K. Sudhakar (politician): Difference between revisions

What links here Related changes Page information Get shortened URL
Created by 27.59.88.204
Last edited January 2, 2026
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
 
reworked section after review and added references
 
(One intermediate revision by one other user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|Member of the Legislative Assembly, Chikkaballapur}}
{{short description|Member of the Legislative Assembly, Chikkaballapur}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix =Dr.
| name                = K. Sudhakar
| name            = K. Sudhakar
| honorific_prefix    =  
| image           = Dr K Sudhakar.jpg
| image               = K. Sudhakar (politician) 1.jpg
| caption         =  
| image_size          = 150px
| birth_name       = Keshava Sudhakar
| caption             = Sudhakar in 2021
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1973|06|06|df=y}}
| birth_name         =  
| birth_place     =Peresandra  ([[Chikkaballapur, Karnataka]], India)
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1973|06|27|df=y}}
| residence        = [[Sadashivanagar, Bangalore]]
| birth_place         = [[Chikkaballapura]], [[Karnataka]], India
| death_date      =  
| office              = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| death_place      =  
| term_start          = 4 June 2024
| office          = Minister of Heath and Family Welfare <br /> [[Government of Karnataka]]  
| term_end            =  
| term_start      = 12th October 2020
| predecessor        = [[B. N. Bache Gowda]]
| term_end        =  
| successor          =
| predecessor      = [[B. Sriramulu]]
| constituency        = [[Chikballapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chikballapur]]
| office4          = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| office2            = [[Cabinet Minister]]<br/>[[Government of Karnataka]]
| term_start4      = 13 May 2013
| term_start2        = 6 February 2020
| term_end4        =  
| term_end2          = 13 May 2023
| chief minister  =  
| 1blankname2        = {{centre|Ministry}}
| predecessor1    =  
| 1namedata2          = {{centre|'''Term'''}}
| successor1      =  
| 2blankname2        = Minister of Health & Family Welfare
| governor         =
| 2namedata2          = 12 October 2020 - 13 May 2023
| office2          = Minister of Medical Education <br /> [[Government of Karnataka]]
| 3blankname2         = Minister of Medical Education
| term_start2      = 6th February 2020
| 3namedata2          = 6 February 2020 - 13 May 2023
| predecessor2 = [[C. N. Ashwath Narayan]]
| residence          = [[Sadashivanagar, Bangalore]]
| office3         =  
| death_date         =  
| term_start3     =  
| death_place        =
| term_end3       =  
| office3            = Member of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency4    = [[Chikkaballapur]]
| term_start3         = 2013
| predecessor4    = K. P. Bache Gowda
| term_end3           = 2023
| successor2      = [[J. C. Madhuswamy]]
| constituency3      = [[Chikballapur (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Chikballapur]]
| 1blankname      = Chief Minister
| predecessor3        = K. P. Bache Gowda
| 1namedata        = [[B. S. Yediyurappa]]
| successor3          = Pradeep Eshwar
| party           = [[Bharatiya Janata party]] <br />(2019–present)
| office4            = Minister in-charge of Chikkaballapur District
| otherparty       = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />(till 2019)
| term_start4        = April 2020
| spouse           = manjula
| term_end4          = May 2023
| children         = 5
| party               = [[Bharatiya Janata party]] <br />{{small|(2019–present)}}
| website         =  
| otherparty         = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />{{small|(2013–2019)}}
| footnotes       =  
| spouse             = Preethi
| year             =  
| children           = 3
| education       = [[M.B.B.S]] at [[Sri Siddhartha Medical College]]
| website             =  
| footnotes           =  
| year               =  
| education           = [[Sri Siddhartha Medical College]] ([[M.B.B.S]])
}}
}}


