Ananth Kumar

Karnataka State President Ananth Kumar was born in Bangalore on 22nd July 1959. In 1987 he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party having served in various capacities in ABVP- State Secretary, State President of BJP Yuva Morcha followed by General Secretary & National Secretary. In 1995 he became National Secretary of the BJP. 1996 was a turning point in his political career. His first stint in an electoral battle was contesting from the Bangalore South constituency. He got reelected, in 1998. He became the youngest Minister in Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee's cabinet in 1998. Ananth became the Civil Aviation Minister.This was followed by his stints in various other Ministries like Tourism, Sports, Youth Affairs & Culture, Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation.He contested the election and was elected again with record margin, become the Union Minister for Civil Aviation in Shri.Atal Behari Vajpayee's Government.Thus becoming the youngest cabinet minister.

Ananth Kumar's political career:

» 1982-85 Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarathi Parishad (A.B.V.P.), Karnataka
» 1985-87 National Secretary, A.B.V.P.
» 1987-88 Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Karnataka
» 1988-95 General Secretary, B.J.P., Karnataka
» 1995 onwards National Secretary, B.J.P.
» 1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha from Bangalore South (Karnataka)
» 1996-97 Member, Committee on Industry; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
» 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) from Bangalore South (Karnataka)
» 1998-99 Union Cabinet Minister, Civil Aviation with additional charge of Tourism
» 1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) from Bangalore South (Karnataka)
» 1999- Union Cabinet Minister, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports
» 2000- Union Cabinet Minister, Tourism and Culture
» 2001- Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation
» 2003 - Karnataka State President B.J.P.


He is contesting the 14th Lok Sabha Elections from the South Bangalore Constituency in Karnataka.