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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = K. S. Puttannaiah<br />
| office = Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| constituency = [[Melukote Assembly constituency|Melukote]]<br />
| termend = 2018<br />
| termstart = 2013<br />
| party = [[Sarvodaya Karnataka Party]]<br />
| birth_date = 23 December 1949<br />
| death_date = 18 February 2018<br />
| predecessor = [[C. S. Puttaraju]]<br />
| successor = [[C. S. Puttaraju]]<br />
| constituency1 = [[Pandavapura Assembly constituency|Pandavapura]]<br />
| termend1 = 1999<br />
| termstart1 = 1994<br />
| predecessor1 = [[K. Kempegowda]]<br />
| successor1 = [[C. S. Puttaraju]]<br />
| birth_place = [[Mandya district|Kyathanahalli]], [[Mysore State]], [[India]]<br />
| relations = K. S. Ramesh (brother)<br />
| education = [[St. Philomena's College, Mysore]]<br />
| spouse = Sunitha Puttannaiah<br />
| children = 3 {{small|(including Darshan Puttannaiah)}}<br />
| 1blankname = Movement<br />
| 1namedata = [[Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha]]<br />
| death_place = [[Mandya]], [[Karnataka]], India<br />
| otherparty = [[Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''K. S. Puttannaiah''' (23 December 1949 – 18 February 2018) was an Indian politician. He was Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Melukote Assembly constituency]] being associated with the [[Sarvodaya Karnataka Party]].<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Puttannaiah was born in Kyathanahalli village, [[Mandya district]] on 23 December 1949, Puttannaiah attended [[St. Philomena's College, Mysore|St. Philomena College]] and earned a bachelor's degree from D. Banumaiah College. <br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Puttannaiah has left his entire family to his wife, to take care of. He had a brother, K. S. Ramesh who died in 2006.<br />
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He was married to Sunitha Puttannaiah, with two daughters Smitha Puttannaiah and Akshatha Puttannaiah, one son, Darshan Puttannaiah.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
He became a karyakarta of the [[Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha]] in August 1983. Puttannaiah ran for a seat on the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] in 1994, serving [[Pandavapura Assembly constituency|Pandavapura]] until 1999. Later that year, he was named president of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha. While president of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha, Puttannaiah contested three Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections and one [[Lok Sabha]] election, all of which he lost. He has been a hero to farmers and has saved thousands of farmers from having suicides.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prominent Karnataka farmers' leader and MLA KS Puttanaiah passes away|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/prominent-karnataka-farmers-leader-and-mla-ks-puttanaiah-passes-away-76666|access-date=26 February 2018|work=The News Minute|date=19 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Farmers' leader Puttannaiah dead|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/farmers-leader-puttannaiah-dead/article22792518.ece|access-date=26 February 2018|work=The Hindu|date=19 February 2018}}</ref> In 2013, he ran in the [[Melukote Assembly constituency|Melkote constituency]], representing the [[Sarvodaya Karnataka Party|Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha]].<ref>{{cite news|title=K.S. Puttannaiah, farmer politician from Karnataka, dies at 68|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/RurMb9lmRE6zh9GHwFwooO/KS-Puttannaiah-farmer-politician-from-Karnataka-dies-at.html|access-date=26 February 2018|work=Live Mint|date=19 February 2018}}</ref> Puttannaiah had a heart attack on 18 February 2018 while watching [[Kabaddi]] at Visvesvaraya Stadium in Mandya.<ref>{{cite news|title=Farmer leader, MLA Puttannaiah dies at 69|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/farmer-leader-mla-puttannaiah-dies-at-69/articleshow/62974288.cms|access-date=26 February 2018|work=Times of India|date=19 February 2018}}</ref> He was declared dead after being sent to the Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences.<ref>{{cite news|title=Farmers' leader K S Puttannaiah collapses while watching Kabaddi match, dies|url=http://www.coastaldigest.com/news/farmers%E2%80%99-leader-k-s-puttannaiah-collapses-while-watching-kabaddi-match-dies|access-date=26 February 2018|work=Coastal Digest|date=18 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bengaluru: Raita Sangha founder, MLA K S Puttannaiah dies at 69|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=496257|access-date=26 February 2018|work=Daiji World|date=19 February 2018}}</ref> Puttannaiah's funeral, held on 22 February 2018 in Kyathanahalli, was attended by several thousand people.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thousands of farmers from across Karnataka bid adieu to K S Puttannaiah, the iconic peasant leader|url=https://viacampesina.org/en/thousands-farmers-across-karnataka-bid-adieu-k-s-puttannaiah-iconic-peasant-leader/|access-date=26 February 2018|work=La Via Campesina|date=22 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tearful farewell to K.S. Puttannaiah|url=https://starofmysore.com/tearful-farewell-k-s-puttannaiah/|work=Star of Mysore|date=22 February 2018}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1949 births]]<br />
[[Category:2018 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 1994–1999]]<br />
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018]]<br />
[[Category:People from Mandya district]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian farmers]]<br />
[[Category:Janata Dal (Secular) politicians]]</div>CathernQsh