K. Sudhakar (politician)
Dr. Keshavareddy [1] Sudhakar is an Indian politician who is the current minister of state for Health and of Karnataka. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Chikkaballapur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress and later was Re-elected to the house in 2019 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2][3][4][5]
Dr. K. Sudhakar | |
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| Minister of Health and Family Welfare Government of Karnataka | |
| Assumed office February 2020 | |
| Chief Minister | B. S. Yediyurappa |
| Preceded by | B. Sriramulu |
| Minister of Medical Education Government of Karnataka | |
| Assumed office February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | C. N. Ashwath Narayan |
| Succeeded by | J. C. Madhuswamy |
| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 13 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | K. P. Bache Gowda |
| Constituency | Chikkaballapur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Keshava Reddy Sudhakar 6 June 1973 Chikkaballapur, Karnataka, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata party (2019–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (till 2019) |
| Spouse(s) | Preethi |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Sadashivanagar, Bangalore |
| Education | M.B.B.S at Sri Siddhartha Medical College |
He is the youngest cabinet minister in the Fourth B. S. Yeddyurappa ministry being only 46 years old at the time of taking charge, serving as the Minister of Medical education from Health and Family Welfare Department.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Karnataka he was part of the COVID-19 Response team for Karnataka along with Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa and Minister of Health and Family Welfare B. Sriramulu and few others. He was key participant of many key policy making and rapid response to the pandemic.[6][7]
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