Karnataka’s newest Chief Minister is Jagadish Shivappa Shettar. Shettar is 56 and the state’s MLA from Hubli.
Jagadish Shettar. Pic: bjpkarnataka.org
Shettar earned a B Com in 1977 from Jagadguru Gangadhara Commerce College, Hubli and LLB from JSS Sakri Law College in 1980. His wife is Shilpa Shettar and they have two sons, Prashanth and Sankalp.
In his 2008 filings before the election commission, Shettar and Shilpa disclosed their assets as follows.
|
Assets |
Jagadish Shettar |
Shilpa Shettar |
|
Cash |
Rs 2,12,000 |
Rs 55,000 |
|
Bank balance |
Rs 2,70,321 |
Rs 2,34,458 |
|
Shares |
Rs 1,69,720 |
Rs 5,000 |
|
NSC/LIC |
Rs 1,85,000 |
Rs 4,25,000 |
|
Vehicle(Tata Indigo) |
Rs 5,00,000 |
– |
|
Gold/silver |
Rs 7,27,000 |
Rs 8,62,000 |
In addition, Shettar has sites in Hubli, and a BDA site in Bangalore. Shettar has no criminal or civil case history against him. As per his affidavit, there is also no history of criminal record.
Karnataka also swore in two Deputy Chief Ministers this time.
R Ashoka. Pic: bjpkarnataka.org
One of the Deputy Chief Ministers is R Ashoka. He is 55 years old and the state’s MLA from Padmanabha Nagar, Bangalore. Ashok’s wife is Pramila Rani and they have two sons, Sharath and Ajay.
In his 2008 filings before the election commission, Ashoka and Pramila disclosed their assets as follows.
|
Assets |
R Ashoka |
Pramila Rani |
|
Cash |
Rs 4,00,000 |
Rs 2,00,000 |
|
Bank balance |
Rs 5,63,777 |
Rs 32,890 |
|
Shares |
Rs 10,000 |
– |
|
LIC |
Rs 2,00,000 |
Rs 3,50,000 |
|
Vehicles |
Toyota qualis Toyota Innova |
Honda Activa |
|
Gold/silver |
Rs 5,80,000 |
Rs 6,80,000 |
|
Land |
7 acres and farm, sites in Singapura, Thindlu, near Yelahanka & Jalahalli |
Site in Thindlu, near Yelahanka |
Ashok has no criminal or civil case history against him. As per his affidavit, there is also no history of criminal record.
K S Eshwarappa. Pic: bjpkarnataka.org
K S Eshwarappa is the other Deputy Chief Minister. He is 64 years old and MLA from Shimoga. Eshwarappa earned a B Com in 1973-74 from National Commerce College, Shimoga, Mysore University. His wife is Jayalakshmi.
In his 2008 filings before the election commission, Eshwarappa and Jayalakshmi disclosed their assets as follows.
|
Assets |
K S Eshwarappa |
Jayalakshmi |
|
Cash |
Rs 50,000 |
Rs 20,000 |
|
Bank deposits |
Rs 3,30,000 |
– |
|
Shares/bonds |
– |
Rs 10,000 |
|
LIC/NSS |
Rs 20,00,000 |
Rs 1,00,000 |
|
Vehicles |
– |
– |
|
Gold/silver |
Rs 75,000 |
Rs 4,25,000 |
|
Land |
Sites, agricultural land, commercial complexes in Shimoga |
– |
|
Liabilities |
Rs 98,00,000 loan from Vijaya Bank |
Housing loan Rs 17,68,000 from Vijaya Bank |
Eshwarappa has civil case against him – Case No CC 715/2000 in JMFC Shimoga as per IPC Sec 143, 147, 148, 332, 427, 353.⊕
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