Janardhana Swamy served as a Member of Parliament in 15th Lok Sabha (2009-2014) representing the Chitradurga Lok Sabha Constituency in the Parliament of India.

Early life and education

Janardhana Swamy is the only son for his father Venkatappa and mother Chinnadevi. His father Venkatappa was a primary school teacher in Karnataka, India. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Instrumentation Technology) from U.B.D.T. College of Engineering, Davangere, under University of Mysore[1] and a Master's degree in Engineering (Electrical Communication) from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.[2][3]

Career

Swamy worked in various engineering and management positions at Cisco, Dell, Sasken, Cadence Design Systems, and Sun Microsystems.[4] His research articles have appeared in IEEE, IETE, and other publications. He also obtained United States Patent No. 6,686,759 for "Testing embedded cores in multi-core integrated circuit designs" on 3 February 2004.[5][6]

He also worked as a full-time party worker of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and served as the first president of BJP IT Cell (Karnataka Division).[7]

He contested and won the 2009 Lok Sabha election from Chitradurga, Karnataka. In 2009, Swamy became the first BJP candidate to win the Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency. He received 370,920 votes, winning by a margin of 135,571 votes, the third-largest during the 2009 Indian general election in Karnataka.

In 2012, B.S. Yeddyurappa and B. Sriramulu left the BJP, creating the KJP and BSR parties, leading to significant electoral setbacks for the BJP in the 2013 Karnataka Assembly elections.[8] The division notably impacted Chitradurga, a BJP challenge area, with the BSR's capture of an MLA seat in Molakalmuru, while the BJP secured only one MLA seat out of eight in the Chitradurga Lok Sabha area, underscoring the split's profound effect.[9] Political fragmentation contributed to his loss in the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Chitradurga.[10] The reintegration of KJP and BSR into BJP in 2014 could not fully mend the electoral damage in certain regions.

During his tenure as an MP (2009–2014), Janardhana Swamy, along with Davangere MP G.M. Siddeshwara and Tumkur MP G.S. Basavaraju, were instrumental in securing the sanction for a railway connection between Davanagere and Tumkur via Chitradurga, providing a direct connection to the state capital, Bangalore.[11][12][13] Swamy played a key role in advancing the Upper Bhadra irrigation project, which aimed to supply 30 TMC of water from the Bhadra Dam to mitigate water scarcity in Chitradurga and surrounding regions. He resolved key political and administrative hurdles and negotiated with farmers to address concerns over tunnel construction and land acquisition delays.[14][15][16] He played a major role in establishing DRDO, BARC, ISRO, and IISc's new facilities at Challakere.[17]

Janardhana Swamy, representing the BJP, was elected by the Lok Sabha members to serve on the Council of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the highest governing body overseeing all IITs.[18]

Literary works

He designed and illustrated cover pages for several books and publications.[19] While he was in United States, he worked as the Chief Editor & Vice-President of California's Kannada community organisation KKNC in 2005.[20] As a cartoonist, his works have appeared in state, national, and international publications.[21][22][23][24] He is a member of the Indian Institute of Cartoonists, which promotes cartooning and hosts exhibitions. The institute has showcased works by prominent cartoonists, including Sir David Low, R. K. Laxman, and Mario Miranda, among others. It exhibited Swamy’s cartoons on 26 December 2009.[25]

Other Roles

In 15th Lok Sabha (2009–2014):

  • Member of Committee on External Affairs
  • Member of Committee on Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
  • Member of Technology Committee at Lok Sabha
  • Member of Karnataka State Innovation Council

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived 27 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine INDIAN EXPRESS - From Silicon Valley to dust bowl
  2. ^ https://iisc.ac.in/challakere-campus/, Indian Institute of Science
  3. ^ "A Quarterly Publication of ACCS". journal.accsindia.org. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  4. ^ http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/advani-wants-to-make-india-itliterate/444561/, INDIAN EXPRESS - Advani wants to make India IT-literate
  5. ^ "US6686759.pdf" (PDF). docs.google.com. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  6. ^ https://www.uspto.gov, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
  7. ^ https://kannada.oneindia.com/news/2008/11/16/janardhana-swamy-appointed-as-it-cell-convener.html, oneindia - Janardhana Swamy appointed as IT Cell Convener
  8. ^ "B.S. Yeddyurappa and B. Sriramulu's plans to defeat BJP in Karnataka assembly elections go awry". INDIA TODAY. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Molakalmuru Assembly constituency". INDIA TODAY. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  10. ^ Kadkol, Pradeepkumar (28 May 2014). "LS polls: how BJP lost out in Chitradurga constituency". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  11. ^ Chitradurga-Bangalore railway link project gets the nod, The Hindu
  12. ^ Meeting with the Railway Minister Archived 16 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, OneIndia
  13. ^ Davangere-Tumkur rail link The Hindu
  14. ^ "LS polls: how BJP lost out in Chitradurga constituency". The Hindu. 28 May 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  15. ^ Kasaragodu, Rashmi (30 January 2014). "ಶಾಶ್ವತ ನೀರಾವರಿ ಯೋಜನೆಯಿಂದ ರೈತನ ಬದುಕು ಹಸನು". Kannada Prabha (in Kannada). Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  16. ^ ಡೆಸ್ಕ್ (10 April 2023). "ಪಾವಗಡಕ್ಕೆ ಭದ್ರಾ ಮೇಲ್ದಂಡೆ ನೀಡಿದ್ದು ಬಿಜೆಪಿ: ಜನಾರ್ದನ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ - ಪ್ರಜಾ ಕಹಳೆ". Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  17. ^ "Indian Institute of Science - Challakere Campus". Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  18. ^ Centre, National Informatics. "Digital Sansad". Digital Sansad. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  19. ^ https://kannada.oneindia.com/nri/wkc/2006/070806coverpage.html, oneindia - Kannada
  20. ^ https://beta.kknc.org/?goto=about_2005_committee, Kannada Koota of Northern California - 2005 Committee
  21. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  22. ^ [2] Archived 27 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine INDIAN EXPRESS - MP displays cartooning skills
  23. ^ https://kannada.oneindia.com/nri/article/2003/190203cartoon.html, Some feedback received about Janardhana Swamy's cartoons
  24. ^ https://kannadaranga.blogspot.com/2008/04/blog-post.html, Kannada Ranga
  25. ^ archive, From our online (15 May 2012). "MP displays cartooning skills". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
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