E. Tukaram

E. Tukaram
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024 (2024-06-04)
Preceded byY. Devendrappa
ConstituencyBallari
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
2008–2024
Preceded bySantosh Lad
ConstituencySandur
Minister of Medical Education of Karnataka
In office
22 December 2018 – 8 July 2019
Preceded byD. K. Shivakumar
Succeeded byC. N. Ashwath Narayan
Personal details
Born (1967-07-26) 26 July 1967 (age 57)
Yeswanthanagar, Sandur Taluka, Ballari district, Mysuru State (present–day Karnataka), India
Political partyINC
EducationM.Com, PGDBA (Finance)
OccupationPolitician

Eregar Tukaram (born 26 July 1967) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is an MP of Bellary Lok Sabha constituency and a four time MLA from Sandur Assembly constituency in Ballari District. He was the Minister of Medical Education and Bellary District in-charge minister in the second H D Kumaraswamy ministry.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Tukaram was born in Yeshwantanagar, Bellary district. He completed his M.Com. in 1992 at Nandihalli Masters Centre, Sandur which is affiliated with Gulbarga University College. Later, he also did a PG diploma in Business Administration (Finance) at St.Josephs College of Commerce, Bangalore in 1993.[3]

Career

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Tukaram won from Sandur Assembly constituency representing Indian National Congress in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.[4][5][6] He polled 85,223 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Shilpa Raghavendra of Bharatiya Janata Party by a huge margin of 35,532 votes.[7][8][9]

He was first elected as an MLA after winning the 2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election on Indian National Congress ticket from Sandur seat. He retained the seat for Congress in the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election and won for the third consecutive time winning the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. He won for Congress again for a fourth time in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.

References

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  1. ^ "HC notice to Sandur MLA". deccanherald.com. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Sandur MLA builds house in civic amenity site, lands in mess". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. ^ "E. Tukaram(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- BELLARY (ST)(KARNATAKA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Karnataka 2013 E.TUKARAM (Winner) SANDUR". myneta.info. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Sandur Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Notice to MLA". thehindu.com. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  7. ^ India Today (13 July 2024). "Ex-legislators | In the major league now". Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  8. ^ "E Tukaram in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023". News18. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Sandur Constituency Election Results: Assembly seat details, MLAs, candidates & more". The Times of India. 13 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 August 2024.