Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha 










FERNANDES, SHRI OSCAR
CONGRESS (I) - UDIPI (KARNATAKA)



Father's Name:   Shri Roque Fernandes

Date of Birth:   27 March 1941

Place of Birth:   Udipi in Distt. South Kanara (Karnataka)

Marital Status:   Married on 26 August 1981

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Blossom Mathias

Children:   One son and one daughter

Educational Qualifications :
B.A.
Educated at Karnataka University, Udipi (Karnataka) 

Profession :
   Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address :
   Doris Rest Haven, Ambalpady, Udipi-576103 (Karnataka)
Tel. (08252) 21370
 
Positions Held :
   
1975-76Member, Municipal Council, Udipi
1980Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)
1983Joint Secretary, A.I.C.C.
1984Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House
Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth)
Dec. 1984-85Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
Sep. 1985-Jan. 1986,General Secretary, A.I.C.C.
Sep. 1987-June 1990 and
Nov. 1996 onwards
Jan. 1986-Sep. 1987President, P.C.C. (I), Karnataka
1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the third time
1990-91Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Energy
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fourth time 
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fifth time

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
   Got the Syndicate Agricultural Foundation Award for highest yield in paddy and the Karnataka Government State level award for agriculture

Social and Cultural Activities :
   Rural Housing and relief work

Special Interests :
   Agriculture and organising youth

Sports and Clubs :
   Founder, Jolly Club, Udipi; Active participation in Sports and games

Countries visited :
     U.S.S.R. and Yugoslavia; Member, Indian Delegation to UNCTAD, Belgrade, 1983;
      Congress Delegate to Germany, November, 1985

Other Information :
   Member, Council of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1980-82; Chairman, D.K.S.S.K. Ltd., (Sugar Factory, Brahmavar)

Election Result :
   
Udipi Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate9,93,030
Total votes polled6,42,416
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Oscar Fernandes (I.N.C.) 2,35,932
(2) Shri I.M. Jayarama Shetty (B.J.P.) 2,33,478
(3) Shri K. Vasantha Bangera (J.D.) 1,47,293
(4) Shri Airody Dhanyavantha Pai (Ind.) 3,533