Ramesh Jigajinagi

Ramesh Jigajinagi
Ramesh Jigajinagi
3rd Union Minister of State for Drinking Water & Sanitation
	In office; 5 July 2016 – 30 May 2019
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Narendra Singh Tomar; Uma Bharti;
Preceded by	Birender Singh
Succeeded by	Jal Shakti
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2009
Preceded by	Basangouda Patil Yatnal
Constituency	Bijapur, Karnataka
	In office; 1998–2009
Preceded by	Ratnamala Dhareshwar Savanoor
Succeeded by	Katti Ramesh Vishwanath
Constituency	Chikkodi, Karnataka
Minister for Revenue; Government of Karnataka
	In office; 1996–1998
Minister for Social Welfare; Government of Karnataka
	In office; 1996–1998
Minister for Excise; Government of Karnataka
	In office; 1984–1985
Minister for Home; Government of Karnataka
	In office; 1983–1985
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1994–1998
Preceded by	Manohar Umakant Ainapur
Succeeded by	HR Algur
Constituency	Ballolli
	In office; 1983–1989
Preceded by	Siddharth Sangappa Arakeri
Succeeded by	Manohar Umakant Ainapur
Constituency	Ballolli
Personal details
Born	28 June 1952; Atharga, Bombay State; (now in Karnataka), India
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party; (2004–present); Janata Dal (United); (1999–2004); Lok Shakti; (1998–1999); Janata Dal; (1992–1998); Janata Party; (1983–1992);
Spouse	Shobha
Children	2 sons
	As of 23 September, 2006Source: [1]

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Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi (born 28 June 1952) is an Indian politician from Karnataka and currently a member of Lok Sabha. He was Union Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation in 2016. He was member of the 12th , 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Lok Sabha. He was inducted into Narendra Modi's government as a Minister of State for Drinking Water & Sanitation on July 5, 2016. He represents the Bijapur constituency (2019–2024) and is currently a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party which he joined in 2002. He has also been a member of Janata Dal and Ramakrishna Hegde's Vedike Party and Ram Vilas Paswan's Jan Shakti Party in 2001 when Hegde was planning to retire.