J. Krishna Palemar

J. Krishna Palemar is a former member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Mangalore City North (and erstwhile Surathkal) and a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party, who had served as Minister of Environment and Ports in the B. S. Yeddyurappa government and as Minister for Ports, Science and Technology in the D. V. Sadananda Gowda Government. He is a realtor, builder, businessman, and educationist.

J. Krishna Palemar
Cabinet Minister Government of Karnataka
In office 7 June 2008 – 9 February 2012
Ministry	Term
Minister of Ports & Inland Transport	7 June 2008 - 9 February 2012
Minister of Fisheries	7 June 2008 - 22 September 2010
Minister of Hindu Religious Organizations & Endowments	22 September 2010 - 9 February 2012
Minister of Ecology & Environment	22 September 2010 - 9 February 2012
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office 2008–2013
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Mohiuddin Bava
Constituency	Mangalore City North
In office 2004–2008
Preceded by	Vijaya Kumar Shetty
Succeeded by	Constituency ceased to exist
Constituency	Surathkal
Personal details
Born	Mangalore, Karnataka
Political party	Bharatiya Janata party

He resigned as a Minister on 8 February 2012, during the Video clip controversy, when he was caught on camera viewing a pornographic video clip on a mobile device.^[1][2]

Member of Legislative Assembly

He was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly in the following years.

• 2004
• 2008

Positions held

• Minister for Fisheries, Ports and Inland Water Transport; Small Savings and Lotteries^[3]
• Minister for Ports, Science and Technology
• District-in-charge Minister for Dakshina Kannada and Madikeri