Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Dharwad
State : Karnataka
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Shri Venkatesh Joshi
Mother's Name : Smt. Malatibai
Date of birth : 27 Nov 1962
Profession : Industrialist Social Worker
Positions held :
1998 - 2003 General Secretary, B.J.P. Dharwad District1995 - 1998 President, B.J.P., Dharwad District2004 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha2 Jan. 2006 Member, Standing Committee on Chemicals & FertilizersMember, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf2006 - 2013 General Secretary, B.J.P., Karnataka State Unit20 Mar. 2007 Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism & Culture2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Railways21 Apr. 2010 Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sitting of the House2013 onwards President, B.J.P., Karnataka State UnitMay, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term)9 June 2014 - 25 May 2019 Member, Panel of Chairpersons, Lok Sabha13 June 2014 - 25 May 2019 Member, Business Advisory Committee1 Sep. 2014 - 25 May 2019 Chairperson, Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas15 Sep. 2014 - 25 May 2019 Member, Committee on EthicsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation29 Jan. 2015 - 25 May 2019 Member, General Purposes Committee7 Sept. 2018 - 25 May 2019 Member, Committee on PrivilegesMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term)30 May 2019 onwards Union Cabinet Minister, Parliamentary Affairs; Coal; and Mines20 June 2019 onwards Special Invitee, Business Advisory Committee21 Nov. 2019 onwards Special Invitee, General Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha
More Information :
Books Published
"Sadhaneya Sankalpa" in Kannada
Social And Cultural Activities
(i) Associated with mid-day meals project for primary school children and above 86,000 children are being fed; (ii) Conducted many free general health and eye camps and thousands of patients have been provided free medical care
Special Interests
To serve the poor and other deprived section of society
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Listening to Hindustani classical music, reading books of literary importance
Sports and Clubs
Chess, Badminton and Carrom
Countries Visited
Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and U.S.A.
Other Information
Hon. Chairman, Vijayanagar Education Society, Hubbalii; Board Member, Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries; Participated as a Member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation at the 63rd Session of General Assembly, UNO in Dec. 2008 and spoke on atrocities on women and children; Participated as a Member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation in April 2012 and spoke on the need for a "Genuine Political Settlement` to the Tamil issue in Sri Lanka"
