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Krishna Byre Gowda
	Krishna Byre Gowda
	Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency	Byatarayanapura, Bangalore
Born	April 4, 1973 (age 36); Bangalore, Karnataka
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Meenakshi
Residence	Bangalore
Religion	Hindu
Website	Official site
	As of April 1, 2009; Source: [[1]]

Krishna Byre Gowda (born 4 April 1973) is a member of the Legislative Assembly of the state of Karnataka, India. He represents the Byatarayanapura constituency of Bangalore. He is a member of the Indian National Congress and is the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress.

[edit] Early life

Krishna Byre Gowda was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, to C. Byre Gowda and Savithramma. He graduated with a master's degree (M.A) from the School of International Service, at American University in Washington, D.C. in 1999. Earlier he completed a bachelor's degree in business management from Christ College, now known as Christ University, in Bangalore in 1994.

[edit] Career

Krishna Byre Gowda worked as a project associate at Development Alternatives Inc., in Washington, D.C..

[edit] Political career

He began his political career in 2003, when his father and Janata Dal leader C. Byre Gowda died. In October that year, he contested and won the by-election to fill his late father's legislative assembly seat from Vemagal, Kolar District, to become one of the youngest members of the Karnataka legislature. ^[1].

In April 2004, Krishna Byre Gowda left the Janata Dal political party to join the Indian National Congress and won the Vemagal, Karnataka legislative assembly seat. ^[2].

Krishna Byre Gowda became president of the Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress Committee in November 2007. ^[3].

In 2008 Byre Gowda chose to compete for the urban Byatarayanapura constituency in Bangalore and won the election with 43 percent of the votes, defeating A. Ravi of the Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 9,352 votes. ^[4].

Since then Byre Gowda has focused on addressing problems unique to urban residents like bad roads, traffic congestion, drainage problems and uncleared garbage.^[5].

Byre Gowda lost the general election in 2009 for the Bangalore South (Lok Sabha constituency) in the Indian general election, 2009 to Anant Kumar of BJP.

[edit] Personal life

Krishna Byre Gowda is married to Meenakshi.

[edit] Positions Held

President, Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress, 2007-Current
Member of the Legislative Assembly Byatarayanapura, Bangalore, 2008-Current
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Vemagal, Kolar District, Karnataka, 2003-2004,2004-2007
Project Associate, Development Alternatives Inc. Washington, D.C., 2003
Operated self-owned agricultural farm in Bangalore, 2000-02
Project Associate, Ethiopian Embassy, Washington,D.C., 1998-99

[edit] References

^ Bypoll Winners Rode High on Sympathy Wave: http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003100307160400.htm&date=2003/10/03/&prd=th&
^ Congress in Consolidation Mode in Kolar: http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/17/stories/2004041701540400.htm
^ Krishna Byre Gowda is Youth Congress President: http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/16/stories/2007111664600400.htm
^ Karnataka Elections: http://www.karnatakaelections.in/#
^ Overwhelming response for Janaspandana: http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Dec72008/city20081207105227.asp

[0] Bypoll Winners Rode High on Sympathy Wave: http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003100307160400.htm&date=2003/10/03/&prd=th&

[1] Congress in Consolidation Mode in Kolar: http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/17/stories/2004041701540400.htm

[2] Krishna Byre Gowda is Youth Congress President: http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/16/stories/2007111664600400.htm

[3] Karnataka Elections: http://www.karnatakaelections.in/#

[4] Overwhelming response for Janaspandana: http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Dec72008/city20081207105227.asp

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