Birth Name: | Araga Dnyanendra |
Office1: | Minister of Home Affairs Government of Karnataka |
Governor1: | Thawar Chand Gehlot |
2Namedata1: | Basavaraj Bommai |
Term Start1: | 4 August 2021 |
Term End1: | 13 May 2023 |
Predecessor1: | Basavaraj Bommai |
Successor1: | G. Parameshwara |
Office2: | Chairman of Karnataka Housing Board |
Term Start2: | 28 July 2020 |
Term End2: | 28 July 2021 |
1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata2: | B. S. Yediyurappa |
Office3: | Chairman of Mysore Paper Mills[1] |
1Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata3: | |
Term Start3: | 4 June 2008 |
Term End3: | June 2012 |
Office4: | Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
Constituency5: | Tirthahalli |
Term Start5: | 1994 |
Term End5: | 2008 |
Predecessor5: | D B Chandregowda |
Successor5: | Kimmane Rathnakar |
Constituency4: | Tirthahalli |
Term Start4: | 2018 |
Birth Date: | 15 March 1953 |
Birth Place: | Araga, Mysore State, India |
Residence: | Guddekoppa, Thirthahalli |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse: | Prafulla |
Children: | 2 |
Profession: | Political |
Alma Mater: | Kuvempu University |
Araga Jnanendra is an Indian politician previously served as the Minister of Home Department Excluding Intelligence Wing of Karnataka from 4 August 2021 to 13 May 2023. He is the Member of the Karnataka Legislative assembly from Thirthahalli constituency.
Araga Jnanendra Kumar was born in 1953 in Hisana, Araga village, located in the Thirthahalli taluk. He received his primary education in the village before continuing his studies at M S Memorial Public School in Motihari. He went on to complete his B.Com. degree at State College in Shimoga.[2]
He is a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, and began his career in electoral politics in 1983.[3]
In 1983 and 1985 he contested and lost Member of Legislative assembly (MLA) elections.[4]
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.He finally won the Member of Legislative assembly (MLA) election for the first time in 1994.
Beginning in 1991 he worked in Shimoga Co-operative Milk Dairy.
He was reelected in the MLA election in 1999 and 2004 but in 2009 he lost the MLA election.[5]
In 2009 he was selected Chairman of Mysore Paper Mills, Badravathi.
In 2013 he lost the MLA election.[6] [7]
In 2018 he won the Assembly election by a margin of 22000 votes.[8] [9]
In 2021 he was sworn in as cabinet minister in Govt. of Karnataka.[10]