• Educationist
• Politician
• In 1962: Elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Bhalki constituency for the first time
• In 1967: Re-elected as a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Bhalki
• In 1968: Appointed as the President of the Bidar District Congress Committee
• In 1978: Elected as an MLA from Bhalki for the third term
• In 1980: Appointed as General Secretary of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee and Convenor of the State Kisan Cell
• In February 1981: Participated in the All India Kisan Rally in New Delhi along with 16,000 farmers from Karnataka
• In 1983: Elected as an MLA from Bhalki for the fourth term
• In 1988: Elected as a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council from Bidar district
• From 1992 to 1994: Served as the Minister of Transport in the Government of Karnataka
• During this period: Served as the Leader of the Upper House of the Karnataka Legislature
• From 1994 to 2000: Re-elected as a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council
• Honorary degree of Doctor of Law (Honoris Causa) from Gulbarga University, Karnataka
• Vijaykumar Khandre (deceased) (Politician)
• Eshwara Khandre (Politician)
Daughter(s)– 5
