Praveen Kumar (Mangalore politician)

Praveen Kumar an Indian politician and former Mayor of Mangalore City Corporation. He was elected into office on 28 February 2011, with Geetha N. Nayak as Deputy Mayor.[1][2] He is the 25th person to have become mayor of the city corporation, since its establishment in 1984. Kumar is a Dalit, and belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[2] He was succeeded as Mayor on 7 March 2012 by Indian National Congress (INC) candidate, Gulzar Banu.[3]

For other individuals with the same name, see Praveen Kumar (disambiguation).

References
  1. "New Mayor to be elected on Feb 28". Mangalore Today. 23 February 2011. Archived from the original on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  2. "Praveen elected new mayor". The Times of India. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Congress bags Mayor's post as BJP goofs up". The Hindu. 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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