Haradanahalli Devegowda Kumaraswamy is an Indian politician and film producer who is serving as the Minister of Heavy Industries and Steel of India since 10 June 2024. He also 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 is a member of Lok Sabha,having been elected from Mandya and the former member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Channapatna from 2018 to 2024,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.
Ballari Sreeramulu is an Indian politician who served as Minister of Transport Department and Tribal Welfare of Karnataka from 4 August 2021 till 13 May 2023. He was the Minister of Social Welfare Department of Karnataka from 12 October 2020 to 26 July 2021. He was member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Bellary Rural Molakalmuru Constituency in Chitradurga district. He is the Social Welfare minister in the Government of Karnataka. He served as a Health and Family welfare minister previously from also as a Minister of Backward class welfare from September 2019 to October 2020. He serves in the Bharatiya Janata Party government led by B. S. Yediyurappa. He served as a member of Lok Sabha from 2014-2018 from Ballari. In March 2024,he was announced as the BJP candidate from the same constituency in the 2024 General Elections.
Laxman Sangappa Savadi is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is currently serving as a Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 12 May 2023. He served as the 8th Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka from 20 August 2019 to 28 July 2021 in the Fourth B. S. Yediyurappa ministry.
Santosh S. Lad is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is currently serving as Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka &member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Kalghatgi constituency in the Dharwad district of Karnataka state.
Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi is an Indian politician who is the current MLA from Arabhavi,Belagavi district and chairman of Karnataka Milk Federation. He and his 4 brothers are all very active in local politics.
P. T. Parameshwar Naik is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. He is a former member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing the Hoovina Hadagali constituency.
N. Yallappa Gopalakrishna is an Indian social worker and politician from the state of Karnataka. He is a six-time member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Molakalmuru. He represented Kudligi and Bellary Rural previously.
Eshwar Bheemanna Khandre is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is serving as a cabinet minister in the Government of Karnataka since May 2023. He is also serving as the Working President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee,since 2018. He is a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Bhalki constituency since 25 May 2008.
Anand Prithviraj Singh is an Indian politician who earlier served as Minister of Tourism,Ecology and Environment of Karnataka from 4 August 2021 to 13 May 2023. He was the Minister of Infrastructure development,Hajj &Waqf Department of Karnataka from 10 February 2021 to 26 July 2021. He is a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Vijayanagara constituency from 16 May 2018.
S. R. Srinivas is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. He is a five term member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and has remained undefeated in all the 6 elections he has faced in his lifetime,including his initial Zilla Panchayath election in 2000. Gubbi Srinivas is the only Vokkaliga MLA to have won 5 consecutive legislative elections without ever facing an electoral defeat in the history of Karnataka politics.
B. Nagendra is an Indian politician &former Minister of Sports &Youth services. He has been elected four times as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Bellary &Kudligi constituency. He started his career in Bhartiya Janata Party &later shifted to Indian national congress prior to 2018 Karnataka elections in Hospet.
Arbail Shivaram Hebbar is an Indian politician who is the Minister of the Labour Department of Karnataka since 6 February 2020. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Yellapura in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress but switched to Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019 and won the by-elections in December 2019.
Keshavareddy Sudhakar is an Indian politician and also he was Ex-Minister of Medical Education and Health of Karnataka from 6 February 2020 to 13 May 2023. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Chikkaballapur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress and later was re-elected to the house in 2019 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He also contested in 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election in Chikballapur from BJP but lost to INC Candidate Pradeep Eshwar. In March 2024,he was announced as the BJP candidate from the Chikballapur Constituency for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Chikkaballapur in the 18th Lok Sabha as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party
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.
Shettihalli Timmegowda Somashekhar Gowda is an Indian politician who was the Minister of State for Co-Operation of Karnataka from 6 February 2020 until 13 May 2023. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Yeshvanthapura in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress. He later switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party and won the by-election in 2019. He got re-elected on a BJP ticket in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election. As of 19 August 2023,speculations are rife that he may switch back to his old party,the INC,amidst allegations that local BJP leaders are hindering his political growth.
Kamakshipalya Gopalaiah is an Indian politician who was serving as the Minister of Excise of Karnataka from 21 January 2021 till May 2023. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Mahalakshmi Layout in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of Janata Dal (Secular). Later,he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019 and won the by-elections the same year. He is now a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka,having won from Mahalakshmi Layout in Bangalore. His party,the Bharatiya Janata Party lost the election to the Indian National Congress.
B. B. Ningaiah is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. He was a minister in the Government of Karnataka and a two term member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Mudigere Assembly constituency.
Nara Bharath Reddy is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is an MLA from Bellary Assembly constituency in Bellary district. He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress.
B. M. Nagaraja is an Indian politician from Karnataka who is an MLA from Siruguppa Assembly constituency which is reserved for ST community in Bellary district. He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election representing Indian National Congress.
Eregar Annapoorna Tukaram is an Indian politician. She was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Sandur in the 2024 By poll as a member of the Indian National Congress.
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