Venur Dhananjay Kumar Alva is a former Union minister of India

India

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 and a former Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 from Mangalore

Mangalore (Lok Sabha constituency)

Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency was one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. With the implementaion of the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002, this...

.Currently, He is serving as the Special representative of Government of Karnataka to the Union Government of India in New Delhi

New Delhi

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Early

Born in a Jain Bunt Family to P.A. Alva (Father) and Gunavathi Alva (Mother),Kumar completed his early education at Mahaveera College, Moodabidri

Moodabidri

Moodabidri , is a small town 37 km northeast of the Dakshina Kannada district headquarters, Mangalore, in Karnataka, India....

 earning the degrees B.Sc

Bachelor of Science

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 and late acquired a degree in Law from the Udupi Law College, Udupi and was a practicing lawyer for many years.

Political Career

Alva began his political career in the youth wing of Bharatiya Janta Party and later went on to become a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1983.With the rise of Bharatiya Janta Party 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...

,Alva went on represent the Mangalore constituency in the Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

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 four times and served as Union Minister thrice in the Government of India

Government of India

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 when the Bharatiya Janta Party was in power.He held the portifolios of Civil Aviation and Tourism in 1996,Union Minister of State, Finance from 1999-2000 and Union Minister of State, Textiles from 2000-2003

Reference

• http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/32796607.cms