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Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri
speaker of karnataka legislative Assembly
Assumed office
31 July 2019
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
1994–1999
In office
1999–2008
ConstituencyAnkola
Assumed office
2008
ConstituencySirsi
Personal details
Born (1961-07-10) 10 July 1961 (age 63)
Sirsi, Karnataka, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
OccupationAgriculturist

Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri (born 10 July 1961 in Sirsi, Karnataka) is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka. He is six term MLA and has served as the Minister for Primary and Secondary Education in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government of Karnataka.[1][2]

He completed his B.Com from Karnatak University, Dharwad. He was an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad office bearer during his college days and was an influential students union leader.[3]

He represented the Ankola Vidhan Sabha constituency for 3 terms: 1994–99, 1999–04 and 2004–2008. After the delimitation process, he shifted to the newly created Sirsi constituency and won the seat in 2008, 2013 and 2018 elections.[4] He served as MLA for 5 terms in his political career & renowned as a very disciplined politician.

References

  1. ^ "Bio-data" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Cabinet Ministers". Government of Karnataka. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Brief Profile". BJP. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  4. ^ http://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-2018/bjp-wins-28-out-of-33-seats-in-coastal-karnataka-malnad/article23893796.ece