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Father's Name
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Shri Rangaswamy
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Siddamma
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Date of Birth
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31 Jul 1961
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Place of Birth
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Vill-Heggavadi, Distt. Chamaraja Nagar (Karnataka)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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05 Jul 1991
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Veena
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No. of Sons
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2
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Educational
Qualifications
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B.Sc. (Agriculture), M.Sc. (Agriculture)
Educated at University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Businessperson
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Permanent Address
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791, 1st Phase, Vijayanagar 1st Stage,
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Mysore-17,Karnataka
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Tels. (0821) 2515774, 09013180243, 09448135658 (M)
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Present Address
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182, South Avenue,
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New Delhi - 110 011
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Tels. (011) 23012014, 9013180243 (M)
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Positions Held
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2004-08 and 2008-09
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Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly (two terms)
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2009
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Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Standing Committee on Defence
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Standing Committee on Social Justice & Empowerment
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2011
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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May, 2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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14 Aug. 2014 onwards
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Member, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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1 Sep. 2014 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers
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3 Sep. 2014 onwards
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Participated in Inter University Cultural Programmes of singing and dancing
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Special Interests
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Farming
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Sports and Clubs
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Represented University in All India Inter-University Football Tournament
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Countries Visited
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Armenia, Australia, China, Japan, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, Turkmenistan, and U.S.A.
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Other Information
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Director, Cauvery Gramin Bank, Central, 2000-05; Member, Board of Regents University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 1994-97
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