Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Chikballapur
State : Karnataka
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri R. Laxminarayanappa
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Narasamma
Date of birth : 19 Oct 1925
Profession : Agriculturist Horticulturist, Educationist
Positions held :
1980-83 Member, Karnataka Legislative Council1983-96 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly1983-84 and 1985-86 Minister, Cooperation, Government of Karnataka1986-87 Minister, Home Affairs, Government of Karnataka1995-96 Minister, Revenue, Government of Karnataka1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha1996-98 Union Minister of Textiles1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1998-99 Member, Committee on FinanceMember, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development SchemeMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1999-2000 Member, Committee on Urban and Rural DevelopmentMember, Committee to Review the Rate of Dividend payable by the Railway undertaking to General RevenuesMember, Committee on Private Member`s Bills and ResolutionsMember, Committee on Estimates2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term)Member, Committee on Human Resource DevelopmentMember, Public Accounts Committee5 August 2006 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Health & Family Welfare
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Actively involved in educational activities, maintaining own library and encouraging cultural activities
Special Interests
Tree plantation
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Watching and playing games and participating in club activities
Countries Visited
Australia, Denmark, England, New Zealand, Russia, U.S.A. and West Germany
Other Information
President, (i) Taluk Development Board for 1968-73; (ii) Bangalore Distt. Central Co-operative Nov.1975-May1978; (iii) Karnataka State Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Development Bank; Nov. 1976-Feb.1980; and (iv) Sri Dev Raj Urs Education Trust, Kolar since 1985
