1. The sobriquet Mukhyamantri stuck to his name after the play of the same name that sees him portray the title role became widely popular.
15 Facts About Mukhyamantri Chandru
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Mukhyamantri Chandru joined the Janata Party in 1985 and won the year's assembly elections from Gauribidanur.
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Mukhyamantri Chandru served as the chairperson of the Kannada Development Authority till 2013 before quitting the party to join the Indian National Congress in 2014.
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Mukhyamantri Chandru was born on 28 August 1953 into a family of farmers of Narasimhaiah and Thimmamma in Honnasandra, a village in the taluk of Nelamangala of Bangalore Rural district, in the Indian State of Mysore.
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Mukhyamantri Chandru completed schooling at Siddaganga Matha in Tumkur Mukhyamantri Chandru is a follower of Jainism before obtaining his bachelor's degree in science from Government Arts and Science College in Bangalore in 1974.
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Mukhyamantri Chandru subsequently worked as a clerk in Bangalore University and acting in plays at the same time.
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Mukhyamantri Chandru "incorporated [his] own dialogues while acting, eventually turning the serious drama into a comedy".
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The play became widely popular and the sobriquet 'Mukhyamantri Chandru' stuck to him.
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Mukhyamantri Chandru accepted the ticket offered by the ruling Janata Party to contest the 1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from Gauribidanur.
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Mukhyamantri Chandru won the seat by a margin of over 6,600 votes.
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Mukhyamantri Chandru's party merged with two other parties at the time to become Janata Dal.
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Mukhyamantri Chandru was nominated as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council in 1998 and for the second time in 2004, completing the term in 2010.
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Mukhyamantri Chandru cited "dedicat[ing himself] for the cause of the State and Kannada language" as the reason for the quitting.
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Mukhyamantri Chandru was instrumental in the Kempegowda International Airport authorities agreeing to display signboards and nameplates in Kannada, in 2012.
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Mukhyamantri Chandru was appointed the Karnataka unit president of the party in July 2023.