GM Siddeshwara-Â Minister of State (Civil Aviation)
Shri Gowdara Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara,age 62,hailing from the most powerful Lingayat community, is a three term Lok-Sabha member.He has been rated as the second best MP from Karnataka based on various aspects like his parliamentary performance and attendance, number of questions asked, his remarkable utilization of MPLAD funds for the constituency,debate participation,etc.
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 GM Siddeshwara was also a member of the 14th and 15th Lok-Sabha of India representing the BJP from the Davangere Lok Sabha constituency. He defeated S S Mallikarjun of Congress by a margin of 17.607 votes in the recently held elections. Just like his father G Mallikarjunappa who as a member of Parliament representing BJP,GM Siddeshwara has worked at various party position both at stake and National levels. He is not just an honest and straight forward politician but also a businessman and agriculturist by profession.
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2004 – 2009   |  Member of Parliamentary Consulative Committee for   Ministry of Human Resource Development.
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2009 – 2010   |  Member of Parliamentary Consulative Committee for   Water Resources.
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2009      |  Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha from Davangere Vice   President of Karnataka State BJP.
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2010 – 2014   |  Member of Parliamentary Consulative Committee for   Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
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2014 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â | Â Minister of State ( Civil Aviation )
His father was also an MP for 2 terms 1996-1998 and 1999-2003. Even during the regimes of Congress both in state and the center the GM family has had a strong hold in the Central Karnataka region for the last 19 years.
– Pranchal Joshi.
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