K. Sudhakar (politician)

K. Sudhakar
Sudhakar in 2021
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
04 June 2024
Preceded byB. N. Bache Gowda
ConstituencyChikballapur
Cabinet Minister
Government of Karnataka
In office
6 February 2020 – 13 May 2023
Ministry
Term
Minister of Health & Family Welfare12 October 2020 - 13 May 2023
Minister of Medical Education6 February 2020 - 13 May 2023
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
2013–2023
Preceded byK. P. Bache Gowda
Succeeded byPradeep Eshwar
ConstituencyChikballapur
Minister in-charge of Chikkaballapur District
In office
April 2020 – May 2023
Personal details
Born (1973-06-27) 27 June 1973 (age 51)
Chikkaballapura, Karnataka, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata party
(2019–present)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress
(2013–2019)
SpousePreethi
Children3
ResidenceSadashivanagar, Bangalore
EducationSri Siddhartha Medical College (M.B.B.S)
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Keshavareddy Sudhakar is an Indian politician and also he was Ex-Minister of Medical Education and Health of Karnataka from 6 February 2020 to 13 May 2023. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Chikkaballapur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress and later was re-elected to the house in 2019 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3][4] He also contested in 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election in Chikballapur from BJP but lost to INC Candidate Pradeep Eshwar. In March 2024, he was announced as the BJP candidate from the Chikballapur Constituency for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Chikkaballapur in the 18th Lok Sabha as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party[5]

He was the youngest cabinet minister in the Fourth B. S. Yeddyurappa ministry being only 46 years old at the time of taking charge, serving as the Minister of Medical education from Health and Family Welfare Department. He was again sworn-in as a minister in the Basavaraj Bommai ministry.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Karnataka he was part of the COVID-19 Response team for Karnataka along with Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa and Minister of Health and Family Welfare B. Sriramulu and few others. He was key participant of key policy making and rapid response to the pandemic.[6][7]

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  2. ^ Madhuri (15 May 2018). "Karnataka MLA's List 2018: Full List of Winners From BJP, Congress, JDS and More". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Disqualified Karnataka MLAs, barring Roshan Baig, join BJP". The Economic Times. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Rebel Karnataka MLAs barring Roshan Baig to join BJP after SC allows them to contest bypolls". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Fifth-list-bjp-candidates-ensuing-general-elections-2024-parliamentary-constituencies". Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Karnataka government forms rapid response teams to contain coronavirus". 4 March 2020.
  7. ^ India Today (13 July 2024). "Doctors | Healthy corps". Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.