Ananth Kumar

Ananth Kumar

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Ananth Kumar Profile

  • Name:
  • Ananth Kumar
  • Born:
  • July 22, 1959
  • Father:
  • Narayan Shastri
  • Mother:
  • Girija N. Shastry

Ananth Kumar Biography

Ananth Kumar is a prominent politician belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party from Karnataka. He has been elected as the Member of Parliament for 6 consecutive times till General elections 2014. Ananth has been included in Narendra Modi’s cabinet and given the portfolio - Parliamentary affairs and additional charge of chemicals and fertilizers. He got elected from Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. Though known as an experienced parliamentarian, he has invited a few controversies and scams during his political career. He was named as the first political acquaintance of Niira Radia, who was involved in the Radia tapes controversy. His name was listed among the 25 most corrupt politicians by AAP. HUDCO Scam during his term as the urban development minister in the NDA government, and the misuse of funds for private affairs are the other allegations on this political leader.

 

He was born in Bangalore in a middle class family on 22nd July 1959. He is the son of Narayan Shastri and Girija N. Shastry. He graduated in B.A from K. S. Arts College at Hubli. He completed LLB from J. S. S. Law College. He got influenced by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh during his college days. He was one of the most popular and influential student's union leader in Karnataka. He demonstrated against the then Indira Gandhi government’s imposition of emergency in 1975. He became ABVP’s State secretary and later National Secretary in 1985.

 

He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the year 1987. This social leader started his career as MP of Bangalore South in the 1996 Lok Sabha elections. In 1998 he was inducted into the Union Cabinet as the Minister for Civil Aviation by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Ananth has been included in Narendra Modi’s cabinet in 2014.

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Updated: September 02, 2014

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