C. N. Manjunath

Dr. C. N. Manjunath
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byD.K.Suresh
ConstituencyBangalore Rural
Personal details
Born
Cholenahalli Nanjappa Manjunath

(1957-09-23) 23 September 1957 (age 67)
Cholenahalli, Channarayapatna Taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseAnasuya
Parent(s)Nanjappa Gowda and Shambhamma
RelativesH. D. Deve Gowda (father-in-law) H. D. Kumaraswamy (Brother-in-law)
C. N. Balakrishna (Brother)
OccupationPolitician and former director at Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research
AwardsPadma Shri
Rajyotsava Prashasti Honorary Doctorate from Bangalore University in 2019

Cholenahalli Nanjappa Manjunath (born 23 September 1957) is an Indian cardiologist turned politician. He is the MP of Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency.[1] He is the son in law of H. D. Deve Gowda.

He was the director of the Government run Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research.[2] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri for Indian medicine.[3] He inaugurated the 410th edition Of Mysore Dasara on 17 October 2020 which is the Nadahabba (State festival) as a mark of honour for "Corona warriors" in the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2024, he was announced as the BJP candidate for the Bengaluru Rural constituency in the 2024 General Elections.[4]

Biography

Born to Nanjappa Gowda[5] in the Hassan district of the south Indian state of Karnataka. According to his CV, he started his career as an intern at Bangalore Medical College in 1982 and moved to Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore in 1985 as a senior registrar at the department of cardiology, staying there for three years.[6]

In 1988, he joined Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research as a member of faculty and worked there in various capacities such as Assistant Professor and the Professor of Cardiology till he was appointed as the director of the institution in 2006. It is said that the former director of the hospital Dr Prabudev resigned to facilitate this appointment . [6] He also got to serve as the president of the Indian College of Cardiology.[7] He received the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of the Padma Shri[3] and Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) gave him a honorary degree of Doctor of Science.[8]

Manjunath married the daughter of former Prime Minister of India, H. D. Deve Gowda and the family lives in Bengaluru.[9] His life has been documented in a biography, Biography of a living legend.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Debutant C.N. Manjunath trumps D.K. Suresh". The Hindu.
  2. ^ "Practo profile". Practo. 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Second list of BJP candidates for ensuing General Elections 2024 to the Parliamentary Constituencies of different states finalised by BJP CEC". 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Gowda's son-in-law ensures god will protect his name". Times of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Jayadeve profile" (PDF). Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research. 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  7. ^ "New president of ICC". Deccan Herald. 15 October 2004. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Abdul Kalam to attend RGUHS' convocation". Indian Express. 30 March 2012. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Jayadeva chief stripped of all powers". Indian Express. 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Biography of a living legend". Indian Express. 16 January 2010. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.