Kalaburagi,formerly known as Gulbarga,is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka,It is headquarters of eponymous Kalaburagi district and Kalaburagi division,Kalaburagi city is governed by a Municipal Corporation,It is called a Sufi city. It has famous religious structures,like the Hazrath Khwaja Banda Nawaz Dargah,the Sharana Basaveshwara Temple and the Buddha Vihar. It also has a fort built during the Bahmani rule,Other Bahmani monuments include the Haft Gumbaz and the Shor Gumbad. Kalaburagi has the world's largest cannon,Kalaburagi has a few architectural marvels built during the Bahamani Kingdom rule,including the Jama Masjid in the Kalaburagi Fort. Kalaburagi houses the circuit bench of the High Court of Karnataka. Under the name Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate,Several buildings in the city and with others in the region were put by UNESCO on its "tentative list" of World Heritage Site in 2014.
Dharam Narayan Singh was an Indian politician who served as the 11th 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.
Kalaburagi district,formerly known as Gulbarga district,is one of the 31 districts of Karnataka state in southern India. Kalaburagi city is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is the headquarters of Kalaburagi division.
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.
Although India is a parliamentary democracy,the country's politics has become dynastic or with high level of nepotism,possibly due to the absence of party organizations,independent civil-society associations which mobilize support for a party,or centralized financing of elections. The dynastic phenomenon is present at the national,state,regional,and district level. The Nehru–Gandhi family has produced three Indian prime ministers,and family members have largely led the Congress party since 1978. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also has several dynastic leaders. In addition to the major national parties,other national and regional parties such as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK),Shiromani Akali Dal,Shiv Sena,Samajwadi Party,Rashtriya Janata Dal,Janata Dal Secular,Jharkhand Mukti Morcha,Kerala Congress,Jammu &Kashmir National Conference,Indian Union Muslim League,AIMIM,and the Nationalist Congress Party are all dominated by families,mostly those of the party founders.
North Karnataka is a geographical region in Deccan plateau from 300 to 730 metres elevation that constitutes the region of the Karnataka state in India and the region consists of 14 districts. It is drained by the Krishna River and its tributaries the Bhima,Ghataprabha,Malaprabha,and Tungabhadra. North Karnataka lies within the Deccan thorn scrub forests ecoregion,which extends north into eastern Maharashtra.
Yadgiri, also spelled as Yādagiri, is a city and the administrative headquarters of Yadgir district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is also the administrative headquarters of Yadgir Taluku,one of the six taluks of Yadgir.
Qamar ul Islam,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.
Veerendra Basappa Patil was a senior Indian politician and was twice,the Chief Minister of Karnataka. He became Chief Minister for the first time from 1968–1971 and the second time was almost 18 years later,from 1989–1990.
Yadgir District is one of the 31 districts of Karnataka state in southern India.This district was carved out of Kalaburagi district as the 30th district of Karnataka on 10 April 2010. Yadgir town is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district occupies an area of 5,160.88 km2 (1,992.63 sq mi).
Kalaburagi Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Kalaburagi in Karnataka,India. It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) east from the city centre. It was built by the Karnataka State Public Works Department (PWD) with technical assistance from RITES Limited and is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
Malikayya V. Guttedar is an Indian member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly,representing the town of Afzalpur in the district of Gulbarga. Former minister of the Government of Karnataka and senior leader from Kalaburagi district,he was a member of the Indian National Congress party,and later joined BJP in 2018. He lost against M. Y. Patil in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Elections.
Satish Jarkiholi is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress from Belgaum,Karnataka. He is currently serving as the Minister of Public Works Department in Government of Karnataka and is also a Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Yemakanmardi constituency since 2008.
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.
Eregar Tukaram is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is an MP of Bellary Lok Sabha constituency and a four time MLA from Sandur Assembly constituency in Ballari District. He was the Minister of Medical Education and Bellary District in-charge minister in the second H D Kumaraswamy ministry.
Revu Naik Belamagi is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Kamalapur constituency in Kalaburagi district of Karnataka.
Dattatraya Chandrashekhar Patil Revoor,also known as,Appu Gouda Patil,is an Indian politician and who was the former chairman of Kalyana-Karnataka Region Development Board and Member of Legislative Assembly from Kalaburagi South Constituency from 2013 to 2023. He is also a director of Adaarsh pharmacon company.
Appaji Channabasavaraja Shankararao Nadagouda,also referred to as C. S. Nadagouda is a Congress Politician from Karnataka and 6-Time MLA representing Muddebihal constituency. He served as Special Representative of Karnataka Government at Delhi between 2014 and 2018.
Raja Venkatappa Naik was an Indian politician from Karnataka. He was an MLA from Shorapur Assembly constituency which is reserved for ST community in Yadgir district. He represented Indian National Congress Party and won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. He was a four time MLA.
Channareddy Patil Tunnur is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is an MLA from Yadgir Assembly constituency in Yadgir district. He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election representing Indian National Congress.
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