Araga Jnanendra

Araga Jnanendra
Chairman, Mysore Paper Mills
In office 4 June 2008 – June 2012
Constituency	Thirthahalli, Shimoga
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office 1994–2008
Preceded by	D B Chandregowda
Succeeded by	Kimmane Rathnakar
Personal details
Born	Araga Jnanendra 1953 Hisana, Araga, Thirthahalli
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharathiya Janatha Party
Spouse	Prafulla
Children	Abhinandan HJ, Ananya HJ
Residence(s)	Guddekoppa, Thirthahalli
Alma mater	Kuvempu University
Profession	Agriculturist,politics
Website	http://www.aragajnanendra.com

Araga Jnanendra is a politician and chairman of Mysore Paper Mills.

Early life and education

Araga Jnanendra was born in 1953 in Hisana near Araga, Thirthahalli. He received his primary education in Araga before continuing his education at a high school in Rashtriya Shikshana Samsthe, Konandur. He graduated from B Com Acharya Tulasi College, Shimoga. While at university he was selected as the leader of Students Group and selected as President of ABVP for Shimoga District.

During the 1975 Emergency he took the leadership of the Janata Party Movement. He was imprisoned for his actions.

Political career

• .1983, 1985, 1989 continuously three times lost MLA elections.
• .1986 - Won Jilla Parishatha Election & Worked as President of Krushi Sthayi Samithi
• .1994,1999, 2004 - Hatrik Win of three times as Member of Legislative assembly.
• .1991 - worked in Shimoga Co-operative Milk Dairy
• .2009 - Lost MLA Election and Selected as Chairman of Mysore Paper Mills, Badravathi
• .2013 - Lost MLA Election
• .2018 - Won the Assembly election by a margin of 22000 votes.