Dr. '''Keshava <ref>myneta}}</ref> Sudhakar''' is an Indian politician who is the current [[Medical Education]] & [[Health]] minister of [[Karnataka]]. Also District in charge of [[Chikkaballapura]] [[district]].He was elected to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from [[Chikkaballapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chikkaballapur]] in the [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] and later was Re-elected to the house in 2019 as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] In Bye election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/karnatka2008/candidate.php?candidate_id=691|title=PRATAP GOUDA PATIL(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Maski(RAICHUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:|website=myneta.info|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/karnataka-election-results-2018-full-list-of-winners-bjp-congress-jds-2696524.html|title=Karnataka MLA's List 2018: Full List of Winners From BJP, Congress, JDS and More|last=Madhuri|first=|date=2018-05-15|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/disqualified-karnataka-mlas-barring-roshan-baig-join-bjp/articleshow/72051891.cms|title=Disqualified Karnataka MLAs, barring Roshan Baig, join BJP|date=2019-11-14|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/rebel-karnataka-mlas-barring-roshan-baig-to-join-bjp-after-sc-allows-them-to-contest-bypolls|title=Rebel Karnataka MLAs barring Roshan Baig to join BJP after SC allows them to contest bypolls|website=Free Press Journal|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref>
'''Keshavareddy Sudhakar''' is an Indian politician and also he was Ex-Minister of Medical Education and Health of Karnataka from 6 February 2020 to 13 May 2023. He was elected to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from [[Chikkaballapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chikkaballapur]] in the [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] and later was re-elected to the house in 2019 as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/karnatka2008/candidate.php?candidate_id=691|title=PRATAP GOUDA PATIL(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Maski(RAICHUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|website=myneta.info|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/karnataka-election-results-2018-full-list-of-winners-bjp-congress-jds-2696524.html|title=Karnataka MLA's List 2018: Full List of Winners From BJP, Congress, JDS and More|last=Madhuri|date=2018-05-15|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/disqualified-karnataka-mlas-barring-roshan-baig-join-bjp/articleshow/72051891.cms|title=Disqualified Karnataka MLAs, barring Roshan Baig, join BJP|date=2019-11-14|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/rebel-karnataka-mlas-barring-roshan-baig-to-join-bjp-after-sc-allows-them-to-contest-bypolls|title=Rebel Karnataka MLAs barring Roshan Baig to join BJP after SC allows them to contest bypolls|website=Free Press Journal|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref> He also contested [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] in [[Chikballapur (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Chikballapur]] from BJP but lost to INC candidate [[Pradeep Eshwar]]. In March 2024, he was announced as the BJP candidate from the [[Chikballapur Lok Sabha constituency|Chikballapur Constituency]] for the [[2024 Indian general election|2024 Lok Sabha Elections]]. He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Chikkaballapur Lok Sabha constituency|Chikkaballapur]]  in the [[18th Lok Sabha]] as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fifth-list-bjp-candidates-ensuing-general-elections-2024-parliamentary-constituencies |url=https://www.bjp.org/pressreleases/fifth-list-bjp-candidates-ensuing-general-elections-2024-parliamentary-constituencies |access-date=25 March 2024}}</ref>


He is the youngest cabinet minister in the [[Fourth B. S. Yeddyurappa ministry]] being only 46 years old at the time of taking charge, serving as the Minister of Medical education from Health and Family Welfare Department.
He was the youngest cabinet minister in the [[Fourth B. S. Yeddyurappa ministry]] being only 46 years old at the time of taking charge, serving as the Minister of Medical education from Health and Family Welfare Department. He was again sworn-in as a minister in the [[Basavaraj Bommai ministry]].


During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Karnataka]] he was part of the COVID-19 Response team for Karnataka along with Chief Minister [[B. S. Yeddyurappa]] and Minister of Health  and Family Welfare [[B. Sriramulu]] and few others. He was key participant of many key policy making and rapid response to the pandemic.<ref>https://www.livemint.com/news/india/karnataka-government-forms-rapid-response-teams-to-contain-coronavirus-11583316625193.html</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/nation/2019/jul/24/the-15-mlas-who-brought-down-kumaraswamy-government-102416.html|title=The 15 MLAs who brought down Kumaraswamy government|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|accessdate=28 July 2019}}</ref>
During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Karnataka]] he was part of the COVID-19 Response team for Karnataka along with Chief Minister [[B. S. Yeddyurappa]] and Minister of Health  and Family Welfare [[B. Sriramulu]] and few others. He was key participant of key policy making and rapid response to the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/karnataka-government-forms-rapid-response-teams-to-contain-coronavirus-11583316625193.html|title = Karnataka government forms rapid response teams to contain coronavirus|date = 4 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="Doctors {{!}} Healthy corps">{{cite news|last1=India Today|title=Doctors {{!}} Healthy corps|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-doctors-healthy-corps-2565856-2024-07-13|accessdate=9 November 2024|date=13 July 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109153202/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-doctors-healthy-corps-2565856-2024-07-13|archivedate=9 November 2024|language=en}}</ref>
 
==Controversies==
===Operation Kamala===
{{Main|Operation Kamala|Operation Kamala in Karnataka}}
{{#section:Operation Kamala|lead section}}
 
