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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Basavarajeshwari Jahagirdar 
| birth_name =Basavarajeshwari  Jahagirdar 
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| birth_date = {{birth year|1921|}}<ref>http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2982.htm</ref>
| birth_place = [[Rayadurgam]]<ref>http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2982.htm</ref>
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| death_date ={{death date and age|2008|02|19|1921|df=y}}<ref>http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2982.htm</ref>
| death_place = [[Ballari]]<ref>http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2982.htm</ref>
| office = [[Member of Parliament|Member of the Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Bellary (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 (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bellary]]
| term_start1         = 1994
| term_end1 = 1996
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| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = 
| children = Dr. [[S. Jahagirdar . Mahipal]]
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| source = http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2982.htm
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'''Basavarajeshwari Jahagirdar '''was an Indian politician who served as the MP and Minister of State for Women and Child Development of India, from 1991 to 1996.

==Early life==
Born place m.hanumapuram Anantapur dst

==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|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 constituency)|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 ministry|P.V. Narasimha Rao Ministry]][[P. V. Narasimha Rao ministry|P.V. Narasimha Rao Ministry]]. As the Union Minister, Ms. Basavarajeshwari represented the country at the World Women's Conference held at Beijing in China.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19941130-bluster-all-around-755221-1994-11-30 BLUSTER ALL AROUND]</ref>

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.<ref>[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}}</ref>




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