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Father's Name
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Shri B.E. Gopal Gowda
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Pushpa
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Date of Birth
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21 Jun 1976
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Place of Birth
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Belur, Hassan, Karnataka
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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18 Nov 2010
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Arpitha J.S.
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational
Qualifications
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MCJ (Masters in Communication and Journalism)
Educated at Mangalore University, Karnataka
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Profession
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Journalist
Agriculturist
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Permanent Address
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744, 8th Cross Road, 4th Stage,
1st Phase, Vijayanagar,
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Mysore-570017, Karnataka
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Telefax. : (0821) 2444999, 08277219999 (M)
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Present Address
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18, Mahadev Road,
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New Delhi-110 001
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09013869192, 08277219999 (M)
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Positions Held
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May, 2014
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Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
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1 Sep. 2014 -31 Aug. 2018
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Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Shipping
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7 Jan. 2015 - 25 May 2019
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Member, Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA)
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21 April 2015 - 25 May 2019
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Member, Press Council of India
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22 Dec. 2017 - 25 May 2019
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Member, Spices Board
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1 Sept. 2018 - 25 May 2019
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Member, Standing Committee on Finance
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May, 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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24 July 2019 onwards
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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13 Sept. 2019 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Defence
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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09 Oct. 2019 - 15 Oct. 2020
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Member, Committee on Privileges
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Books Published
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Wrote 22 books including a biography on the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, titled "Narendra Modi : Yaaru Tuliyada Haadi" (Narendra Modi : The Untrodden Road). Also, 16 parts of compiled versions of his articles were published. In all, has written 22 books in Kannada
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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The youngest recipient of prestigious "Rajyotsava" Award for excellence in Journalism from the Government of Karnataka.
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading, Writing, Watching Sports
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Countries Visited
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Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Palestine and UK
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