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{{Short description|Indian politician}} | {{Short description|Indian politician}} | ||
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}} | {{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}} | ||
{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Kota | | name = Kota Shrinivas Poojari | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| office = Leader of the House<br/>[[Karnataka Legislative Council]] | | office = Leader of the House<br/>[[Karnataka Legislative Council]] | ||
| term_start = 20 August 2019 | | term_start = 20 August 2019 | ||
| predecessor = [[Jayamala]] | | predecessor = [[Jayamala]] | ||
| | | office2 = Minister of Social Welfare<br/>[[Government of Karnataka]] | ||
| | | term_start2 = 4 August 2021 | ||
| | | 1blankname2 = [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Chief Minister]] | ||
| | | 1namedata2 = [[Basavaraj Bommai]] | ||
| | | predecessor2 = [[B. Sriramulu]] | ||
| | | office3 = Minister of Backward Classes Welfare<br/>[[Government of Karnataka]] | ||
| | | term_start3 = 21 January 2021 | ||
| | | 1blankname3 = [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Chief Minister]] | ||
| | | 1namedata3 = [[B. S. Yediyurappa]]<br/>[[Basavaraj Bommai]] | ||
| | | predecessor3 = [[B. Sriramulu]] | ||
| | | office4 = Minister of Muzrai<br/>[[Government of Karnataka]] | ||
| | | term_start4 = 20 August 2019 | ||
| | | term_end4 = 28 July 2021 | ||
| | | 1blankname4 = [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Chief Minister]] | ||
| | | 1namedata4 = [[B. S. Yediyurappa]] | ||
| | | predecessor4 = [[P. T. Parameshwar Naik]] | ||
| | | successor4 = [[Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle]] | ||
| | | term_start5 = 12 July 2012 | ||
| | | term_end5 = 13 May 2013 | ||
| | | 1blankname5 = [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Chief Minister]] | ||
| | | 1namedata5 = [[Jagadish Shettar]] | ||
| | | predecessor5 = [[J. Krishna Palemar]] | ||
| | | successor5 = Rudrappa Lamani | ||
| | | office6 = Minister of Fisheries<br/>[[Government of Karnataka]] | ||
| | | term_start6 = 20 August 2019 | ||
| | | term_end6 = 21 January 2021 | ||
| | | 1blankname6 = [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Chief Minister]] | ||
| | | 1namedata6 = [[B. S. Yediyurappa]] | ||
| | | predecessor6 = Venkatrao Nadagouda | ||
| | | successor6 = [[Angara S.]] | ||
| | | office7 = Minister of Ports & Inland Transport<br/>[[Government of Karnataka]] | ||
| birth_name = Kota | | term_start7 = 20 August 2019 | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age| | | term_end7 = 21 January 2021 | ||
| 1blankname7 = [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Chief Minister]] | |||
| 1namedata7 = [[B. S. Yediyurappa]] | |||
| predecessor7 = [[R. B. Timmapur]] | |||
| successor7 = [[Angara S.]] | |||
| term_start8 = 12 July 2012 | |||
| term_end8 = 13 May 2013 | |||
| 1blankname8 = [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Chief Minister]] | |||
| 1namedata8 = [[Jagadish Shettar]] | |||
| predecessor8 = [[J. Krishna Palemar]] | |||
| successor8 = [[H. C. Mahadevappa]] | |||
| office9 = [[List of leaders of the opposition in Karnataka Legislative Council|Leader of the Opposition<br />Karnataka Legislative Council]] | |||
| term_start9 = 2 July 2018 | |||
| term_end9 = 23 July 2019 | |||
| predecessor9 = [[K.S. Eshwarappa]] | |||
| successor9 = [[S. R. Patil]] | |||
| office10 = Member of [[Karnataka Legislative Council]] | |||
| constituency10 = ''Dakshina Kannada Local Authorities'' | |||
| predecessor10 = [[Blasius D'Souza]] | |||
| term_start10 = 26 June 2008 | |||
| birth_name = Kota Shrinivas Poojari | |||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|11|15|df=y}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Kotathattu]] | | birth_place = [[Kotathattu]] | ||
| residence = [[Udupi]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]] | | residence = [[Udupi]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]] | ||
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'''Kota | '''Shri Kota Shrinivas Poojari''' is an Indian [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] politician hailing from Kota, Karnataka. He is currently serving as the Minister of Social Welfare Department and Backward Classes Welfare Department of Karnataka.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ministers, Karnataka Legislative Assembly|url=http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/ministry.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> He is also the Leader of the House, Karnataka Legislative Council and the COVID-19 Management District in-charge Minister for Kodagu.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bommai assigns districts to Ministers|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bommai-assigns-districts-to-ministers/article35735545.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> He has been appointed as the BJP National Executive Committee member from 7 October 2021. | ||
