C. P. Mudalagiriyappa

C. P. Mudalagiriyappa
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Chitradurga
In office
1989–1996
Preceded byK. H. Ranganath
Succeeded byP. Kondandaramaiah
In office
1998–1999
Preceded byP. Kondandaramaiah
Succeeded byShashi Kumar
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
1985–1989
Preceded byP. Mudlegowda
Succeeded byS. K. Dasappa
ConstituencySira
Personal details
Born(1940-06-24)24 June 1940
Chirathahalli, Tumkur, Kingdom of Mysore
Died23 March 2024(2024-03-23) (aged 83)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations		Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Lakshmi Devi
​
(m. 1970)​
Children2, including C. M. Rajesh Gowda
EducationB.A. and B.L.
Alma materBangalore University
ProfessionAgriculturist, lawyer, politician, social worker

Chirathahalli Papegowda Mudalagiriyappa (24 June 1940 – 23 March 2024) was an Indian politician and leader of Indian National Congress (INC) from Karnataka. He was a three-time Member of Parliament and represented Chitradurga in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India.[1][2] He was also a member of the parliamentary delegation led by the G. M. C. Balayogi to Iraq in 1998.[1] His son C. M. Rajesh Gowda is a doctor and former legislator.[3]

Biography

Mudalagiriyappa was born on 24 June 1940 in Chirathahalli of Tumkur district, Karnataka. Papegowda was his father.[4] Mudalagiriyappa completed his education in B.A. and B.L. at Government Law College and Bangalore University, Bangalore in Karnataka.

Mudalagiriyappa was elected as member of the Karnataka legislative assembly in his first attempt when he contested Sira in the 1985 election.[3] He was then elected thrice from Chitradurga to the Lok Sabha, and served as a member of parliament between 1988 and 1999. In 1996, he lost to P. Kondandaramaiah of the Janata Dal and in 1999 to Shashi Kumar of the Janata Dal (Secular). In 2004, Mudalagiriyappa resigned from primary membership of the INC stating that the party had become the private enterprise of a few individuals.[5] He unsuccessfully contested Chitradurga in the 2004 election on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket,[6] and lost to INC's N. Y. Hanumanthappa.

Mudalagiriyappa married Lakshmi Devi on 7 May 1970 and the couple had one son and one daughter. His son C. M. Rajesh Gowda is a doctor and former legislator. Mudalagiriyappa died on 23 March 2024, at the age of 83.[3]

Positions held

# From To Position
1. 1979 1982 General Secretary of District Congress Committee (Indira) D.C.C.(I), Karnataka.
2. 1979 1989 Chairman of Legal Cell in Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira) P.C.C.(I), Karnataka.
3. 1980 Member of Constitution Amendment Committee in Karnataka Government.
4. 1985 1989 Member of Legislative Assembly from Sira constituency.
  • Member of Committee on subordinate legislation.
  • Member of the Estimates committee.
  • Member of Committee on Public undertakings.
5. 1989 1991 MP (1st term) in 9th Lok Sabha from Chitradurga.
  • Member of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Law and Justice.
6. 1991 1996 MP (2nd term) in 10th Lok Sabha from Chitradurga.[7][8][9]
  • Member of the Estimates Committee.
  • Member of Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals.
  • Member of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Urban Development.
7. 1998 1999 MP (3rd term) in 12th Lok Sabha from Chitradurga.[10][11]
  • Member of Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution and its Sub-Committee-A on Department of Food and Civil Supplies.
  • Member of Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House.
  • Member of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Labour.

References

  1. ^ a b "Members Bioprofile -". Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ^ Sabha, India Parliament Lok (1993). Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat.
  3. ^ a b c "Former MP C P Mudalagiriyappa passes away at 84". Deccan Herald. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ^ Sabha, India Parliament Lok (2003). Indian Parliamentary Companion: Who's who of Members of Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha Secretariat.
  5. ^ "Mudalagiriyappa quits Congress". The Hindu. 20 March 2004. Archived from the original on 23 March 2005. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Mudalagiriyappa gets BJP ticket". The Hindu. 24 March 2004. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  7. ^ Radio, All India (1991). Lok Sabha Poll: An A.I.R. Analysis. News Services Division, All India Radio, Government of India.
  8. ^ Statistical Report on General Elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha: Constituency data, summary. Election Commission of India. 1996.
  9. ^ Statistical Report on General Elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha: Detailed results. Election Commission of India. 1996.
  10. ^ Rajamani, R. C. (2000). Portraits of India's Parliamentarians for the New Millennium: Lok Sabha. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-212-0692-1.
  11. ^ Aggarwal, J. C.; Chowdhry, N. K. (2000). Lok Sabha Elections 1999: Last of the Millennium. Shipra Publications. ISBN 978-81-7541-051-0.