Araga Jnanendra

Araga Jnanendra is an Indian politician, Member of Legislative assembly representing the constituency of Thirthahalli, Karnataka.

Araga Jnanendra
Chairman, Mysore Paper Mills [1]
In office
4 June 2008 – June 2012
ConstituencyThirthahalli, Shimoga[2]
Member of Legislative Assembly (Thirthahalli)
In office
1994[3] – 2008
Preceded byD B Chandregowda
Succeeded byKimmane Rathnakar
Member of Legislative Assembly (Thirthahalli)
Assumed office
2016
Preceded byKimmane Rathnakar
Personal details
Born
Araga Jnanendra

1953
Hisana, Araga, Thirthahalli
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharathiya Janatha Party[4]
Spouse(s)Prafulla
ChildrenAbhinandan HJ, Ananya HJ
ResidenceGuddekoppa, Thirthahalli[5]
Alma materKuvempu University
ProfessionAgriculturist,politics
Websitehttp://www.aragajnanendra.com

Early life and education

Araga Jnanendra kumar was born 1953 in Hisana, Araga village at Thirthahalli talluk. He received his primary education in village before continuing his education at a high school M S memorial public school Motihari. He completed his B.Com in State college of Shimoga.[6]

Political career

In 1983 and 1985 he contested and lost Member of Legislative assembly (MLA) elections.[7]

In 1986 he won Jilla Parishatha Election and worked as President of Krushi Sthayi Samithi. In 1989 he lost the MLA elections for the third time.[7] He finally won the Member of Legislative assembly (MLA) Election for the first time in 1994.[7]

Beginning in 1991 he worked in Shimoga Co-operative Milk Dairy.

He was reelected in the MLA Election in 1999 and 2004[7] but in 2009 he lost the MLA Election.[8]

In 2009 he was selected Chairman of Mysore Paper Mills, Badravathi.

In 2013 he lost the MLA Election.[9][10]

In 2018 he won the Assembly election by a margin of 22000 votes.[11][12]

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References
  1. "About Us > Management Team". Mpm.co.in. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. "Shimoga District - NIC SHIMOGA". Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  3. "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 163 - Tirthahalli Assembly Constituency". Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  4. "Bharatiya Janata Party". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  5. "ARAGA JNANENDRA(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Tirthahalli(SHIMOGA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". Myneta.info. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  6. "Araga Jnanendra(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- TIRTHAHALLI(SHIMOGA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  7. "Tirthahalli Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". elections.in. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  8. "Tirthahalli Election Results 2018 Live Updates (Thirthahalli): BJP Candidate Araga Jnanendra Wins". News18. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  9. "Tirthahalli Election Results 2018 Live Updates (Thirthahalli): BJP Candidate Araga Jnanendra Wins". News18. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  10. "In The Times Of Big Fat Weddings, Karnataka's BJP MLA Weds Son In A Simple Mass Marriage". The Logical Indian. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  11. Reporter, Staff (11 December 2019). "Will not lobby for Ministerial position: Araga Jnanendra". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  12. Mahesh (15 May 2018). "ತೀರ್ಥಹಳ್ಳಿದಲ್ಲಿ ಅರಳಿದ ಕಮಲ, ಅರಗ ಜ್ಞಾನೇಂದ್ರಗೆ ಗೆಲುವು". kannada.oneindia.com (in Kannada). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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