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| birth_place = [[Mandya]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]]<ref name="Mandya"/><br />
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| occupation = Lawyer<br />
| title = [[List of Board of Control for Cricket in India presidents|President]] of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]<br />
| term = 1977-1980<br />
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| successor = [[S. K. Wankhede]]<br />
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'''Mangalam Chinnaswamy''' (29 March 1900 – 8 November 1991) was an Indian [[cricket]] administrator and lawyer. He was born in [[Mandya]].<ref name="Mandya">{{Cite book|last=S. S.|first=SHREEKUMAR|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cLUzEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA103|title=KARNATAKA CRICKET'S HALL OF FAME AND ITS CORRIDORS in English language|publisher=Clever Fox Publishing|year=2021|isbn=9789390850730|location=Chennai, India|pages=103|language=en|quote=Topping the list, of course, has to be the late Mangalam Chinnaswamy. Born in Mandya in 1900 and a lawyer by profession, the doyen of cricket administration was a founding member of the Mysore State Cricket Association (now KSCA).}}</ref> <br />
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He was the [[List of Board of Control for Cricket in India presidents|President]] of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] from 1977 to 1980 and Secretary from 1960 to 1965. He also served as the vice president and joint secretary for long terms. He represented India in the [[International Cricket Council]] in 1965, 1973 and 1977 - 1980. A lawyer by profession, he actively practiced from 1925 till 1975.<br />
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He was one of the founders of the [[Karnataka State Cricket Association]] (KSCA). He served as the secretary from 1953 to 1978 and as the President from 1978 to 1990. He was the treasurer and second official to the Indian tour of [[Australia]] in 1967-68 and as the manager when [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] returned the visit two years later. [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]] honoured him with a life membership in 1969.<br />
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He was the driving force behind the construction of the KSCA stadium in [[Bengaluru]]. He helped by many eminent people, was responsible in prevailing upon the Karnataka government to allot the ground for cricket in the MG Road area in 1969.<ref>{{Cite web|title='The frank, honest MC I knew'|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2012/nov/05/the-frank-honest-mc-i-knew-422611.html|access-date=2022-02-05|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> This was named [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]] against his wishes.<br />
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He died on 8 November 1991 after a long illness.<br />
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* Obituary in [[Indian Cricket (annual)|Indian Cricket 1992]]<br />
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