He has handled | He has handled several crucial posts in Karnataka politics. He was first elected to the Karnataka Legislative Council for a term from 6 January 2010 to 4 January 2016 representing the Dakshina Kannada Local Authorities Constituency and was re-elected for the term from 6 January 2016 to 5 January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kota Shrinivas Poojari Bio Data, Karnataka Legislative Council|url=http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/council/Kota%20Shrinivas%20Poojari%20Bio%20-%20Data%20_8_.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> He served as the Leader of Opposition, Karnataka Legislative Council from 7 February 2018 to 26 July 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leaders of Opposition, Karnataka Legislative Council|url=http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/council/lcpo/Formerlop.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>During the tenure of the [[Fourth Yediyurappa ministry|previous cabinet under B. S Yediyurappa]] as the Chief Minister, he handled the portfolios of Minister of Muzrai from 20 August 2019 to 28 July 2021, Minister of Ports & Inland Transport and Minister of Fisheries from 20 August 2019 to 21 January 2021 and Minister of Backward Class Welfare from 21 January 2021 to 28 July 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who's Who in Bommai's Cabinet|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/karnataka-cabinet-expansion-portfolios-allocated-to-cm-basavaraj-bommais-new-team-of-ministers-4056599.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
== Early life == | |||
Shri Kota Shrinivas Poojari was born on 15 November 1959 in [[Kotathattu]], Karnataka to Shri Annayya Poojari and Smt Lacchi Poojari as the youngest among their three children. He has completed upper primary schooling till grade 7 and then initially started to work at a provisional store to support his family. After few years, while his family received agricultural land from the government, he started the vocation of farming which he continues till today. He has been an active voice in raising the local issues faced by his village since a very young age and used to frequently write columns in newspapers to draw the government's attention to these problems. At that time, writers of columns were also asked to send photographs for their articles and this prompted Shri Poojari to purchase a camera and learn photography. He then opened up a photo studio "Swathi" in his village and pursued the profession for several years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ಶರ್ಟ್ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಸ್ಕೂಲಿಗೆ ಹೋಗ್ತಿದ್ದೆ!!! {{!}} Minister {{!}} Kota Srinivas Poojary {{!}} Life Story|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJZ0bg0WYFE|url-status=live}}</ref> It was during his stint with photography that he had taken an iconic picture of the acclaimed novelist [[K. Shivaram Karanth|Shri Kota Shivaram Karantha]] batting on the cricket field on the occasion of a cricket tournament inauguration in Kota. This picture is widely used in several articles and documentaries about the writer. Even during his life as a photographer, he continued engaging in raising people's struggles and tribulations ensuring that their requests are heard and heeded. A prominent instance of his intervention is while the people of Kodi-Hosabengre region faced severe drinking water scarcity, he coordinated the women from the region and staged a strong protest at the District Administration office which led to the administration yielding to their petition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ಅಂದಿನ ಫೋಟೊಗ್ರಾಫರ್ ಈಗ ಕ್ಯಾಬಿನೆಟ್ ಮಿನಿಸ್ಟರ್ !|url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/news/udupi/from-photographer-to-cabinet-minister-journey-of-kota-srinivas-poojary/articleshow/70759616.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
Shri Kota Shrinivas Poojari began his journey with pivotal responsibilities in the year 1993 as a member of the Gram Panchayat. Further in the year 1996 he was elected as a member of the Taluk Panchayat and in 2006 as a member of the Zilla Panchayat. During his term at the Panchayat, he accomplished several initiatives such as increasing the honorarium to Panchayat members, building the Dr Shivaram Karanth theme park<ref>{{Cite web|title=In memory of a legend|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/637066/in-memory-legend.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and instituting the Dr Shivaram Karantha Huttoora Prashasti,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brahmavar: 'Huttoora Prashasthi' in Dr Karanth's name conferred on Girish Bharadwaj|url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=882073|url-status=live}}</ref> an award presented to recognise exceptional services or performance. He was a frequent writer of articles in Vaddarse Raghuram Shetty's newspaper "Mungaru Pathrike". He led the fight for distribution of Sec 94C title deeds to people by organising a "Padayatra" across the Udupi district and petitioned to the Assistant Commissioner's office. He was also at the forefront of the protests in Udupi district against the inadequate sand laws. | |||
In the following years, he worked in several positions of the Karnataka State BJP. In 2009, he was elected for the first time to the Karnataka Legislative Council. He has served as the Minister of Ports & Inland Transport and Minister of Muzrai from 12 July 2012 to 13 May 2013 in the cabinet of the then Chief Minister, [[Jagadish Shettar]]. Shri Poojari is widely regarded as a simple and uncorrupt politician admired for his oratory skills and service oriented initiatives. In July 2021, there was a social media attempt to charge Shri Poojari with allegations of corruption claiming that he is building a house worth Rs 6 crores in the Brahmavar, however these allegations were shown to be baseless and Shri Poojari publicly provided complete details about the sources of fund used for the construction of his house which is worth Rs 60 lakhs only. He had also written to the Lokayuktha to initiate an investigation against him in order to prove that such allegations were baseless and were purely aimed at tarnishing his image.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former minister writes to Lokayukta to probe charge against him on social media|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/srinivas-poojary-writes-to-lokayukta-to-probe-into-charge-against-him-on-social-media/article35636037.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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