Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Politician, Agriculturist
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 183 cm in meters- 1.83 m in feet inches- 6’
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey	• He was appointed as the BJP District Secretary from 1990 to 1994. • Vishweshwar was elected as an MLA from the Ankola Vidhan Sabha Constituency of Karnataka for the first time in 1994. • He was elected as an MLA for three times from the Ankola Constituency in 1994, 1999, and 2004. • In June 2007, he was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary from June 2007 to September 2007. • In 2008, he was appointed as the Minister for Primary & Secondary Education in 2008 in the BS Yeddyurappa Government. • After the delimitation process, he was elected as an MLA from the Sirsi Constituency in 2008, 2013, and 2018. • In 2019, when the BJP came to power, Vishweshwar was elected as the speaker of the Karnataka Assembly.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	10 July 1961 (Monday)
Age (as in 2019)	58 Years
Birthplace	Sirsi, Karnataka
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Sirsi, Karnataka
School	A local school of Sirsi, Karnataka
College/University	Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka
Educational Qualification	B.Com
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Address	LH Room No. 445, Annexe-4, Bangalore
Hobbies	Playing Cricket, Reading Books
Controversy	On 14 July 2011, he supported a campaign which wanted to include the Bhagwad Gita in the syllabus of all the Government schools in Karnataka. Vishweshwar stated that everyone who opposes Gita teaching should quit India. He was criticized a lot for this statement.
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Year 1991
Family
Wife/Spouse	Bharathi (Homemaker)
Children	Son- None Daughter(s)- 3 (Names Not Known)
Parents	Father- Anant Hegde (he was actively involved with RSS for long time) Mother- Sarweshwari Hegde
Siblings	Brother(s)- 4 • Ganapati Hegde Kageri • Parameshwar Hegde • Nagapati Hegde Sister(s)- 2 (Names Not Known)
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Maruti Suzuki Swift (2011 Model) • Toyota Innova (2016 Model)
Assets/Properties	Cash: 5 Lacs INR Bank Deposits: 52.80 Lacs INR Jewellery: 1250 gm Gold worth 7.33 Lacs INR and 3500 gm Silver worth 1.33 Lacs INR Agricultural Land: worth 50 Lacs INR in Kageri village Non-Agricultural Land: worth 1.25 Crores INR in Bengaluru Residential House: worth 80 Lacs INR in Sirsi, Karnataka
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	1 Lac INR + other allowances (as an MP)
Net Worth (approx.)	7.46 Crores INR (as in 2018)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri

• Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is the Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly.

• Vishweshwar started his political career with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the RSS.
  

• During his college days, he served as the Secretary of the State ABVP for 5 years. He was a very influential leader, and he wanted to serve the people.

• He has been a six-time MLA from the Ankola and the Sirsi Vidhan Sabha Constituency of Karnataka.
  

  Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri speaking in the Karnataka Assembly

• In July 2019, the BJP won the trust vote in the Karnataka Assembly and BS Yeddyurappa was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. On 30 July 2019, Vishweshwar was elected as the Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly after Yeddyurappa proposed his name.
  

  Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri- Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly

• He is the only person who filed his papers for the nomination for the post of the Assembly Speaker.
  

  Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri filing his nomination for the Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly