ANANTH KUMAR, SHRI
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - BANGALORE SOUTH (KARNATAKA)]
Father's Name Shri H.N. Narayana Sastry Date of Birth 22 July 1959 Place of Birth Bangalore (Karnataka) Marital Status Married on 15 February 1989 Spouse's Name Smt. Tejaswini A. Children Two daughters Educational Qualifications B.A., LL.B Educated at K.S. Arts College, and J.S.S. Law College, Karnataka University, Hubli (Karnataka) Profession Political and Social Worker, Trader and Industrialist Permanent Address 16, Sati, 3rd Main Vyalikaval, Bangalore-560003 (Karnataka) Tel. (080) 3310139 Fax (080) 3310070 E. Mail- akumar@parlis.nic.in Internet IndiaPress page Address - http//www.ananth.org Present Address 30, Prithviraj Road, New Delhi-110001 Tels. (011) 3794754, 3794757 Positions Held 1982-85Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarathi Parishad (A.B.V.P.),Karnataka 1985-87National Secretary, A.B.V.P. 1987-88Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Karnataka 1988-95General Secretary, B.J.P., Karnataka 1995 onwardsNational Secretary, B.J.P. 1996Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 1996-97Member, Committee on Industry Member, Consultative Committee,Ministry of Railways 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 19 March 1998Union Cabinet Minister, Civil Aviation with onwardsadditional charge of Tourism Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Published articles on national issues in well-known newspapers; authored many pamphlets and booklets on socio-political and educational issues; well-known public speaker in Kannada, English, Hindi and Telugu
Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, writing poetry and travelling Countries Visited France, Italy, U.K. and U.S.A.; attended I.P.U. Conference held in Paris in July 1996 as a member of Indian DelegationOther Information Participated in J.P. Movement against Emergency Rule in India, 1975-77; Detained for about 40 days; State Convener (i) Save Assam Movement, Karnataka, 1983; (ii) International Youth Year, 1985 and (iii) R.S.S.- sponsored Drought Relief Committee, Karnataka, 1986; Organiser, State and national level conferences and study camps; Convener for many State and University level agitations; Member, (i)Central Silk Board, 1996-98; and (ii) Governing Council, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1996-98Our Other Sites IndianPost.com AcornObituaries.com IndianAge.comTotal electorate 13,98,070 Total votes polled 8,10,135 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Ananth Kumar (B.J.P.) 4,29,648 (2) Shri D.P.Sharma (I.N.C.) 2,49,601 (3) Shri V.Somanna (J.D.) 1,10,323 (4) Shri B.S.Rajput (S.A.P.) 2,688
Election Result of Bangalore South Lok Sabha Constituency