Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. He 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.
Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna is an Indian politician who served as Minister of External Affairs of India from 2009 to October 2012. He was the 16th 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.
The Janata Dal (Secular) is an Indian political party led by former prime minister of India,H. D. Deve Gowda. The party is recognized as a State Party in the states of Karnataka,Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh. It was formed in July 1999 by the split of Janata Dal party. It has a political presence mainly in Karnataka. In Kerala,the party is a part of the Left Democratic Front (LDF).
Dharam Narayan Singh was an Indian senior congress politician who served as the 17th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 28 May 2004 to 28 January 2006 and Member of the Lok Sabha from Bidar Lok Sabha constituency,in 15th Lok Sabha from 2009 to 2014. He was the 18th President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee and he was the nine-term Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Jevaragi constituency.
Siddaramaiah,also referred to by his nickname Siddu,Siddaramaiah served as Chief Minister of Karnataka from 13 May 2013 to 17 May 2018 and currently serving as the leader of the opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly since 9 December 2019. He belongs to Indian National Congress party and a member of Congress Working Committee.
Haradanahalli Deve Gowda Kumaraswamy,known among followers as Kumaranna,is an Indian politician and businessman who served as the 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 23 May 2018 to 23 July 2019. He is a former president of the Karnataka State Janata Dal (Secular) and the son of former Chief Minister of Karnataka &former prime minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda.
Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa,often referred to by his initials BSY,is an Indian politician currently serving as the member of the Bharatiya Janata Party Parliamentary board committee since from 17 August 2022,termed as the highest office of authority in the party. He served as the 19th Chief Minister of Karnataka,and currently a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is also the only politician so far in Karnataka to have served four times as Chief Minister and three times as Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He is the longest serving Chief Minister of Karnataka from BJP. He is a MLA from Shikaripura constituency in Shimoga district,from where he has been elected eight times.
Kanakapura Lok Sabha constituency was a former Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka state in southern India. It included eight Assembly constituencies,namely Kanakapura,Ramanagaram,Channapatna,Magadi,Sathanur,Uttarahalli,Malavalli and Anekal. Out of them,Kanakapura,Ramanagaram,Channapatna,Magadi and Anekal assembly segments were retained in the Bangalore Rural constituency created in 2008 as part of delimitation in Karnataka. Sathanur segment was merged between Kanakapura,Ramanagaram and Channapatna constituencies. Malavalli became a part of Mandya constituency and Uttarahalli was reformed and Uttarahalli Circle was merged with new Bangalore South Assembly 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. Five major political parties contested the election:Indian National Congress (INC),Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),Janata Dal (Secular),B. S. Yeddyurappa's Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) and B. Sriramulu's Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress (BSRCP). Though Karnataka has 224 assembly constituencies,elections were held only for 223 seats. 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%.
Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar,is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). He was the state minister of irrigation in the cabinet of H. D. Kumaraswamy. Previously he served as the Minister of Energy in the Government of Karnataka under the Siddaramaiah Government. He is an MLA from Kanakapura constituency.
Nikhil Kumarswamy is an Indian actor and politician known for his work in Kannada films. He made his acting debut with the Kannada-Telugu bilingual film Jaguar (2016).
By-elections to fifteen state assembly constituencies were held in Karnataka on 5 December 2019,and results were announced on 9 December. BJP,the ruling party,needed to win 6 out of the 15 seats to maintain its majority. It won 12 out of 15 seats. Congress won two,JD(S) failed to open its account,and one seat was won by a rebel BJP leader who contested as an independent.
Pratap Gowda Patil is an Indian politician. He was elected 3 times hattric to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Maski in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress.
Mahesh Iranagouda Kumathalli is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Athani in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress and in 2019 by election as a member of BJP.
Byrathi Basavaraj is an Indian politician who is the current 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 Krishnarajapuram 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.
Shettihalli Timmegowda Somashekhar is an Indian politician who is the current Minister of state for Co-Operation of Karnataka from 6 February 2020. 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.
Kamakshipalya Gopalaiah is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Excise of Karnataka from 21 January 2021. 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 same year.
Krishnarajpet is one of the seats in Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It is part of Mandya Lok Sabha seat.
Krishna was an Indian politician,former speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly and member of the Janata Dal (Secular) from the state of Karnataka. He was born in Kothamaranahally village. He died on 21 May 2021 in Mysore,Karnataka.
Syed Mohid Altaf is an advocate by profession,educationist,politician from Karnataka and former Special representative of the Government of Karnataka to the Union Government.
