1. Suresh Channabasappa Angadi was an Indian politician who served as the Union Minister of State for Railways of India from 30 May 2019 to 23 September 2020.
14 Facts About Suresh Angadi
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Suresh Angadi was Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from 2004 to September 2020.
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Suresh Angadi was a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Karnataka.
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Suresh Angadi was elected to the Lok Sabha from Belgaum for four consecutive terms starting in 2004 and was reelected in 2009,2014, and 2019.
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Suresh Angadi then obtained his law degree from Raja Lakhamgouda Law College in Belgaum.
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Suresh Angadi defeated his opponent, the Indian National Congress candidate, and became a Member of the 14th Lok Sabha.
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Suresh Angadi was then re-elected to Lok Sabha from Belgaum in 2009,2014, and 2019.
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Suresh Angadi held the distinction of never having lost an election.
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In May 2019, Suresh Angadi became Minister of State for Railways and served in that position until his death in September 2020.
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Suresh Angadi signed a Memorandum of understanding with the Bangalore International Airport for the building of a railway station near the airport that would provide connectivity to the center of the city.
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Suresh Angadi had announced a call for 150 railway stations across the country to be green certified by 2020.
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Suresh Angadi headed the Suresh Angadi Education Foundation, which runs educational institutions across Karnataka.
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Suresh Angadi tested positive for COVID-19 on 11 September 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, and was initially asymptomatic.
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Suresh Angadi was later hospitalised at AIIMS hospital in New Delhi and died on 23 September 2020, at the age of 65, making him the first Indian Union minister to die of COVID-19.