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| name              =Ashok Kheny
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| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1949|10|5}}
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| known_for          = [[Bangalore - Mysore Infrastructure Corridor]] (BMIC)
| known_for          = [[Bangalore - Mysore Infrastructure Corridor]] (BMIC)
| education          = [[Electrical engineer]]
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| occupation        = {{hlist|[[Politician]] | [[Managing Director]] of SAB, Philadelphia and Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise }}
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| birth_name        =Ashok Maharudrappa Kheny
| birth_name        =Ashok Shankarappa Kheny
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'''Ashok Maharudrappa Kheny''' is an Indian film producer, actor, director, businessman, politician, and owner of Karnataka Bulldozers cricket team, and chairman of the [[Indian Institute of Cartoonists]],<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/StatReports2013.pdf CEO Karnataka]</ref> also Managing Director of the [[Bangalore–Mysore Infrastructure Corridor|Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Limited]] based in Bengaluru.<ref>[http://www.nicelimited.com/ Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd.]</ref> He is a founder and former president of the '''Karnataka Makkal Paksha'''. He is  Director of IIIE Limited. He was [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bidar South (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Bidar South Vidhan Sabha constituency]] from 9 May 2013 to 15 May 2018.
'''Ashok Shankarappa Kheny''' is an Indian film producer, actor, director, businessman, politician, and owner of Karnataka Bulldozers cricket team, and chairman of the [[Indian Institute of Cartoonists]],<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/StatReports2013.pdf CEO Karnataka]</ref> also Managing Director of the [[Bangalore–Mysore Infrastructure Corridor|Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Limited]] based in Bengaluru.<ref>[http://www.nicelimited.com/ Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd.]</ref> He is a founder and former president of the '''Karnataka Makkal Paksha'''. He is  Director of IIIE Limited. He was [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bidar South (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Bidar South Vidhan Sabha constituency]] from 9 May 2013 to 15 May 2018.


He is a graduate of [[Electrical Engineering]] from [[National Institute of Technology Karnataka]].<ref>[http://www.ourkarnataka.com/Articles/starofmysore/akheny08.htm Ashok Kheny] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622074324/http://www.ourkarnataka.com/Articles/starofmysore/akheny08.htm |date=22 June 2011 }}</ref>
He is a graduate of [[Electrical Engineering]] from [[National Institute of Technology Karnataka]].<ref>[http://www.ourkarnataka.com/Articles/starofmysore/akheny08.htm Ashok Kheny] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622074324/http://www.ourkarnataka.com/Articles/starofmysore/akheny08.htm |date=22 June 2011 }}</ref>

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Ashok Kheny
Born
Ashok Shankarappa Kheny

(1949-10-05) 5 October 1949 (age 75)
Ranjolkheni
EducationElectrical engineer
Alma mater
Occupation
EmployerBangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor
Known forBangalore - Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC)
Board member ofHonorary Chairman, IIC
Spouse(s)
Rita Kheny
(
m. 1992)
Children2
Ashok Kheny
Chairman of the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Limited
Assumed office
1995
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Bidar South Constituency
In office
09 May 2013 – 15 May 2018
Preceded byBandeppa Kashempur
Succeeded byBandeppa Kashempur
ConstituencyBidar South Constituency
Personal details
Political partyIndian National Congress (since 5 March 2018 (2018-03-05))
Other political
affiliations		Karnataka Makkala Paksha (until 5 March 2018)
Websitewww.ashokkheny.in

Ashok Shankarappa Kheny is an Indian film producer, actor, director, businessman, politician, and owner of Karnataka Bulldozers cricket team, and chairman of the Indian Institute of Cartoonists,[1] also Managing Director of the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Limited based in Bengaluru.[2] He is a founder and former president of the Karnataka Makkal Paksha. He is Director of IIIE Limited. He was Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Bidar South Vidhan Sabha constituency from 9 May 2013 to 15 May 2018.

He is a graduate of Electrical Engineering from National Institute of Technology Karnataka.[3]

Kheny has been in the news for his scuffles with former Prime Minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda over the land acquisition for the BMIC project.[4][5][6]

Kheny received the Outstanding Businessman of the Year from a Minority community award for 1987, conferred by the then President of the United States Ronald Reagan.[7]

Kheny owns the cricket team Karnataka Bulldozers in the Celebrity Cricket League.[8]

Indian Institute of Cartoonists[edit]

Logo of IIC

In 2004, Kheny, an ardent admirer of cartoons, became an Honorary Chairman of the Indian Institute of Cartoonists.[9] He dedicated the institute 5000 square feet of premises in the heart of Bangalore to establish the Indian Cartoon Gallery, the first of its kind in India.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ CEO Karnataka
  2. ↑ Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd.
  3. ↑ Ashok Kheny Archived 22 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ The BMIC Controversy.......Is the Govt. Right ?
  5. ↑ Interview in Ourkarnataka Archived 22 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "It was a hurdle race for Kheny". The Hindu. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  7. ↑ Kheny to Philadelphia, An amazing Corridor
  8. ↑ Karnataka Bulldozers Archived 1 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ Official website of Indian Institute of cartoonists : CartoonistsIndia.com

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