T. B. Jayachandra

T. B. Jayachandra
Former Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Karnataka
In office
18 May 2013 – 15 May 2018
Preceded by S. Suresh Kumar
Succeeded by Krishna Byregowda
Member of the Former member Karnataka Legislative Assembly
for Sira
In office
8 May 2013 – 15 May 2018
Preceded by B. Satyanarayana
Succeeded by B Satyanarayana- JD(S)
Personal details
Born (1949-07-29) 29 July 1949
Kallambella, Tumkur, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India
Nationality Indian
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse(s) G. H. Nirmala
Children 3
Alma mater Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Laws

Thimmanahalli Boraiah Jayachandra (29 July 1949)[1] is an Indian politician and former member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly[2] from the Indian National Congress.[3] He served as the Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs for Karnataka before losing his seat in 2018 assembly elections.[4]

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Political career

Jayachandra was first elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1978.[8] He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly after winning from Sira during the 2013 election with 74,089 votes.[2]. He lost from Sira in the Karnataka assembly elections 2018 to JD(S) candidate B Satyanarayana.

A firm believer of astrology, Jayachandra, in 2017, called it "science" and not "blind belief", while adding that since astrologers had told him that he would live for 105 years, he would contest in two more State assembly elections.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "T.B.Jayachandra". tbj. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Assembly Elections May 2013 Results : Constituency wise Result Status". Empowering India. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Myneta.info > Karnataka 2013→TUMKUR→SIRA→T B JAYACHANDRA". myneta.info.
  4. ↑ Herald, Deccan. "Siddaramaiah's Ministry of Losses: A list". Mysore Printers. Deccan Herald Newspaper.
  5. ↑ "Bangalore is now Bengaluru". Business Standard. November 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ "CM asked me to submit memo: Jayachandra". Deccan Herald. Oct 31, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Jayachandra alleges political vendetta behind denotification of land for forming Arkavathy Layout". The Hindu.
  8. ↑ "T B Jayachandra, Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly & Former Minister" (PDF). Department of Parliamentary Affairs. dpal.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Astrology is a science: Law Minister". The Hindu. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.


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