Krishna Byre Gowda | |
|---|---|
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency | Byatarayanapura, Bangalore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 4, 1973 Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Meenakshi |
| Residence | Bangalore |
| Website | [1] |
As of April 1, 2009 Source: [[2]] | |
Krishna Byre Gowda (born 4 April, 1973) is a member of the Legislative Assembly of the state of Karnataka, India. He represents the Byatarayanapura constituency of Bangalore and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.
Early Life
editKrishna Byre Gowda was born on 4 April 1973 in Bangalore, Karnataka, to C. Byre Gowda and Savithramma. He graduated with a master's degree (M.A) from the School of International Service, at the American University in Washington, D.C. in 1999. Earlier he completed a bachelor's degree in business management from Christ College, now known as Christ University, in Bangalore.
Public Life
editKrishna Byre Gowda gave up his position as a project associate at Development Alternatives Inc., in Washington, D.C., and began his political career in 2003, when his father and Janata Dal leader C. Byre Gowda died. In October that year, he contested and won the by-election to fill his late father's legislative assembly seat from Vemgal, Kolar District, to become one of the youngest members of the Karnataka Legislature. [1].
In April 2004, Krishna Byre Gowda left the Janata Dal political party to join the Indian National Congress and won the Vemgal, Karnataka legislative assembly seat: [2].
Krishna Byre Gowda became president of the Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress Committee in November 2007. [3].
In 2008 Byre Gowda chose to compete for the urban Byatarayanapura constituency in Bangalore and won the election with 43 percent of the votes, defeating A Ravi of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a margin of 9,352 votes. [4].
Since then Byre Gowda has focused on addressing problems unique to urban residents like bad roads, traffic congestion, drainage problems and uncleared garbage.[5].
On March 31, the Congress party chose Byre Gowda as its candidate for the Bangalore South constituency in the Indian General Elections of 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha to be held in April. [6].
Positions Held
edit- President, Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress, 2007-Current
- Member of the Legislative Assembly Byatarayanapura, Bangalore, 2008-Current
- Member of the Legislative Assembly, Vemagal, Kolar District, Karnataka, 2003-2004,2004-2007
- Project Associate, Development Alternatives Inc. Washington, D.C., 2003
- Self-owned Agricultural Farm Bangalore, 2000-02
- Project Associate, Ethiopian Embassy, Washington,D.C., 1998-99
- ^ Bypoll Winners Rode High on Sympathy Wave: http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003100307160400.htm&date=2003/10/03/&prd=th&
- ^ Congress in Consolidation Mode in Kolar http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/17/stories/2004041701540400.htm
- ^ Krishna Byre Gowda is Youth Congress President http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/16/stories/2007111664600400.htm
- ^ http://www.karnatakaelections.in/#
- ^ Overwhelming response for Janaspandana http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Dec72008/city20081207105227.asp
- ^ Krishna Byre Gowda, Alva, Moily in Congress second list http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/01/stories/2009040150660400.htm