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Ramesh Jigajinagi
Bhartiya Janata Party
DOB
28 Jun 1952
Age
73 years
birth palce
Atarga, Vijayapur, Karnataka
profession
Politician
Ramesh Jigajinagi biography
Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi, born on 28th June 1952 in Atharga, Bijapur District, Karnataka, is a Member of Parliament from the 17th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Bijapur Lok Sabha constituency as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
He was born to Chandappa and Bhoramma Jigajinagi. He completed his graduation from BLDEA’s New Arts College, Bijapur, in the faculty of Arts and later earned his master’s degree.
His political career began with the undivided Janata Dal under the mentorship of Ramakrishna Hegde. When Ramakrishna Hegde floated the Rashtreeya Nava Nirmana Vedike, Jigajinagi was among the earliest sitting MLAs to support him and join the new party by resigning his ministership.
Later, he joined Lok Shakti, a party formed by Ramakrishna Hegde and rejoined Janata Dal-United after the merger of Lok Shakti with the former before finally joining the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).
In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, he was elected as the Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Bijapur, Karnataka. He was Union Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation in 2016. He has also been a member of the Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Lok Sabha.
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Ramesh Jigajinagi personal life
Father
Shri Chandappa Jigajinagi
Mother
Smt. Boramma
Spouse
Shobha Ramesh J
Education
B.A.
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