Ashok Kheny

Ashok Maharudrappa Kheny is an Indian film producer, actor, director, businessman, politician, and owner of Karnataka Bulldozers cricket team, and chairman of the Indian Institute of Cartoonists,[1] also Managing Director of the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Limited based in Bengaluru.[2] He is a founder and former president of the Karnataka Makkal Paksha. He is Director of IIIE Limited. He was Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Bidar South Vidhan Sabha constituency from 9 May 2013 to 15 May 2018.

Ashok Kheny
Born
Ashok Maharudrappa Kheny

(1950-10-05) 5 October 1950
Ranjolkheni
EducationElectrical engineer
Alma mater
Occupation
EmployerBangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor
Known forBangalore - Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC)
Board member ofHonorary Chairman, IIC
Spouse(s)
Rita Kheny
​
(m. 1992)​
Children2
Ashok Kheny
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Bidar South Constituency
In office
09 May 2013 – 15 May 2018
Preceded byBandeppa Kashempur
Succeeded byBandeppa Kashempur
ConstituencyBidar South Constituency
Personal details
Political partyIndian National Congress (since 5 March 2018 (2018-03-05))
Other political
affiliations		Karnataka Makkala Paksha (until 5 March 2018)
Websitewww.ashokkheny.in

He is a graduate of Electrical Engineering from National Institute of Technology Karnataka.[3]

Kheny has been in the news for his scuffles with former Prime Minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda over the land acquisition for the BMIC project.[4][5][6]

Kheny received the Outstanding Businessman of the Year from a Minority community award for 1987, conferred by the then President of the United States Ronald Reagan.[7]

Kheny owns the cricket team Karnataka Bulldozers in the Celebrity Cricket League.[8]

Indian Institute of Cartoonists
Logo of IIC

In 2004, Kheny, an ardent admirer of cartoons, became an Honorary Chairman of the Indian Institute of Cartoonists.[9] He dedicated the institute 5000 square feet of premises in the heart of Bangalore to establish the Indian Cartoon Gallery, the first of its kind in India.

References
  1. CEO Karnataka
  2. Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd.
  3. Ashok Kheny Archived 22 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. The BMIC Controversy.......Is the Govt. Right ?
  5. Interview in Ourkarnataka Archived 22 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "It was a hurdle race for Kheny". The Hindu. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  7. Kheny to Philadelphia, An amazing Corridor
  8. Karnataka Bulldozers Archived 1 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Official website of Indian Institute of cartoonists : CartoonistsIndia.com
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