R. L. Jalappa

R. Laxminarayanappa Jalappa (born 19 October 1925) is an Indian politician who was the leader of the Indian National Congress (INC) from the State of Karnataka.

R. L. Jalappa
An Indian politician
Union Minister of Textiles
In office
1996 – 20 January 1998
Preceded byG. Venkatswamy
Succeeded byKashiram Rana
Member of the Lok Sabha for Chikballapur
In office
1996–2009
Preceded byV. Krishna Rao
Succeeded byVeerappa Moily
Personal details
Born (1925-10-19) 19 October 1925
Tubagere, Kingdom of Mysore
Political partyIndian National Congress
(till 1979; 1998–present)
Other political
affiliations		Janata Dal (1989–1998)
Janata Party (1980–1989)
Karnataka Kranti Ranga
(1979–1980)
Spouse(s)
Vijayalaxmi
(
m. 1982)
Children7 (Including J. Narasimha Swamy)[1]
Alma materMaharaja's College, Mysore
Profession
  • Politician
  • Agriculturist
  • Educationist

Jalappa was a member of the INC till 1979, when he quit the party to form the Karnataka Kranti Ranga with D. Devaraj Urs, which merged with the Janata Party the following year. Ten year later, he joined the Janata Dal and was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower House of the Indian Parliament, in 1996, from Chikballapur.[2] He served as the Union Minister of Textiles from 1996 to January 1998, when he quit the party and resigned as minister to rejoin the INC.[3] He was elected to the Lok Sabha again, a member of which he remained till 2009. He currently serves as the chairman of the Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College situated in Kolar, Karnataka.[4]

References
  1. "J. Narasimha Swamy(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Doddaballapur: Bye-election 27-12-2008(BANGALORE RURAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". outlookindia.com.
  2. "Jalappa quits Janata Dal, to join Congress". Rediff.com. 17 January 1998. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. "Jalappa quits Union Cabinet". Rediff.com. 20 January 1998. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. "CBI files FIR against Jalappa for corruption". Deccan Herald. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2018.


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