Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Dharwad South
State : Karnataka
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri Channappa
Mother's Name : Smt. Siddamma
Date of birth : 02 Dec 1954
Profession : Advocate Agriculturist, Educationist, Social Worker
Positions held :
1989-1999 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly (two terms)1996-1999 Chairman, Commitee on Papers Laid on the Table, Karnataka Legislative AssemblyChairman, Subordinate Legislation Committee, Karnataka Legislative AssemblyChief Whip, Congress Legislature Party, Karnataka2004 Elected to 14th Lok SabhaMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water ResourcesMember, Committee on Human Resource Development.5 August 2006 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Commerce
More Information :
Special Interests
Running educational institutions to help the poor and needy; horticulture and social work
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Listening to music
Sports and Clubs
Badminton
Countries Visited
France, Nepal, Switzerland and U.K.
Other Information
General Secretary, Karnataka Science College, Dharwad,1973-74; President, Sri Channabasaveshwar Grameen Vidya Sanstha, Shiggaon 1989-1994; Founder President, Shri Channabasveshwar Grameen Vidya Sanstha, Shiggaon; Member, Central Advisory Board of Education
