I. M. Jayarama Shetty

Irmady Moodalakatte Jayarama Shetty (1 May 1951 – 15 May 2014) was a Member of Parliament who represented the Udupi Constituency of Karnataka in the 12th Lok Sabha. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]

Irmady Moodalakatte Jayarama Shetty
MP
In office
1998 - 1999
Preceded byOscar Fernandes
Succeeded byVinay Kumar Sorake
ConstituencyUdupi
Personal details
Born1 May 1951
Moodalakatte, Udupi, Mysore State
Died15 May 2014(2014-05-15) (aged 63)
Bangalore
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseVidya J. Shetty
Children2 sons and 1 daughter
ResidenceUdupi
SourceParliament of India

Biography

Shetty was born to Sri Irmady Bhujanga Shetty (Father) and Smt. Moodalakatte Nagarathnamma Shetty (Mother). Shetty attained a Bachelor of Engineering Degree from Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal. He also served as member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 1994 to 1998.[3] He founded Moodlakatte Institute of Technology, Kundapura in the year 2004.

Political career

I.M Jayaram Shetty was MP of Udupi (Lok Sabha constituency) in the 12th Lok Sabha. He was an active member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but later joined the Congress. He served as member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 1994 to 1998.[3]

In 1994, he contested the Assembly elections for the first time from Byndoor on a BJP ticket and defeated G.S. Achar. In 1996, Jayaram Shetty contested the Lok Sabha elections from Udupi on a BJP ticket and defeated Oscar Fernandes from Congress.

He was defeated at the hands of Vinay Kumar Sorake of Congress in 1999. In 2004, he moved over to JD (U) and then to Samajwadi Party, before joining the Congress.

Death

I M Jayaram Shetty died 15 May 2014, in a Bangalore hospital after a prolonged illness.[3]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Udupi: Former MP I M Jayaram Shetty passes away". Daijiworld.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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