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I M Jayarama Shetty

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Constituency
  
Religion
  
Hindu

Died
  
May 15, 2014, Bengaluru

Source
  
Parliament of India

Spouse(s)
  
Vidya J. Shetty

Name
  
I. Jayarama

Residence
  
Udupi

Children
  
2 sons and 1 daughter

Role
  
Member of Parliament


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Political party
  

Irmady Moodalakatte Jayarama Shetty (Kannada: ಇರ್ಮಡಿ ಮೂದಳಕಟ್ಟೆ ಜಯರಾಮ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ; 1 May 1951 – 15 May 2014) was a Member of Parliament who represented the Udupi Constituency of Karnataka in the 12th Lok Sabha. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

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Biography

Shetty was born to Sri Irmady Bhujanga Shetty (Father) and Smt. Moodalakatte Nagarathnamma Shetty (Mother). Shetty attained a Bachelor of Engineering Degree from Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal. He also served as member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 1994 to 1998. He founded Moodlakatte Institute of Technology, Kundapura in the year 2004.

Political career

I.M Jayaram Shetty was MP of Udupi (Lok Sabha constituency) in the 12th Lok Sabha. He was an active member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but later joined the Congress. He served as member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 1994 to 1998.

In 1994, he contested the Assembly elections for the first time from Byndoor on a BJP ticket and defeated K. Jayaprakash Hegde. In 1996, Jayaram Shetty contested the Lok Sabha elections from Udupi on a BJP ticket and defeated Oscar Fernandes from Congress.

He was defeated at the hands of Vinay Kumar Sorake of Congress in 1999. In 2004, he moved over to JD (U) and then to Samajwadi Party, before joining the Congress.

Death

I M Jayaram Shetty died 15 May 2014, in a Bangalore hospital after a prolonged illness.

References

I. M. Jayarama Shetty Wikipedia


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