Ashok Shankarappa Kheny is an Indian film producer, actor, director, businessman, politician, and owner of Karnataka Bulldozers cricket team. He is a chairman of the

Indian Institute of Cartoonists Indian Institute of Cartoonists is an organisation based in Bangalore that serves to promote and preserve cartooning and cartoonists in India. Founded in 2001, the institute hosts the Indian Cartoon Gallery with rotating exhibits focusing on di ...

, and Managing Director of the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Limited based in Bengaluru. He was founder-president of the Karnataka Makkal Paksha until joining Indian National Congress party. He is Director of IIIE Limited. He was Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Bidar South Vidhan Sabha constituency from 9 May 2013 to 15 May 2018. He is a graduate of Electrical Engineering from

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. Kheny has been in the news for his scuffles with former Prime Minister of India

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over the land acquisition for the BMIC project. Kheny received the Outstanding Businessman of the Year from a Minority community award for 1987, conferred by the then

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Ronald Reagan. Kheny owns the cricket team Karnataka Bulldozers in the

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Indian Institute of Cartoonists

In 2004, Kheny, an ardent admirer of cartoons, became an Honorary Chairman of the

.Official website of Indian Institute of cartoonists
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/ref> He dedicated the institute 5000 square feet of premises in the heart of

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to establish the Indian Cartoon Gallery, the first of its kind in India.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kheny, Ashok Living people 1950 births Businesspeople from Bangalore Karnataka Janata Paksha politicians Karnataka politicians Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018 Indian National Congress politicians