Published On: October 23, 2021 at 17:01 IST
Minister of Medical Education and Health & Family Welfare of Karnataka
NAME – Dr. Keshava Reddy Sudhakar
PROFESSION – Politician
BORN – 27/06/1973
PLACE OF BIRTH – Chikkaballapur, Karnataka
FATHER’S NAME – Keshava Reddy
MOTHER’S NAME – N/A
SPOUSE – Preethi
SIBLINGS – N/A
CHILDREN – 3
EDUCATION – M.B.B.S.
POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS/PARTY- Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP)
OFFICIAL WEBSITE – Hfwcom.karnataka.gov.in
REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT- N/A
AWARDS – N/A
BACKGROUND – Dr.K. Sudhakar is the Minister of Medical Education and Health & Family Welfare of Karnataka. He is a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Chikkaballapur Constituency.
He is graduated from Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumakuru, Karnataka. He is the Chairman of Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health.
MAJOR INITIATIVES – N/A
CAREER TIMELINE/ POSITIONS HELD – 2013 – Elected as Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Chikkaballapur constituency as INC candidate.
2018 – He was re-elected from the same constituency.
2019 – Left INC and joined BJP, won in by election from same constituency.
2020 – Sworn as in Minister of Medical Education and Health of Karnataka.
CONTROVERSIES/CASES – He was one of the 15 MLAs who resigned in July 2019, effectively bringing down the H.D. Kumaraswamy-led coalition government of Indian National Congress and Janata Dal (Secular).