Ananth Kumar
| H N Ananth Kumar | |
|---|---|
 Ananth Kumar in BJP National Executive Meet in Goa | |
| Member of Parliament for Bangalore South | |
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Assumed office 1996 | |
| Preceded by | K.Venkatagiri Gowda, BJP |
| Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | |
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Assumed office 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Srikant Kumar Jena |
| Ministry of Civil Aviation | |
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In office 19 March 1998 – 13 October 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Chand Mahal Ibrahim |
| Succeeded by | Sharad Yadav |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 July 1959 Bengaluru Karnataka |
| Political party | BJP |
| Spouse(s) | Tejaswini |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Residence | Bengaluru |
| Alma mater | Karnataka University |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website |
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Ananth Kumar, (born 22 July 1959) is a member of the Indian political party BJP.[1] He represents the Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka[1] where he has been elected six times consecutively.[1] As of 2014, he is currently the Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers in Prime Minister, Narendra Modi's cabinet.[2]
Politics
Having been influenced by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, he was a member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the students wing of the BJP. During the Emergency, he was imprisoned along with thousands of other student activists.[3] He was elected as the State Secretary of the ABVP and later, became its National Secretary in 1985. He later joined BJP and was nominated as the State President of BJP Yuva Morcha. He was then made National Secretary of the party in 1996.[3]
He was elected from Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency to the 11th Lok Sabha in 1996. In 1998 he was re elected and was inducted into the Union Cabinet headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the Minister for Civil Aviation. In 1999, he was re-elected to a 3rd Consecutive term and became a cabinet minister in the National Democratic Alliance government. He handled various ministries like Tourism, Sports & Youth Affairs, Culture, Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation.[3]
He became the President of the Karnataka state unit of BJP in 2003 and led the state unit which became the single largest party in the Legislative Assembly and won the highest number of Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka in 2004. In 2004, he was appointed as the National General Secretary of the BJP and has held that post ever since.[3]
On 26 May 2014, Kumar was appointed Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers in newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet.[2]
Performance in the Lok Sabha, 2009 - 2014 (Ref: http://election.intoday.in/mpreport/Karnataka/Bangalore_South.html)
| MP performance Parameters (2009-2014) | Ananth Kumar |
| Attendance in parliament | 86.40% |
| Questions raised | 217 |
| Funds available | 19 |
| Funds used | 11.91 |
| Number of cases | NIL |
| Committee membership | 4 |
| Committee attendance | 34.80% |
| Score on committee attendance | 2 |
| Lok Sabha performance score | 7.5 |
| Voter satisfaction score | 6.5 |
6th time MP from Bengaluru South: 20 years in continuous service of the constituency
| Year | winner | Party | Losing candidate | Party |
| 2014 | Ananth Kumar | BJP | Nandan Nilekani | INC |
| 2009 | Ananth Kumar | BJP | K Byre Gowda | INC |
| 2004 | Ananth Kumar | BJP | Krishnappa M | INC |
| 1999 | Ananth Kumar | BJP | B K Hariprasad | INC |
| 1998 | Ananth Kumar | BJP | D P Sharma | INC |
| 1996 | Ananth Kumar | BJP | Varalakshmi Gundu Rao | INC |
There were mid term elections in 1998 and 1999, leading to 5 terms totaling to 20 years instead of 25 years.. From these terms from 1996 to 2016, Sri Ananth Kumar has completed a glorious two decades without a break in the prestigious constituency of Bengaluru South. And incidentally, BJP as a party has held to this constituency for a silver jubilee years, (25 years) from 1991 to 2016..
Personal life
Ananth Kumar was born on 22 July 1959 in Bangalore, Karnataka[4] to H N Narayan Sastry and Girija.[5] He graduated in faculty of Arts (B.A) from K S Arts College, Hubli affiliated to the Karnatak University and later, completed his bachelors in law (L.L.B) from J.S.S. Law College affiliated to the Mysore University. He married Tejaswini and the couple have 2 daughters – Aishwarya and Vijeta.
References
- 1 2 3 Detailed Profile – Shri Ananth Kumar – Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) – Who's Who – Government: National Portal of India
- 1 2 "Narendra Modi government: Full list of portfolios and ministers". The Indian Express. 27 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=20
- ↑ http://www.ndtv.com/elections/article/people/ananth-kumar-six-straight-term-mp-from-bangalore-is-minister-of-chemicals-and-fertilizers-530919
- ↑ "Ananth Kumar's profile". India.gov.in. Retrieved 2005.
| Lok Sabha | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by K. V. Gowda |
Member of Parliament for Bangalore South 1996 – Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Chand Mahal Ibrahim |
Minister of Civil Aviation 19 March 1998 – 13 October 1999 |
Succeeded by Sharad Yadav |
| Preceded by Srikant Kumar Jena Minister of State (Independent Charge) |
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers 26 May 2014 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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