Basavarajeshwari
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| name = Basavarajeshwari Jahagirdar
| birth_name = Basavarajeshwari Jahagirdar
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|02|17|df=y}}{{Cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2982.htm|title=Members Bioprofile}}
| birth_place = Hanumapura, Rayagada, Bellary, Madras Presidency, British India
| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|02|19|1923|02|17|df=y}}{{Cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2982.htm|title=Members Bioprofile}}
| death_place = Ballari, Karnataka, India{{Cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2982.htm|title=Members Bioprofile}}
| office = Member of the Lok Sabha
| constituency = Bellary
| term_start = 1984
| term_end = 1996
| predecessor = R. Y. Ghorpade
| successor = K. C. Kondaiah
| office1 = Minister of State for Women and Child Development
| constituency1 = Bellary
| term_start1 = 1994
| term_end1 = 1996
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| party = Bharatiya Janata Party (2004–2008)
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| otherparty = Indian National Congress (1954–2004)
| spouse = {{marriage|Sharana Basavaraj|22 May 1948}}
| children = 1
| website =
| source = http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2982.htm
| profession = Agriculturist, Educationist, Industrialist and Social worker
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Basavarajeshwari Jahagirdar (17 February 1923 – 19 February 2008) was an Indian politician. She was three-time Member of Parliament representing the Bellary in Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. She also served as Minister of State for Women and Child Development from 1991 to 1996.
Early life and background
Basavarajeswari was born on 17 February 1923 in Hanumapura, a village in Bellary district's Rayagada taluk of the erstwhile Madras Presidency of British India (in present-day Karnataka). She was born into a family of zamindars and was the eldest of eight children of Veerareddy and Timmamma. She completed her education at Government Girls High School in Bellary, before finishing her education upon completion of pre-university course.{{cite book |title=ಬಸವರಾಜೇಶ್ವರಿ |date=2006 |url=https://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/elib/pdf/eresources/Basavarajeshwari.pdf |language=kn |access-date=13 May 2025}}
Personal life
Basava Rajeswari married Sharana Basavaraj on 22 May 1948 and the couple has four sons and four daughters.
Positions held
- Member of All India Congress Committee (AICC) for two terms.
- Secretary of District Congress Committee, Raichur.
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| |1957
|1977 |Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
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| |1977
|1984 |Member of Karnataka Legislative Council.
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| |1984
|1989 |Member of Parliament - 8th Lok Sabha from Bellary.
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| |1989
|1991 |Member of Parliament - 9th Lok Sabha from Bellary. |
| |1991
|1996 |Member of Parliament - 10th Lok Sabha from Bellary. |
Political career
Ms. Basavarajeshwari, whose political career lasted 40 years, was the Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development in the P.V. Narasimha Rao Ministry. She also served as a Deputy Minister between 1962 and 1967 and was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council for one term.
She won the Bellary Lok Sabha seat three times in a row. She began her career as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in 1957 from Lingasugur in Raichur district, and was re-elected for the second term when she held the post of Deputy Minister for five years. She was later elected as the Member of the Legislative Council (1977–84).
She won the Bellary Lok Sabha seat thrice in 1984, 1989 and 1991 and was inducted into the P.V. Narasimha Rao MinistryP.V. Narasimha Rao Ministry. As the Union Minister, Ms. Basavarajeshwari represented the country at the World Women's Conference held at Beijing in China.[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19941130-bluster-all-around-755221-1994-11-30 BLUSTER ALL AROUND]
She kept a low profile after she was denied the Congress ticket to contest in the Lok Sabha elections from Bellary in 1996 and floated a trust, for which she was the chairperson. It started several educational institutions, including an engineering college, schools, a polytechnic and an ITI.
In 2004, Ms. Basavarajeshwari joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and campaigned for the party not only in Bellary but also in the neighbouring districts.[https://www.thehindu.com/2004/02/29/stories/2004022907810300.htm Congress leaders made me quit: Basavarajeshwari]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
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Category:Lok Sabha members from Karnataka
Category:People from Ballari district
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka
Category:Mysore MLAs 1957–1962
Category:Mysore MLAs 1962–1967
Category:Mysore MLAs 1967–1972
Category:Mysore MLAs 1972–1977