R. Dhruvanarayana

R. Dhruvanarayana
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2019
ConstituencyChamarajanagar
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
2008–2009
Preceded byBalraj S
Succeeded byG. N. N. Swamy
ConstituencyKollegal
In office
2004–2008
ConstituencySanthemarahalli
Personal details
Born(1961-07-31)31 July 1961
Heggavadi, Chamarajanagar district, Mysore State, India
Died11 March 2023(2023-03-11) (aged 61)
Mysuru, Karnataka, India[1]
Cause of deathCardiac Arrest
Political partyIndian National Congress
ChildrenDarshan Dhruvanarayana
Residence(s)Mysore, India
EducationB.Sc. (Agriculture), M.Sc. (Agriculture) from University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
ProfessionAgriculturist
Websitewww.dhruvanarayana.in

Rangaswamy Dhruvanarayana (31 July 1961 – 11 March 2023)[2] was an Indian politician and member of Parliament of Lok Sabha. He was a member of the 15th and 16th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Chamarajanagar constituency of Karnataka and was a member of the Indian National Congress.[3]

Political career

Rangaswamy Dhruvanarayana started his political journey as a student leader. In 1983, he joined the Congress as a party worker. In 1984, he held the position of president of the students’ union of Agriculture College, Hebbal, Bangalore. In the same year, he was also president of the National Students Union of India, Bangalore City. In 1986, he went on to serve as general secretary of the Karnataka State Youth Congress.

In 1999, he contested his first Vidhan Sabha elections from Santhemarahalli Constituency, which he lost. In 2004, he contested from the same constituency and won by a margin of a single vote defeating JD (secular) candidate A. R. Krishnamurthy.[4] In 2008, he contested the Vidhan Sabha elections from Kollegal constituency and won by a margin of 11,800 votes. Subsequently, he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Chamarajanagara constituency with a margin of 4,020 votes.[2] Once again in 2014, he was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha as member of Parliament with a margin of 141,182 votes.[5] In 2019, Dhruvanarayan lost to Srinivasa Prasad in the 17th Lok Sabha elections by 12,716 votes.[6][7]

Election results

Election Year Result Margin
Vidhan Sabha Elections, Karnataka 1999 Lost 5906 votes
Vidhan Sabha Elections, Karnataka 2004 Won 1 vote
Vidhan Sabha Elections, Karnataka 2008 Won 11,800 votes
15th Lok Sabha Elections 2009 Won 4,020 votes
16th Lok Sabha Elections 2014 Won 141,182 votes
17th Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Lost 12,716 votes

2004 election result

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Santhemarahalli[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC R. Dhruvanarayana 40,752 42.77
JD(S) A. R. Krishnamurthy 40,751 42.77
BSP Krishna Murthy C. M. 5,742 6.03
BJP Hemavathi S 5,977 3.58
JP Krishna Murthy M. S. 2,063 2.5
Kannada Nadu Party Mahadevaiah P. 2,091 2.19
Majority 1 0.00001
Turnout 95,277 72.19
INC gain from JD(U) Swing

References

  1. ^ "Karnataka Congress leader R Dhruvanarayana passes away". The Economic Times. 11 March 2023. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Bengaluru News Live Updates: KPCC working president and former MP Dhruvanarayana passes away at 61". 11 March 2023. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. ^ loksabha.nic.in
  4. ^ Shrinivasa, M (11 March 2023). "Karnataka Congress leader R Dhruvanarayana passes away at 62". Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  5. ^ Sharma, Sumit (11 March 2023). "R Dhruvanarayana, Karnataka Congress working president, dies at 61". Times Now News. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Live: Chamarajanagar Constituency Election Results, News, Candidates, Vote Paercentage". News18. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Chamarajanagar MP (Lok Sabha) Election Results 2019 Live: Candidate List, Constituency Map, Winner & Runner up - Oneindia". Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Karnataka 2004". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2024.