Bangarappa

S. Bangarappa (born 26 October 1932) is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Karnataka. He represented Shimoga constituency in the 14th Lok Sabha. He currently belongs to the Janata Dal .

He is the founder of the Karnataka Vikas Party and Karnataka Congress Party. He was born on 26 October 1932 in Kubatur village of Shimoga District in Karnataka, India. His father was the late Shri Kallappa and his mother, Kallamma. He was married on 1 January 1958 to Shakuntala. He has two sons, Kumar Bangarappa and Madhu Bangarappa. He has a bachelors degree in arts and law. He also has a Diploma in Social Science.

Career in politics

• 1967-96 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
• 1977-78 Minister of State, Home, Government of Karnataka
• 1978-79 Cabinet Minister, P.W.D., Government of Karnataka
• 1979-80 President, Pradesh Congress Committee , Karnataka
• 1980-81 Minister, Revenue and Agriculture, Government of Karnataka
• 1985-87 Leader of Opposition, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
• 1989-90 Minister, Agriculture and Horticulture, Government of Karnataka
• 1990-92 Chief Minister, Karnataka
• 1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
• 1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
• 2003 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 3rd term) as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate
• 10.3.2005 Left BJP to join the Samajwadi Party and resigned from Lok Sabha.
• 02.6.2005 Re-elected to Lok Sabha in a......
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