S. Muniswamy Explained

S. Muniswamy
Birth Date:1975 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Yaluvaguli, Malur Taluk, Kolar District, Karnataka
Office:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Termstart:23 May 2019
Constituency2:Kolar
Predecessor:K. H. Muniyappa
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse:Shylaja
Nationality:Indian
Source:https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5179?from=members

Sadappa Muniswamy (b 1975) is an Indian politician, a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India, from Kolar in Karnataka in 2019 as a BJP candidate after causing massive upset by defeating congress heavyweight, former central minister and seven time member of parliament K. H. Muniyappa in his own bastion.[1] [2] Muniswamy participated in the launch of a new train service from Kolar to Whitefield and during the occasion promised to take up the doubling work of railway line between Marikuppam and Bangarpet-Kolar-Bangarpet.[3]

In just a decade and half his political fortunes have skyrocketed from being a panchayat member to Member of Parliament. He was first elected in Kadugodi in Panchayat elections.[4] Later he became a Corporator from Kadugodi Ward in Bangalore after winning BBMP elections in 2015. S. Muniswamy had unsuccessfully contested mayoral election, but lost against Sampath Raju of Congress in 2018.[5]

Controversy

On Womens Day event, Muniswamy scolded a woman vendor for not wearing bindi. Criticising it Congress MP P. Chidambaram said BJP will one day make India "Hindutva Iran".[6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: How a city corporator turned out to be a giant killer in Kolar . . 23 May 2019 . 24 May 2019.
  2. Web site: BBMP Corporator Muniswamy Turns Giant Killer By Defeating 7-Time MP Muniyappa . Star of Mysore . 23 May 2019 . 25 March 2020.
  3. Web site: MP flags off new train on Whitefield-Kolar route . The New Indian Express . 24 December 2019 . 25 March 2020.
  4. News: Kolar MP doesn't want to give up corporator's position . . Akshatha M . 27 May 2019 . 25 March 2020. M . Akshatha .
  5. Web site: He went From gram panchayat to Parliament in 15 yrs . The New Indian Express . 30 May 2019 . 25 March 2020.
  6. Web site: Karnataka BJP MP berates woman for not wearing bindi during Women’s Day event . The NewsMinute . 9 March 2023 . 9 March 2023.