Bhagawanth Khuba (born 1 June 1967) is an Indian politician currently serving as the union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, New and Renewable Energy in

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since from 7 July 2021. He is a

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from Bidar Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka since from may 2014. He is a member of the

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Life and background

Khuba was born in

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to Gurubasappa Khuba and Mahadevi Khuba on 1 June 1967. He is a

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from

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, Tumkur. He married Sheela Khuba on 9 May 1999, with whom he has a son and two daughters. He is an agriculturist and does social work.

Controversies

The Hyderabad Karnataka Janapara Sangarsha Samiti has criticised Khuba for supposed bias towards Maharashtra for getting its new rail lines and not making enough effort to secure a rail division for Kalaburagi.

References

1967 births Living people India MPs 2014–2019 People from Bidar district Lok Sabha members from Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka India MPs 2019–present {{Karnataka-BJP-politician-stub