Name of Member: Shri B.L. Shankar
Political Party: Janata Dal
Constituency & State: Chikmagalur (Karnataka)
Lok Sabha Experience: 11
Member of Parliament
XI LOK SABHA
SHANKAR, SHRI B.L. JANATA DAL - CHIKMAGALUR (KARNATAKA)
Father's Name : Late Shri B.K. Lokappa Gowda
Date of Birth : 29 May 1952
Place of Birth : Belagodu in Distt. Chikmagalur (Karnataka)
Marital Status : Married on 28 November 1983
Spouse's Name : Smt. H.K. Mallika
Children : Two daughters
Educational Qualifications :
B.Sc., LL.B.
Educated at J.S.S. Science College, Karnataka University,
Dharwar and Law College, Bangalore (Karnataka)
Profession :
Agriculturist and Advocate
Permanent Address :
(i) 394, II cross, II Block, Rajmahal Vilas II Stage,
Bangalore-560094 (Karnataka)
Tels. (080) 3419999, 3417777
Fax. 3415151
(ii) Coffee Planter, Banakal-577113,
Distt. Chikmagalur, (Karnataka)
Tel. (08263) 3214
Positions Held :
1980-83 President, Yuva Janata Dal, Karnataka
1984-95 General Secretary, J.D., Karnataka
1985-90 Member, Karnataka Legislative Council
Minister of State, Youth Service and Sports, Karnataka
1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
1997 President, J.D., Karnataka
Social and Cultural Activities :
Participated in the ‘Padayatra’ undertaken by Shri Chandra Shekhar, former Prime Minister during 1983 in Karnataka; President, ‘Prayogaranga’ theatre group of Karnataka for 10 years
Special Interests :
Coffee plantation, agriculture, pepper, cardamom, arecanut cultivation,
ecology and environment
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Travelling and reading
Countries Visited :
Indonesia, Singapore and former U.S.S.R.
Election Result :
Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate 9,96,548
Total votes polled 6,49,775
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri B.L. Shankar (J.D.) 1,95,857
(2) Shri D.K. Taradevi Siddartha (I.N.C.) 1,91,798
(3) Shri H.R. Laxmana Gowda (B.J.P.) 1,51,949
(4) Shri S.L. Radha Sundaresh (C.P.I.) 71,086
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