D. N. Jeevaraj
Political Secretary to the Chief Minister of Karnataka
Assumed office
30 September 2021
Serving with M. P. Renukacharya
Chief MinisterBasavaraj Bommai
In office
19 December 2020  4 August 2021
Serving with M. P. Renukacharya
Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa
Cabinet Minister
Government of Karnataka
In office
12 July 2012  13 May 2013
Ministry
Term
Minister of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs12 July 2012 - 13 May 2013
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
2004–2018
Preceded byD. B. Chandregowda
Succeeded byT. D. Raje Gowda
ConstituencySringeri
Personal details
Born (1964-10-03) 3 October 1964
Thirthahalli
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
OccupationPolitician

D. N. Jeevaraj is an Indian politician associated with Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka. He is currently serving as Political Secretary to the Chief Minister of Karnataka along with M. P. Renukacharya since 1 October 2020.

Political career

D. N. Jeevaraj entered mainstream politics by contesting 1994 Karnataka election from Sringeri. He lost the election against H. G. Govinda Gowda of Janata Dal. He contested from Sringeri again in 1999 Karnataka election and lost to D. B. Chandregowda who had contested from the ticket of Indian National Congress.[1]

In 2004 he defeated sitting MLA D. B. Chandregowda by a margin of 18,221 votes and was consecutively re-elected in 2008 and 2013. He was sworn in as a Minister in the Jagadish Shettar ministry and allotted the department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, a post which he held till the Jagadish Shettar led Govt lost power to the Indian National Congress in the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.[2]

He lost the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from Sringeri to T. D. Rajegowda of Congress with a meagre margin of 1989 votes. He was appointed Political Secretary to the Chief Minister of Karnataka B. S. Yediyurappa on 19 December 2020 after S. R. Vishwanath resigned.[3][4] On 30 September 2021 Basavaraj Bommai re-appointed him as his Political Secretary, despite the fact that Bommai himself had relieved him of this responsibility.[5][6]

References

  1. "Sringeri Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. "Minister promises to develop Sringeri". Deccan Herald. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. "S.R. Vishwanath quits as CM's political secretary". The Hindu. 27 November 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. "ಸಿಎಂ ಬಿಎಸ್ ಯಡಿಯೂರಪ್ಪನವರ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿಯಾಗಿ ಮಾಜಿ ಶಾಸಕ ಜೀವರಾಜ್ ನೇಮಕ". Kannadaprabha (in Kannada). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  5. Dwarakanath, Nagarjun (4 August 2021). "Reshuffle in Karnataka CMO as CM Basavaraj Bommai drops officials appointed by BS Yediyurappa". India Today. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  6. "BSY loyalists Renukacharya, Jeevaraj appointed political secretaries to CM". The Hindu. 30 September 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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