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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| office1             = [[Cabinet Minister]]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[Government of Karnataka]] &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| term_start2 = 30 May 2008&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| term_end2 = 14 February 2012&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| 2namedata2 = 23 September 2010 - 14 February 2012&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| 3blankname2 = Minister of Home Affairs&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| 3namedata2 = 30 May 2008  - 23 September 2010&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| term_start3 = 12 February 2006&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| term_end3 = 8 October 2007&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| 1blankname3 = {{centre|Ministry}} &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| 1namedata3 = {{centre|&#039;&#039;&#039;Term&#039;&#039;&#039;}} &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| 2blankname3 = Minister of Medical Education&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| 2namedata3 = 12 February 2006 - 8 October 2007&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| 3blankname3 = Minister of Animal Husbandry&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| 3namedata3 =  12 February 2006 - 21 June 2006&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| office4    = Member of [[Karnataka Legislative Council]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| constituency4 = &#039;&#039;elected by Legislative Assembly members&#039;&#039;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| term_start4   = 1 July 1996&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| term_end4     = 14 February 2012&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| office5      = Member of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| constituency5 = [[Udupi (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Udupi]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| term_start5   = 1983&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| term_end5     = 1985&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| predecessor5  = [[Manorama Madhwaraj]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| successor5    = [[Manorama Madhwaraj]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&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;|birth_name =Vedavyasa Srinivasa Acharya&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;|birth_name =Vedavyasa Srinivasa Acharya&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&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;|birth_date =6 July 1940&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;|birth_date =6 July 1940&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l17&quot;&gt;Line 17:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 44:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&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;br&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;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&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;== Early life ==&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;== Early life ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;V.S. Acharya was born on 6 July 1940 in [[Udupi]] in a traditional [[Shivalli Madhwa Brahmin]] family. His parents were Vidwan Katte Srinivasa Acharya, a [[Sanskrit]] scholar &amp;amp; Smt. Krishnaveni Amma. After finishing his graduation in Medicine from the famous [[Kasturba Medical College]], [[Manipal]], he started his medical profession by opening a private clinic in Kalmadi,Udupi and earned fame as a good physician in the town. He married a fellow social worker Dr.Shanta Acharya and the couple had 4 sons and 1 daughter.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;V.S. Acharya was born on 6 July 1940 in [[Udupi]] in a traditional [[Shivalli Madhwa Brahmin]] family. His parents were Vidwan Katte Srinivasa Acharya, a [[Sanskrit]] scholar &amp;amp; Smt. Krishnaveni Amma. After finishing his graduation in Medicine from the famous [[Kasturba Medical College]], [[Manipal]], he started his medical profession by opening a private clinic in Kalmadi, Udupi and earned fame as a good physician in the town. He married a fellow social worker Dr.Shanta Acharya and the couple had 4 sons and 1 daughter.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&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;br&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;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&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;== Political career ==&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;== Political career ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Having been associated with the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;(RSS) &lt;/del&gt;from his childhood&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;He started his political career in the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/del&gt;erstwhile [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;(&lt;/del&gt;the predecessor of the BJP&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;)&lt;/del&gt;. He was first elected as a municipal councillor and then, as president of the Udupi municipal council in 1968.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://kla.kar.nic.in/mlc&#039;list/Sri%20V%20s%20Acharya.htm|title=V.S.Acharya|access-date= 2009-09-07 |publisher=kar.nic.in}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This was the first ever victory of the [[Jana Sangh]] in an urban municipality in [[South India]]. The BJP leader [[Lal Krishna Advani]] later remarked that the Jana Sangh victory in the Udupi municipal council in 1968 laid foundation for the BJP rule in South India and particularly in the state of Karnataka. As the youngest municipal president of Udupi, he was hailed for his pro-active role in the development of the town. He remained municipal president for a period of 8 years and the Swarna river water supply system, Under ground drainage system, Town roads widening  etc.were some of his achievements during this period. Under his presidency Udupi Municipality in 1968 became first in nation to ban carrying night soil by humans.