Basavarajeshwari Jahagirdar was an Indian politician and 3 time Member of Parliament, represented the Bellary Lok Sabha constituency in Lok Sabha, lower house of the Indian Parliament.
10 Facts About Basavarajeshwari
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Basavarajeshwari served as Minister of State for Women and Child Development of India, from 1991 to 1996.
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Basavarajeshwari completed her education at Government Girls High School in Bellary.
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Basavarajeshwari served as a Deputy Minister between 1962 and 1967 and was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council for one term.
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Basavarajeshwari won the Bellary Lok Sabha seat three times in a row.
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Basavarajeshwari began her career as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in 1957 from Lingasugur in Raichur district, and was re-elected for the second term when she held the post of Deputy Minister for five years.
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Basavarajeshwari was later elected as the Member of the Legislative Council.
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Basavarajeshwari represented the country at the World Women's Conference held at Beijing in China.
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Basavarajeshwari kept a low profile after she was denied the Congress ticket to contest in the Lok Sabha elections from Bellary in 1996 and floated a trust, for which she was the chairperson.
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Basavarajeshwari joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and campaigned for the party not only in Bellary but in the neighbouring districts.