D. Vedavyas Kamath
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2018
Preceded byJohn Richard Lobo
ConstituencyMangalore City South
Personal details
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party

D. Vedavyas Kamath is an Indian politician belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP). He was elected to the 15th Karnataka Assembly from Mangaluru City South constituency in Dakshina Kannada.[1]

Early life

Kamath was born on December 7, 1977, in Kundapura to D. Vaman Kamath and Tara V. Kamath. He has four siblings. He completed his primary and high school education in Canara School. He completed his BCom from Canara College, Mangalore. Kamath joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in his childhood as a volunteer.

Political career

Kamath served for a year as the general secretary of the Mangalore South BJP unit. In 2017, he was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly by a record number of 86,545 votes.

Social Work

Kamath founded Sevanjali Charitable Trust to serve the poor and helpless 17 years ago. The trust supports more than 70 elderly people financially,  school fees to the poor and meritorious students, and hospital expenses for the poor. Blood donation camps are conducted several times every year. The trust matched ‘Stem Cells‘ for a needy child, from Mumbai. Trust has adopted Kadalakere Government School, Moodbidri where more than 150 economically poor students are studying.

He's involved in Padavinangadi Ganeshostsava, Anna Santarpane by Mangala Cashew industries, Bhatkala Ganapathi temple, Car street Venkatramana Temple, etc. He is also the director of Bhuvanendra Cooperative Bank Mangalore. He has served as director of the Digantha Press. He has also renovated the Siddapura Venkataramana Education Trust at Kundpaura.

Controversy

He was accused of interfering into vaccination processes during the COVID-19 vaccine role out. [2] and was also stated to have taken credit for work done by John Richard Lobo. [3]

References

  1. "Elected Representatives | District Dakshina Kannada, Government of Karnataka | India". Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. "MLA refutes charge that he interfered in vaccination process". The Hindu. 11 May 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. "Mangaluru: MLA Vedavyas Kamath taking credit for projects sanctioned under my tenure - J R Lobo". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 1 July 2023.


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