Tejaswini Gowda (born 11 November 1966) was a member of the
14th Lok Sabha
The 14th Lok Sabha (2 June 2004 – 18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (2004–2009). Indian National ...
(2004–2009) from
Kanakapura
Kanakapura is a city in the Bengaluru South District of Karnataka on the banks of the Arkavathi river and the administrative center of the taluk of the same name. Its founder is Shrihan Kanaka Sigmanath, hence its name. Kanakapura is largest ...
in Karnataka (India), representing Congress Party. This seat morphed into Bangalore (Rural) seat, and she contested from the new seat in 2009 when she came third. In March 2014 she quit INC and joined BJP. In March 2024, she resigned as the Karnataka Legislative Council member.
Early life and education
Tejaswini was born on 11 November 1966 to Muninanjappa and Munithayamma at Doddarayappanahalli, in Bangalore Rural district. She holds a master's degree in political science and a bachelor's degree in law from Vivekanda Law College, Bangalore. She is also holds a doctorate from Bangalore University. She has a son and a daughter.
Life as a journalist
Before entering politics, Tejashwini was a research scholar and used to write on various aspects of life and society. She has also travelled into the tribal belts of
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (; ) is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in Central India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the List ...
and
Bastar to produce television documentaries.
Her popularity among the crowds increased immensely after she started to host the chart show ''"Mukha Mukhi"'' (in
Kannada
Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...
it means face to face). Her popularity started to increase after she interviewed many political personalities. Her chat show was able to increase its popularity due to its content, which asked questions related to politician's inter-party squabbling and corruption.
Electoral performance
Taking the advantage of her popularity, before the 14th Loksabha elections in 2004, Tejashwini joined the Indian National Congress. She was given the ticket from the Congress party on the last day of nominations. She was able to win by a margin of over one lakh votes, defeating
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
's leader Ramachandra Gowda, and former PM Deve Gowda who came third in Kanakpura but won from the other seat (Hassan) which he had contested.
[Verdict: Karnataka's electorate voted to reject the economic policy package implemented by the Congress government, which added to the hardships of the people. Frontline -Volume 21 – Issue 11, 22 May – 4 June 200]
She was the candidate of INC from the Bangalore Rural
Constituency
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
in the General Elections 2009, and she came third behind the JD(S) and BJP candidates.
See also
*
Members of the Fourteenth Lok Sabha
Reference and notes
External links
*Interview with Tejaswini Ramesh, Young champions of education in Parliament: Education World Magazine
Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website
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1966 births
Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka
Living people
India MPs 2004–2009
Politicians from Bengaluru
Lok Sabha members from Karnataka
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka
21st-century Indian women politicians
Indian women television journalists
Indian television journalists
Journalists from Karnataka
Women members of the Lok Sabha
21st-century Indian women writers
21st-century Indian journalists
Writers from Bengaluru
Women members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly