Eshwara Khandre (Indian Politician) Biography

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Profession	Politician, Educationist
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	15/01/1962
Age	64 years
Birthplace	Bhalki, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India

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Full name	Eshwar Bheemanna Khandre
Other name(s)	Ishwar Khandre Eshwar Khandre

College/University	Poojya Doddappa Appa College of Engineering, Gulbarga University, Karnataka
Educational Qualification	B.Tech (1985)

Address	4/6/92, Khandre Galli, Bhalki Post, Bhalki – 585328, Karnataka, India
Date of Birth	15 January 1962 (Monday)
Age (as of 2023)	61 Years
Hometown	Bhalki, Karnataka, India
Zodiac sign	Capricorn

Marital Status

Family

Wife/Spouse

Geeta Khandre

Parents

Father	Bheemanna Khandre (freedom fighter, politician, served as an MLA in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly four times)
Mother	Laxmibai Khandre

Siblings

Brother	Vijaykumar Khandre (died in April 2019 due to cardiac arrest, politician, served twice as an MLA in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly)

Political Party	Indian National Congress (INC)
Political Journey	Joined the Indian National Congress (INC) Contested and lost the 2004 Karnataka Vidhan Sabha elections from the Bhalki constituency on INC's ticket Contested and won the 2008, 2013, 2018, and 2023 Karnataka Vidhan Sabha elections from the Bhalki constituency on INC's ticket Minister in charge of the Bidar district (2016-2018) Minister of State of Municipalities & Local bodies and Public Enterprises (2016-2018) Appointed as the president of the working committee of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) (2018-present) Appointed as Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment in the Karnataka government on 27/05/2023

Political Party

Indian National Congress (INC)

Political Journey

Joined the Indian National Congress (INC)
Contested and lost the 2004 Karnataka Vidhan Sabha elections from the Bhalki constituency on INC's ticket
Contested and won the 2008, 2013, 2018, and 2023 Karnataka Vidhan Sabha elections from the Bhalki constituency on INC's ticket
Minister in charge of the Bidar district (2016-2018)
Minister of State of Municipalities & Local bodies and Public Enterprises (2016-2018)
Appointed as the president of the working committee of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) (2018-present)
Appointed as Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment in the Karnataka government on 27/05/2023

1. Eshwara Khandre is an Indian politician, educationist, and INC member.
2. He has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Karnataka Vidhan Sabha multiple times.
3. Khandre gained attention in May 2023 for winning the Karnataka state assembly elections.
4. His political career started when he joined the Indian National Congress and the Congress Seva Dal.
5. He underwent training under the Congress Seva Dal leadership.
6. His father played a significant role in the Co-operative Movement in Madra.
7. In 2004, Khandre lost the state assembly elections to Prakash Khandre of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
8. He defeated Prakash in the 2008 Vidhan Sabha elections by 20,971 votes.
9. Khandre won the 2013 Vidhan Sabha elections with 58,012 votes.
10. In 2018, he secured victory in the state assembly election with 84,673 votes.
11. In the 2023 legislative assembly polls, Eshwara Khandre received 99,451 votes.
12. Apart from his political roles, he is passionate about traveling.
13. Khandre has served as the secretary-general of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha and the chairman of the Shantivardhak Education Society.
14. In February 2023, Karnataka Vidhan Sabha Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri warned Khandre of expulsion for behaving disrespectfully.