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Ivan D'Souza
Personal details
Born (1965-08-10) 10 August 1965 (age 59)
Mudarangady, Udupi District
Political partyIndian National Congress (since 2004)
EducationB.A, L.L.B from Mangalore University

Ivan did his primary education in St. Francis Xavier Higher Primary School in Mudarangady and high school education at St. Mary’s High School, Shirva. He then completed his PUC and graduation from St. Aloysius College Mangalore. He obtained his LLB graduate degree from SDM Law College in Mangalore to in 1989. [1])


Political career

Ivan D'Souza is currently a member of Indian National Congress and a popular catholic leader. In 2008, Ivan D'Souza was named as the candidate of Indian National Congress for Mangalore South constituency. He was defeated by BJP candidate N. Yogish Bhat. Ivan D'Souza was a front runner to contest again from Mangalore South constituency in 2013 Karnataka State Elections. He is currently the KPCC Member and Convener of Election Committee for the Indian National Congress in Dakshina Kannada[2])

He began his political career in 1992, when he contested for Village Panchayath elections of Mudarangady, got elected and served for seven years as a member of the same. In the same year he was appointed as the Districtor of Yuva Janatha Party of Kaup Constituency.[3])

In 1990 he became the District President of Yuva Janatha Dal of Undivided Dakshina Kannada District. In 1994, Ivan contested the Karnataka state elections from the Kaup constituency as a candidate from Janatha Party. He was the only Catholic Candidate in the State contesting in the Janatha Party. He lost it with a small margin of 1500 votes against Mr. Vasanth Salian, a Minister from Congress Party.

In 1999, When Janata Dal party got divided as JD-U (Janata Dal - United) and JD-S (Janata Dal - Secular). He remained in JDS and contested for the state legislative assembly from Kaup Constituency again. In 2004, he joined Congress in the presence of CM, Mr. S. M. Krishna in Bangalore and was appointed as the District Vice President of Congress Party.

References

  1. ^ "Ivan D'Souza". Mangalorean.com. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
  2. ^ "Mangalore: Ivan D'Souza Takes Charge as Convener of Election Committee". Mangalorean.com. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
  3. ^ "Ivan D'Souza". Mangalorean.com. Retrieved 2013-04-20.