Party Name : Janata Dal (Secular)
Constituency : Chamrajanagar-SC
State : Karnataka
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri Madaiah
Mother's Name : Smt. Doddamma
Date of birth : 08 Mar 1948
Profession : Agriculturist Social Worker
Positions held :
2004 Elected to 14th Lok SabhaMember, Committee on Government AssurancesMember, Committee on Energy5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs26 Feburary 2009 Resigned from Lok Sabha
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Associated with the upliftment of downtrodden and Scheduled castes and Scheduled tribes; crusader against social evils like untouchability; committed social activist since student days as a student leader; deeply involved in cultural activities throughout the state.
Special Interests
Reading and watching T.V. News
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Kabaddi, badminton and tennis
Other Information
Attended various N.C.C. Camps and got Karnataka State Best Cadet Award in 1972; student leader in college days; President, Youth Congress 1977-80; General Secretary, Main Congress Committee, Mysore District, 1980; Member, Coconut Development Board, Deptt. of Agriculture, Govt. of India, 1987-90; contested and elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly but refused the membership and joined Samata Party as a General Secretary, 2000
