Published On: October 22, 2021 at 12:45 IST
Minister of Transport and Tribal Welfare of Karnataka
NAME – Ballari Sreeramulu
PROFESSION – Politician
BORN – 08/08/1971
PLACE OF BIRTH – Bellary, Karnataka
FATHER’S NAME – B. Thimmappa
MOTHER’S NAME – B Honnuramma
SPOUSE – B. Bhagyalakshmi
SIBLINGS – 7
CHILDREN – 4
EDUCATION – B.A. From Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu
LL.B. From University Law College, Bengaluru
POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS/PARTY- Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP)
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BACKGROUND – Ballari Sreeramulu is the Transport and Tribal Welfare Minister of Karnataka. He had also served as Social Welfare, Health and Family Welfare, and Backward Classes Welfare of Karnataka. He is also a social worker and a business man.
B. Sriramulu was born in Bellary, Karnataka on 8 August 1971 to B. Thimmappa, a railway employee and B Honnuramma, a housewife. He is the 7th child among 4 brothers and 4 sisters. He is married to Bhagyalakshmi and has 1 son and 3 daughters. He was close to Sushma Sawraj.
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CAREER TIMELINE/ POSITIONS HELD –1996 – Councillor, Bellary City, Karnataka.
2004-2014 – MLA from Bellary.
2006-2007 – Minister of Tourism, Textile, and Civil Aviation & Infrastructure.
2008-2011 – Minister of Health, Family Welfare and Tourism.
2012 – Formed a new party called BRS Congress.
2014 – MP of 16th Lok Sabha.
2014-2018 – Member of Committee on Home Affairs, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Chemicals and fertilizers, Central Coordination Committee.
2018 – MLA from Molakalmuru.
2019-2020 – Minister of Backward Classes Welfare, Health and Family Welfare.
2020- 2021 – Minister of Social Welfare.
2021 – Minister of Transport and tribal Welfare.
CONTROVERSIES/CASES – Sreeramulu is close to the controversial mining baron G. Janardhan Reddy who was involved in illegal mining of iron ore in the Bellary region. He is having 8 criminal cases against him.