C. P. Mudalagiriyappa
# C. P. Mudalagiriyappa

C. P. Mudalagiriyappa ( 24 June 1940) is an Indian politician and leader of Indian National Congress from Karnataka. He was a 3-time Member of Parliament (MP) and represented Chitradurga in the Lok Sabha the lower house of the Parliament of India.<re 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.

## Early life and background

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

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

## Personal life

C. P. Mudalagiriyappa married Smt. Lakshmi Devi on 7 May 1970 and the couple has one son and one daughter.

## Position 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. 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. 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. |
