ANANTH KUMAR, SHRI
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - BANGALORE SOUTH (KARNATAKA)] 

Father's Name                Shri H.N. Narayana Sastry

Date of Birth                  22 July 1959

Place of Birth                Bangalore (Karnataka)

Marital Status               Married

Date of Marriage          15 February 1989

Spouse's Name             Smt. Tejaswini A.

No. of Daughters         Two

Educational                 B.A., LL.B.
Qualifications             Educated at K.S. Arts College and J.S.S. Law College, Karnataka University,
                                     Hubli (Karnataka)

Profession                    Political and Social Worker, Trader and Industrialist

Permanent Address     16, Sati, 3rd Main Vyalikaval,
                                     Bangalore-560 003 (Karnataka)
                                     Tel. (080) 3310139
                                     Fax. (080) 3310070
                                     E. Mail-akumar@parlis.nic.in
                                     Internet Home page Address - http//www.ananth.org

Present Address           6, Akbar Road,
                                     New Delhi-110011
                                     Tels. (011) 3794754, 3017986
 
Positions Held

1982-85                 Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarathi Parishad (A.B.V.P.), Karnataka

1985-87                 National Secretary, A.B.V.P.

1987-88                 Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Karnataka

1988-95                 General Secretary, B.J.P., Karnataka

1995 onwards         National Secretary, B.J.P.

1996                      Elected to 11th Lok Sabha

1996-97                 Member, Committee on Industry;
                              Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways

1998                      Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1998-99                 Union Cabinet Minister, Civil Aviation with additional charge of Tourism

1999                       Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

13 Oct. 1999-         Union Cabinet Minister, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports
2 Feb. 2000

2 Feb. 2000-          Union Cabinet Minister, Tourism and Culture
1 Sept. 2001

1 Sept. 2001-         Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation
onwards

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments

Published articles on national issues in well-known newspapers; authored many pamphlets and booklets
on socio-political and educational issues; well-known public speaker in Kannada, English, Hindi and
Telugu

Favourite Pastime and Recreation

Reading, writing poetry and travelling

Countries Visited

Brazil, France, Italy, U.K. and U.S.A.; attended I.P.U. Conference held in Paris in July 1996 as a member
of Indian Delegation

Other Information

Participated in J.P. Movement against Emergency Rule in India, 1975-77; Detained for about 40 days;
State Convenor, (i) Save Assam Movement, Karnataka, 1983; (ii) International Youth Year, 1985; and
(iii) R.S.S. sponsored Drought Relief Committee, Karnataka, 1986; Organiser, State and national level
conferences and study camps; Convenor for many State and University level agitations; Member,
(i) Central Silk Board, 1996-98; and (ii) Governing Council, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,
1996-98

Total electorate         14,87,215
Total votes polled       8,05,034
Poll percentage             54.13%
Valid votes                8,04,342

Votes polled in favour of the  first four leading candidates:

(1) Shri Ananth Kumar                 (B.J.P.)                 4,10,161     50.99%
(2) Shri B.K. Hari Prasad             (I.N.C.)                3,44,107     42.78%
(3) Shri B.T. Parthasarathy            [J.D.(S)]                 22,801      2.83%
(4) Shri D. Arumugam                  (A.I.A.D.M.K.)       11,643      1.45%