Basavarajeshwari
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Born | Basavarajeshwari Jahagirdar 1921 Social worker |
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Basavarajeshwari Jahagirdar was an Indian politician and 3 time Member of Parliament (MP), represented the Bellary Lok Sabha constituency in Lok Sabha, lower house of the Indian Parliament. She also served as Minister of State for Women and Child Development of India, from 1991 to 1996.
Early life and background
Basava Rajeswari was born in 1928 at
Personal life
Basava Rajeswari married Shri Sarana Basavaraj on 22 May 1948 and the couple has four sons and four daughters.
Positions held
- Member of All India Congress Committee (AICC) for two terms.
- Secretary of District Congress Committee, Raichur.
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1957 | 1977 | Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
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1977 | 1984 | Member of Karnataka Legislative Council.
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1984 | 1989 | Member of Parliament - 8th Lok Sabha from Bellary.
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1989 | 1991 | Member of Parliament - 9th Lok Sabha from Bellary. | |
1991 | 1996 | Member of Parliament - 10th Lok Sabha from Bellary. |
Political career
Ms. Basavarajeshwari, whose political career lasted 40 years, was the Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development in the
She won the
She won the Bellary Lok Sabha seat thrice in 1984, 1989 and 1991 and was inducted into the
She kept a low profile after she was denied the Congress ticket to contest in the Lok Sabha elections from Bellary in 1996 and floated a trust, for which she was the chairperson. It started several educational institutions, including an engineering college, schools, a polytechnic and an ITI.
In 2004, Ms. Basavarajeshwari joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and campaigned for the party not only in Bellary but also in the neighbouring districts.[6]