K. Nagappa Alva
K. Nagappa Alva | |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 1970 – 2 April 1976 | |
| Constituency | Mysore State |
| Minister of Health and Family Planning, Government of Karnataka | |
| In office 1962–1967 | |
| Member of the Mysore Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1957–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Panemangalore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 October 1908 Kodman, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | 3 October 1996 (aged 87) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Kalyani Alva |
| Children | 4, including Jeevaraj Alva |
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Kodman Nagappa Alva (18 October 1908 – 3 October 1996) was an Indian physician and politician from the State of Karnataka. As a politician, he served as Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, the upper House of the Parliament of India, and as Minister of Health and Family Planning in the Government of Karnataka, then known as Mysore State. He was also prominent medical practitioner in his hometown of Mangalore. His biography with an eponymous title was published in 2010, written by Raghu Shettigar.