Karnataka cabinet: C Puttarangashetty’s profile

Name : C Puttarangashetty

Portfolio: Backward Classes Welfare Department

Party : Congress

Age: 64

Spouse : NA

Birth place: Gubbi

Father : Chammashetty

Mother : NA

Education: Graduate, BA. from Mahadeshwara College, Kollegala - Mysore University, Year-1981-1982

Profession: Agriculture

C. Puttarangashetty's political journey:

• Puttarangashetty entered political fray as Congress candidate from Chamarajnagar assembly in 2008.
• He won the Chamarajnagar seat in 2008, 2013 and 2018.
• He was sworn in as Cabinet minister in HD Kumaraswamy government