- V. Dhananjay Kumar
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Venur Dhananjay Kumar Former Member of Parliament Constituency Mangalore Personal details Born 4 June 1951
Venur, KarnatakaPolitical party Bharatiya Janata Party Spouse(s) Vanitha Children 1 son and 1 daughter Residence Bangalore Religion Jainism Source Parliament of India Venur Dhananjay Kumar Alva is a former Union minister of India and a former Member of Parliament from Mangalore.Currently, He is serving as the Special representative of Government of Karnataka to the Union Government of India in New Delhi.
Early
Born in a Jain Bunt Family to P.A. Alva (Father) and Gunavathi Alva (Mother),Kumar completed his early education at Mahaveera College, Moodabidri earning the degrees B.Sc and late acquired a degree in Law from the Udupi Law College, Udupi and was a practicing lawyer for many years.
Political Career
Alva began his political career in the youth wing of Bharatiya Janta Party and later went on to become a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1983.With the rise of Bharatiya Janta Party in Karnataka,Alva went on represent the Mangalore constituency in the Lok Sabha four times and served as Union Minister thrice in the Government of India when the Bharatiya Janta Party was in power.He held the portifolios of Civil Aviation and Tourism in 1996,Union Minister of State, Finance from 1999-2000 and Union Minister of State, Textiles from 2000-2003
Reference
Categories:- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Indian Jains
- People from Mangalore
- Mangaloreans
- Tulu people
- 10th Lok Sabha members
- 11th Lok Sabha members
- 12th Lok Sabha members
- 13th Lok Sabha members
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