G. M. Siddeshwara

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G. M. Siddeshwara
Davangere
Personal details
Born (1952-07-05) 5 July 1952 (age 71)
Chitradurga, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseG. S. Gayithri
Children2
WebsiteOfficial Website
As of 14 February, 2009
Source: Member of 14th Lok Sabha

Gowdara Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara (born 5 July 1952), popularly known as G. M. Siddeshwara, is a member of the Lok Sabha, representing

Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises and prior to that, Minister of State for Civil Aviation of India[1]
till he resigned from the Ministry after a few days of cabinet reshuffle in July 2016.

Personal life

Siddeshwara was born on 5 July 1952.[2] His father G. Mallikarjunappa (died 2002)[3] was also a Member of Parliament for two terms: 1996–1998 and 1999–2002. Mallikarjunappa was affiliated to the RSS before joining the BJP electoral politics.

Political career

Being an active member of the

Davangere for the third time successively with a margin of 17, 607 votes defeating his Congress rival.[6][2]

He served as Minister of State for

Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises from 9 November 2014 to 12 July 2016.[6][2]

References

  1. ^ Profile - NDTV
  2. ^ a b c Mohan, Archis (13 July 2016), "Why Najma Heptulla, G M Siddeswara were forced to quit Modi Cabinet", Business Standard
  3. ^ "Davangere MP dead". Deccan Herald. 1 December 2003. Archived from the original on 18 February 2005. Retrieved 27 September 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ a b "Fifteenth Lok Sabha — Members Bioprofile — Siddeshwara,Shri Gowdar Mallikarjunappa". Lok Sabha Secretariat. Retrieved 12 April 2012. Father's Name: Late Shri G. Mallikarjunappa, M.P.
  5. ^ a b "Detailed Profile: Shri Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara". india.gov.in. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012. Elected to 14th Lok Sabha Member; Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
  6. ^ a b "Najma Heptulla, G M Siddeshwara resign from Modi Cabinet", India Today, 12 July 2016

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