| Birth Date: | 15 March 1928 |
| Office: | President - Shidlaghatta Town Municipal Council |
| Termstart: | 1954 |
| Termstart1: | 1957 |
| Office2: | Member - Rajya Sabha |
| Termstart2: | 1962 |
| Termend2: | 1968 |
| Spouse: | Shrimati Chowdamma |
J Venkatappa (15 May 1928 – 22 August 2010) was an Indian politician who served in the Member of Mysore legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1962 and was a Member of Rajya Sabha (the Upper house of the Parliament of India) from 1962 to 1968.[1] [2] [3] He was born on 15 May 1928. J. Naranappa was his father. He was person who started Ethihanole project which is currently in progress where he got paramashivaiah to conduct a DPR and submit the report to the government. He donated 5 lakh rupees in 1960 to the government to start the project. Even today people in his constituency remember him for the work he is done.
| 1 | 1954 | President - Shidlaghatta Town Municipal Council | ||
| 2 | 1957 | President - Shidlaghatta Town Municipal Council | ||
| 3 | 1957 | Member - Legislative Council | ||
| 4 | 1962 | 1968 | Member - Rajya Sabha | |
| 5 | 1972 | 1978 | Member - Legislative Assembly.[4] |