C. P. Mudalagiriyappa

C. P. Mudalagiriyappa (24 June 1940 – 23 March 2024) was an Indian politician and leader of Indian National Congress from Karnataka. He was a three-time Member of Parliament (MP) and represented Chitradurga in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India.^[1][2] He was also a Member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation led by the Hon'ble Speaker, Shri G.M.C. Balayogi to Iraq in 1998.^[1]

C. P. Mudalagiriyappa
MLA – Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office 1985–1989
Constituency	Sira Assembly constituency
Member of Parliament – 9th Lok Sabha
In office 1989–1991
Constituency	Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency
Member of Parliament – 9th Lok Sabha
In office 1991–1996
Member of Parliament – 10th Lok Sabha
In office 1991–1996
Constituency	Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency
Member of Parliament – 12th Lok Sabha
In office 1998–1999
Constituency	Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency
Personal details
Born	(1940-06-24)24 June 1940 Chiratha Halli, Tumkur District, Kingdom of Mysore, India
Died	23 March 2024(2024-03-23) (aged 83) Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Smt. Lakshmi Devi ​ (m. 1970)​
Children	1 son and 1 daughter
Parent	Shri Pape Gowda
Education	B.A. and B.L.
Alma mater	Government Law College and Bangalore University, Bangalore (Karnataka)
Profession	Agriculturist, lawyer, politician, social worker

Early life and background

Mudalagiriyappa was born on 24 June 1940 in Chiratha Halli of Tumkur District, Karnataka. Shri Pape Gowda was his father.^[3]

Mudalagiriyappa completed his education in B.A. and B.L. at Government Law College and Bangalore University, Bangalore (Karnataka).

Personal life and death

C. P. Mudalagiriyappa married Smt. Lakshmi Devi on 7 May 1970 and the couple had one son and one daughter. He died on 23 March 2024, at the age of 83.^[4]

Positions held

#	From	To	Position
1.	1979	1982	General Secretary of District Congress Committee (Indira) D.C.C.(I), Karnataka.
2.	1979	1989	Chairman of Legal Cell in Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira) P.C.C.(I), Karnataka.
3.	1980		Member of Constitution Amendment Committee in Karnataka Government.
4.	1985	1989	Member of Legislative Assembly from Sira constituency. Member of Committee on subordinate legislation. Member of the Estimates committee. Member of Committee on Public undertakings.
5.	1989	1991	MP (1st term) in 9th Lok Sabha from Chitradurga. Member of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Law and Justice.
6.	1991	1996	MP (2nd term) in 10th Lok Sabha from Chitradurga.^[5]^[6]^[7] Member of the Estimates Committee. Member of Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals. Member of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Urban Development.
7.	1998	1999	MP (3rd term) in 12th Lok Sabha from Chitradurga.^[8]^[9] Member of Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution and its Sub-Committee-A on Department of Food and Civil Supplies. Member of Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House. Member of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Labour.

References

1. "Members Bioprofile -". Retrieved 26 December 2017.
2. Sabha, India Parliament Lok (1993). Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat.
3. Sabha, India Parliament Lok (2003). Indian Parliamentary Companion: Who's who of Members of Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha Secretariat.
4. "Former MP C P Mudalagiriyappa passes away at 84". Deccan Herald. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
5. Radio, All India (1991). Lok Sabha Poll: An A.I.R. Analysis. News Services Division, All India Radio, Government of India.
6. Statistical Report on General Elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha: Constituency data, summary. Election Commission of India. 1996.
7. Statistical Report on General Elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha: Detailed results. Election Commission of India. 1996.
8. Rajamani, R. C. (2000). Portraits of India's Parliamentarians for the New Millennium: Lok Sabha. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-212-0692-1.
9. Aggarwal, J. C.; Chowdhry, N. K. (2000). Lok Sabha Elections 1999: Last of the Millennium. Shipra Publications. ISBN 978-81-7541-051-0.