K. H. Muniyappa

CabinetSecond Siddaramaiah ministryChief MinisterSiddaramaiahMinistry and Departments

• Food & Civil Supplies
• Consumer Affairs

Preceded byUmesh KattiMember of Karnataka Legislative AssemblyAssumed office
13 May 2023Preceded byL. N. NarayanaswamyConstituencyDevanahalliUnion Minister of State(Independent charge), Minister of Micro, Small and Medium EnterprisesIn office
28 October 2012 – 26 May 2014Prime MinisterDr. Manmohan SinghPreceded byVayalar RaviSucceeded byKalraj MishraMember of Parliament
Lok SabhaIn office
1991–2019Preceded byY. RamakrishnaSucceeded byS. MuniswamyConstituencyKolarMinister of State, Government of IndiaIn office
22 May 2009 – 28 October 2012PresidentPratibha Patil
Pranab MukherjeeCabinetSecond Manmohan Singh ministryPrime MinisterManmohan SinghMinistry and DepartmentsRailwaysIn office
23 May 2004 – 22 May 2009PresidentA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Pratibha PatilCabinetFirst Manmohan Singh ministryPrime MinisterManmohan SinghMinistry and DepartmentsRoad, Transport & Highways Personal detailsBorn (1948-03-07) 7 March 1948 (age 76)
Kammadhalli shidlaghatta, KarnatakaPolitical partyINCSpouseM. NagarathnammaChildren1 son and 4 daughters
including Roopakala M Shashidhar^[2]ResidenceBangaloreAwardsDoctorateSource: [1]

Kambadahalli Hanumappa Muniyappa (born 7 March 1948) is an Indian politician from Karnataka and Cabinet Minister.

Political career

He belongs to Madiga community, a member of Scheduled Castes.^[3]

Muniyappa has represented Kolar seven times consecutively: (10th Lok Sabha, 11th Lok Sabha, 12th Lok Sabha, 13th Lok Sabha, 14th Lok Sabha, 15th Lok Sabha and 16th Lok Sabha). He lost the 2019 elections to a largely unknown face S. Muniswamy by more than one lakh votes.^[4][5]

He was Minister of state in Government of India from 22 May 2004 to 28 October 2012.

Muniyappa was the Union Minister of state for Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.^[6] He was administered the oath of office along with 59 other ministers on 28 May 2009 by President of India Pratibha Patil.

Degrees and posts held

1969 onwards Vice-Convenor, Congress (I) Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) Cell, District. Kolar, Karnataka.

1978-83 vice-president, Taluk Development Board, Sidlaghatta, District. Kolar, Karnataka.

1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha

Member, Pradesh Congress Committee (P.C.C.) (I), Legal Cell, Karnataka

Member, Executive Committee, P.C.C. (I) SC and ST Cell, Karnataka

Vice-president, Taluk Congress (I) Committee, Sidlaghatta, District. Kolar, Karnataka

Member, District Congress Committee (D.C.C.) (I), Dist. Kolar, Karnataka

Member, Food and Civil Supplies (Eradication of Adulteration Committee), District. Kolar, Karnataka

1994 Joint Secretary, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.)

1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1996-97 Member, Committee on Industry

Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Welfare

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1998-99 Member, Committee on Industry

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Special Invitee, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel and Mines

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)

1999-2000 Member, Committee on Industry

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha(5th term)

23 May 2004 onwards Union Minister of State, Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (6th term)

2009 - 28 Oct. 2012 Union Minister of State, Railways

28 Oct. 2012 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (7th term)

Awards

Honorary Doctorate

• Honorary Doctorate - 32nd Annual Convocation of Gulbarga University (2014)

References

External links

• Official Website: Shri K.H. Muniyappa, www.khmuniyappa.org