Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Tumkur
State : Karnataka
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 5 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Shri Siddappa
Mother's Name : Smt. Nanjamma
Date of birth : 04 May 1941
Profession : Advocate Agriculturist, Social Worker, Horticulturist
Positions held :
1979-1983 President, District Congress Committee, Tumkur, Karnataka1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha1985-89 Member, Consultative Committee, External Affairs1987-89 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1990 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water Resources1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1999-2000 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on CommerceMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water ResourcesMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (5th term)13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public DistributionMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Jal Shakti
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Actively involved in social and educational activities, co-operative movement, running of professional education institutions for the rural poor and Harijans, Charitable and philanthrophic activities
Special Interests
Horticulture and organic farming
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Gardening, reading and meditation
Sports and Clubs
Football
Countries Visited
France, Germany, Singapore, U.K. and U.S.S.R.
Other Information
Chairman, Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee, Tumkur, 1970-79; Vice President, Coconut Board, Cochin, 1986-88; Member, National Shipping Board, 1990
