In 1954 he helped establish the Udupi District Co-operative Fish Marketing Federation. In the
1967 Mysore Legislative Assembly election he successfully contested the
Udupi constituency with 33.35% of the vote. In the
1972 Assembly election he contested the seat of Mangalore I for the
Indian National Congress (Organisation), placing fourth with 14.52% of the vote. In 1990, he received Karnataka's second highest civilian award, the
Rajyotsava Prashasthi, for services to the state's co-operative movement. ==References==