Published On: January 3, 2022 at 16:30 IST
Minister of Primary & Secondary Education and Sakala of Karnataka
NAME – Bellur Chandrashekharaiah Nagesh
PROFESSION – Politician
BORN – 01/07/1959
PLACE OF BIRTH – Tumakuru, Karnataka
FATHER’S NAME –B.S. Chendra Shekariah
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EDUCATION – BE (Bachelors of Engineering) in Electricals from B.M.S. College Bengaluru
POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS/PARTY- Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP)
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BACKGROUND – B.C. Nagesh is an Indian politician, engineer who is the current Minister of Primary & Secondary Education and Sakala of Karnataka. He is a two times Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Tiptur. He started off his political career from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and has been a full-time worker of the Sangh for several years.
He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 1984. He is closely associated with B. L. Santhosh, the National General Secretary of the BJP. Nagesh won the state assembly elections from Tiptur constituency in 2008 and 2018. In 2021, he was inducted into the Basavaraj Bommai ministry and was made the Minister of Primary & Secondary Education.
Nagesh was born in to a Brahmin family in Tumakuru district. He did his graduation in Engineering (B.E.) from B.M.S. College of Engineering and was part of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) during his student days.
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CAREER TIMELINE/ POSITIONS HELD – 1984 – Joined BJP
2008-2013 – MLA of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Tiptur.
2018 – MLA of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Tiptur.
2021 – Minister of Primary & Secondary Education and Sakala of Karnataka.
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