Aravind Limbavali is an Indian politician who has served as a minister in the Karnataka government on four occasions. He is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly[1] and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[2] He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly for the Mahadevapura constituency since 2008.[3]
Aravind Limbavali | |
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| Minister of Forest Government of Karnataka | |
| In office 21 January 2021 – 28 July 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | B. S. Yediyurappa |
| Preceded by | Anand Singh |
| Succeeded by | Umesh Katti |
| Minister of Kannada & Culture Government of Karnataka | |
| In office 21 January 2021 – 28 July 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | B. S. Yediyurappa |
| Preceded by | C. T. Ravi |
| Succeeded by | V. Sunil Kumar |
| Minister of Health & Family Welfare Government of Karnataka | |
| In office 12 July 2012 – 13 May 2013 | |
| Chief Minister | Jagadish Shettar |
| Preceded by | B. Sriramulu |
| Succeeded by | U. T. Khader |
| Minister of Higher Education Government of Karnataka | |
| In office 7 June 2008 – 23 September 2010 | |
| Chief Minister | B. S. Yediyurappa |
| Preceded by | D. H. Shankaramurthy |
| Succeeded by | V. S. Acharya |
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Constituency | Mahadevapura |
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Council | |
| In office 15 June 2004 – 27 May 2008 | |
| Succeeded by | G. M. Madhu |
| Constituency | elected by Legislative Assembly members |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1967 Bagalkot, Mysore State, India |
| Political party |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Manjula |
| Education | B.E. (Civil) |
| Alma mater | B.M.S. Institute of Technology and Management, BMS College of Engineering |
| Website | bjparvind |
Personal life
editAravind Limbavali was born on 1 February 1967 in Bagalkot, Mysuru State, India.[citation needed]
Political career
editHe joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) student wing as a student and has been involved with the RSS for over 35 years.[3] He has also been an active member for Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), serving as its national secretary from 1992–1995 and leading it's "Save the Campus" campaign.[4]
As a student, Libavali was part of the Karnataka team that selected five student leaders for the "Kashmir Chalo" movement. Limbavali was one of the five students chosen to raise the tri-color flag in Srinagar. The team reached Udhampur and was prevented from going further.[4]
In 2012, the Karnataka High Court stayed proceedings against Limbavali in an unauthorized construction complaint and acquitted him in the case.[5]
Limbavali was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in the 2013 election from the Mahadevapura constituency with 110,244 votes, defeating Srinivasa A.C. of the Indian National Congress by 6149 votes.[1] He was then re-elected in the Karnataka Assembly Elections held in May 2018 from the Mahadevapura constituency.
In an interview with Dighvijay News, Limbavali defended his directing of police to remove an activist from a protest, claiming that as long as he had not raped her, the episode should not be an issue.[6][7] The use of word rape while describing the argument was met with public outcry.[8][6]
Madhya Pradesh political crisis
editIn March 2020, Limbavali was responsible for sequestering BJP members from Madhya Pradesh at a resort in Bengaluru, while Jyotiraditya Scindia led a mass-defection that that resulted in the fall of the Kamal Nath government. The Deccan Chronicle wrote that "Limbavali, 53, is so skillful at managing horsetrading manouevres [sic] that the media here has been finding it difficult to track down exact the whereabouts of the herd of 19."[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Assembly Elections May 2013 Results : Constituency wise Result Status". Empowering India. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Myneta.info Karnataka 2013→Bangalore Urban→Mahadevapura→Aravind Limbavali". myneta.info.
- ^ a b "In eye of Bengaluru businessman suicide storm, BJP MLA Limbavali no stranger to controversy". The Indian Express. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ a b Madhav, Vinay (11 March 2020). "Meet Arvind Limbavali, the custodian of Jyotiraditya's flock in Bengaluru". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Probe stayed against Limbavali in DLF case". The Hindu. 7 December 2012 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ a b "'Did I rape her?' Karnataka BJP MLA retorts when asked about him threatening a woman". 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Karnataka MLA Limbavali after viral rebuke video: Why questioning me? Have I raped her?". 3 September 2022.
- ^ "'Did I rape her?' BJP MLA Aravind Limbavali's shocker after his viral video". 4 September 2022.
- ^ madhav, vinay (11 March 2020). "Meet Arvind Limbavali, the custodian of Jyotiraditya's flock in Bengaluru". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 19 January 2023.