Chandrakanth "Chandra" Arya (born 1963) is an Indian-born-

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Nepean in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election and subsequently re-elected in the 2019 federal election. He currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee on International Trade. Arya is native of Dwarlu village,

Sira Taluk Sira is a taluk of Tumkur district in the state of Karnataka, India. Its headquarters, Sira city lies on the NH 48 (earlier NH 4) History Sira was politically and militarily an important region of south India prior to the British Raj. Sira P ...

Tumakuru district Tumakuru District is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka in India. It is the third largest district in Karnataka by land area with an area of 10,598 km2, and fourth largest by Population. It is a one-and-a-half-hour drive from ...

Karnataka state Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karn ...

. He created history by speaking in his mother tongue

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

in the House of Commons of Canada. He did his

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from

Kousali Institute of Management Studies Karnatak University is a public state university in Dharwad district of Karnataka state, India. The university is recognized by University Grants Commission and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). As of 2014, ...

, Dharwad which is affiliated with Karnatak University, Dharwad.

Electoral record

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Arya, Chandra Living people Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from Ottawa Canadian bankers Canadian engineers Canadian politicians of Indian descent 21st-century Canadian politicians 1963 births