A. Narayanaswamy

Politician from Karnataka, India

A. Narayanaswamy
A. Narayanaswamy in 2022

Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment
In office 7 July 2021 – 11 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Virendra Kumar Khatik
Preceded by	Rattan Lal Kataria
Succeeded by	Ramdas Athawale B. L. Verma
Cabinet Minister Government of Karnataka
In office 23 September 2010 – 13 May 2013
Ministry	Term
Minister of Social Welfare	23 September 2010 - 13 May 2013
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by	B. N. Chandrappa
Succeeded by	Govind Karjol
Constituency	Chitradurga
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office 1998–2013
Preceded by	Y. Ramakrishna
Succeeded by	B.Shivanna
Constituency	Anekal

Personal details
Born	(1957-05-16) 16 May 1957 (age 67) Anekal, Bangalore district
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	T. Vijaya Kumari
Source: [1]

Abbaiah Narayanaswamy is an Indian politician. He was Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment of India in the Second Modi ministry from 7 July 2021 to 11 June 2024.^[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. Retrieved 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". Anil Gejji. The Times of India. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ Rajak, Komal (7 March 2020). "Trajectories of Women's Property Rights in India: A Reading of the Hindu Code Bill". Contemporary Voice of Dalit. 12 (1): 82–88. doi:10.1177/2455328x19898420. ISSN 2455-328X. S2CID 216400748.