John Richard Lobo
John Richard Lobo | |
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| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| Constituency | Mangalore City South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 March 1953 Kolambe Village, Mangalore taluk, Karnataka |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
John Richard Lobo, popularly known as J. R. Lobo, is an Indian politician with the Indian National Congress and former MLA of Mangalore South constituency in Karnataka, India. MLA J.R. Lobo proposed the installation of musical fountain with laser show at Kadri Park, which is the largest lung space in the city. J.R. Lobo also proposed the construction of the 3D 8K Planetarium at Pilikula in Mangalore, which was inaugurated in March 2018.
J.R. Lobo worked for 18 years as the founding Executive Director of the Pilikula Nisargadhama in Mangalore. Time and again he has brought up the work of how Mangalore City Corporation has neglected the development work and put the people of Mangalore in discomfort.
Lobo alleged that he lost the 2018 assembly elections due to the electronic voting machines being manipulated.
J. R. Lobo contested once again in May 2023, but lost.