Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna is an Indian politician who served as Minister of External Affairs of India from 2009 to October 2012. He was the 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004 and the 19th Governor of Maharashtra from 2004 to 2008. SM Krishna had served as the Speaker of the Karnataka Vidhan Sabha from December 1989 to January 1993. He was also a member of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha at various times from 1971 to 2014. In 2023,Krishna was awarded the Padma Vibhushan,the second highest civilian award of India.
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.
Adaguru Huchegowda Vishwanath is an Indian politician from Karnataka state. He is a leader of Indian National Congress. He is a Nominated Member of Karnataka Legislative Council. He was the former president of Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular).
Malavalli Huchchegowda Amarnath,known by his screen name Ambareesh,was an Indian actor,media personality,politician from the state of Karnataka. Alongside Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan,he is counted in Kannada cinema's "triumvirate" as its most celebrated actor.
Devaraj Devaraj Urs was an Indian politician who served two terms as the first Chief Minister of Karnataka,a state in southern India. He is also the longest serving Chief Minister of Karnataka in terms of days of tenure in office. He entered politics in 1952 and was an MLA for 10 years. When the Indian National Congress split in 1969 as Samstha and Indira Congress,he stood with Indira Gandhi. He became the Chief Minister of Karnataka for the first time from 20 March 1972 to 31 December 1977 and later for the second time from 17 March 1978 to 8 June 1980.
The Government of Karnataka,abbreviated as GoK,or simply Karnataka Government,formerly Government of Mysore,is a democratically elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka. The governor who is appointed for five years appoints the chief minister and on the advice of the chief minister appoints his council of ministers. Even though the governor remains the ceremonial head of the state,the day-to-day running of the government is taken care of by the chief minister and his council of ministers in whom a great amount of legislative powers are vested.
Jagadish Shivappa Shettar is an Indian politician,who served as the 15th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 2012 to 2013. He has subsequently served as Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He also served as the Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly during 2008–2009. He is a member of the Indian National Congress. Earlier he was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party,which he quit on being denied the MLA ticket in 2023. He represented Hubli-Dharwad Central Vidhan Sabha seat,which he resigned in 2023 before the elections.
T. Mariappa (1904-1964) was a finance minister of Mysore State,India.
Qamar ul Islam,generally referred to as Qamar Sab was an Indian politician who was the Six-term Member of the Karnataka Legislative assembly,one-term Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Kalaburagi and All India Congress Committee secretary (AICC) in-charge of Kerala. He served as the Cabinet Minister for Housing and Labour,Minister of Municipal Administration,Public Enterprises and Minister of Wakf and the MLA from Kalaburagi-North constituency for the state of Karnataka.
Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi is an Indian politician who is the current union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs,Coal and Mines of India,since 30 May 2019 and Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha,since 2004,representing the Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency. He was also the State President of Bharatiya Janata Party,Karnataka (BJP) from 2014 to 2016. He served in the panel of chairpersons of Lok Sabha (2014-2018).
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly,formerly the Mysore Legislative Assembly or Mysore Representative Assembly,is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Karnataka is one of the six states in India where the state legislature is bicameral,comprising two houses:the Vidhan Sabha and the Vidhan Parishad.
S. Ashwath Narayan Rao Ramadas is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Kalastavadi Puttaswamy was an Indian lawyer,and a senior Indian National Congress politician,who remained a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly (1952–1977),three times from Mysore and subsequently twice from Chamundeshwari constituency,who also served as Minister of various ministries of Government of Karnataka,including Labour,Public Administration and Health &Housing. He has also remained member of the Constituent Assembly in 1948.
Chikkakalya Narayanappa Ashwathnarayan is an Indian politician who was the Minister of Electronics,Information Technology - Biotechnology,Science and Technology,Higher Education,Skill Development,Entrepreneurship and Livelihood in Government of Karnataka from 20 August 2019 to 13 May 2023. He served as the 8th Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka from 20 August 2019 to 26 July 2021. He is a Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the Malleshwaram constituency.
The 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held on 5 May 2013 to elect members from 223 constituencies in the Indian state of Karnataka. The election for the Piriyapatna constituency was postponed to 28 May 2013 due to the death of the BJP candidate for the seat. The voter turnout in the state was 70.23%.
Nanjaiah Mahesh is an Indian politician member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from 5 August 2021. He was Minister of State for Primary and Secondary Education of Karnataka in the H. D. Kumaraswamy cabinet,but resigned on 11 October 2018 citing personal reasons. He won the 2018 assembly elections from the Kollegal constituency.
Saligrama Ramegowda Mahesh is an Indian politician who served as Minister of Tourism and Sericulture from 6 June 2018 to 8 July 2019 and he is currently Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Krishnarajanagara Assembly constituency since 2008.
Hirisave Chowdegowda Srikantaiah was an Indian politician with the Indian National Congress party and a Member of Parliament of 9th Lok Sabha. He was elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Shravanabelagola assembly constituency in Hassan from 1972 to 1985 and from 1999 to 2004. He was a Minister in Government of Karnataka in cabinets of Devaraj Urs,Veerendra Patil and S.M Krishna holding portfolios such as Revenue,Urban Development,Forest,Minor Irrigation,Public Works and Municipal Administration.
Kengal Hanumanthaiah Ministry was the Council of Ministers in Mysore,a state in South India headed by Kengal Hanumanthaiah of the Indian National Congress.
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