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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Rangaswamy Dhruvanarayana started his political journey as a student leader. In 1983, he joined the Congress as a Party Worker. In 1984, he held the position of President of Students Union of Agriculture College, Hebbal, Bangalore. In the same year, he was also President of the National Students Union of India, Bangalore City. In 1986, he went on to serve as General Secretary of the Karnataka State Youth Congress.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Rangaswamy Dhruvanarayana started his political journey as a student leader. In 1983, he joined the Congress as a Party Worker. In 1984, he held the position of President of Students Union of Agriculture College, Hebbal, Bangalore. In the same year, he was also President of the National Students Union of India, Bangalore City. In 1986, he went on to serve as General Secretary of the Karnataka State Youth Congress.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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== Early life ==&lt;br /&gt;
Rangaswamy Dhruvanarayana was born in Haggavadi village of Chamarajanagara district in Karnataka. He obtained a master&amp;#039;s degree and bachelor&amp;#039;s degree in agriculture from University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Political career ==&lt;br /&gt;
Rangaswamy Dhruvanarayana started his political journey as a student leader. In 1983, he joined the Congress as a Party Worker. In 1984, he held the position of President of Students Union of Agriculture College, Hebbal, Bangalore. In the same year, he was also President of the National Students Union of India, Bangalore City. In 1986, he went on to serve as General Secretary of the Karnataka State Youth Congress.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1999, he contested his first Vidhan Sabha elections from Santhermarahalli Constituency, which he lost. In 2004, he contested from the same constituency and won by a margin of a single vote defeating JD(secular) candidate  A.R. Krishnamurthy. In 2008, he contested the Vidhan Sabha elections from Kollegal constituency and won by a margin of 11,800 votes. After this, he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Chamarajanagara constituency with a margin of 4,020 votes. Once again in 2014, he was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha as Member of Parliament with a   margin of  1,41,182 votes. In 2019, Dhruvanarayan lost to [[Srinivasa Prasad]] in the 17th Lok Sabha elections by 12,716 votes.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/lok-sabha-elections-2019/karnataka/chamarajanagar-election-result-s10p22/|title=Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Live: Chamarajanagar Constituency Election Results, News, Candidates, Vote Paercentage}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/chamarajanagar-lok-sabha-election-result-187/|title = Chamarajanagar MP (Lok Sabha) Election Results 2019 Live: Candidate List, Constituency Map, Winner &amp;amp; Runner up - Oneindia}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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===Election Results===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Vidhan Sabha Elections, Karnataka&lt;br /&gt;
|1999&lt;br /&gt;
|Lost&lt;br /&gt;
| -&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Vidhan Sabha Elections, Karnataka&lt;br /&gt;
|2004&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|1 vote&lt;br /&gt;
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|Vidhan Sabha Elections, Karnataka&lt;br /&gt;
|2008&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|11,800 votes&lt;br /&gt;
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|15th Lok Sabha Elections&lt;br /&gt;
|2009&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|4,020 votes&lt;br /&gt;
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|16th Lok Sabha Elections&lt;br /&gt;
|2014&lt;br /&gt;
|Won&lt;br /&gt;
|1,41,182 votes&lt;br /&gt;
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|17th Lok Sabha Elections&lt;br /&gt;
|2019&lt;br /&gt;
|Lost&lt;br /&gt;
|12,716 votes&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{16th LS members from Karnataka}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:1961 births]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Living people]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:11th Lok Sabha members]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Karnataka]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:15th Lok Sabha members]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:16th Lok Sabha members]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People from Chamarajanagar district]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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