Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Mangalore (Karnataka )
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Party Name :
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Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Shri P.A. Alva
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Gunavathi Alva
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Date of Birth
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04.07.1951
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Place of Birth
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Venur, Distt. Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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20 Dec 1978
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Vanitha D. Kumar
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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B.Sc., LL.B.
Educated at Mahaveera College, Moodbidri, Mysore University and Udupi Law
College, Udupi (Karnataka)
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Profession
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Advocate
Agriculturist
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Permanent Address |
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Pavithra, Dhandakheri Road,
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Yeyyadi, Mangalore- 575008 (Karnataka)
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(0824) 211471,216396
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Present Address |
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1, Janter Manter Road,
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New Delhi – 110001
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(011) 23736494, 23752629
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Position Held |
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1982-84
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President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Karnataka
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Vice-President, All India Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Karnataka
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1983-85
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Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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1986-90
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President, B.J.P., Distt. Dakshina Kannada Unit
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1991
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Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
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1993-96
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Member, Committee on Industry and Steel & Mines
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1994-96
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Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
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1996
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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16 May 1996— 2 June 1996
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Union Cabinet Minister, Civil Aviation and Tourism
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1996-97
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Member, Committee on Commerce
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
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1998-99
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Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals
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Member, Committee to review the rate of dividend payable by the Railway
Undertakings to General Revenues
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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13 Oct. 1999- 30 Sept. 2000
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Union Minister of State, Finance
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30 Sept. 2000- 30 June 2002
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Union Minister of State, Textiles
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Special Interests
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Reading and viewing television
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Sports and Clubs
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Cricket and Kabaddi
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Countries Visited
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Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, U.K. and U.S.A.
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Other Information
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Member, (i) Indian Coffee Board, 1991-96; (ii) Central Silk Board, 1994-96; and (iii) Shree
Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, 1998-99
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Reference: Loksabha