Ganesh Karnik

Ganesh Karnik
Personal details
Citizenship	Indian
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Alma mater	University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
Portfolio	Opposition Chief Whip, Karnataka Legislative Council
Military service
Service/branch	Indian army
Years of service	1981-1987
Rank	Captain

Ganesh Karnik is the Member of Legislative Council at the Karnataka Government. He is currently the Chief Whip of the opposition party in Karnataka Legislative Council. He was also the former Deputy chairman of the NRI forum of Karnataka and has sizeable following with the NRI kannadigas. He is a retired Captain of the Indian Army and served as a Commissioned Officer along North, East and Western Borders of India and voluntarily retired from the service. He has served Nitte Education Trust in various positions.

Ganesh Karnik was born in the little town of Kervashe in Karkala Taluk of Udupi District, Karnataka. Having had his basic education in Karkala, he obtained his Degree in 1981 from Agricultural University Dharwad.

Karnik joined the Indian army in 1981, and served as a commissioned officer along the North-East and the western border of the country. After completing his contractual period of service in the army , he got a voluntary retirement from the Army in 1988 as a Captain.

Capt. Karnik has been part of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh from his early days and has held important roles at the organisation. He is actively involved in social activities and has collaborated with Ramakrishna Mission, Mangalore on Swach Bharath initiatives.

Upon his retirement from the Indian Army, Capt. Karnik joined the Lamina Group of Industries in 1989.

Capt. Karnik served as director at Nitte Education Trust, the umbrella organisation for all educational initiatives run by Shri Vinaya Hegde. He used his oratory and conflict resolution skills to transform the organisation's institutions into gaining international recognition.

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