| Office | Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
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| Office | Cabinet Minister Government of Karnataka
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| Office | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Office | Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
| Term start | 7 July 2021
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| Predecessor | Rattan Lal Kataria
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| Born | 1957-05-16 (age 69) |
| Born | Anekal, Bangalore district
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | T. Vijaya Kumari
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Abbaiah Narayanaswamy is an Indian politician who is the current Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment of India in the Second Modi ministry since 7 July 2021.[1] He is also a member of the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Chitradurga, Karnataka as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. It became a controversy when he was denied entry into village of Pemmanahalli Gollarahatti in Pavagada taluk of Tumakuru district in his own constituency as he belongs to Madiga community.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ↑ Cabinet Reshuffle: The full list of Modi's new ministers and what they got. The Economic Times(8 July 2021).
- ↑ Lok Sabha Results 2019: BJP sweeps in Karnataka, leaves ruling coalition in tizzy. News Nation(23 May 2019). Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ Villagers block Dalit Chitradurga MP Narayanaswamy's path, cite his caste. The New Indian Express(17 September 2019). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ↑ Karnataka BJP MP denied entry into village in his own constituency for being Dalit. The Times of India(17 September 2019). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ↑ Trajectories of Women's Property Rights in India: A Reading of the Hindu Code Bill. Contemporary Voice of Dalit({Template:Date).