Janardhana Swamy
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 |
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.
Early life and education
[edit]Janardhana 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
[edit]Swamy 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
[edit]He 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
[edit]In 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
- 1968 births
- Kannada people
- Living people
- Indian Hindus
- People from Chitradurga
- India MPs 2009–2014
- Artists from Karnataka
- Indian editorial cartoonists
- Lok Sabha members from Karnataka
- National Democratic Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka
- Indian Institute of Science alumni