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Urimajalu K. Rama Bhat was an Indian politician belonging to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh who had served as the Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Puttur Assembly constituency for two-terms. He also served as a former chairman of CAMPCO and was a co-founder of Sri Vivekananda College, Puttur. He was the founder member of Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka.
He had served as a trustee of Puttur Sri Mahalingeshwara Temple and Mentor of Vivekananda Vidyavardhaka Sangha,
Early life
He was born into an undivided Havyaka family in Urimajalu near Kabak-Vittal.
Activism
He was also known as the ‘Bheeshma’ of BJP. He protested against the emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi and was imprisoned due to his activism. He had taught Kannada to L K Advani while in jail.
A conscience-keeper of the party and a champion of value-based education, Sri Vivekananda College in Puttur founded by him has rolled out thousands of people who are outstanding professionals with sound morals and rich ethics. As a member of the Assembly, Ram Bhat’s speeches were always mature, sober with clarity and courage of conviction.
Career
2009 Indian general elections
He opposed B. S. Yediyurappa for not giving ticket to Shakuntala T. Shetty and eventually he left Bharatiya Janata Party same year. He fought 2009 Indian general elections from Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency as an Independent candidate. Which he lost and managed to have 5,960 votes.
Death
He died at his residence in Kombettu near Puttur on 6 December 2021, at the age of 92 due to age-related illness. He was cremated with State Honours and his death was condoled by Narendra Modi and Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri.
References
- "Rama Bhat, veteran BJP leader, passes away". The Hindu. 2021-12-06. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- "Urimajalu Ram Bhat, man responsible for BJP's ascendancy in Karnataka Coast, no more". The Times of India. 2021-12-06. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- Karunakaran, Shreyas HS,Binu (2023-04-28). "Paradox in communal tinder box: It's Hindutva vs BJP in Karnataka's Puttur". The News Minute. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Ram Bhat likely to contest as Independent". The Times of India. 2009-03-09. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- "K RAMA BHAT URIMAJALU(Independent(IND)):Constituency- Dakshina Kannada(KARNATAKA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- Udayavani. "PM Modi and other BJP leaders condole demise of Urimajalu Rama Bhat". Udayavani (in Kannada). Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- "Urimajalu Ram Bhat cremated with full state honours". www.mangaloretoday.com. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- "RSS नेता उरीमाजालु राम भट के निधन पर प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने शोक व्यक्त किया". ndtv.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-12-29.
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