DHANANJAYA KUMAR, SHRI VENUR
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - MANGALORE (KARNATAKA)]
Father's Name Shri P.A. Alva Date of Birth 4 July 1951 Place of Birth Venur, Distt. Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) Marital Status Married on 20 December 1978 Spouse's Name Smt. Vanitha D. Kumar Children One son and one daughter Educational Qualifications B.Sc., LL.B. Educated at Mahaveera College, Moodbidri,Mysore University, Mangalore and Udupi Law College, Udupi (Karnataka) Profession Lawyer, Agriculturist and Farmer Permanent Address Pavithra, Dawdakeri Road, Yeyyadi, Mangalore-575008 (Karnataka) Tels. (0824) 211471, 211464 Present Address 82, South Avenue, New Delhi-110011 Tel. (011) 3792381 Positions Held 1982-84President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Karnataka Vice-President, All India Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Karnataka 1983-85Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly 1986-90President, B.J.P., Distt. Dakshina Kannada Unit 1991Elected to 10th Lok Sabha 1993-96Member, Committees on Industry and Steel and Mines 1994-96Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation 1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 16 May 1996-Union Cabinet Minister, Civil Aviation 2 June 1996and Tourism 1996-97Member, Committee on Commerce 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha 1998-99Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals Member, Committee to review the rate of dividend payable by the Railway Undertakings to General Revenues Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Peroleum and Natural Gas Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading and viewing television Sports and Clubs Cricket and Kabaddi Countries Visited Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, U.K. and U.S.A. Other Information Member (i) Indian Coffee Board, 1991-96; (ii) Central Silk Board, 1994-96; and (iii)Shree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, 1998-99
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com AllIndiaNews.com MahatmaGandhiji.comTotal electorate 9,71,958 Total votes polled 7,15,912 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Venur Dhananjaya Kumar (B.J.P.) 3,41,362 (2) Shri Janardhana Poojary (I.N.C.) 3,34,455 (3) Shri Ramesh Mathanda (J.D.) 28,190 (4) Shri J. Ramdas (K.T.V.P.) 2,952
Election Result of Mangalore Lok Sabha Constituency