Karnataka cabinet: Bandeppa Kashempur's profile

Name : Bandeppa Kashempur

Portfolio: Co-operation Department

Party : JD (S)

Age : 53

Spouse : Nalini Kashempur

Birth place: Bidar

Father : Sidramgouda

Mother : N/A

Education : Graduate (B.Sc from Veterinary College, Bengaluru)

Profession : Politician

Bandeppa Kashempur's political journey:

• Kashempur is a former agriculture minister of Karnataka. He was in office from 3 February 2006 - 9 October 2007.
• He represents Bidar South constituency in the Karnataka Assembly.
• Kashempur has won from Bidar South seat in 2008 and 2018, but lost to Ashok Kheny in 2013.
• On June 6, 2018, he was sworn-in as a cabinet minister in Kumaraswamy-led Congress-JD (S) government.