U. T. Khader

U. T. Abdul Khader
Member of 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2013
Constituency Ullal
Minister for Health and Family Welfare
In office
20 May 2013 – 20 June 2016
Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs
In office
20 June 2016 – 2018
Preceded by Dinesh Gundu Rao
Minister for Urban Development and Housing
Assumed office
June 2018

U. T. Khader is an Indian National Congress political activist from Karnataka and was a Minister in the Siddaramaiah cabinet.[1]

Khader was born and brought up in Mangalore from a renowned Muslim family. His parents Late Haji U. T. Fareed and Naseema are well known for their generosity. He is well known for his simplicity.

Khader has represented the Ullal constituency (now renamed as Mangalore constituency) of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. In his long career as a legislator in the Karnataka Assembly he has served his constituency in a variety of ways. He was the Minister for Health and Family Welfare of Karnataka from 20 May 2013 to 20 June 2016.[2]

In the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, Khader was the only Congress MLA to win the election from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.[3] He defeated Santosh Kumar Rai of BJP by a margin of 19,739 votes.[4] Since June 2018, he is the Minister for Urban Development and Housing of Karnataka.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Surrender kerosene permit, take 2 LED recharge lamps: Khader | Mangaluru News - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  2. ↑ "Villagers demand measures to check malaria, dengue - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  3. ↑ "U.T. Khader makes it to the State Ministry again". The Hindu. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Constituencywise Trends". Eciresults.nic.in. 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  5. ↑ "Karnataka: Newly inducted housing minister vows to provide houses for poor". The Times of India. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  • U. T. Khadar affidavit Mai Karnataka ballari me rehne wale ho Mai 4maheno se slum office ko pher rahe ho magar Mera name Shabana ha pls Meri help karo au mujr ghar bana kaliakaho
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