Jeevaraj Alva (1947–2001) was an

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politician and a minister in the government of

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Career

Alva was minister in the

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and Vice President of

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. Jeevaraj Alva was a trained physician from St. John's Medical College. In college he became a student leader during the JP movement and this led him to decide against practicing as a doctor. He was one of the close associates of

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. He became Secretary general of

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state Unit during (1988–90). He joined

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just before 1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections. Later he was also the state unit president of

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in 1999.

Personal life

Alva was born into a middle-class family which hailed from the coastal

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region of

and belonged to the

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speaking

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community. His father, K. Nagappa Alva, was also a politician and he once headed the state unit of the Congress party. Alva married the classical dancer Nandini Alva (née Seth). They are the parents of a son, Aditya (b. 1989) who is an active BJP leader in Benguluru, and a daughter, Priyanka (b. 1983). On 29 October 2010, Priyanka married the Hindi film actor

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. The couple have a son, Vivaan (born 6 February 2013) and a daughter, Ameyaa (born 21 April 2015). Alva died on 12 February 2001 at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore. He was 53 years old, and was survived by his wife and two young children, aged 12 and 18.

References

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