S. Muniswamy

In this Indian name, the name Sadappa is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Muniswamy.

Sadappa Muniswamy (born 1975) is an Indian politician, a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India, from Kolar in Karnataka in 2019 as a BJP candidate after causing massive upset by defeating congress heavyweight, former central minister and seven time member of parliament K. H. Muniyappa in his own bastion.^[1][2] Muniswamy participated in the launch of a new train service from Kolar to Whitefield and during the occasion promised to take up the doubling work of railway line between Marikuppam and Bangarpet-Kolar-Bangarpet.^[3]

S. Muniswamy
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by	K. H. Muniyappa
Constituency	Kolar
Personal details
Born	(1975-04-16) 16 April 1975 (age 50) Yaluvaguli, Malur Taluk, Kolar District, Karnataka
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Shylaja
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In just a decade and half his political fortunes have skyrocketed from being a panchayat member to Member of Parliament. He was first elected in Kadugodi in Panchayat elections.^[4] Later he became a Corporator from Kadugodi Ward in Bangalore after winning BBMP elections in 2015. S. Muniswamy had unsuccessfully contested mayoral election, but lost against Sampath Raju of Congress in 2018.^[5]

Controversy

On Womens Day event, Muniswamy scolded a woman vendor for not wearing bindi. Criticising it Congress MP P. Chidambaram said BJP will one day make India "Hindutva Iran".^[6]