Shankar Patil Munenakoppa is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Textiles & Sugarcane in Karnataka since 4 August 2021. He is a two time member of

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Navalgund Navalgund or Navalagunda is a panchayat town in Dharwad district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Navalagunda or Navilagunda means hill of peacocks. Navalgund is famous for Navalagunda durries. Navalagunda durries has been accorded Geographica ...

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. He had lost 2013 elections by a margin of 2669 votes against N. H. Konaraddi of

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. He also served as the political secretary to Jagadish Shettar during latter's tenure as the

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Living people 1969 births Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka {{Karnataka-BJP-politician-stub