Vatal Nagaraj Age, Wiki and Bio

Vatal Nagaraj

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth29/05/1949
Age75 years
BirthplaceVatalu, Mysore, Karnataka

Physical Stats & More

Height175 cm
Eye ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

Education10th pass

Personal Life

Marital StatusWidower

Family

FatherMadappa (deceased)
SpouseJnanambika (deceased in 2020)
ChildrenDaughter - Anupama

Career

Political PartyKannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha
Political Journey
  • 1989: Elected as an MLA from the Chamarajanagar assembly constituency
  • 1994: Won the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from the Chamarajanagar assembly constituency
  • 2004: Won again from the Chamarajanagar assembly constituency
  • 2009: Contested in the Lok Sabha election from Bangalore South constituency but lost

Style Quotient

Car CollectionScorpio

Some Lesser Known Facts

Vatal Nagaraj served as a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
He leads the Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha (KCVP).
He is recognized for his use of humor in protests.
His demonstrations featured animals, household objects, and even commodes.
In 1960, he joined an anti-dubbing movement.
Nagaraj was elected Bengaluru City Corporator in 1964.
In 1964, he initiated protests to remove a 150-year-old British cenotaph pillar.
He established the Kannada Chaluvaligaru organization in 1996.
Nagaraj ran for Lok Sabha elections in 2009 under the KCVP.
He protested for causes like Gokak agitations and the Cauvery issue.
Nagaraj faced multiple arrests due to his activism.
He has organized over 10,000 protests advocating for Karnataka and Kannada.