 | |
Preceded by | G. Parameshwara |
Succeeded by | D. K. Shivakumar |
Personal details | |
Born | Kushalanagar | 9 October 1969
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Parents | R. Gundu Rao |
Residence | Bengaluru, Karnataka |
Personal life
He was born in Kushal Nagar, Coorg. He is the second of the three sons of former Chief Minister of Karnataka, R. Gundu Rao.[3]
Gundu Rao attended Bishop Cotton Boys' School in Bangalore. He completed a B.E in Electronics and Communications from B.M.S. College of Engineering in 1992.[4]
He married Tabassum Rao and has two children, living in Bangalore, Karnataka.
Career
Gundu Rao was the Congress candidate for Assembly Constituency (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike District) in the 1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections. The count of total votes polled for this election was 61212. Out of these, Dinesh Gundurao of Congress secured 40797 votes to win the seat, defeating the nearest rival Nagaraj V of JD (S) by a margin of 28268 votes.
He was president of the Karnataka Youth Congress, and is currently a Member of the Legislative Assembly for fifth time (MLA).[5] He is five time winner in the Karnataka elections.[6] Dinesh Gundu Rao was minister of state for food, civil supplies and consumer affairs in the government of Karnataka, and he was President of the KPCC.[7]
References
- Govtofkarnataka and Congress India website}}
- http://www.politicalworld.in/karnataka-mla-img/DINESHGUNDURAO/index.html
- "Here, it's advantage Dinesh Gundurao". Deccan Chronicle. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Profile". www.bangalorewaves.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- "Chaos in House,near-fight outside". The Times of India. 10 July 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- Prabhu, Nagesh (28 April 2018). "Bengaluru has become more aspirational: Dinesh Gundu Rao". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Dinesh Gundu Rao, Gandhinagar constituency Karnataka election results 2018: Congress retains seat". The Financial Express. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.