12 Facts About Ramesh Jigajinagi

Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi was born on 28 June 1952 and is an Indian politician from Karnataka and currently a member of Lok Sabha.

Ramesh Jigajinagi was Union Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation in 2016.

Ramesh Jigajinagi was member of the Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Lok Sabha.

Ramesh Jigajinagi represents the Bijapur constituency and is currently a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party which he joined in 2002.

Ramesh Jigajinagi has been a member of Janata Dal and Ramakrishna Hegde's Vedike Party and Ram Vilas Paswan's Jan Shakti Party in 2001 when Hegde was planning to retire.

Ramesh Jigajinagi was born on 28 June 1952 in Atharga village of Bijapur District in Karnataka to Chandappa and Bhoramma Jigajinagi.

Ramesh Jigajinagi married Shoba and has two sons, Vinod and Anand, both businessmen.

Ramesh Jigajinagi has been able to retain support in northern Karnataka, even after switching parties.

Ramesh Jigajinagi entered the 12th Lok Sabha with a margin of 1,31,238 votes.

Ramesh Jigajinagi remained in the Janatha Dal and was a staunch supporter of Ramakrishna Hegde.

Ramesh Jigajinagi was elected as MP for five times without a break.

Ramesh Jigajinagi was elected as an MP for the first time in 1996 from Chikkodi, a constituency reserved from SC community, on Lok Shakti ticket.