Chamarajanagar or Chamarajanagara is the southernmost district in the state of Karnataka,India. It was carved out of the original larger Mysore District in 1998. Chamarajanagar town is the headquarters of this district.
The Biligirirangana Hills or Biligirirangan Hills is a hill range situated in south-western Karnataka,at its border with Tamil Nadu in South India. The area is called Biligiri Ranganatha Swamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary or simply BRT Wildlife Sanctuary. It is a protected reserve under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. Being close to the Eastern Ghats as well as the Western Ghats,the sanctuary has floral and faunal associations with both regions. The site was declared a tiger reserve in January 2011 by the Government of Karnataka,a few months after approval from India's National Tiger Conservation Authority.
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.
Jagadish Shivappa Shettar is an Indian politician,who served as the 15th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 2012 to 2013. He is currently serving as Member of Karnataka Legislative Council. 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–
Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. This constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Castes. This constituency came into existence in 1962.
A. Devarahalli is a village in the southern state of Karnataka,India. It is located in the Yelandur taluk of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.
Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge is an Indian lawyer and politician serving as the President of the Indian National Congress since 2022,and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha since 2021. He has been a Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha from Karnataka since 2020.
Rangaswamy Dhruvanarayana was an Indian politician and member of Parliament of Lok Sabha. He was a member of the 15th and 16th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Chamarajanagar constituency of Karnataka and was a member of the Indian National Congress.
Halahalli Shreekantha Shetti Mahadeva Prasad was an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka and five-time Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Gundlupet constituency of the Chamarajanagar district. He first won the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections in 1994 while representing Janata Dal. He was re-elected in five straight subsequent elections in 1999,2004,2008 and 2013. Throughout his political career he had been member of Janata Dal,Janata Dal (United),Janata Dal (Secular) and the Indian National Congress. At the time of his death in January 2017,he was the incumbent state minister for Cooperation and Sugar in the Government of Karnataka led by Siddaramaiah as Chief Minister.
Venkataiah Srinivas Prasad,better known by name V. Srinivas Prasad,is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. He was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing the Nanjangud constituency and six-time member of the Lok Sabha from Chamarajanagar.
Varuna Vidhan Sabha seat is one of the seats in Karnataka State Assembly in India. It is part of Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha seat. The constituency came into existence after 2008 delimitation exercise.
Chamarajanagar Assembly constituency is one of the seats in Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It is part of Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha seat.
Hanur Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
Kollegal is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India. It is part of Chamarajanagar district,and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes. It encompasses Yelandur taluk,parts of Kollegal taluk and Chamarajanagar taluk.
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Karnataka on 10 May 2023 to elect all 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 13 May 2023.
S. M. Krishna ministry was the Council of Ministers in Karnataka,a state in South India headed by S. M. Krishna that was formed after the 1999 Karnataka elections.
H M Ganesh Prasad is an Indian National Congress politician from Karnataka,and a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for Gundlupet Assembly constituency of Chamarajanagar district,Karnataka.
A. R. Krishnamurthy is an Indian National Congress politician hailing from the state of Karnataka. He is a current member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly for Kollegal,Karnataka. Krishnamurthy is the former chairman of the Ambedkar Development Co-operative and also operates a petrol station.
Kote M. Shivanna was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of India. He represented the Heggadadevankote Assembly constituency and was a member of the Indian National Congress. Later he joined Janata Dal (Secular) political party and contested from Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency during 2009 and 2014 Lok Sabha elections. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party and became president of Chamarajanagar district unit. He was the Chairman of Karnataka Safai Karmachari Commission from 2020 to 2023.
