Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Davanagere
State : Karnataka
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Late Shri G. Mallikarjunappa, M.P.
Mother's Name : Smt. G.M. Halamma
Date of birth : 05 Jul 1952
Profession : Trader Industrialist, Agriculturist
Positions held :
Member, Standing Committee on FinanceMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development2004 Elected to 14th Lok SabhaTreasurer, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party Secretary, B.J.P., Karnataka2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Vice President, BJP, Karnataka31 Aug. 2009 - Mar. 2010 Member, Standing Committee on Water ResourcesMar. 2010 Member, Standing Committee on FinanceMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce & IndustryMay, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term)27 May 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014 Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation.9 Nov. 2014 - 12 July 2016 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public EnterprisesMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term)25 June 2019 onwards Member, House Committee13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Commerce9 Oct. 2019 onwards Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of ParliamentMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Donated many Land to poor people; contributed various materials to school children and lower class people; the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International has made him Paul Harris Fellow (PHF)
Special Interests
Travelling, Social work; working for the cause of farmers, providing education for poor in rural areas and development of rural areas
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, watching television, travelling, looking after agricultural gardens
Sports and Clubs
Kabbadi, badminton and volleyball
Countries Visited
Widelly travelled (U.S.A., European countries & Middle East)
Other Information
President, Karnataka Areca Chamber of Commerce, 1996-2001; Vice President, Karnataka State BJP Raitha Morcha since 1998; Director, (i) Karnataka Areca Chamber of Commerce since 1998 and (ii) Srishyla Farms Private Limited, Bheemasamudra since 1998; Honorary Secretary, (i) Sri Bheemeswara Educational Trust, since 1987; and (ii) Sri Bheemeswara Higher Primary School since 1987; Member, Karnataka State Telephone Advisory Committee, 1998-2001; Coconut Board, 2004; Coir Board, 2009