&amp;lt;ref name=acharya3&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=A visionary, Acharya had a rare streak of honesty|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/A-visionary-Acharya-had-a-rare-streak-of-honesty/articleshow/11894157.cms|newspaper=The times of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Having been associated with the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] from his childhood&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;. &lt;/ins&gt;He started his political career in the erstwhile [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;the predecessor of the BJP. He was first elected as a municipal councillor and then, as president of the Udupi municipal council in 1968.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://kla.kar.nic.in/mlc&#039;list/Sri%20V%20s%20Acharya.htm|title=V.S.Acharya|access-date= 2009-09-07 |publisher=kar.nic.in}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This was the first ever victory of the [[Jana Sangh]] in an urban municipality in [[South India]]. The BJP leader [[Lal Krishna Advani]] later remarked that the Jana Sangh victory in the Udupi municipal council in 1968 laid foundation for the BJP rule in South India and particularly in the state of Karnataka. As the youngest municipal president of Udupi, he was hailed for his pro-active role in the development of the town. He remained municipal president for a period of 8 years and the Swarna river water supply system, Under ground drainage system, Town roads widening  etc.were some of his achievements during this period. Under his presidency Udupi Municipality in 1968 became first in nation to ban carrying night soil by humans.&amp;lt;ref name=acharya3&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=A visionary, Acharya had a rare streak of honesty|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/A-visionary-Acharya-had-a-rare-streak-of-honesty/articleshow/11894157.cms|newspaper=The times of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&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;br&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;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&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;During the [[Emergency (India)|Emergency]] (1975–77), he was imprisoned for a period of 19 months. After being released, he unsuccessfully contested the [[Lok Sabha]] elections from Udupi in 1977 and 1980. He was elected as a member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from Udupi constituency  in 1983 and was the floor leader of the BJP Legislature party. He was as a Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Council]] from 1996 until his death.&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;During the [[Emergency (India)|Emergency]] (1975–77), he was imprisoned for a period of 19 months. After being released, he unsuccessfully contested the [[Lok Sabha]] elections from Udupi in 1977 and 1980. He was elected as a member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from Udupi constituency  in 1983 and was the floor leader of the BJP Legislature party. He was as a Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Council]] from 1996 until his death.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l26&quot;&gt;Line 26:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 53:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&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;In the BJP-[[Janata Dal (Secular)]] coalition government headed by [[H.D.Kumaraswamy]], he was Cabinet minister for Medical Education with additional charge of Animal Husbandry.&amp;lt;ref name=acharya6&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Acharya to meet Chief Minister on hospitals&amp;#039; power charges|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/03/stories/2006050304470500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709201650/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/03/stories/2006050304470500.htm|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2006-05-03|archive-date=2011-07-09}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Following the historic victory of the BJP in Karnataka in the 2008 state assembly elections, he was appointed as the Home minister in the [[Yeddyurappa]] government.&amp;lt;ref name=gh&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Guru-vandana to kanchi seer|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/15/stories/2008071554270400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719163201/http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/15/stories/2008071554270400.htm|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2008-07-15|archive-date=2008-07-19}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  He was considered as the second most important leader of the government after the Chief minister and was also the Leader of the House in the legislative council. As home minister, he was credited with the streamlining of administration and modernising of the police force in the state. Later, he was appointed as the Higher Education minister in 2010.&amp;lt;ref name=acharya2&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Cabinet Reshuffle: Acharya Loses Home, Palemar gets Muzrai|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=86218|publisher=Daijiworld}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&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;In the BJP-[[Janata Dal (Secular)]] coalition government headed by [[H.D.Kumaraswamy]], he was Cabinet minister for Medical Education with additional charge of Animal Husbandry.