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|office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly (Thirthahalli)]]<br />
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|constituency1 = [[Thirthahalli]], [[Shimoga]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.karnatakapcc.com/mla_list.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615025509/http://www.karnatakapcc.com/mla_list.html |archive-date=15 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
|predecessor1 = [[Araga Jnanendra]]<br />
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|successor1 = [[Araga Jnanendra]]<br />
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|party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|birth_name = Kimmane Rathnakar<br />
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|07|17|df=y}}<br />
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|profession = Advocate, Politician<br />
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|term_start1 = 4 June 2008<br />
|term_end1 = 16 May 2018<br />
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|office = Minister of Primary and Secondary education & Sakala of Karnataka<br />
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|term_start =2013<br />
|term_end = 2016<br />
|predecessor = [[Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri]]<br />
|successor = [[Tanveer Sait]]<br />
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'''Kimmane Rathnakar''' is an Indian professional advocate and politician who served as the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education & Sakala of Karnataka from 2013 to 2016. He was Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from [[Thirthahalli]] constituency from 4 June 2008 to 16 May 2018 in Shimoga District.<ref name="bp">{{cite web|title=Meet Kimmane Ratnakar, a Minister turned into National Hero|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2013/09/meet-kimmane-ratnakar-a-minister-turned-into-a-national-hero/|accessdate=18 September 2013}}</ref> He belongs to Indian National Congress.<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Kimmane Rathnakar completed his schooling in Thirthahalli, and then he completed Bachelor of Science degree in Bhuvanendra College, Karkala. In 1966, he completed his law degree in BMS College of Law.<br />
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==Political career==<br />
He was the minister for Primary and Secondary education, Government of Karnataka till 18 June 2016. In 2013, Kimmane Rathnakar (Indian National Congress) beat RM Manjunatha Gowda (KJP) by 1343 votes to become member of the assembly for the second consecutive time. But, in 2018, he lost to Araga Jnanendra (BJP) by 21,679 votes<br />
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==Act of bravery==<br />
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On 17 September 2013, he saved a family of 6 from drowning into Beguvalli Lake near Shimoga.<ref name="bp"/> He was coming back to [[Bangalore]] from his hometown [[Thirthahalli]], when he spotted a car sinking with its occupants crying for help. The Minister's bodyguard and driver jumped into the lake and bravely saved the family. He also arranged for their medical treatment and shared his clothes with them.<ref>{{cite news|title=Karnataka minister, staff jump into lake, save 6 in sinking car|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karnataka-minister-staff-jump-into-lake-save-6-in-sinking-car/articleshow/22671954.cms?|date=18 September 2013|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Rajiv|last=Kalkod|accessdate=11 November 2019}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013]]<br />
[[Category:People from Shimoga district]]<br />
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