Jaggesh
Member's Name: Jaggesh, Shri
Constituency: Karnataka
Jaggesh
Born Name: Eshwar Gowda
Date of Birthday: 17 March 1963
Place of Birth: Turuvekere, Tumkur, Karnataka, India
Political party: Bharatiya Janata Party (2009–present)
Indian National Congress (2008–2009)
Education: Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Occupation: Actor, film producer, film director, television presenter, politician
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Parakala Prabhakar (m. 1986)
Children: 2
Parents: No Record
Relatives: Komal (brother)
Permanent Address : No. 106/58, 10th Main, 12th Cross, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru. 560003 Tel.-
Jaggesh is an Indian politician, actor, director and producer, who mainly works in the Kannada film industry. He is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka since 2022 and the spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka.
He debuted in Ibbani Karagithu (1983) before appearing in Banda Nanna Ganda, Tharle Nan Maga, Super Nan Maga, Server Somanna, Bevu Bella, Mata, Eddelu Manjunatha, Vaastu Prakaara and Neer Dose.
Early life
Jaggesh married Parimala, with whom he has sons Gururaj and Yathiraj. Parimala's brother Sunder Ramu is also an actor.
Career
Politics
Jaggesh is originally from Mayasandra (Jadeya Mayasandra) of Turuvekere Taluk in Tumkur district. His political affiliation was with the Congress party. He ran in the Turuvekere constituency, and won with a healthy margin but resigned from the Legislative Assembly to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as Member of Legislative Council and was held the cabinet rank as the vice-chairman of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (K.S.R.T.C.).
