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R Dhruvanarayana

R Dhruvanarayana
R Dhruvanarayana was an Indian Politician of the Indian National Congress Party.
By Moumi Majumdar | Thursday, August 31, 2023, 04:07:08 PM [IST]

R Dhruvanarayana Biography

R. Dhruvanarayana joined the INC as a party worker in 1983 and worked his way up as a significant member of the party. After that, he served as the sitting MP of Chamarajanagar constituency. He won two consecutive assembly elections, one from Santhemarahalli constituency in 2004 and the Kollegal constituency in 2008. In 1999, he contested from the Santhemarahalli constituency but was thwarted by INC's A.R Krishnamurthy. However, he defeated Krishnamurthy in the 2004 assembly elections by a margin of 1 vote. He was elected against his rival A.R Krishnamurthy's bid for the Lok Sabha Seat in the 2009 and 2014 general elections. Primarily, he was an agriculturist and did a master's and bachelor's degree in Agriculture from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore.

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R Dhruvanarayana Personal Life

Full Name R Dhruvanarayana
Date of Birth 31 Jul 1961
Date of Death 11 Mar 2023 (Age 61)
Place of Birth Vill-Heggavadi, Distt. Chamaraja Nagar (Karnataka)
Party Name Indian National Congress
Education Post Graduate
Profession Agriculturist Businessperson
Father's Name Rangaswamy
Mother's Name Siddamma
Spouse's Name Veena
Spouse's Profession Housewife
Children 2 Son(s)
Religion Hindu

R Dhruvanarayana Net Worth

Net Worth
₹2.89 CRORE
ASSETS
₹3.15 CRORE
Liabilities
₹26.06 LAKHS

Interesting Facts about R Dhruvanarayana

He has defeated INC's A.R Krishnamurthy in three elections, and once with a low margin of 1 vote in the 2004 Assembly elections.

Political Timeline of R Dhruvanarayana

  • 2014 : He was re-elected to the 16th Lok Sabha elections, where he once again defeated his rival A.R Krishnamurthy, with a margin of 1,41,182 votes.
  • 2009 : He was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha elections from Chamarajanagar constituency by defeating A.R Krishnamurthy of INC by a margin of 4,020 votes.
  • 2008 : He contested and won the assembly election from Kollegal constituency by defeating S. Mahendra of INC by a margin of 11,800 votes.
  • 2004 : He won the assembly elections from the Santhemarahalli constituency by defeating his rival A. R Krishnamurthy of INC with an astounding margin of 1 vote.
  • 1999 : He contested in his first assembly elections but lost to A.R Krishnamurthy of INC, who won by a margin of 5906 votes.
  • 1986 : He went on to serve as General Secretary of the Karnataka State Youth Congress.
  • 1983 : He joined the INC as a party worker.

Disclaimer:The information provided on this page is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://en.wikipedia.org/, https://sansad.in/ls, https://sansad.in/rs, https://pib.gov.in/, https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/ and the official websites of state assemblies respectively. While we make every effort to maintain the accuracy, comprehensiveness and timeliness of the information provided, we cannot guarantee the absolute accuracy or reliability of the content. The data presented here has been compiled without consideration of the objectives or opinions of individuals who may access it.

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