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Ananthkumar Hegde is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party

Bharatiya Janata Party

The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

(BJP) political party. He was born in Sirsi, Kanara

Kanara

The Kanara or Canara region comprises three coastal districts of Karnataka, namely Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada and Kasaragod district of Kerala in southwestern India. Kanara forms the southern part of the Konkan coast...

. He was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha

11th Lok Sabha

List of Members of the 11th Lok Sabha, elected during Indian general election, 1996 held during April-May 1996. The Lok Sabha is the lower house in the Parliament of India.-Important members:* Speaker:...

in 1996 from Kanara constituency

Uttara Kannada (Lok Sabha constituency)

Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India...

(renamed Uttara Kannada in 2008) in Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

and re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, 2004 and 2009 from the same constituency.

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