Adagur H. Vishwanath

Adagooru Huchegowda Vishwanath
Member of Parliament
In office
May 2009 – May 2014
Preceded by C. H. Vijayashankar
Succeeded by Pratap Simha
Constituency Mysore
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
Krishnarajanagara, Mysore State, India
Nationality Indian
Political party Janata Dal (Secular)
(2017–present)
Other political
affiliations		 Indian National Congress
(till 2017)
Spouse(s)
Shantamma (m. 1974)
Children 4
Alma mater University of Mysore
Sarada Vilas College
Profession Advocate, agriculturist, politician

Adagooru Huchegowda Vishwanath (born 15 December 1949) is an Indian politician and president of the Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)).[1] He is currently a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, and a former Member of Parliament, the 15th Lok Sabha, representing Mysore. Then a member of the Indian National Congress, Vishwanath quit the party[2] to join the JD(S) in 2017,[3] and contested from Hunsur to be elected to the assembly the following year.

Career

Vishwanath has been in active politics since 1970s. He was a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly for three terms, held State & Cabinet minister posts in the Government of Karnataka. Vishwanath is a member of the Indian National Congress political party. In 2009, he contested for 15th Lok Sabha and succeeded C.H. Vijayashankar. During his term as M.P, Vishwanath is also member of several committees.[4][5][6] He joined JD(S) headed by H.D.Deve Gowda on July 4,2017.[7]

#FromToPosition
0119781983Member, 6th Assembly
0219891994Member, 9th Assembly
0319992004Member, 11th Assembly
0419931994Minister of State, Government of Karnataka
0519992004Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
0620092014Member, 15th Lok Sabha
0720092014Member, Committee on Urban Development
0820092014Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
0920092014Convenor, Congress, Parliamentary Party (CPP), Karnataka

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Vishwanath replaces Kumaraswamy as JD(S) Karnataka president". The Week. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Sharma, Maya (24 June 2017). "Senior Karnataka Congressman Quits Party, Says Chief Minister Arrogant". NDTV. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "H. Vishwanath joins JD(S)". The Hindu. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Election Results 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Earlier Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "A.H.Vishwanath joins JD(S)".


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