Ivan D'Souza (born 10 August 1965) is an Indian politician who is a member of

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Personal life

D'Souza was born on 10 August 1965 in Mudarangady, in Udupi District. D'Souza attended St. Francis Xavier Higher Primary School in Mudarangady, St. Mary’s High School in Shirva, then completed his PUC and graduation from St. Aloysius College Mangalore. He obtained his LLB graduate degree from SDM Law College in

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to in 1989. He began his leadership through

Indian Catholic Youth Movement The Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM) is India's most prominent Premier Catholic Youth Movement. It is spread over 700 districts in India. The ICYM functions through 14 Regions & 132 Dioceses. It is an organization for the Catholic youth ...

(ICYM) organization from Mudarangady parish.

Political career

D'Souza began his political career in 1992. D'Souza is currently a member of

. In 2008, D'Souza was named as the candidate of

for Mangalore South constituency. He was defeated by

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candidate N. Yogish Bhat. 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. He has taken part in protests against the government, particularly when there were attacks against Christians in 2008 at South Kannara. D'Souza led the protests against the injustice and subsequent inaction by the state government and also when some women were attacked in a reported moral policing incident. Recently when there was confusion pertaining to

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guarantees, he stated that is meant for all in principles. D'Souza was a member of the

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until 2020.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:D'Souza, Ivan People from Udupi district Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka 1965 births Living people