Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Tumkur (Karnataka )
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Party Name :
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Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
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Father’s Name
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Shri Sidda Nanjappa
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Mother’s Name
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Late Smt. Lakshmi Devamma
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Date of Birth
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26.06.1931
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Place of Birth
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Vill. Honasigere, Distt. Tumkur (Karnataka)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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25 Jun 1960
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Jayadevamma
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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2
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Educational Qualifications
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B.Com., B.L., M.A., P.G. Dip. in Journalism
Educated at Ramnarayan Chellaram College of Commerce, Bangalore, Sharada Vilas Law College, Mysore and Mysore University, Mysore (Karnataka)
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Profession
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Advocate
Agriculturist
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Permanent Address |
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Gandhi Nagar,
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Tumkur – 572 101 (Karnataka)
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(0816) 2277255,
2278615, 2271155
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Present Address |
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127-129, South Avenue,
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New Delhi-110 011
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Tels. (011) 23018323, 9868180547 (M)
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Position Held |
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1971-77
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President, Bhartiya Jana Sangh (B.J.S.), Karnataka
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1971-1991
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Member, Karnataka Legislative Council (four terms)
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1972-91
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Chairman, Committee on Petitions, Karnataka
Legislative Council
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1977-80
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Vice-President, Janata Party (J.P.), Karnataka
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1980-86
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Vice-President, Bhartiya Janata Party (B.J.P.),
Karnataka
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1985-91
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Chairman, (i) House Committee; (ii) Petitions Committee;
(iii) Committee on Private Members` Bills and Resolutions,
Karnataka Legislative Council
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1977-91
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Deputy Chairman, Karnataka Legislative Council
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1990-91
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Vice-President, B.J.P., Karnataka
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1991
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Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
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1991-96
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Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1998-99
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Chairman, Committee on Members of Parliament
Local Area Development Scheme
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Member, Committee on Official Language
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Member, Committee on Commerce and its Sub-Committee on Textiles
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
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Member, Committee on Health & Family Welfare
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Member, Committee on Provision of Computer for MPs, Offices of Parties, Officers of Lok Sabha Secretariat
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards
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Member, Committee on Health & Family Welfare
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Fought continuously against casteism, associated with R.S.S. work
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Special Interests
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Eradication of casteism
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Gardening; Organisational activities of R.S.S. and A.B.V.P.
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Sports and Clubs
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Badminton, kabaddi and kho kho
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled (11 countries); Leader, Indian
Parliamentary Delegation to Cameroon, 1992;
Member, (i) International Conference on
Disarmament, Environment and U.N., Tokyo (Japan),
1992; (ii) 87th IPU Conference, Yaounde, Cameroon,
1992; and (iii) 101st IPU Conference, Brussels, Belgium,
April 1999
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Other Information
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Member, Council of the Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore, 1998-99; Attended Commonwealth
Parliamentary Conference, New Delhi, 1991; and
Conferences of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies
in India
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Reference: Loksabha