A. Narayanaswamy

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A. Narayanaswamy
Minister of State in the
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Assumed office
7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterVirendra Kumar Khatik
Preceded byRattan Lal Kataria
Cabinet Minister
Government of Karnataka
In office
23 September 2010 – 13 May 2013
Template:CentreTemplate:Centre
Minister of Social Welfare23 September 2010 - 13 May 2013
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
2019
Preceded byB. N. Chandrappa
ConstituencyChitradurga
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
1998–2013
Preceded byY. Ramakrishna
Succeeded byB Shivanna
ConstituencyAnekal
Personal details
Born (1957-05-16) 16 May 1957 (age 66)
Anekal, Bangalore district
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)T. Vijaya Kumari

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]

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  1. "Cabinet Reshuffle: The full list of Modi's new ministers and what they got". The Economic Times. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. "Lok Sabha Results 2019: BJP sweeps in Karnataka, leaves ruling coalition in tizzy". News Nation. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. "Villagers block Dalit Chitradurga MP Narayanaswamy's path, cite his caste". The New Indian Express. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. "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.
  5. 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.

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