Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Bijapur
State : Karnataka
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 6 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Shri Chandappa Jigajinagi
Mother's Name : Smt. Boramma
Date of birth : 28 Jun 1952
Profession : Agriculturist Musician, Trader, Industrialist
Positions held :
1983-98 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly (three terms)1983 Minister of State for Home, Government of Karnataka1984-85 Minister of State for Excise, Government of Karnataka1996-98 Cabinet Minister, Social Welfare and Revenue, Government of Karnataka1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha1998-99 Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs and its Sub-Committee on Personnel Policy of Central Para-Military Forces (CPMFs)Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1999-2000 Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the sittings of the HouseMember, Standing Committee on Commerce1 Jan. 2002-31 Dec. 2002 Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development1 Jan. 2003-8 April 2004 Member, Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 3rd term)5 Aug. 2004-2009 Member, Standing Committee on Defence7 Aug. 2004-2009 Member, Committee on Government Assurances2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)6th Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Estimates31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Defence1 May 2010 Member, Committee on EstimatesMay, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term)14 Aug. 2014 - 5 July 2016 Member, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes1 Sep. 2014 - 5 July 2016 Member, Standing Committee on DefenceMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs5 July 2016 - 25 May 2019 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Drinking Water and SanitationMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (6th term)13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Chemicals & FertilisersMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
President, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Hall, Vijayapur, Vice-President, Hurakadle Ajja Educational Institution, Trustee (Hony.), Dr. Babu Jagjeevan Ram Trust, Bangalore and Hurakadle Ajja Charitable Trust
Special Interests
Upliftment of the poor, Agriculture
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Games and Sport; Listening to music
