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Araga Jnanendra


Office Minister of Home Affairs
Government of Karnataka
Office Chairman of Karnataka Housing Board
Office Chairman of Mysore Paper Mills[1]
Office Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly





Predecessor Basavaraj Bommai




Born 1953-03-15 (age 73)
Born Araga





Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse Prafulla
Children 2
Alma mater Kuvempu University



Araga Dnyanendra, is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Minister for Home Affairs, Government of Karnataka from 04 August 2021. He is Member of legislative assembly representing the constituency of Thirthahalli, Karnataka.

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.[2]

Political career

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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.[4] He finally won the Member of Legislative assembly (MLA) Election for the first time in 1994.[4]

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

He was reelected in the MLA Election in 1999 and 2004[4] 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 sworn as cabinet minister in Govt of Karnataka [10]

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