Adagur H. Vishwanath

Adagooru Huchegowda Vishwanath
Adagur H. Vishwanath (2019)
Member of Karnataka Legislative Council
Assumed office
22 July 2020
ConstituencyKarnataka
Member of Parliament
In office
May 2009 – May 2014
Preceded byC. H. Vijayashankar
Succeeded byPratap Simha
ConstituencyMysore
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
for Krishnarajanagar
In office
October 1999 – May 2004
In office
December 1989 – September 1994
In office
March 1978 – June 1983
Personal details
Born (1949-12-15) 15 December 1949 (age 74)
Krishnarajanagara,[1] Mysuru State, India
Political partyBJP (from 2019)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress
(till 2017), Janata Dal (Secular) (2017–2019)
Spouse
Shantamma
(m. 1974)
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Mysore
Sarada Vilas College
ProfessionAdvocate, agriculturist, politician

Adaguru Huchegowda Vishwanath (born 15 December 1949) is an Indian politician[2] from Karnataka state. He is a leader of Indian National Congress.[3][4] He is a Nominated Member of Karnataka Legislative Council. He was the former president[5] of Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular) .

  1. ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in.
  2. ^ "Karnataka Governor nominates five MLCs to Legislative Council". The Indian Express. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Sidelined BJP leader threatens to 'expose' Karnataka CM Yediyurappa in new book". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  4. ^ Shenoy, Jaideep (23 June 2020). "Former minister A H Vishwanath will return to active politics soon: Karnataka BJP chief". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Vishwanath replaces Kumaraswamy as JD(S) Karnataka president". The Week. Retrieved 24 July 2020.