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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name =Kagodu Thimmappa
|image = Kannada-Wikipedia-Workshop-Sagara-July-28-2013 009.jpg
|caption = Thimmappa at a Wikipedia workshop, 2013
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1932|9|10|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Kagodu
|death_date =
|death_place =
|office2 = [[List of speakers of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
|term_start2 = 31 May 2013
|term_end2 = 20 June 2016
|constituency2 = [[Sagar (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Sagar]]
|predecessor2 = [[K. G. Bopaiah]]
|successor2 = [[K. B. Koliwad]]
|governor2 = [[Vajubhai Vala]]
|office = [[Minister (government)|Minister]] for Revenue and Muzrai, [[Government of Karnataka]]
|term_start = 20 June 2016
|term_end = May 2018
|predecessor = [[Srinivasa Prasad]]
|successor = [[R. V. Deshpande]]
|party = [[Indian National Congress]]
|spouse = Deepa
|children = 3
}}

'''Kagodu Thimmappa''' (born 10 September 1932)<ref>{{cite web|title=Kagodu Thimmappa bio|url=http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/14thWhoSwho/1.pdf|publisher=kla.kar.nic.in|accessdate=3 February 2018}}</ref> is an Indian retired politician who was the 21st speaker of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] and member of the [[Indian National Congress]] and a former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|member]] of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elected from the [[Sagar (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Sagar]]. He became the Speaker of the 14th Assembly in May 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kagodu Thimmappa elected as the new Speaker of Karnataka Assembly|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/kagodu-thimmappa-elected-as-the-new-speaker-of-karnataka-assembly-373731|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=31 May 2013|accessdate=17 July 2018}}</ref> He served as the Minister of Revenue and Muzrai in the [[Siddaramaiah cabinet]] between 2016 and 2018, before retiring from active politics.<ref name="th1">{{cite news |title=Kagodu retires from active politics |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kagodu-retires-from-active-politics/article24566562.ece |accessdate=1 August 2018 |work=The Hindu |date=31 July 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Kagodu Thimmappa was born in Kagodu, Sagar Taluk, Karnataka, {{convert|18|km}} from Sagar Town. He was the third son of Savaji Beera Nayaka and Byramma. He completed his primary education in nearby Hirenallur and High school studies in Sagar. Then he took B.Com., B.L. Degrees in Bangalore. He worked as a lawyer in Sagar for some time.

Originally Thimmappa was an agriculturist by profession. Dr. Rama Manohar Lohia, George Fernandes, Gopala Gowda and other socialist leaders were his political influences during his younger days.<ref name="myneta">{{cite web|url=http://myneta.info/karnataka2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=485|title=Kagodu Thimmappa(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- SAGAR(SHIMOGA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:|website=myneta.info|accessdate=17 July 2018}}</ref>

==Political career==
He was interested in Social Service. He was a member of Taluk Board from 1961 where and then worked as the President of Taluk Board from 1967 to 1974. He was a member of both Fifth Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council in 1980 and later served as Minister for Food and Forest in Sri Gundu Rao Ministry and then became the [[Karnataka Public Works Department|Minister of Public Works]] during the same year.

He was the founding President, Sanjay Polytechnic, Sagar, (2 terms), founding President of Janata Educational Society, member of 9th Legislative Assembly, chairman of Karnataka Housing Board in [[Veerendra Patil]] and [[Sarekoppa Bangarappa|S.Bangarappa]] Government, later he served as Minister for Social Welfare in the cabinet of [[Veerappa Moily]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prajavani.net/article/%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%86-%E0%B2%88%E0%B2%97-%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%9C%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%BF-%E0%B2%AE%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%B7%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%9F%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%81|title=ಸದನಕ್ಕೆ ಈಗ ಸಮಾಜವಾದಿ `ಮೇಷ್ಟ್ರು' | ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ|publisher=prajavani.net|accessdate=17 July 2018}}</ref>

He was elected to the 10th Legislative Assembly, then re-elected to the 11th Assembly from [[Sagar (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Sagar]] Constituency in 1999 and appointed as Minister for Social Welfare, Horticulture, Family Welfare & Health and Information in the Council of Ministers headed by [[S. M. Krishna]] on 17 October 1999. He was appointed also the President of Congress Nadige Janara Balige (Congress march towards people) Programme on 16 July 2011 by the Karnataka Pradrsha Congress Committee. He traveled across the Karnataka state and made the program successful. Later he was elected to the 14th Legislative Assembly from [[Sagar (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Sagar]] Constituency and unanimously elected as Speaker of Karnataka Assembly on 31 May 2013. He served as the minister for Revenue department between June 2016 after the cabinet reshuffle, and May 2018.<ref name="kar">{{cite web|url=http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/speakeroffice.htm|title=Karnataka Legislative Assembly|publisher=kla.kar.nic.in|accessdate=17 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|editor=H.C. Boralingaiah|title=The Book of Tribute - Harikara Kagodu Thimmappa|publisher=Kagodu Thimmappa Abhinandana Samiti}}</ref> He lost his seat at the [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018 election]] to [[Hartalu Halappa]] by a margin 8,093 votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Overconfidence, polarisation did Congress veteran Kagodu Thimmappa in |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/elections/karnataka-polls-2018/2018/may/17/overconfidence-polarisation-did-congress-veteran-kagodu-thimmappa-in-1815723.html |accessdate=1 August 2018 |work=The New Indian Express |date=17 May 2018}}</ref> Two months later he announced his retirement from active politics.<ref name="th1"/>

==References==
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[[Category:1932 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Speakers of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:People from Shimoga district]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Mysore MLAs 1972–1977]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 1989–1994]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 1994–1999]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 1999–2004]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013]]

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