&amp;lt;ref name=acharya6&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Acharya to meet Chief Minister on hospitals&amp;#039; power charges|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/03/stories/2006050304470500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709201650/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/03/stories/2006050304470500.htm|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2006-05-03|archive-date=2011-07-09}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Following the historic victory of the BJP in Karnataka in the 2008 state assembly elections, he was appointed as the Home minister in the [[Yeddyurappa]] government.&amp;lt;ref name=gh&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Guru-vandana to kanchi seer|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/15/stories/2008071554270400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719163201/http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/15/stories/2008071554270400.htm|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2008-07-15|archive-date=2008-07-19}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  He was considered as the second most important leader of the government after the Chief minister and was also the Leader of the House in the legislative council. As home minister, he was credited with the streamlining of administration and modernising of the police force in the state. Later, he was appointed as the Higher Education minister in 2010.&amp;lt;ref name=acharya2&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Cabinet Reshuffle: Acharya Loses Home, Palemar gets Muzrai|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=86218|publisher=Daijiworld}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&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;br&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;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Acharya was one of the most senior leaders of the BJP in Karnataka and as such, played an important role in the growth of the party in the state. He was president of the [[Dakshina Kannada]] district unit of the Jana Sangh (1974–77), [[Janata Party]] (1977–80) and BJP (1980–83). Also, he played a major role in the formation of the [[Udupi district]] in 1998. Known for his honesty, simplicity, dedication, wit and hard work, the soft-spoken Acharya was widely respected in the BJP and across party lines.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;acharya 1&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Acharya: Honesty and Integrity was his hallmark|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-15/mangalore/31062492_1_udupi-mla-raghupathy-bhat-remarks-state-vice-president|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227092049/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-15/mangalore/31062492_1_udupi-mla-raghupathy-bhat-remarks-state-vice-president|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=2013-02-27}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=ACHARYA5&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Dr V S Acharya&amp;amp;nbsp;– a Doyen of Education, a Doctor with Compassion|url=http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&amp;amp;broadcastid=296759|publisher=Mangalorean.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As a loyal worker of the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;RSS&lt;/del&gt;, he remained committed to the ideology and discipline of the organisation and inspired thousands of BJP workers and leaders.&amp;lt;ref name=bd&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Sangh Parivar has a strong presence|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/31/stories/2008053157870700.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602144849/http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/31/stories/2008053157870700.htm|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2008-05-31|archive-date=2008-06-02}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Acharya was one of the most senior leaders of the BJP in Karnataka and as such, played an important role in the growth of the party in the state. He was president of the [[Dakshina Kannada]] district unit of the Jana Sangh (1974–77), [[Janata Party]] (1977–80) and BJP (1980–83). Also, he played a major role in the formation of the [[Udupi district]] in 1998. Known for his honesty, simplicity, dedication, wit and hard work, the soft-spoken Acharya was widely respected in the BJP and across party lines.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;acharya 1&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Acharya: Honesty and Integrity was his hallmark|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-15/mangalore/31062492_1_udupi-mla-raghupathy-bhat-remarks-state-vice-president|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227092049/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-15/mangalore/31062492_1_udupi-mla-raghupathy-bhat-remarks-state-vice-president|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=2013-02-27}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=ACHARYA5&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Dr V S Acharya&amp;amp;nbsp;– a Doyen of Education, a Doctor with Compassion|url=http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&amp;amp;broadcastid=296759|publisher=Mangalorean.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As a loyal worker of the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh&lt;/ins&gt;, he remained committed to the ideology and discipline of the organisation and inspired thousands of BJP workers and leaders.&amp;lt;ref name=bd&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Sangh Parivar has a strong presence|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/31/stories/2008053157870700.