Smt. Tejasvini Gowda
Member of Parliament
Indian National Congress

B-501, M.S. Flats
New Delhi - 110 001
Phone: 9868180480 (M)

Smt. Tejasvini Gowda is a member of the Lok Sabha from Doddaray, Appanahally, Distt. Bangalore Rural in Karnataka.

Smt. Gowda serves on various Parliamentary Committees. In 2004 she was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha and has subsequently been Member, Committee on Rural Development, Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs; and Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Urban Development.

By profession, she is a journalist and political & social worker. She has travelled across Indian States to present several papers at different seminars; and has studied and written many stories on the cultural aspects of Indian States, which symbolise unity in diversity. Smt Gowda has also done a lot of research on the life of tribals in Chhattisgarh; travelled to the dense Bastar forests and produced T.V. documentaries. She has participated in many struggles to defend womens` rights.

Smt Gowda has done her M.A. in Political Science, and Ph.D from Bangalore University. She completed her LLB from Vivekananda Law College, Banglore in Karnataka.

A widely traveled person, Smt. Gowda has keen interest in sports, music, movies, writing and reading. Her interests also include producing valuable documentary on Political History; interaction with youth.