Ananth Kumar (born 22 July 1959) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Bangalore South constituency of Karnataka and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Bangalore (disambiguation). ... , Karnātakā   (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ... The Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] (Hindi: , English: ), created in 1980, is a major Indian political party. ... For other uses, see Bangalore (disambiguation). ... is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 14th Lok Sabha was convened after the election of April-May 2004. ... , Karnātakā   (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ... The Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] (Hindi: , English: ), created in 1980, is a major Indian political party. ...

Early life

Ananth Kumar was born on 22 July 1959 in Bangalore, Karnataka to H.N. Narayan Shastry and Girija. He graduated in the faculty of Arts (B.A) from K.S.Arts College at Hubli affiliated to Karnatak University and later completed his bachelors in law (L.L.B) from J.S.S. Law College affiliated to the Mysore University. He is a voluntary member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Bangalore (disambiguation). ... , Karnātakā   (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Hubli-Dharwad is a twin city in the state of Karnataka in India. ... Karnatak University (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ್ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಲಯ) was established in 1949 at Mumbai. ... st. ... The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (Hindi: , English: ), also known as the Sangh or the RSS, is a Hindu nationalist organization in India. ...

Public Life

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Very early in his life he was elected as the Secretary for the state of Karnataka and later became its National Secretary in 1985. He graduated from Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthri Parishad to join its political counterpart Bharatiya Janata Party. He was nominated as the State President of BJP Yuva Morcha in Karnataka. Ananth Kumar increased his activity in the national politics and he was made the National Secretary in 1996. He was one of the important persons to raise and fight for the RamJanmabhoomi cause in Karnataka. He rose to prominence when the electoral college of the Bangalore South Constituency sent him to the Lok Sabha. In 1998 he was re elected and was inducted in the cabinet headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the minister for Civil Aviation. He also handled ministries like Tourism, Sports, Youth Affairs & Culture, Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation. He was also the youngest minister in the Vajpayee's cabinet. The Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] (Hindi: , English: ), created in 1980, is a major Indian political party. ... Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Hindi: , pronunciation: ) (born December 25, 1924),( ਅਟਲ ਬਿਹਾਰੀ ਵਾਜਪੇਈ ) was the Prime Minister of India, briefly in 1996, and again from March 19, 1998 until May 19, 2004. ...

Positions Held

• Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarathi Parishad (A.B.V.P.), Karnataka : 1982-85
• National Secretary, A.B.V.P. : 1985-87
• Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Karnataka : 1987-88
• General Secretary, B.J.P., Karnataka : 1988-95
• National Secretary, B.J.P. : 1995 -98
• Elected to 11th Lok Sabha : 1996
• Member of the Governing Council Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1996-97
• Member of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry : 1996-97
• Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee, Ministry of Railways : 1996-97
• Elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) : 1998
• Union Cabinet Minister, Civil Aviation : March 1998- October 1999
• Additional charge, Ministry of Tourism : January 1999 -October 1999
• Elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) : 1999
• Union Cabinet Minister, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports : October 1999- 2 February 2000
• Union Cabinet Minister, Tourism and Culture : February 2000 -September 2001
• Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation with additional charge of Rural Development : September 2001- July 2003
• President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka : 2003-2004
• Elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term) : 2004
• Chairman, Committee on Coal & Steel : August 2004
• Member of the Parliamentary General Purposes Committee : 2004
• National General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party : 2004

External link

• Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website