Constituency Bellary , Karnataka Occupation Politician Nationality Indian Name B. Sriramulu | Residence Bellary Role Indian Politician Alma mater Veera Shaiva College | |
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Born 8 August 1971 (age 53) Bellary, Karnataka ( 1971-08-08 ) Political party Barathiya Jantha PartyBJP- March 2014- Present Party Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress Similar People B S Yeddyurappa, Jagadish Shettar, V S Acharya, Puttaraj Gawai, B Y Raghavendra | ||
Matters of urgent public importance: Shri B. Sriramulu, 02.05.2016
B. Sriramulu (born 8 August 1971) is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Lok Sabha representing Bellary Lok Sabha constituency. He was a member of the current Karnataka legislative assembly representing Bellary Rural Constituency. He was Health and Family Welfare minister in the Government of Karnataka till September 2011.
Contents
- Matters of urgent public importance Shri B Sriramulu 02052016
- The Significant Power And Appeal Of BJPs B Sriramulu In Karnataka
- Background
- Career
- References
The Significant Power And Appeal Of BJP's B Sriramulu In Karnataka
Background
B. Sriramulu was born in Bellary, Karnataka on 8 August 1971 to B. Thimmappa, a railway employee and B Honnuramma, a housewife. He is the seventh child from among four brothers and four sisters.
Career
The 1999 Lok Sabha elections saw the emergence of B SriRamulu as Sushma Swaraj’s local aide. All though Swaraj and Sriramulu who contested the 1999 Assembly elections from Bellary city lost in the elections, for Him, both the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections that year proved to be a crucial stepping stone. He was Health,Tourism, Textile, Civil Aviation & Infrastructure Minister.
In September 2011, he resigned as an MLA and later quit the Bharatiya Janata Party owing to alleged humiliation meted out to his mentor and jailed former minister Gali Janardhan Reddy by the BJP leadership. Subsequently, he contested as an Independent candidate again from the Bellary Rural constituency and won. He then floated a regional party, Badava Shramika Raitha Congress or BSR Congress. However, in March 2014 he again joined Bharatiya Janata Party and contested Loksabha election from Bellary as a BJP candidate.