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602144849/http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/31/stories/2008053157870700.htm|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2008-05-31|archive-date=2008-06-02}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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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;== Early life ==&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;== Early life ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;V.S. Acharya was born on 6 July 1940 in [[Udupi]] in a traditional [[Brahmin]] family. His parents were Vidwan Katte Srinivasa Acharya, a [[Sanskrit]] scholar &amp;amp; Smt. Krishnaveni Amma. After finishing his graduation in Medicine from the famous [[Kasturba Medical College]], [[Manipal]], he started his medical profession by opening a private clinic in Kalmadi,Udupi and earned fame as a good physician in the town. He married a fellow social worker Dr.Shanta Acharya and the couple had 4 sons and 1 daughter.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;V.S. Acharya was born on 6 July 1940 in [[Udupi]] in a traditional [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Shivalli Madhwa &lt;/ins&gt;Brahmin]] family. His parents were Vidwan Katte Srinivasa Acharya, a [[Sanskrit]] scholar &amp;amp; Smt. Krishnaveni Amma. After finishing his graduation in Medicine from the famous [[Kasturba Medical College]], [[Manipal]], he started his medical profession by opening a private clinic in Kalmadi,Udupi and earned fame as a good physician in the town. He married a fellow social worker Dr.Shanta Acharya and the couple had 4 sons and 1 daughter.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;removed &lt;a href=&quot;/w/index.php?title=Category:Members_of_the_Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot; class=&quot;new&quot; title=&quot;Category:Members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly (page does not exist)&quot;&gt;Category:Members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly&lt;/a&gt;; added &lt;a href=&quot;/w/index.php?title=Category:Karnataka_MLAs_1983%E2%80%931985&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot; class=&quot;new&quot; title=&quot;Category:Karnataka MLAs 1983–1985 (page does not exist)&quot;&gt;Category:Karnataka MLAs 1983–1985&lt;/a&gt; using &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/BP:HC&quot; class=&quot;extiw&quot; title=&quot;wp:HC&quot;&gt;HotCat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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|caption =Dr.V.S Acharya&lt;br /&gt;
|birth_name =Vedavyasa Srinivasa Acharya&lt;br /&gt;
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|birth_place =Udupi, Karnataka&lt;br /&gt;
|death_date ={{death date and age|df=yes|2012|2|14|1940|7|6}}&lt;br /&gt;
|occupation=Higher Education Minister&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vedavyasa Srinivasa Acharya&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (6 July 1940&amp;amp;nbsp;– 14 February 2012)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ktaka-education-minister-vs-acharya-dies/230111-62-129.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216201021/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ktaka-education-minister-vs-acharya-dies/230111-62-129.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2012|title=Karnataka Education Minister VS Acharya dies|date=14 February 2012|access-date=2012-02-15 |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; was an Indian senior leader of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) in [[Karnataka]]. He was the Higher Education Minister in the [[Government of Karnataka]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Small+and+trivial+incidents:+Acharya&amp;amp;artid=S1TWgd%7C1SD8=&amp;amp;SectionID=7GUA38txp3s=&amp;amp;MainSectionID=fyV9T2jIa4A=&amp;amp;SectionName=zkvyRoWGpmWSxZV2TGM5XQ==&amp;amp;SEO=|title=Smalland trvialincidents Acharya|access-date= 2009-09-07 |publisher=Indian Express}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Early life ==&lt;br /&gt;
V.S. Acharya was born on 6 July 1940 in [[Udupi]] in a traditional [[Brahmin]] family. His parents were Vidwan Katte Srinivasa Acharya, a [[Sanskrit]] scholar &amp;amp; Smt. Krishnaveni Amma. After finishing his graduation in Medicine from the famous [[Kasturba Medical College]], [[Manipal]], he started his medical profession by opening a private clinic in Kalmadi,Udupi and earned fame as a good physician in the town. He married a fellow social worker Dr.Shanta Acharya and the couple had 4 sons and 1 daughter.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Political career ==&lt;br /&gt;
Having been associated with the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) from his childhood, He started his political career in the  erstwhile [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] (the predecessor of the BJP). He was first elected as a municipal councillor and then, as president of the Udupi municipal council in 1968.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://kla.kar.nic.in/mlc&amp;#039;list/Sri%20V%20s%20Acharya.htm|title=V.S.Acharya|access-date= 2009-09-07 |publisher=kar.nic.in}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This was the first ever victory of the [[Jana Sangh]] in an urban municipality in [[South India]]. The BJP leader [[Lal Krishna Advani]] later remarked that the Jana Sangh victory in the Udupi municipal council in 1968 laid foundation for the BJP rule in South India and particularly in the state of Karnataka. As the youngest municipal president of Udupi, he was hailed for his pro-active role in the development of the town. He remained municipal president for a period of 8 years and the Swarna river water supply system, Under ground drainage system, Town roads widening  etc.were some of his achievements during this period. Under his presidency Udupi Municipality in 1968 became first in nation to ban carrying night soil by humans.