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Quick Info

Date of birth10 July 1961

Age58 Years (as in 2019)

BirthplaceSirsi, Karnataka

ProfessionPolitician, Agriculturist

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseBharathi (Homemaker)

FamilyThree daughters; parents Anant Hegde and Sarweshwari Hegde

Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri Biography

Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri is a senior Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Karnataka who has served multiple terms as an MLA and was elected Speaker ofthe

Early life and background

Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri was born on 10 July 1961 in Sirsi, Karnataka. He grew up in that region and attended a local school in Sirsi before moving on to Karnatak University in Dharwad, where he completed a B.Com degree. He comes from a Hindu family that follows the Brahmin caste tradition. Personal interests listed for him include reading and playing cricket.

Career

Kageri’s political involvement began with student politics through the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing associated with the RSS, where he served as state secretary during his college years. He formally entered party organization work and served as the BJP district secretary between 1990 and 1994.

He won his first election to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1994 from the Ankola constituency and retained that seat in the 1999 and 2004 elections, serving three consecutive terms from Ankola. In 2007 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for a brief period from June to September. When B.S. Yeddyurappa formed the state government in 2008, Kageri was named Minister for Primary and Secondary Education.

Following the delimitation of constituencies, Kageri successfully contested from Sirsi and was elected as its MLA in 2008, 2013 and 2018. After the BJP returned to power in Karnataka in 2019, he was elected Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on 30 July 2019; he was the sole candidate to file nomination for that post and his name had been proposed by Chief Minister Yeddyurappa.

Public profile

Kageri has been identified publicly as both a politician and an agriculturist. His appearance is described with black eyes and salt-and-pepper hair; his height is given as approximately 183 cm (6 feet). He is married to Bharathi since 1991 and they have three daughters. His parents are Anant Hegde, who was active with the RSS, and Sarweshwari Hegde. He also has several siblings, including brothers named Ganapati Hegde Kageri, Parameshwar Hegde and Nagapati Hegde.

The profile lists residential and asset details attributed to him, along with itemized holdings in cash, bank deposits, jewellery, land and property. An approximate net worth figure is provided for 2018 in the source material. His declared or reported salary level as a member of parliament and other allowances is included in that material.

Controversies and positions

In July 2011 Kageri supported a campaign to include the Bhagavad Gita in government school syllabi across Karnataka and made a statement about opponents of that proposal which provoked criticism. The record notes that his remark drew significant public response at the time.

Latest updates

As of 2019, Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri was serving as Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, a role he assumed after the BJP formed government and selected him for the position. His political career spans multiple decades and includes repeated electoral victories from both Ankola and Sirsi constituencies, a ministerial portfolio in education, and legislative leadership as Speaker.

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Recent Work

Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly

Elected Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly after the BJP formed government in July 2019; he was the lone nominee for the post and was proposed by Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa.

2019
Minister for Primary & Secondary Education, Karnataka

Served as the state minister responsible for primary and secondary education in the B.S. Yeddyurappa government.

2008
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Career Highlights

  1. Six-time MLA from Ankola and Sirsi constituencies
  2. Served as BJP district secretary (1990–1994)
  3. Appointed Parliamentary Secretary in 2007
  4. Minister for Primary & Secondary Education in 2008
  5. Elected Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly in 2019
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