Nalin Kumar Kateel

Nalin Kumar Niranjan Shetty Kateel (born 7 December 1966) is an Indian politician who is the State President of Bharatiya Janata Party for the state of Karnataka. Member of Parliament who represents the Dakshina Kannada constituency of Karnataka since 2009. He won the seat for the third consecutive time in May 2019. In August 2019, he was appointed the Karnataka unit state president of the Bharatiya Janata Party by National President of Bharatiya Janata Party Amit Shah. He was further elected unanimously to continue in the same post for the next three years until 16 January 2023.[1]

Nalin Kumar Kateel
9th State President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka
Assumed office
20 August 2019
Preceded byB. S. Yeddyurappa
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
16 May 2009
Preceded byConstituency created
ConstituencyDakshina Kannada
Personal details
Born (1966-12-07) 7 December 1966
Kunjady, Mysore State, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Sridevi N. Shetty
Children2 daughters
SourceParliament of India
WebsiteOfficial Website
As of 24 May, 2009

Political career

Nalin Kumar Kateel started his social and political life when he becoming a Prachark (full-time member) of Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu Nationalist organisation at the age of 18 for a period of 12 years. After his father's death, he took over the responsibility of managing his family affairs, agriculture, and also started his professional career as a civil contractor. Later he joined the Bharatiya Janta Party and rising through the ranks became District general secretary of the party in the year 2004, the office of which he still holds. In the year 2009 he was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's Parliament the Sansad. He was re-elected as MP in the 2014 elections for the second term. [2][3]

On 20 August 2019, he was appointed the state unit president of the Karnataka BJP to replace B. S. Yediyurappa who had become the chief minister. [4][5][6][7]

As Member of Parliament Nalin Kumar Kateel has Participated in 45 Debate and raised 687 questions.[8]

Controversy
  • On 5 August 2019, a Bengaluru court issued an arrest warrant against him for an inflammatory speech. [9] On June 3, 2017, Kateel had made a provocative speech in a protest held in front of Konaje police (under Mangaluru city police) station.[10][11]
  • On May 14 2014 Sathish Shetty, a resident of Beverly Park, Thane logged an FIR against Mr.Nalin Kumar accusing him of having “an illicit relationship with his wife Vinutha.[12] [13]However Mr.Nalin Kumar Kateel denied the allegations saying it is a political conspiracy to damage his image politically. [14][15] A FIR was registered in Mangalore City police station.[16][17]

Position held
2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Commerce.
May 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
4 Aug. 2014 - 30 April 2015 Member, Committee on Estimates
1 Sept. 2014 - 25 May 2019 Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs.

May 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development.
09 Oct. 2019 onwards Member, Committee on Government Assurances

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Shipping

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References
  1. "Nalin Kumar Kateel elected Karnataka BJP chief". Outlook India. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. Dsouza, Alfie; Mangalorean, Team (23 February 2019). "Not Smart! Constructing Pumpwell Flyover with Height of 4.5 mts, when Legally it should be 5.5 mts - Mangalorean.com". Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. "Mangaluru: Pumpwell flyover protest - Nalin does not deserve to be MP - J R Lobo". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  4. "Voices in Karnataka BJP: Replace Shobha Karandlaje, Nalin Kumar Kateel". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  5. "Mangaluru: Public lash out at MP Nalin Kumar, launch campaign seeking his removal". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  6. "In nation's interest, we have to suffer non-performers: RSS member - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  7. "In Dakshina Kannada, 'Nalin Hatao' campaign gains momentum". Deccan Chronicle. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  8. "PRS India -MP Track".
  9. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bengaluru-court-issues-non-bailable-warrant-against-mp-nalin-kumar-1577635-2019-08-06
  10. India, Today. "India Today". Indiatoday.in.
  11. ANI, NEWS. "ANI News". www.aninews.in.
  12. "Mangalore: Fresh trouble for Nalin - Man claims his affair with wife, FIR filed". daijiworld.
  13. "politics/gossip/bjp-mp-candidate-booked-for-illicit-relationship". greatandhra.
  14. "FIR-filed-against-BJP-MP-Kateel-for-adultery". timesofindia.
  15. "/adultery-nalin-kumar-kateel-extra-marital-affair-karnataka-bjp-mp-sathish-shetty-ranjith". Indiatoday.
  16. "politics/mangalore-bjp-mp-faces-illicit-affair-charge-police-register-fir-". www.news18.com.
  17. "fir-filed-against-mp-kateel-for-adultery". hindi.oneindia.com.
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