Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Chamrajanagar
State : Karnataka
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 6 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Late Shri M. Venkataiah
Mother's Name : Late Smt. D.V. Puttamma
Date of birth : 06 Aug 1947
Profession : Social Worker
Positions held :
1977-78 General-Secretary, Yuva Janata, Karnataka1980 Elected to 7th Lok SabhaMember, Committee on Papers Laid on the TableMember, Committee on Private Members` Bills and ResolutionsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Education1984-85 President, Youth Congress(I), Karnataka1985 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Member, Committee on PrivilegesMember, Consultative Comittee, Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals1986 General Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee [(PCC(I)], Karnataka1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1990 Member, Committee on Public UndertakingsMember, Subject Committee on Science and TechnologyMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term)Member, Committee on EstimatesMember, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled TribesMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel and Mines1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term)13 Oct. 1999- 6 March 2004 Union Minister of State, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution2008 - 2018 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly (Two terms)2013 - 2018 Cabinet Minister, Revenue, Government of KarnatakaMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (6th term)13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Social Justice and EmpowermentMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers09 Oct. 2019 - 15 Oct. 2020 Member, Committee on Petitions
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Involved in upliftment of downtrodden and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; Crusader against Scoial evils like untouchability; Committed social activist since student days as a student leader; deeply involved in cultural activities throughout the State
Special Interests
Reading
Sports and Clubs
Football; Founder President, Ashoka Sports Club (Regd.), Mysore
Countries Visited
Widely travelled U.S.S.R. (as a member of Indian Parliamentary Delegation) and also toured various countries in South East Asia, New York and USA
Other Information
President, (i) Siddhartha Educational Society, Mysore; (ii) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Educational and Cultural Society, Mysore; and (iii) Government Higher Primary School Betterment Committee, Mysore; Member (i) Central Silk Board, Mysore; and (ii) Karnataka Congress (I) Election Committee
