Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Udipi
State : Karnataka
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 5 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 11
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Positions Held : 1975-76 Member, Municipal Council, Udipi 1980 Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh) 1983 Joint Secretary, A.I.C.C. 1984 Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth) Dec. 1984-85 Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Sep. 1985-Jan. 1986, General Secretary, A.I.C.C. Sep. 1987-June 1990 and Nov. 1996 onwards Jan. 1986-Sep. 1987 President, P.C.C. (I), Karnataka 1989 Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the third time 1990-91 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Energy 1991 Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fourth time 1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fifth time
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Social and Cultural Activities : Rural Housing and relief work
Special Interests : Agriculture and organising youth
Sports and Clubs : Founder, Jolly Club, Udipi; Active participation in Sports and games
Countries visited : U.S.S.R. and Yugoslavia; Member, Indian Delegation to UNCTAD, Belgrade, 1983; Congress Delegate to Germany, November, 1985
Other Information : Member, Council of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1980-82; Chairman, D.K.S.S.K. Ltd., (Sugar Factory, Brahmavar)