&amp;lt;ref name=acharya3&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=A visionary, Acharya had a rare streak of honesty|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/A-visionary-Acharya-had-a-rare-streak-of-honesty/articleshow/11894157.cms|newspaper=The times of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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During the [[Emergency (India)|Emergency]] (1975–77), he was imprisoned for a period of 19 months. After being released, he unsuccessfully contested the [[Lok Sabha]] elections from Udupi in 1977 and 1980. He was elected as a member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from Udupi constituency  in 1983 and was the floor leader of the BJP Legislature party. He was as a Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Council]] from 1996 until his death.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the BJP-[[Janata Dal (Secular)]] coalition government headed by [[H.D.Kumaraswamy]], he was Cabinet minister for Medical Education with additional charge of Animal Husbandry.&amp;lt;ref name=acharya6&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Acharya to meet Chief Minister on hospitals&amp;#039; power charges|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/03/stories/2006050304470500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709201650/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/03/stories/2006050304470500.htm|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2006-05-03|archive-date=2011-07-09}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Following the historic victory of the BJP in Karnataka in the 2008 state assembly elections, he was appointed as the Home minister in the [[Yeddyurappa]] government.&amp;lt;ref name=gh&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Guru-vandana to kanchi seer|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/15/stories/2008071554270400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719163201/http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/15/stories/2008071554270400.htm|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2008-07-15|archive-date=2008-07-19}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  He was considered as the second most important leader of the government after the Chief minister and was also the Leader of the House in the legislative council. As home minister, he was credited with the streamlining of administration and modernising of the police force in the state. Later, he was appointed as the Higher Education minister in 2010.&amp;lt;ref name=acharya2&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Cabinet Reshuffle: Acharya Loses Home, Palemar gets Muzrai|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=86218|publisher=Daijiworld}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Acharya was one of the most senior leaders of the BJP in Karnataka and as such, played an important role in the growth of the party in the state. He was president of the [[Dakshina Kannada]] district unit of the Jana Sangh (1974–77), [[Janata Party]] (1977–80) and BJP (1980–83). Also, he played a major role in the formation of the [[Udupi district]] in 1998. Known for his honesty, simplicity, dedication, wit and hard work, the soft-spoken Acharya was widely respected in the BJP and across party lines.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;acharya 1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Acharya: Honesty and Integrity was his hallmark|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-15/mangalore/31062492_1_udupi-mla-raghupathy-bhat-remarks-state-vice-president|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227092049/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-15/mangalore/31062492_1_udupi-mla-raghupathy-bhat-remarks-state-vice-president|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=2013-02-27}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=ACHARYA5&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Dr V S Acharya&amp;amp;nbsp;– a Doyen of Education, a Doctor with Compassion|url=http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&amp;amp;broadcastid=296759|publisher=Mangalorean.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As a loyal worker of the RSS, he remained committed to the ideology and discipline of the organisation and inspired thousands of BJP workers and leaders.&amp;lt;ref name=bd&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Sangh Parivar has a strong presence|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/31/stories/2008053157870700.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602144849/http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/31/stories/2008053157870700.htm|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2008-05-31|archive-date=2008-06-02}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Death ==&lt;br /&gt;
He died of a  [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] on 14 February 2012.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Demise of V S Acharya&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/article2892238.ece | title=Karnataka Minister V.S. Acharya dies | newspaper=The Hindu | date=14 February 2012 | access-date=14 February 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was participating in a program when he suddenly collapsed. He died on the way to the hospital.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Chief minister [[D.V. Sadananda Gowda]] described him as the conscience keeper of the BJP Government. Various other leaders like [[L.K. Advani]] and [[B.S. Yeddyurappa]] paid homage to him and praised the services rendered by Acharya to the party and the state.&amp;lt;ref name=acharya4&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Acharya was a man of integrity: Advani|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/article2897393.ece|newspaper=The Hindu}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== External links ==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/slideshow_the-illustrious-journey-of-vs-acharya_1650416-1#top.htm The illustrious journey of V.S.Acharya]&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060914211550/http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/02/stories/2006030204100400.htm V.S.Acharya]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://drvsacharya.blogspot.com V.S.Acharya&amp;#039;s Blog]&lt;br /&gt;
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