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Govind Makthappa Karjol

Govind Makthappa Karjol is listed as Lok Sabha MP for Chitradurga, Karnataka.

Party in the cited recordBharatiya Janata Party

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Requirement of Fertilizers

UNSTARRED · CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS · Lok Sabha Secretariat · Question 2071 · Session 8

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18th Lok Sabha; member-specific question register

01 / THE ESSENTIALS

At a glance

Office
Member of Parliament · Lok Sabha
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Institution
Lok Sabha
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Constituency / area
Chitradurga
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State / Union territory
Karnataka
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Membership status
Listed as sitting in the official Parliament roster
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THE JOURNEY, CHAPTER BY CHAPTER

A life in the public record

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  1. 195125 January 1951
  2. 199401-Nov-1994 - 01-05-1999
    public service

    MLA

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  3. 200401-Jan-2004 - 01-01-2006
    public service

    Deputy Leader of Opposition

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  4. 200401-Jun-2004 - 01-05-2008
    public service

    MLA

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  5. 200601-Jan-2006 - 01-01-2008
    public service

    Minister of Food and Civil Supplies and Minister of RDPR Govt of Karnataka

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  6. 200801-Jan-2008 - 01-01-2013
    public service

    Minister Irrigation and Kannada and Cultural Department

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  7. 200806-Jun-2008 - 01-06-2013
    public service

    MLA

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  8. 201301-Jan-2013 - 01-01-2015
    public service

    President of The Public Accounts and Audit Committee and Member of the Government Assurance Committee

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  9. 201306-Jun-2013 - 01-01-2018
    public service

    MLA

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  10. 201806-Jun-2018 - 01-01-2023
    public service

    MLA

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  11. 201901-Jan-2019 - 01-01-2023
    public service

    Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Social Welfare, Department and PWD and Minister Water Resources Govt of Karnataka

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  12. 2024June 2024
    elections

    Elected to 18th Lok Sabha

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  13. 202414-Aug-2024 - 30 Apr 2025
    public service

    Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

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  14. 202426-Sep-2024 onwards
    public service

    Member, Committee on Coal, Mines and Steel

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  15. 202625 Feb 2026 onwards
    public service

    Member, India-European Parliament Parliamentary Friendship Group

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  16. 20262026-08-11
    public work

    Latest dated reference in this collection

    Parliamentary question: Financial Assistance to the Families of Deceased Farmers This marks the latest dated record available here, not necessarily the latest activity in public life.

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DOCUMENTED LIFE & WORK

Early life & upbringing

The cited biography records Govind Makthappa Karjol’s date of birth as 25 January 1951. The birthplace is recorded as Karjol.

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DOCUMENTED LIFE & WORK

Education & professional life

The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: SSLC and Material Management (Job Oriented Course) SS High School Bijapur Karnataka. The professional background is listed as Agriculturist.

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DOCUMENTED LIFE & WORK

Public life: the documented service history

The earliest dated entry in the cited service history is 01-Nov-1994 - 01-05-1999: MLA. A later recorded entry is 25 Feb 2026 onwards: Member, India-European Parliament Parliamentary Friendship Group. This identifies the earliest entry available in that source, rather than establishing the start of the entire political career. Historical and open-ended positions retain their source periods.

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02 / BIOGRAPHY

The person behind the office

Education category in roster
Diploma Course
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Profession as listed
Agriculturist
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Lok Sabha terms served (source)
1
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Education details in PRS
SSLC, SS High School, Vijayapura, Year Passed: 1970-71
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Education category in PRS
Upto Higher Secondary
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Education in the official biography
SSLC and Material Management (Job Oriented Course) SS High School Bijapur Karnataka
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Personal background in the official biography

Date of birth
25 January 1951
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Place of birth
Karjol
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Father’s name
Late Makthappa Karjol
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Mother’s name
Late Parvati Devi
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Marital status
Married
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Spouse’s name
Smt Shantadevi
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Marriage date
10 June 1971
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Sons listed in biography
0
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Daughters listed in biography
0
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Interests, publications & public work

Social & cultural work as reported
Distributed cloths, books, awards, and helped financial support to poor students, Participated and supported many religious activates in Karnataka.
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Special interests
Helping poor people and upliftment of downtrodden people.
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Sports & clubs
Cricket and Football
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Other information in biography
In the year 1994, I became MLA for the first time in the MUDHOL constituency, Bagalkot District, Karnataka. As promised during the election, revived the inactive “Ranna Farmers’ Cooperative Sugar Factory”. Being the founder President of the factory worked day in and day out to make it functional, thus helping the sugarcane-growing farmers to get judicious benefits to their efforts. Now it is one of the best sugar factories in the country. During this period, spearheaded in organization of “64th Akhila Bharat Sahitya Sammelan”. Then Chief Minister Shri H D Devegowda inaugurated the sammelan and to mark the occasion, built “RANNA RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, MUDHOL”.
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03 / PUBLIC SERVICE

Terms, responsibilities & positions

Legislature / term
18th Lok Sabha
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Membership category
Elected
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Lok Sabha numbers in service record
18
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Term description in PRS
First Term
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Term start in PRS
2024-06-09
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Activity reporting scope
Data corresponds to the period from 24-06-2024 to 13-08-2026.
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Positions held & committee service

  1. 25 Feb 2026 onwards

    Member, India-European Parliament Parliamentary Friendship Group

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  2. 26-Sep-2024 onwards

    Member, Committee on Coal, Mines and Steel

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  3. 14-Aug-2024 - 30 Apr 2025

    Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

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  4. June 2024

    Elected to 18th Lok Sabha

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  5. 01-Jan-2019 - 01-01-2023

    Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Social Welfare, Department and PWD and Minister Water Resources Govt of Karnataka

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  6. 06-Jun-2018 - 01-01-2023

    MLA

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  7. 06-Jun-2013 - 01-01-2018

    MLA

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  8. 01-Jan-2013 - 01-01-2015

    President of The Public Accounts and Audit Committee and Member of the Government Assurance Committee

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  9. 06-Jun-2008 - 01-06-2013

    MLA

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  10. 01-Jan-2008 - 01-01-2013

    Minister Irrigation and Kannada and Cultural Department

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  11. 01-Jan-2006 - 01-01-2008

    Minister of Food and Civil Supplies and Minister of RDPR Govt of Karnataka

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  12. 01-Jun-2004 - 01-05-2008

    MLA

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  13. 01-Jan-2004 - 01-01-2006

    Deputy Leader of Opposition

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  14. 01-Nov-1994 - 01-05-1999

    MLA

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Positions retain the periods printed in the source. An open-ended entry does not independently establish a current appointment.

Matched archived election result

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Matched archived election
Lok Sabha · 2024
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Constituency in that election
Chitradurga
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Winning party in that election
BJP
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Votes recorded for the winner
684890
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Winning margin in votes
48121
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Runner-up in that election
B.N.CHANDRAPPA
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Runner-up party
INC
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04 / LEGISLATIVE WORK

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YearQuestionsProceedings
2024211
2025341
2026310

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PARTY & REPRESENTATION

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Party in the cited membership record

Bharatiya Janata Party

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National platform · Lok Sabha election 2024

Sankalp Patra 2024 — party publication

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18th Lok Sabha · Records dated 2024-12-03 to 2025-03-19

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Union Budget (2025-26) - Demands for Grants - Ministry of Jal Shakti - Contd.

BUDGET (GENERAL) · Lok Sabha Secretariat · Session 4

Drinking WaterDamodar Valley Corporation (DVC)Flood ControlFund AllocationIndira Gandhi Canal ProjectIrrigation SystemsKrishna RiverTubewells
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18th Lok Sabha; member ID explicitly linked to the indexed proceeding

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Regarding death of four mothers in Ballari District Hospital, Karnataka

SPECIAL MENTION (ZERO HOUR) · Lok Sabha Secretariat · Session 3

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Spurious DrugsDrug MafiaHealth Sector
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18th Lok Sabha · Records dated 2024-07-22 to 2026-08-11

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Original source

Financial Assistance to the Families of Deceased Farmers

UNSTARRED · AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE · Lok Sabha Secretariat · Question 3804 · Session 8

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Support for Artists

UNSTARRED · CULTURE · Lok Sabha Secretariat · Question 3527 · Session 8

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Funds for Judicial Infrastructure in Karnataka

UNSTARRED · LAW AND JUSTICE · Lok Sabha Secretariat · Question 3231 · Session 8

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Socio-Economic Upliftment of Rural Women

UNSTARRED · RURAL DEVELOPMENT · Lok Sabha Secretariat · Question 2734 · Session 8

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Requirement of Fertilizers

UNSTARRED · CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS · Lok Sabha Secretariat · Question 2071 · Session 8

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Implementation of AMRUT in Karnataka

UNSTARRED · HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS · Lok Sabha Secretariat · Question 2060 · Session 8

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Govind Makthappa Karjol , BJP candidate bio : Assets , Total Income , Liabilities , Criminal Cases and other details.

The Hindu

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Publisher index

Chitradurga (SC) election results 2024 live updates: BJP's Govind Makthappa Karjol wins

The Times of India

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05 / CONTACT & ACCESS

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Delhi / present correspondence address
302, 3rd Floor, Tower-4, B.K.S. Marg, New Delhi 110001
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Permanent correspondence address in official biography
KHB Colony, Mantoor Road, Mudhol, Bagalkot, Vijaypur, Karnataka 587313
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Contact numbers published by Parliament
Tels :09448102896, 09663679337 (M)
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06 / FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE

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YOUR QUESTIONS. THE SOURCE RECORD.

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When was Govind Makthappa Karjol born?

The cited biography records 25 January 1951.

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Where was Govind Makthappa Karjol born?

Karjol.

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What education is recorded for Govind Makthappa Karjol?

SSLC and Material Management (Job Oriented Course) SS High School Bijapur Karnataka.

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What professional background is recorded for Govind Makthappa Karjol?

Agriculturist.

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What is the earliest dated public role listed for Govind Makthappa Karjol?

01-Nov-1994 - 01-05-1999: MLA. This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.

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Which parliamentary record does this profile follow?

Govind Makthappa Karjol is listed in the Lok Sabha record for Karnataka. Read the linked membership source for the office and its scope.

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07 / PLAIN-LANGUAGE ANSWERS

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Who is Govind Makthappa Karjol?

Govind Makthappa Karjol is listed as Lok Sabha MP for Chitradurga, Karnataka.

What does this office do?

Represents a parliamentary constituency in the House of the People. MPs participate in lawmaking, budget scrutiny, questions and parliamentary committees.

How is this representative chosen?

Direct election from a parliamentary constituency.

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08 / SOURCE NOTEBOOK

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