Janardhana Swamy served as a Member of Parliament in 15th Lok Sabha (2009-2014) representing the Chitradurga Lok Sabha Constituency in the Parliament of India.
Janardhana Swamy | |
|---|---|
 Shri Janardhana Swamy | |
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Chitradurga | |
| In office 17 May 2009 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | N. Y. Hanumanthappa |
| Succeeded by | B N Chandrappa |
| Majority | 135084 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 June 1968 Chitradurga, Karnataka |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence | Chitradurga |
| Alma mater | U.B.D.T. College of Engineering, Davangere and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
| Profession | Electrical and communication engineer |
| Website | jswamy.com |
Early life and education
editJanardhana Swamy is the only son for his father Venkatappa and mother Chinnadevi. His father Venkatappa was a primary school teacher in Karnataka, India. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Instrumentation Technology) from U.B.D.T. College of Engineering, Davangere, under University of Mysore[1] and a Master's degree in Engineering (Electrical Communication) from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.[2]
Career
editSwamy worked in various engineering and management positions at Cisco, Dell, Sasken, Cadence Design Systems, and Sun Microsystems.[3] His research articles appeared in IEEE, IETE, and other publications, and he obtained a United States Patent US 6,686,759 for "Testing embedded cores in multi-core integrated circuit designs" on Feb. 3, 2004.[4][5]
He also worked as a full-time party worker of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and served as the first president of BJP IT Cell (Karnataka Division).[6]
He contested and won the 2009 Lok Sabha election from Chitradurga, Karnataka. As a Member of Parliament Swamy, along with Davangere MP GM Siddeshwara and Tumkur MP GS Basavaraju, were instrumental in sanctioning the direct Railway connection between Chitradurga and the state's capital Bangalore.[7][8][9] He also played significant roles in setting up the DRDO, BARC, ISRO, and IISc's new campus at Challakere.[10]
In 2012, B.S. Yeddyurappa and B. Sriramulu left the BJP, creating the KJP and BSR parties, leading to significant electoral setbacks for the BJP in the 2013 Karnataka Assembly elections.[11] The division notably impacted Chitradurga, a BJP challenge area, with the BSR's capture of an MLA seat in Molakalmuru underscoring the split's profound effect.[12] Despite developmental efforts by BJP's Janardhana Swamy, the political fragmentation contributed to his Lok Sabha election loss in 2014 from Chitradurga.[13] The reintegration of KJP and BSR into BJP in 2014 could not fully mend the electoral damage in certain regions.
Literary works
editHe designed and illustrated cover pages for several books and publications.[14] While he was in United States, he worked as the Chief Editor & Vice-President of California's Kannada community organisation KKNC.[15] His cartoons appeared in state, national and international publications and newspapers in India.[16][17][18][19]
Other Roles
editIn 15th Lok Sabha:
- Member of Committee on External Affairs
- Member of Council of Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), which is headed by the President of India
- Member of Committee on Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
- Member of Technology Committee at Lok Sabha
He is presently holding the following positions:
- Member of Karnataka State Innovation Council
- Member of Indian Institute of Cartoonists
References
edit- ^ [1] Archived 27 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine INDIAN EXPRESS - From Silicon Valley to dust bowl
- ^ https://iisc.ac.in/challakere-campus/, Indian Institute of Science
- ^ http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/advani-wants-to-make-india-itliterate/444561/, INDIAN EXPRESS - Advani wants to make India IT-literate
- ^ "US6686759.pdf" (PDF). docs.google.com. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ https://www.uspto.gov, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- ^ https://kannada.oneindia.com/news/2008/11/16/janardhana-swamy-appointed-as-it-cell-convener.html, oneindia - Janardhana Swamy appointed as IT Cell Convener
- ^ Chitradurga-Bangalore railway link project gets the nod, The Hindu
- ^ Meeting with the Railway Minister Archived 16 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, OneIndia
- ^ Davangere-Tumkur rail link The Hindu
- ^ "Indian Institute of Science - Challakere Campus". Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "B.S. Yeddyurappa and B. Sriramulu's plans to defeat BJP in Karnataka assembly elections go awry". INDIA TODAY. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Molakalmuru Assembly constituency". INDIA TODAY. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Kadkol, Pradeepkumar (28 May 2014). "LS polls: how BJP lost out in Chitradurga constituency". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ https://kannada.oneindia.com/nri/wkc/2006/070806coverpage.html, oneindia - Kannada
- ^ https://beta.kknc.org/?goto=about_2005_committee, Kannada Koota of Northern California - 2005 Committee
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ [2] Archived 27 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine INDIAN EXPRESS - MP displays cartooning skills
- ^ https://kannada.oneindia.com/nri/article/2003/190203cartoon.html, Some feedback received about Janardhana Swamy's cartoons
- ^ https://kannadaranga.blogspot.com/2008/04/blog-post.html, Kannada Ranga