Ramesh Jigajinagi Explained

Ramesh Jigajinagi
Birth Date:28 June 1952
Birth Place:Atharga, Bombay State
(now in Karnataka), India
Residence:Bijapur, Karnataka, Karnataka
Term Start1:5 July 2016
Term End1:30 May 2019
Primeminister1:Narendra Modi
1Blankname1:Minsiter
1Namedata1:
Predecessor1:Birender Singh
Successor1:Jal Shakti[1]
Term Start2:2009
Term Start3:1998
Term End3:2009
Constituency3:Chikkodi, Karnataka
Office4:Minister for Revenue
Government of Karnataka
Term Start4:1996
Term End4:1998
Office5:Minister for Social Welfare
Government of Karnataka
Term Start5:1996
Term End5:1998
Office6:Minister for Excise
Government of Karnataka
Term Start6:1984
Term End6:1985
Office7:Minister for Home
Government of Karnataka
Term Start7:1983
Term End7:1985
Term Start8:1994
Term End8:1998
Predecessor8:Manohar Umakant Ainapur
Successor8:HR Algur
Constituency8:Ballolli
Term Start9:1983
Term End9:1989
Predecessor9:Siddharth Sangappa Arakeri
Successor9:Manohar Umakant Ainapur
Constituency9:Ballolli
Party:
Spouse:Shobha
Children:2 sons
Date:23 September
Year:2006
Source:http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=170

Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi (born 28 June 1952) is an Indian politician from Karnataka and currently a member of Lok Sabha.[2] He was Union Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation in 2016. He was member of the Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Lok Sabha. He was inducted into PM, Narendra Modi's government as a Minister of State for Drinking Water & Sanitation on July 5, 2016. He represents the Bijapur constituency (2019-2024) and is currently a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party which he joined in 2002. He has also been a member of Janata Dal and Ramakrishna Hegde's Vedike Party and Ram Vilas Paswan's Jan Shakti Party in 2001 when Hegde was planning to retire.

Early life and education

Ramesh Jigajinagi was born on 28 June 1952 in Atharga village of Bijapur District in Karnataka to Chandappa and Bhoramma Jigajinagi. He married Shoba and has two sons, Vinod and Anand, both businessmen. He completed his B.A from BLDEA's New Arts College, Bijapur and later earned his master's degree.[3] Ramesh is a dalit and hails from a Scheduled Caste community.

Career

He has been able to retain support in northern Karnataka, even after switching parties. His electoral victory is significant, contesting and winning his seat against B. Shankaranand of the Indian National Congress'. Ramesh entered the 12th Lok Sabha with a margin of 1,31,238 votes.[4]

Initially, he joined the undivided Janata Dal under the mentorship of Ramakrishna Hegde. He remained in the Janta Dal and was a staunch supporter of Ramakrishna Hegde. When Ramakrishna Hegde floated the Rashtreeya Nava Nirmana Vedike, he was among the earliest sitting MLAs to support him and join the new party by resigning his ministership. Later, he joined Lok Shakti, a party formed by Ramakrishna Hegde and rejoined Janata Dal United after the merger of Lok Shakti with the former. After the death of his mentor, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected as MP for five times without a break.[5]

He was elected as an MP for the first time in 1996 from Chikkodi, a constituency reserved from SC community, on Lok Shakti ticket. In 1998, he won again on Janata Dal ticket and on BJP ticket in 2004, both from Chikkodi. Later, he returned to Bijapur, his native after Chikkodi became an unreserved seat. From then on he won the Bijapur SC seat, which is now Vijayapura.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Government forms 'Jal Shakti' Ministry by merging Water Resources and Drinking Water Ministries . The Economic Times . 31 May 2019 .
  2. Web site: Ramesh Jigajinagi . 2024-03-30 . The Indian Express . en.
  3. http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=170 Members' profile fourteenth Loksabha, Parliament of India
  4. http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok12/biodata/12kn26.htm Parliament of India's website
  5. News: Bahadurdesai . B. Rishikesh . 2024-03-12 . Vijayapura MP Ramesh Jigajinagi hints he may not contest Lok Sabha polls . 2024-03-30 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  6. Web site: ElectionAffairs.com is available at DomainMarket.com . 2024-03-30 . ElectionAffairs.com is available at DomainMarket.com . en.