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Vasudev Sunil Kumar

Vasudev Sunil Kumar
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Vasudev Sunil Kumar (born 15 August 1975) is an Indian politician who is the current Minister of Kannada and Culture and the Energy Department of Karnataka from 4 August 2021. He is the member of the legislative assembly from Bharatiya Janata Party representing Karkala constituency. Before he served as Chief Whip of BJP Government in Karnataka Legislative Assembly. In November 2020, he was appointed the Co-Incharge of BJP in Kerala.

1. In 2023 He was elected as MLA from Karkal[ BJP ].


  • Sunil Kumar started his political career as a leader of the student wing of the RSS, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. Later he joined Bharatiya Janata Party in the year 2004.
  • In the 2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election he contested against the incumbent member H. Gopal Bhandary of Indian National Congress and he was elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Karkala constituency for the first time. He defeated Congress candidate by a margin of over 10000 votes. Kumar lost the seat to H. Gopal Bhandary in the 2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election by a narrow margin of 1537 votes. Kumar later contested Udupi-Chikmagalur Loksabha by-election in 2012. 
  • He was re-elected as the MLA from Karkala Constituency by defeating H. Gopal Bhandary for the 3rd time with a margin of 42566 votes on 15 May 2018. In November 2020, he was appointed Co-incharge of BJP Kerala by party president Jagat Prakash Nadda.
  • When BJP formed government under B.S.Yediyurappa in 2019, it was highly expected that Sunil Kumar will be made cabinet minister but his name was missing. His name was again ignored during cabinet expansion in January 2021. Sunil Kumar wrote a letter to State BJP Party president Nalin Kumar Kateel expressing displeasure.
  • He was later sworn in as a cabinet minister, under Basavaraj Bommai and was given the Energy ministry, with additional Kannada and cultural development portfolio in August 2021.
  • He was re-elected as the MLA from Karkala for the fourth time on May 2023, defeating Uday Shetty of the Indian National Congress (INC) with a lead of 4,602 votes.



  • Sunil Kumar started his political career as a leader of the student wing of the RSS, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. Later he joined Bharatiya Janata Party in the year 2004.
  • In the 2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election he contested against the incumbent member H. Gopal Bhandary of Indian National Congress and he was elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Karkala constituency for the first time. He defeated Congress candidate by a margin of over 10000 votes. Kumar lost the seat to H. Gopal Bhandary in the 2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election by a narrow margin of 1537 votes. Kumar later contested Udupi-Chikmagalur Loksabha by-election in 2012. 
  • He was re-elected as the MLA from Karkala Constituency by defeating H. Gopal Bhandary for the 3rd time with a margin of 42566 votes on 15 May 2018. In November 2020, he was appointed Co-incharge of BJP Kerala by party president Jagat Prakash Nadda.
  • When BJP formed government under B.S.Yediyurappa in 2019, it was highly expected that Sunil Kumar will be made cabinet minister but his name was missing. His name was again ignored during cabinet expansion in January 2021. Sunil Kumar wrote a letter to State BJP Party president Nalin Kumar Kateel expressing displeasure.
  • He was later sworn in as a cabinet minister, under Basavaraj Bommai and was given the Energy ministry, with additional Kannada and cultural development portfolio in August 2021.
  • He was re-elected as the MLA from Karkala for the fourth time on May 2023, defeating Uday Shetty of the Indian National Congress (INC) with a lead of 4,602 votes.


V. Sunil Kumar Biography

Vasudev Sunil Kumar is briefly called as V. Sunil Kumar, who is also an MLA representing Karkala constituency by BJP. Previously, he had also served as Chief Whip of BJP Government in Karnataka Legislative Assembly. In November 2020, he was appointed as Co-Incharge of BJP in Kerala. However, Sunil Kumar started his political journey as a leader of the student wing of the RSS, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. In 2004 he decided to leave the party and switch to Bharatiya Janata Party. Subsequently, in 2021 he was inducted as a cabinet minister, under Basavaraj Bommai and was given the Energy ministry, with additional Kannada and cultural development portfolio. The politician was born on 15th August, 1975 in Mudigere, Karnataka to Vaasudeev M.K. and completed his education from Kuvempu University, Nilaya in 1997.


V Sunil Kumar Personal Life

Full Name: V Sunil Kumar

Date of Birth:15 Aug 1975 (Age 48)

Place of Birth: Mudigere

Party name: Bharatiya Janta Party

Education: Kuvempu University, Nilaya

Profession: Agriculturist and Factory

Father's Name: Vaasudeev M.K.

Spouse's Name: Priyanka

Spouse's Profession: Housewife

Religion: Hindu

Caste: Billava

Website:vsunilkumar.in

Social Handles

https://www.facebook.com/sunil.kumarkarkala/friends/

https://twitter.com/https://twitter.com/karkalasunil?s=20&t=8UgeYx_wwk3QPRbSxiOqvA

Education Qualification of V Sunil Kumar

Obtained a B.A. degree from Kuvempu University in 1997.

Political Timeline of V Sunil Kumar

2021 - IncumbentMinister of Kannada & Culture Government of Karnataka and Minister of Energy Government of Karnataka.

2013 - IncumbentGot re-elected as MLA from Karkala constituency.

2004 - 2008Became the member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Karkala constituency.


Vasudev Kumar's Election History

Sr.No.

Year

Party

Constituency

Election

Result

Description

1

2023

BJP

Karkal

MLA

Won

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