Basavarajeshwari Jahagirdar | |
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Member of the Lok Sabha | |
In office 1984–1996 | |
Preceded by | R. Y. Ghorpade |
Succeeded by | K. C. Kondaiah |
Constituency | Bellary |
Minister of State for Women and Child Development | |
In office 1994–1996 | |
Constituency | Bellary |
Personal details | |
Born | Basavarajeshwari Jahagirdar 1921 [1] Rayadurgam [2] |
Died | 19 February 2008 86–87) [3] Ballari [4] | (aged
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2004 - 2008) |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (1954 - 2004) |
Spouse | Shri Sarana Basavaraj (22 May 1948) |
Children | Dr. S. Jahagirdar . Mahipal |
Parent | D. Veera Reddy (father) |
Profession | Agriculturist,Educationist,Industrialist and Social worker |
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Basavarajeshwari Jahagirdarwas an Indian politician and 3 time Member of Parliament (MP),represented the Bellary Lok Sabha constituency in Lok Sabha,lower house of the Indian Parliament. She also served as Minister of State for Women and Child Development of India,from 1991 to 1996.
Basava Rajeswari was born in 1928 at Raidurga,Anantapur District (Andhra Pradesh). She completed her education at Government Girls High School in Bellary (Karnataka).
Basava Rajeswari married Shri Sarana Basavaraj on 22 May 1948 and the couple has four sons and four daughters.
# | From | To | Position |
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1957 | 1977 | Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
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1977 | 1984 | Member of Karnataka Legislative Council.
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1984 | 1989 | Member of Parliament - 8th Lok Sabha from Bellary.
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1989 | 1991 | Member of Parliament - 9th Lok Sabha from Bellary. | |
1991 | 1996 | Member of Parliament - 10th Lok Sabha from Bellary. |
Ms. Basavarajeshwari,whose political career lasted 40 years,was the Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development in the P.V. Narasimha Rao Ministry. She also served as a Deputy Minister between 1962 and 1967 and was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council for one term.
She won the Bellary Lok Sabha seat three times in a row. She began her career as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in 1957 from Lingasugur in Raichur district,and was re-elected for the second term when she held the post of Deputy Minister for five years. She was later elected as the Member of the Legislative Council (1977–84).
She won the Bellary Lok Sabha seat thrice in 1984,1989 and 1991 and was inducted into the P.V. Narasimha Rao Ministry P.V. Narasimha Rao Ministry. As the Union Minister,Ms. Basavarajeshwari represented the country at the World Women's Conference held at Beijing in China. [5]
She kept a low profile after she was denied the Congress ticket to contest in the Lok Sabha elections from Bellary in 1996 and floated a trust,for which she was the chairperson. It started several educational institutions,including an engineering college,schools,a polytechnic and an ITI.
In 2004,Ms. Basavarajeshwari joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and campaigned for the party not only in Bellary but also in the neighbouring districts. [6]
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