B. Shivanna

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B. Shivanna
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Born(1967-02-02)February 2, 1967
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseM Saraswathi
Children2
EducationM Sc. LLB
Alma mater Government Science College Bangalore University (1992) Islamia Law College (1995)
ProfessionPolitician

Bolappa Shivanna (born 1967) [1] is an Indian Politician from Karnataka. He is a three time Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly election [2] and represents Anekal Assembly constituency from 2013 representing the Indian National Congress. [3] [4]

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He was Appointed as chairman for Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) on 26 January 2024. [5]

Early life and education

Bolappa Shivanna was born in Hulimavu, Banglore Urban District, in a farmer's family. He completed schooling at Begur High School and later did the pre university course at Government Central Junior College, Bangalore during 1983-85. He completed B.Sc. in 1987 at Government Arts and Science. [1]

Career

Shivanna won from Anekal Assembly constituency representing Indian National Congress in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. He polled 134,797 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Srinivas C. Hullahalli of Bharatiya Janata Party, by a huge margin of 31,325 votes. [6] He became an MLA for the first time in 2013, winning the Anekal Assembly constituency representing Congress. He went on to retain the seat in 2018 [7] [8] [9] and won for the third time in 2023. [2] He started his electoral journey winning as a member of the Zilla Panchayath Member from Begur Constituency in 1995. Later, he lost the Assembly election in 2004 from Anekal and in 2008 from Mahadevapura. He was active in students political activities and joined NSUI. In 1989, he took part in the State Level Convention and also mobilised students from all over Karnataka.

Controversy

Just before the elections on 18 April 2018, an I-T Raid was conducted at his residence. [10]

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  2. 1 2 "B Shivanna in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023". News18. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Live Anekal Election Results | Anekal Assembly Election Results 2024". ndtv.com. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Karnataka Election Results 2023 Constituency Wise Winning Candidates List". India Today. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Karnataka: 34 MLAs made chiefs of boards, Shanti Nagar MLA gets BDA". The New Indian Express. 27 January 2024. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Live, A. B. P. (13 May 2023). "Anekal Election Result 2023 Live: Inc Candidate B. Shivanna Wins From Anekal". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Karnataka election 2023: Anekal Assembly Seat". Hindustan Times. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Anekal Constituency Election Results: Assembly seat details, MLAs, candidates & more". The Times of India. 5 May 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Karnataka Election: Anekal Assembly constituency result 2023". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  10. ↑ Live, A. B. P. (16 April 2018). "Income Tax raid on Congress MLA and candidate in K'taka Assembly polls, B Shivanna". thenewsminute.com/. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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