G. S. Basavaraj MP Contact Number, WhatsApp No, Helpline Number, Email Id, Address Details

Gangasandra Siddappa Basavaraj is an Indian politician. He is a member of Lok Sabha (2019-2024), elected from Tumkur constituency in 2019. He started his political career with Congress, and is now a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He defeated former prime minister Sri H. D. Deve Gowda in the 2019 Indian general elections by a margin of nearly 15,000 votes in Tumkur Lok Sabha Constituency.

He has been elected to Lok Sabha from Tumkur five times, in 1984, 1989 and 1999 as member of Indian National Congress, and in 2009 and 2019 as member of BJP. In 2004 elections, he finished third as Congress candidate behind BJP and JD-S candidates in Tumkur. He joined BJP after this defeat. In 2014 he was the losing candidate for BJP.

Constituency : Tumkur (Karnataka)

Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)

Email Address : gsiddappa@sansad.nic.in, gsbasavaraj.mp@gmail.com

Father's Name : Shri Siddappa

Mother's Name : Smt. Nanjamma

Date of Birth : 04 May 1941

Place of Birth : Gangasandra, Distt. Tumkur (Karnataka)

Marital Status : Married

Date of Marriage : 07 Jul 1972

Spouse's Name : Smt. S. Shakunthala

No. of Sons : 2

Educational Qualifications : B.Sc., B.L.
Educated at First Grade College, Tumkur and Vidyodaya Law College, Tumkur,Karnataka

Profession : Advocate, Agriculturist, Social Worker, Horticulturist

Permanent Address    
Opp. Park, Gandhi Nagar,
Tumkur - 572 101
Karnataka
Tel. : (0816) 2279192, 09448079192 (M)
Fax. (0816) 2255530

Present Address    
AB-13, Tilak Marg,
Near Supreme Court,
New Delhi-110001

Positions Held
1979-1983 : President, District Congress Committee, Tumkur, Karnataka
1984 : Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
1985-89 : Member, Consultative Committee, External Affairs
1987-89 : Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
1989 : Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1990 : Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water Resources
1999 : Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1999-2000 : Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
2009 : Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)
31 Aug. 2009 : Member, Standing Committee on Commerce
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water Resources
May 2019 : Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (5th term)
13 Sept. 2019 onwards : Member, Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Jal Shakti