Murugesh Nirani

Dr. Murugesh Nirani
Dr. Murugesh Nirani
Minister of Large & Medium Industries; Government of Karnataka
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 August 2021
Chief Minister	Basavaraj Bommai
Preceded by	Jagadish Shettar
	In office; 7 June 2008 – 13 May 2013
Chief Minister	B. S. Yediyurappa; Sadananda Gowda; Jagadish Shettar
Preceded by	Katta Subramanya Naidu
Succeeded by	R. V. Deshpande
Minister of Mines & Geology; Government of Karnataka
	In office; 21 January 2021 – 28 July 2021
Chief Minister	B. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded by	C. C. Patil
Succeeded by	Halappa Achar
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2018
Preceded by	J. T. Patil
Constituency	Bilgi
	In office; 2004–2013
Preceded by	J. T. Patil
Succeeded by	J. T. Patil
Constituency	Bilgi
Personal details
Born	1 June 1965 (age 58); Bilagi, Bagalkot, Mysore State, India (present Karnataka)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)	Kamala Nirani
Education	B.E, Business Studies
Alma mater	Bombay University
Website	murugeshnirani.com

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Dr. Murugesh Rudrappa Nirani (born 1 June 1965), is an Indian entrepreneur and politician serving as the Minister of Large and Medium Industries of Karnataka from 04 August 2021. He is a third-term Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Bilgi, Bagalkot and is a minister in the Government of Karnataka. He Was Honored With Doctorate (D. Litt) Award for his Social work from KIMSD University of Maharashtra in 05/12/2021.

Early life and education[edit]

Nirani was born in an agrarian family, to Rudrappa and Sushilamma, at Basav Hanchal in Bilagi taluk of Bagalkot district.

He completed his B.E in civil engineering and gained a diploma in Business Management from Bombay University. He became one of the foremost engineers from his village.^[2]

Entrepreneurial career[edit]

Nirani set up his first sugar factory in Bagalkot, with a capacity of crushing 500 tonnes of sugarcane per day.

He has received the Make in India award on 24 December 2014. He is also the chairman of Nirani Group, which includes Nirani Sugars Ltd, Sai Priya Sugars Ltd, MRN Cane Power India Ltd., Nirani Cements Pvt. Ltd, and Bilagi Sugar Mill Ltd.^[3]^[4]

As of 2021, over 120,000 farmers' benefit on the infrastructure created by MRN group and over 72,000 people are employed by the MRN Group. MRN group is also one of the largest producer of ethanol in India.^[5]

Political career[edit]

He joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh during is adolescence and has been a very crucial part of his political ideology. He says that he drives inspiration from the ideologies of the Maharaja of Mysore, Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV.

Nirani worked as a grassroot worker of the BJP in North Karnataka. He contested his first election to Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Biligi in 2004 and won with a landslide victory.^[6]

On 30 May 2008, Nirani was elevated as the cabinet of Minister of Large and Medium Scale Industries. He was again sworn in as the Minister of Mines and Geology in the Fourth Yediyurappa ministry.

References[edit]

↑ "Educational Qualification of Karnataka MLA's - Oneindia".
↑ https://www.murugeshnirani.com/
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "About".
↑ "About".

External links[edit]

www.murugeshnirani.com

[1] "Educational Qualification of Karnataka MLA's - Oneindia".

[2] ttps://www.murugeshnirani.com/

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "About".

[6] "About".

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