U. T. Khader

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Uppala T. Khader Fareed
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17th Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 May 2023
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As of June, 2021
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U. T. Khader Fareed is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the 17th Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, since May 2023. [1] He previously served as the Cabinet Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and also for Urban Development and Housing in Government of Karnataka. [2]

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Khader is a fourth-term MLA representing the Mangalore constituency (previously known as the Ullal) of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.

He is a member of the Indian National Congress and was the only Congress MLA to win from the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts in the 2018 State election. [3]

He defeated Santosh Kumar Rai of BJP by a margin of 19,739 votes in the 2018 assembly election. [4]

He defeated Sathish Kumpala of the BJP by a margin of 22,977 votes in the 2023 assembly election. [5]

Early life

Khader was born and brought up in Uppala, Kasargod. His mother is Naseema and his father is the Haji U. T. Fareed. He has three brothers and one sister. [6]

Political career

He was the Minister for Health and Family Welfare of Karnataka from 20 May 2013 to 20 June 2016 as part of the Siddaramaiah cabinet. [7] [8]

Khader previously served as the deputy opposition leader of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. [9]

References

  1. ↑ The Hindu (24 May 2023). "U.T. Khader unanimously elected Speaker of Karnataka Assembly". Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Karnataka: Newly inducted housing minister vows to provide houses for poor". The Times of India. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "U.T. Khader makes it to the State Ministry again". The Hindu. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Constituencywise Trends". Eciresults.nic.in. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  5. ↑ A, Naina J (13 May 2023). "Karnataka election result 2023: Congress's U T Khader wins". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  6. ↑ U. T. Fareed & Family, Hangs on to Ullal
  7. ↑ "Surrender kerosene permit, take 2 LED recharge lamps: Khader | Mangaluru News - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Villagers demand measures to check malaria, dengue - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  9. ↑ PTI (20 July 2023). "Suspension of 10 BJP MLAs from Karnataka Assembly: Speaker, Deputy Speaker meet Governor to brief him on situation". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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