Jalappa, Shri R.L. Constituency   : Chikkballapur (Karnataka) Party Name     : Indian National Congress (INC) Email Address : jalappa[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Shri R. Laxminarayanappa Mother’s Name Late Smt. Narasamma Date of Birth 19 Oct 1925 Place of Birth Tubagere, Distt. Bangalore (Karnataka) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 03 Jun 1982 Spouse’s Name Smt. Vijayalaxmi No. of Sons 3 No.of Daughters 4 Educational Qualifications B.A. Educated at Maharaja’s College, Mysore (Karnataka) Profession Agriculturist Horticulturist, Educationist Permanent Address Alipura, Taluk Gowribidanur Distt. Kolar – 563 101 (Karnataka) (08155)88526 Present Address 5, Balwant Rai Mehta Lane, New Delhi – 110 001 Tels. (011) 23782371, 23782098 Positions Held

1980-83 Member, Karnataka Legislative Council

1983-96 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly

1983-84 and 1985-86 Minister, Cooperation, Government of Karnataka

1986-87 Minister, Home Affairs, Government of Karnataka

1995-96 Minister, Revenue, Government of Karnataka

1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha

1996-98 Union Minister of Textiles

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1998-99 Member, Committee on Finance

Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1999-2000 Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development

Member, Committee to Review the Rate of Dividend payable by the Railway undertaking to General Revenues

Member, Committee on Private Member`s Bills and Resolutions

Member, Committee on Estimates

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term)

Member, Committee on Human Resource Development

Member, Public Accounts Committee

5 August 2006 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development

5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Health & Family Welfare

Social And Cultural Activities Actively involved in educational activities, maintaining own library and encouraging cultural activities Special Interests Tree plantation Favourite Pastime and Recreation Watching and playing games and participating in club activities Countries Visited Australia, Denmark, England, New Zealand, Russia, U.S.A. and West Germany Other Information President, (i) Taluk Development Board for 1968-73; (ii) Bangalore Distt. Central Co-operative Nov.1975-May1978; (iii) Karnataka State Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Development Bank; Nov. 1976-Feb.1980; and (iv) Sri Dev Raj Urs Education Trust, Kolar since 1985

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