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{{Short description|Former Karnataka minister}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = A. Lakshmisagar
| office = Minister of Law & Parliamentary Affairs<br/>[[Government of Karnataka]]
| birth_name = Chikkakondappa
| birth_date = 8 December 1927
| birth_place = Lakshmisagar, near Varalakonda, India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2008|09|12|1927|12|08}}
| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency2 = [[Chickpet Assembly constituency]]
| term_start2 = 1978
| term_end2 = 1989
| office3 = Corporator
| constituency3 = [[Chickpet Assembly constituency]]
| term_start3 = 1972
| term_end3 = 1975
| office4 = Member of [[Karnataka Legislative Council]]
| term_start4 = 1996
| term_end4 = 2002
| office5 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Rajya Sabha Member]]
| term_start5 = 2007
| term_end5 =
| party = [[Janata Party]]
| education = Law degree
| portfolio = Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Housing, Revenue and Public Grievances, and Urban Development
| profession = Advocate and professor of law
| minister =
}}
'''A. Lakshmisagar''' was an Indian politician, advocate, and professor of law.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-05-01 |title=Will complete my term, says Siddaramaiah |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/will-complete-my-term-says-siddaramaiah/article8545472.ece |access-date=2024-07-04 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Janata Party]] and served as the [[Minister (government)|Law Minister]] in the [[First Hegde ministry|Ramakrishna Hegde cabinet]]. He also served as a [[Councillor|corporator]] from 1972 to 1975. He was elected three times consecutively as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Chickpet Assembly constituency|Chikpet constituency]] in 1978, 1983 and 1985.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chickpet Assembly Election Results |url=https://www.oneindia.com/chickpet-assembly-elections-ka-169/ |website=One India}}</ref> During his career, he held multiple portfolios including Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Housing, Revenue and Public Grievances, and Urban Development. He once served as the Chief Minister's representative (acting Chief Minister) when [[Ramakrishna Hegde|Ramakrishna]] went on an official trip abroad.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-09-12 |title=ಪ್ರೊ.ಎ.ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಸಾಗರ್: ಅಪ್ಪಟ ಗಾಂಧೀವಾದಿ, ರಾಜಕಾರಣದ ಸ |url=https://cknewsnow.com/2021/09/12/a-lakshmisagar-pro-a-lakshmisagar-former-minister-janata-dal-jds-varalakonda-gudibande-chikkaballapura-karnataka-india-politics/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=cknewsnow |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | date=2021-09-12 |title=ಪ್ರೊ.ಎ.ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಸಾಗರ್: ಅಪ್ಪಟ ಗಾಂಧೀವಾದಿ, ರಾಜಕಾರಣದ ಸ |url=https://cknewsnow.com/2021/09/12/a-lakshmisagar-pro-a-lakshmisagar-former-minister-janata-dal-jds-varalakonda-gudibande-chikkaballapura-karnataka-india-politics/ |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=cknewsnow |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Lakshmisagar was born on 8 December 1927, in [[Lakshmisagar]] village near [[Varalakonda]]. His original name was Chikkakondappa, which was later changed to Lakshmisagar after the village's name. He finished his primary education in Varalakonda and [[Beachaganahalli]] and then went to [[Bangalore]] for higher and legal education. While still in college, he started working part-time jobs to cover his education and living expenses. He also tutored children and used that money to pay for his studies. He obtained a law degree from Bangalore and later started working as a lecturer.<ref name=":0" />

== Political career ==
Lakshmisagar began his political career in the 1970s and was elected as a Bangalore City Municipal Councilor from the Chikkapet ward. He later contested elections from Chikkapet in 1978,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-01-29 |title=Why Bengaluru politicos fail to reach CM's gaddi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/why-bengaluru-politicos-fail-to-reach-cms-gaddi/articleshow/62688234.cms |access-date=2024-07-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> 1983, and 1985 and was elected as an MLA for three consecutive terms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Chickpet Assembly Constituency |url=https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/chickpet.html |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Elections in India}}</ref> He also served as the [[Leader of the Opposition|opposition leader]] in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1983 during [[Gundu Rao ministry|Gundu Rao's government]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bw1DAAAAYAAJ&q=%22A.+Lakshmisagar%22+died |title=Janata |date=1983 |language=en}}</ref> He was also a member of the [[State legislative councils of India|Vidhan Parishad]] from 1996 to 2002.<ref name=":0" />

== Death ==
Lakshmisagar died on 12 September 2008 at the state-run [[Bowring Hospital]] in Bangalore at the age of 80 after a cardiac arrest. Lakshmisagar was a bachelor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=K'taka: Ex- Minister Laskhmisagar passes away |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2008/09/12/former-ktaka-minister-lakshmisagar-passes-away-1221214382.html |website=One India}}</ref> During his political tenure, he established government schools in Varalakonda and Somenahalli with his special grant in 2007 when he was a [[Rajya Sabha]] member. In recognition of his contributions, a statue in his honor was erected on the school campus.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-08 |title=ಮಾಜಿ ಸಚಿವ ಪ್ರೊ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಸಾಗರ್‌ ಪುತ್ಥಳಿ ಮತ್ತೆ ಭಗ್ |url=https://cknewsnow.com/2021/10/08/a-lakshmisagar-pro-a-lakshmisagar-former-minister-janata-dal-jds-varalakonda-gudibande-chikkaballapura-karnataka/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=cknewsnow |language=en-US}}</ref>

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[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 1983–1985]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 1978–1983]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 1985–1989]]
[[Category:Leaders of the opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Janata Party politicians]]
[[Category:Politicians from Bengaluru]]

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