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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Darshan Puttannaiah
| office = Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 13 May 2023
| parents = [[K. S. Puttannaiah]] (father), Suneetha Puttannaiah (mother)
| constituency = [[Melukote Assembly constituency|Melukote]]
| predecessor = [[C. S. Puttaraju]]
| party = [[Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha]]
| other_party = [[Swaraj Abhiyan]] {{small|(March 2017-January 2019)}}
| alma_mater =
| education = [[Bachelor of Technology]] from JSS Science and Technology University
}}

'''Darshan Puttannaiah''' (born 1977) is an Indian politician from Karnataka.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Dharshan Puttannaiah(Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha):Constituency- MELUKOTE(MANDYA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/Karnataka2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=8171 |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> He is a Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from [[Melukote Assembly constituency]] since 2023 representing the [[Sarvodaya Karnataka Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-04 |title=Melukote Assembly Election 2023: JD(S)' CS Puttaraju Seeks Second Consecutive Term |url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/elections/melukote-assembly-election-2023-karnataka-mla-results-bjp-congress-janta-dal-aap-candidates-list-cs-puttaraju-darshan-puttannaiah-lndresh-kumar-10076429 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=English Jagran |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Live |first=A. B. P. |date=2023-05-13 |title=Melukote Karnataka Election |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/melukote-election-result-2023-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-result-winner-loser-name-bjp-congress-jds-karnataka-assembly-election-result-1601906 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Melukote Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/melukote-election-result-2023-live-updates-and-highlights-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-7796857.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Puttannaiah was born to [[K. S. Puttannaiah]] and Suneetha Puttannaiah in [[Mandya district]] of [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharathi |first=Vartha |title=Puttannaiah's wife files nomination |url=https://english.varthabharati.in/karnataka/puttannaiahs-wife-files-nomination |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=english.varthabharati.in |language=en}}</ref> He completed his [[Bachelor of Technology]] from the Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore in the year 2001.<ref name=":0" /> He was a techie settled in US, who returned to politics in India after the death of his father before the 2018 Assembly elections.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-27 |title=Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha felicitates Darshan Puttannaiah |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/raitha-sangha-felicitates-darshan-puttannaiah/article66901080.ece |access-date=2025-07-11 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goudar |first=Mahesh M. |date=2023-05-22 |title=First-time Karnataka MLAs: Gritty women, giant slayers, US-returned farmer, millionaire without shoes |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/karnataka/first-time-karnataka-mlas-gritty-women-giant-slayers-us-returned-farmer-millionaire-without-shoes/ |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=The South First |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
He is the president of [[Sarvodaya Karnataka Party]] after its renewal in 2023. He is the only son of late [[K. S. Puttannaiah]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sarvodaya K'taka Party to contest Assembly polls |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/sarvodaya-k-taka-party-to-contest-assembly-polls-1184017.html |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>

He was supported by the [[Indian National Congress]], who did not field a candidate in the 2023 Assembly elections from Melukote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-06 |title=Congress marks one seat for Sarvodaya Karnataka Party in 2nd list of candidates |url=https://www.livemint.com/elections/assembly-elections/congress-marks-one-seat-for-sarvodaya-karnataka-party-in-2nd-list-of-candidates-11680762176424.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Karnataka Elections 2023: Techie sells company in US to put his heart & soul into polls |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/karnataka-elections-2023-techie-sells-company-in-us-to-put-his-heart-soul-into-polls |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref>

He had fought [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] from the [[Melukote Assembly constituency]] representing [[Yogendra Yadav]]'s [[Swaraj india|Swaraj India]] but lost to [[C. S. Puttaraju]] of Janata Dal (S).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Darshan Puttannaiah, a techie who left his US firm to contest Karantaka polls |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/meet-darshan-puttannaiah-a-techie-who-left-his-us-firm-to-contest-karantaka-polls-1217475-2018-04-22 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Mandya district]]
[[Category:Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha]]

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