Manjunath Kunnur (born 2 December 1954) was a member of the

14th Lok Sabha The 14th Lok Sabha (17 May 2004 – 18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (2004–2009). Indian Natio ...

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. He represented the Dharwad South constituency of

Karnataka 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 ''Kar ...

and was a member of the

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(BJP) political party. He joined

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and unsuccessfully contested

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from

Dharwad Dharwad (), also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the north western part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merge ...

against Pralhad Joshi.

Education

Manjunath Kunnur completed his B.Sc.,LL.B. (Spl.) from University Law College, Dharwad.

References

External links

Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website

2009 Candidate Affidavit
Living people 1954 births India MPs 2004–2009 People from Dharwad Lok Sabha members from Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka {{Karnataka-BJP-politician-stub