Murugesh Nirani
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Dr. Murugesh Nirani | |
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| Minister of Large & Medium Industries Government of Karnataka | |
| Assumed office 4 August 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Basavaraj Bommai |
| Preceded by | Jagadish Shettar |
| In office 7 June 2008 – 13 May 2013 | |
| Chief Minister | B. S. Yediyurappa Sadananda Gowda Jagadish Shettar |
| Preceded by | Katta Subramanya Naidu |
| Succeeded by | R. V. Deshpande |
| Minister of Mines & Geology Government of Karnataka | |
| In office 21 January 2021 – 28 July 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | B. S. Yediyurappa |
| Preceded by | C. C. Patil |
| Succeeded by | Halappa Achar |
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Preceded by | J. T. Patil |
| Constituency | Bilgi |
| In office 2004–2013 | |
| Preceded by | J. T. Patil |
| Succeeded by | J. T. Patil |
| Constituency | Bilgi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1965 Bilagi, Bagalkot, Mysore State, India (present Karnataka) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Kamala Nirani |
| Education | B.E, Business Studies[1] |
| Alma mater | Bombay University |
| Website | murugeshnirani.com |
Dr. Murugesh Rudrappa Nirani (born 1 June 1965), is an Indian entrepreneur and politician serving as the Minister of Large and Medium Industries of Karnataka from 04 August 2021. He is a third-term Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Bilgi, Bagalkot and is a minister in the Government of Karnataka. He Was Honored With Doctorate (D. Litt) Award for his Social work from KIMSD University of Maharashtra in 05/12/2021.
Early life and education[]
Nirani was born in an agrarian family, to Rudrappa and Sushilamma, at Basav Hanchal in Bilagi taluk of Bagalkot district.
He completed his B.E in civil engineering and gained a diploma in Business Management from Bombay University. He became one of the foremost engineers from his village.[2]
Entrepreneurial career[]
Nirani set up his first sugar factory in Bagalkot, with a capacity of crushing 500 tonnes of sugarcane per day.
He has received the Make in India award on 24 December 2014. He is also the chairman of Nirani Group, which includes Nirani Sugars Ltd, Sai Priya Sugars Ltd, MRN Cane Power India Ltd., Nirani Cements Pvt. Ltd, and Bilagi Sugar Mill Ltd.[3][4]
As of 2021, over 120,000 farmers' benefit on the infrastructure created by MRN group and over 72,000 people are employed by the MRN Group. MRN group is also one of the largest producer of ethanol in India.[5]
Political career[]
He joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh during is adolescence and has been a very crucial part of his political ideology. He says that he drives inspiration from the ideologies of the Maharaja of Mysore, Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV.
Nirani worked as a grassroot worker of the BJP in North Karnataka. He contested his first election to Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Biligi in 2004 and won with a landslide victory.[6]
On 30 May 2008, Nirani was elevated as the cabinet of Minister of Large and Medium Scale Industries. He was again sworn in as the Minister of Mines and Geology in the Fourth Yediyurappa ministry.
References[]
- ^ "Educational Qualification of Karnataka MLA's - Oneindia".
- ^ https://www.murugeshnirani.com/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
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- ^ "About".
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- Living people
- University of Mumbai alumni
- Members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
- 1965 births
- 21st-century Indian businesspeople
- State cabinet ministers of Karnataka
- People from Bagalkot district
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka
- Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013
- Karnataka MLAs 2004–2007
- Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023