S. Muniswamy

Sadappa Muniswamy (b 1975) is an Indian politician, a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India, from Kolar in Karnataka in 2019 as a BJP candidate after causing massive upset by defeating congress heavyweight, former central minister and seven time member of parliament K. H. Muniyappa in his own bastion.[1][2] Muniswamy participated in the launch of a new train service from Kolar to Whitefield and during the occasion promised to take up the doubling work of railway line between Marikuppam and Bangarpet-Kolar-Bangarpet.[3]

In this Indian name, the name Sadappa is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Muniswamy.
S. Muniswamy
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byK. H. Muniyappa
ConstituencyKolar
Personal details
Born (1975-04-16) 16 April 1975
Yaluvaguli, Malur Taluk, Kolar District, Karnataka
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseShylaja
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In just a decade and half his political fortunes have skyrocketed from being a panchayat member to Member of Parliament. He was first elected in Kadugodi in Panchayat elections.[4] Later he became a Corporator from Kadugodi Ward in Bangalore after winning BBMP elections in 2015. S. Muniswamy had unsuccessfully contested for mayoral election, but lost against Sampath Raju of Congress in 2018.[5]

Controversy

On Womens Day event , Muniswamy scolded a woman vendor for not wearing bindi. Criticising it Congress MP P. Chidambaram said BJP will one day make India "Hindutva Iran".[6]

References
  1. "How a city corporator turned out to be a giant killer in Kolar". The Economic Times. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. "BBMP Corporator Muniswamy Turns Giant Killer By Defeating 7-Time MP Muniyappa". Star of Mysore. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. "MP flags off new train on Whitefield-Kolar route". The New Indian Express. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. M, Akshatha (27 May 2019). "Kolar MP doesn't want to give up corporator's position". Akshatha M. The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. "He went From gram panchayat to Parliament in 15 yrs". The New Indian Express. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  6. "Karnataka BJP MP berates woman for not wearing bindi during Women's Day event". The NewsMinute. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.


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