{
  "id": 17178441,
  "title": "Shivanand Koujalagi, former minister and former MP, no more",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/shivanand-koujalagi-former-minister-and-former-mp-no-more",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T05:10:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/shivanand-koujalagi-former-minister-and-former-mp-no-more/article71643655.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Shivanand Hemanand Koujalagi, a former minister and member of the Lok Sabha from northern Karnataka, passed away on October 30 at the age of 87 in Bailhongal, Belagavi district of Karnataka. A member of one of the longest serving political families in the region, Koujalagi served as a minister in H. D. Deve Gowda's cabinet in 1994, handling the Public Works Department. He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1996 as a Janata Dal candidate. Koujalagi's political career saw him switch allegiance from Ramakrishna Hegde's camp to Deve Gowda's after the split in the Janata Parivar parties. His son, Mahantesh Koujalagi, a Congress MLA from Bailhongal, announced his father's demise on social media, praising his dedication to education, cooperation, and social service.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}