Urimajalu Ram Bhat - Misplaced Pages

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Ukrizna (talk | contribs) at 22:44, 29 December 2024 (I added additional references. Hope they help.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Revision as of 22:44, 29 December 2024 by Ukrizna (talk | contribs) (I added additional references. Hope they help.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) MLA, Founder of CAMPCO and Vivekananda College Puttur

This article, Urimajalu Ram Bhat, has recently been created via the Articles for creation process. Please check to see if the reviewer has accidentally left this template after accepting the draft and take appropriate action as necessary.

Reviewer tools: Inform author

Urimajalu K. Rama Bhat (died 6 December 2021) 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 Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Co-operative Limited 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 Bharatiya Janata Party. He protested against the emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi and was imprisoned due to his activism. He had taught Kannada to Lal Krishn Advani while in jail.

Career

He joined Janata Party, led by Jayprakash Narayan in 1977 and found 1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from Puttur Assembly constituency and successfully won the election. He then became a founding Member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka in 1980 and fought 1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from the same constituency and won it consecutively for the second time. He was succeeded by Vinay Kumar Sorake.

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 and got the 6th position.

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.
"'Bheeshma' of BJP, former MLA Urimajalu K Rama passes away". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
"Former MLA Urimajalu K Rama Bhat passes away". Deccan Herald.
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.

Categories: