Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda is an Indian politician who served as the 11th prime minister of India from 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997. He was previously the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996. He presently is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha representing Karnataka. He is the national president of the Janata Dal (Secular) party. Born in a farming family,he joined the Indian National Congress party in 1953,and remained a member until 1962. He was imprisoned during the Emergency. He became President of the state unit of Janata Dal in 1994,and was considered to be a driving force in the party's victory in Karnataka. He served as the 8th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996. In the 1996 general elections,no party won enough seats to form a government. When the United Front,a coalition of regional parties,formed the central government with the support of the Congress,Deve Gowda was unexpectedly chosen to head the government and was elected Prime Minister. During his tenure as prime minister,he also served as Home Minister for some time. His prime ministerial tenure lasted for less than a year. After his prime ministerial tenure,he was elected to the 12th (1998),14th (2004),15th,and 16th Lok Sabha,as Member of Parliament for the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency. He lost Lok Sabha elections in 2019 from Tumkuru but has been elected to Rajya Sabha since.
Siddaramaiah,also referred to by his nickname Siddu,is an Indian politician who is serving as the 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka since 2023. He also held that position previously from 2013 to 2018,being only the second person to hold that office for a full five-year term. He belongs to the Indian National Congress and is presently the leader of the Congress Legislative Party. He represented the Varuna Assembly constituency from 2023,previously from 2008 to 2018,Badami Assembly constituency from 2018 to 2023,and from Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency from 2004 to 2007,1994 to 1999 and from 1983 to 1989 in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1996 to 1999 and from 2004 to 2005 while he was a member of the Janata Dal and Janata Dal (Secular). He also served as the Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly on two occasions from 2019 to 2023 and from 2009 to 2013. Siddaramaiah was a member of various Janata Parivar factions for several years.
Haradanahalli Devegowda Kumaraswamy,is an Indian politician,film producer and businessman who served as the 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 2018 to 2019 and previously from 2006 to 2007. He was also the leader of the opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 2013 to 2014. He is currently the president of the Karnataka State Janata Dal (Secular). He was a member of Lok Sabha and the current member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Channapatna since 2018,Ramanagara from 2004 to 2009 and from 2013 to 2018. He is the son of former prime minister of India &former Chief Minister of Karnataka H. D. Deve Gowda.
Bangalore Rural (Ramanagara) Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in the South Indian state of Karnataka. This constituency was created in 2008 following the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies.
Veerappa Gangaiah Siddhartha Hegde was an Indian businessman from Karnataka. He was the founder of the cafe chain CaféCoffee Day and served as its chairman and managing director. He also served on the board of directors of Mindtree,GTV,Liqwid Krystal,Way2wealth Brokers,Coffee Day Natural Resources,and Way2wealth Securities.
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) is the unit of the Indian National Congress for the state of Karnataka. Its head office is situated at the Congress Bhawan,Queens Road,Bengaluru. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the pas activities and campaigns within the state,as well as selecting candidates for local,state,and national elections.
Hardanahalli Devegowda Revanna is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka,and a member of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Karnataka,representing the Holenarasipur constituency in Hassan district. His political party is Janata Dal (Secular).
Ramaiah Ashoka is an Indian politician who served as the 6th Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka. He now currently serving as Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly (2023-),previously served as the Deputy Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly,Minister of Revenue,Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Transport under the BJP government. He has also served as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare under the coalition government of BJP and JDS. He is a Seven-time MLA for Padmanabhanagar Assembly Constituency.
GangadharaiahParameshwara is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Home Minister of Karnataka since 27 May 2023. He has also served as the seventh Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka,and longest-serving President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee for two consecutive terms.
Kelachandra Joseph George is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is currently serving as Cabinet Minister of Energy in Government of Karnataka and as a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Sarvagnanagar.
C. Vijayabaskar is an Indian politician from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party (AIADMK),and the Health minister of Tamil Nadu from 2011 to 2021. He is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for the Viralimalai constituency,from where he won elections in 2011,2016 and 2021. He was previously elected from Pudukkottai constituency in 2001.
Lahar Singh Siroya is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He got elected to Rajya Sabha as a Member of Parliament from Karnataka in July 2022. Previously Lahar Singh was a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council for two consecutive terms from June 2010 to June 2022.
Malavalli Venkatappa Chandrashekara Murthy,sometimes spelled M. V. Chandrashekhara Murthy,was an Indian Union Minister of State for Finance and a member of parliament representing Kanakapura of Karnataka State in the 6th,7th,8th,9th,10th and 13th Lok Sabhas.
Byrathi Basavaraj is an Indian politician who is a 4th time MLA and Ex-Minister of Urban Development of Karnataka from 4 August 2021. He started social service and entered politics and became panchayat member and president. He became corporator for Hoodi ward in 2009 and contested Krishnarajapura Vidhanasabha constituency in 2013 and became MLA for the first time from congress. He became second time MLA in 2018 general elections from congress. In 2019 after his resignation,he contested from BJP in by election and won with a huge margin. Later he became minister for Urban Development in B S Yediyurappa cabinet and second term minister in Basavaraj Bommai cabinet.He won as 4th term MLA in 2023 assembly elections.
Kanakapura Assembly constituency is one of the 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka state in India. The constituency is one of the 8 seats which make up Bangalore Rural. Ramakrishna Hegde contested a bypoll from this seat when he first became Chief Minister in 1983.
K. Raghavendra Hitnal is a politician from the state of Karnataka. He is a member of Indian National Congress. He won twice as MLA from Koppal assembly constituency.
Sathanur was one of the seats in Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It was part of Kanakapura Lok Sabha seat. After 2008 delimitation of seats,both the assembly and parliament seats became defunct.
The Blue Line or ORR-Airport Metro Line is part of the Namma Metro rail network for the city of Bangalore,Karnataka,India. It consists of two sections - Phase-2A and Phase-2B. Construction of Phase-2A began in August 2021. Construction of Phase-2B began in February 2022. The 58.19 km line connects Central Silk Board with the Kempegowda International Airport. The Line is mostly elevated but also has an at-grade (surface) section close to the Airport and 2 short underground sections where it passes the Jakkur Aerodrome and Yelahanka AFB. There are 30 stations on the line of which the two station/s at the Airport may be at surface level or underground. Blue Line will have interchanges with the Yellow Line at Central Silk Board,Purple Line at KR Pura,Pink Line at Nagawara and with the future /proposed Orange Line at Hebbal.
Sathanur is a village in Ramanagara district of Karnataka,India. It is located around 70 km from the city of Bengaluru. The Bengaluru - Coimbatore National Highway 948 passes via this town.
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Karnataka on 10 May 2023 to elect all 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 13 May 2023.
