Darshan Puttannaiah | |
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Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 13 May 2023 | |
Preceded by | C. S. Puttaraju |
Constituency | Melukote |
Personal details | |
Political party | Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha |
Other political affiliations | Swaraj Abhiyan (March 2017-January 2019) |
Parent(s) | K. S. Puttannaiah (father),Suneetha Puttannaiah (mother) |
Education | Bachelor of Technology from JSS Science and Technology University |
Darshan Puttannaiah (born 1977) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. [1] He is a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Melukote Assembly constituency since 2023 representing the Sarvodaya Karnataka Party. [2] [3] [4]
Puttannaiah was born to K. S. Puttannaiah and Suneetha Puttannaiah in Mandya district of Karnataka. [5] He completed his Bachelor of Technology from the Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering,Mysore in the year 2001. [1] He was a techie settled in US,who returned to politics in India after the death of his father before the 2018 Assembly elections. [6] [7]
He is the president of Sarvodaya Karnataka Party after its renewal in 2023. He is the only son of late K. S. Puttannaiah. [1] [8]
He was supported by the Indian National Congress,who did not field a candidate in the 2023 Assembly elections from Melukote. [9] [10]
He had fought 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from the Melukote Assembly constituency representing Yogendra Yadav's Swaraj India but lost to C. S. Puttaraju of Janata Dal (S). [11]