Career
An Agriculturist, Businessman by profession and being a prominent politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he also represented the Davangere Constituency in 14th and 15th Lok Sabha. Well Acknowledged for his performance as a parliamentarian, G. M. Siddeshwara has been rated as one of the best MPs in the 15th Lok Sabha by various independent organizations based on his performance both in the Parliament as well as his efficiency in the constituency. He has been rated as the second best Member of Parliament from Karnataka by the Rezorce Parliamentary Productivity Framework rating based on various parameters like his excellent utilization of MPLAD funds for the constituency, parliamentary performance including attendance, number of questions asked, participation in debates, et cetera
He has also been rated the 14th best Member of Parliament in the country by the rating and analysis firm PRS India based on the same parameters.
His father Late Shri G. Mallikarjunappa was also an Member of Parliament for two terms: 1996-1998 and 1999-2003. Shri G. Mallikarjunappa was affiliated to the Royal Statistical Society, UK before joining the BJP electoral politics.