| 1983-98 |
Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly (three terms) |
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| 1983 |
Minister of State, Home, Government of Karnataka |
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| 1984-85 |
Minister of State, Excise, Government of Karnataka |
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| 1996-98 |
Cabinet Minister, Social Welfare and Revenue, Government of Karnataka |
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| 1998 |
Elected to 12th Lok Sabha |
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| 1998-99 |
Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs and its Sub-Committee on Personnel Policy of Central Para-Military Forces (CPMFs) |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance |
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| 1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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| 1999-2000 |
Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the sittings of the House |
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Member, Standing Committee on Commerce |
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| 1 Jan. 2002-31 Dec. 2002 |
Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development |
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| 1 Jan. 2003-8 April 2004 |
Member, Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution |
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| 2004 |
Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 3rd term) |
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| 5 Aug. 2004-2009 |
Member, Standing Committee on Defence |
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| 7 Aug. 2004-2009 |
Member, Committee on Government Assurances |
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| 2009 |
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
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| 6th Aug. 2009 |
Member, Committee on Estimates |
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| 31 Aug. 2009 |
Member, Standing Committee on Defence |
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| 1 May 2010 |
Member, Committee on Estimates |
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| May, 2014 |
Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term) |
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| 14 Aug. 2014 – 5 July 2016 |
Member, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes |
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| 1 Sep. 2014 – 5 July 2016 |
Member, Standing Committee on Defence |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs |
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| 5 July 2016 onwards |
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation |
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