K. Nagappa Alva

K. Nagappa Alva
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
3 April 1970  2 April 1976
ConstituencyMysore 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 byBantwal Vaikunta Baliga
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyPanemangalore
Personal details
Born(1908-10-18)18 October 1908
Kodman, Madras Presidency, British India
Died3 October 1996(1996-10-03) (aged 87)
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseKalyani Alva
Children4, including Jeevaraj Alva
Profession

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.