Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
Constituency : Shimoga
State : Karnataka
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 16
Father's Name : Late Shri Siddalingappa
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Puttatayamma
Date of birth : 27 Feb 1943
Profession : Agriculturist Educationist
Positions held :
1983-1994 & 2004-2013 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly (7 Terms)1994 - 1999 Leader of Opposition, Karnataka Legislative Assembly2000 Member, Karnataka Legislative Council2004 - 2006 Leader of Opposition, Karnataka Legislative Assembly2006 - 2007 Deputy Chief Minister, Karnataka2008 - 2011 Chief Minister, KarnatakaMay, 2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha1 Sep. 2014 - 18 May 2018 Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture22 Dec. 2017 - 18 May 2018 Member, Spices Board18 May 2018 Resigned
More Information :
Special Interests
Reading Books, Travelling, Visiting Temples, Hill Stations
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Watching Movies, Reading Books, Listening to Music
Sports and Clubs
Interest in Cricket
Countries Visited
Australia, Bahrain, China, Europe, Malaysia, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, UAE, UK and USA
Other Information
During his tenure as Chief Minister,he was awarded Doctorate at Saginaw Valley University, Michigan State USA on 11 Dec. 2008 by Dr. Gilbertson, VC, in recognition of his services
