C. S. Niranjan Kumar
Indian politician (born 1973)
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C. S. Niranjan Kumar (born 12 December 1973) is an Indian politician who served as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He represented the Gundlupet Assembly constituency from 2018 to 2023 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[1][2]
C.S. Niranjan Kumar | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for Gundlupet | |
| In office 16 May 2018 – 13 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Geetha Mahadeva Prasad |
| Succeeded by | H. M. Ganesh Prasad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1973 Karnataka, India |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Children | 1 |
| Profession | Politician |
Early life and education
Kumar was born on 12 December 1973 in Karnataka. He pursued his higher education in commerce and completed his Bachelor's degree in Commerce.[3]
Political career
Kumar is a prominent local leader associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Chamarajanagar district region.
2017 By-election
Kumar's major entry into the electoral spotlight occurred during the 2017 by-election for the Gundlupet constituency. The by-poll was necessitated by the sudden death of the incumbent minister and five-time MLA, H. S. Mahadeva Prasad. Kumar contested as the BJP candidate against Geetha Mahadeva Prasad (the late minister's wife) of the Indian National Congress. Despite a strong campaign, Kumar was defeated by a margin of 10,887 votes.[4]
2018 General Election
In the subsequent 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, the BJP once again fielded Kumar from the Gundlupet constituency. In a reversal of the previous year's by-poll results, Kumar successfully defeated the incumbent Congress MLA, Geetha Mahadeva Prasad, by a comfortable margin of 16,684 votes, securing his first term in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.[5]
He served a full five-year term until the 2023 state elections, where he was succeeded by H. M. Ganesh Prasad of the Indian National Congress.
Personal life
Kumar is married and his wife is a homemaker; together they have one son. In May 2020, during his tenure as MLA, Kumar briefly faced media scrutiny when a controversy erupted over his son taking a horse ride on a state highway near Gundlupet during the nationwide COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.[6]