He was one of the 15 MLAs who fell in Operation Kamala and resigned in July 2019, effectively bringing down the [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]]-led coalition government of [[Indian National Congress]] and [[Janata Dal (Secular)]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/nation/2019/jul/24/the-15-mlas-who-brought-down-kumaraswamy-government-102416.html|title=The 15 MLAs who brought down Kumaraswamy government|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=28 July 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|group=note}}
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
{{Commons category}}
{{Bharatiya Janata Party}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Sudhakar, K.}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sudhakar, K.}}
[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:People from Chikkaballapur]]
[[Category:People from Chikkaballapur]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2018–]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023]]
 
[[Category:India MPs 2024–2029]]
 
{{India-politician-stub}}

Latest revision as of 20:50, 2 January 2026


K. Sudhakar
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Sudhakar in 2021
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byB. N. Bache Gowda
ConstituencyChikballapur
Cabinet Minister
Government of Karnataka
In office
6 February 2020 – 13 May 2023
Template:CentreTemplate:Centre
Minister of Health & Family Welfare12 October 2020 - 13 May 2023
Minister of Medical Education6 February 2020 - 13 May 2023
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
2013–2023
Preceded byK. P. Bache Gowda
Succeeded byPradeep Eshwar
ConstituencyChikballapur
Minister in-charge of Chikkaballapur District
In office
April 2020 – May 2023
Personal details
Born (1973-06-27) 27 June 1973 (age 53)
Chikkaballapura, Karnataka, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata party
(2019–present)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress
(2013–2019)
Spouse(s)Preethi
Children3
ResidenceSadashivanagar, Bangalore
EducationSri Siddhartha Medical College (M.B.B.S)

Keshavareddy Sudhakar is an Indian politician and also he was Ex-Minister of Medical Education and Health of Karnataka from 6 February 2020 to 13 May 2023. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Chikkaballapur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress and later was re-elected to the house in 2019 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3][4] He also contested 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election in Chikballapur from BJP but lost to INC candidate Pradeep Eshwar. In March 2024, he was announced as the BJP candidate from the Chikballapur Constituency for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Chikkaballapur in the 18th Lok Sabha as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[5]

He was the youngest cabinet minister in the Fourth B. S. Yeddyurappa ministry being only 46 years old at the time of taking charge, serving as the Minister of Medical education from Health and Family Welfare Department. He was again sworn-in as a minister in the Basavaraj Bommai ministry.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Karnataka he was part of the COVID-19 Response team for Karnataka along with Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa and Minister of Health and Family Welfare B. Sriramulu and few others. He was key participant of key policy making and rapid response to the pandemic.[6][7]

Controversies[edit | edit source]

Operation Kamala[edit | edit source]

Main articles: Operation Kamala and Operation Kamala in Karnataka

Operation Kamala is a term coined in 2008, when former minister G. Janardhana Reddy used a method to secure support from legislators bypassing the Anti-Defection Law, so as to take BJP past the majority number.[8][9][10][11][12]

He was one of the 15 MLAs who fell in Operation Kamala and resigned in July 2019, effectively bringing down the H. D. Kumaraswamy-led coalition government of Indian National Congress and Janata Dal (Secular).[13]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "PRATAP GOUDA PATIL(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Maski(RAICHUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Madhuri (15 May 2018). "Karnataka MLA's List 2018: Full List of Winners From BJP, Congress, JDS and More". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Disqualified Karnataka MLAs, barring Roshan Baig, join BJP". The Economic Times. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Rebel Karnataka MLAs barring Roshan Baig to join BJP after SC allows them to contest bypolls". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Fifth-list-bjp-candidates-ensuing-general-elections-2024-parliamentary-constituencies". Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Karnataka government forms rapid response teams to contain coronavirus". 4 March 2020.
  7. ↑ India Today (13 July 2024). "Doctors | Healthy corps". Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  8. ↑ Aji, Sowmya (16 May 2018). "After falling short of numbers, BJP revisits 'Operation Kamala' of 2008". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "DH Deciphers | What is Operation Kamala 2.0?". Deccan Herald. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "What is Operation Kamala ? Will BJP manage a repeat of 2008?". The Statesman. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "'Operation Kamala' 2.0 in Karnataka: Union Minister behind efforts to bring down Congress-JDS government, claim sources". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  12. ↑ Aji, Sowmya (15 May 2009). "BJP's 'poach-all' operation in Karnataka". India Today. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "The 15 MLAs who brought down Kumaraswamy government". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 July 2019.


Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=K._Sudhakar_(politician)&oldid=461055"
Discover more