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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|image = File:M.V. Venkatappa.png
|office =10th [[List of Speakers of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
|term_start = 26 October 1999
|term_end = 7 June 2004
|predecessor = [[K. R. Ramesh Kumar]]
|successor = [[Krishna (politician)|Krishna]]
| constituency = [[Mulbagal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Mulbagal]]
|office1 =
|primeminister1 =
|term_start1 =
|term_end1 =
|predecessor1 =
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| office3 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]], Karnataka
| term_start3 = 1999
| term_end3 = 2004
| predecessor3 = [[R. Venkataramaiah]]
|successor3 = [[R. Srinivasa]]
| constituency3 = [[Mulbagal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Mulbagal]]
| term_start4 = 1989
| term_end4 = 1994
| predecessor4 = [[R. Srinivasa]]
|successor4 = [[R. Srinivasa]]
| constituency4 = [[Mulbagal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Mulbagal]]
|birth_date =
|birth_place =[[Malavalli]]
| occupation =Politician
|children = [[Rajeev Gowda]]
|party = [[Indian National Congress]]
|alma_mater =
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| nationality = Indian
|website =

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'''M. V. Venkatappa''' (1932–2013) was an Indian politician from the state of [[Karnataka]]. He was born in a [[Vokkaliga]] family.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gowda|first=H.H.Annaiah|date=5 September 1971|title=Vokkaligas|magazine=The Illustrated Weekly Of India Vol.92, No.27-39(july-sept)1971|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.110098/page/n617/mode/1up?q=Vokkaligas|location=Bombay|publisher=Times of India Press|pages=11–13}}</ref> Venkatappa was the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] speaker from 1999 to 2004, as MLA from [[Mulbagal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Mulbagal]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/presiding-officers-meet-from-june-19/article27851301.ece |title= Presiding Officers' meet from June 19|date=8 June 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=11 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/mothakapalli-bids-adieu-to-venkatappa/article4851662.ece |title=Mothakapalli bids adieu to Venkatappa |date=26 June 2013 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |access-date=21 October 2018}}</ref>

His brother [[M. V. Krishnappa]] was involved in India's freedom movement and was also the founder of the Bangalore Dairy. He was a minister in [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s cabinet and was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] six times. He was also a [[Member of Legislative Council]] in [[Karnataka Legislative Council|Karnataka]] for a brief period.<ref name="ToI">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore-times/Rajeev-Gowda-out-to-make-a-difference/articleshow/9200370.cms|title=Rajeev Gowda out to make a difference|last=Mendonca|first=Allen|date=8 May 2002|work=Times of India|accessdate=2 November 2013}}</ref> M. V. Venkatappa unsuccessfully contested [[Karnataka Legislative Council|Legislative Council]] Polls along with Lingayath leader N. R. Jagadeesh as Independent candidate to ensure votes from [[Veerappa Moily]] led [[Indian National Congress (Indira)]] and [[S. Bangarappa]] led [[Karnataka Kranti Ranga]] in 1983. Both leaders were defeated by Abdul Nazir Sab and P.G.R. Sindhia who later became ministers in [[Janata Party]] governments led by [[Ramakrishna Hegde]] and [[S. R. Bommai]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Raj Chengappa |date=October 23, 2013 |title=Hegde's gamble to put up two Cabinet ministers for Legislative Council seats pays off|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19830430-karnataka-cm-hegde-gamble-to-put-up-two-cabinet-ministers-for-legislative-council-seats-pays-off-771353-2013-10-23|access-date=2021-08-17|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

His son [[Rajeev Gowda]], was also an Indian politician and academic. He is a former member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha from 26 June 2014 till 25 June 2020 and a national spokesperson for the Indian National Congress.<ref name="IIMB">{{cite web | url=http://www.iimb.ernet.in/centre-public-policy/people/faculty-profiles-all/rajeev-gowda | title=Indian Institute of Management Bangalore | IIM Bangalore | access-date=8 November 2024 | archive-date=2 June 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602012556/http://www.iimb.ernet.in/centre-public-policy/people/faculty-profiles-all/rajeev-gowda | url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://rajeevgowda.in/technology-to-transform-teaching/ |title=Technology to transform teaching | Rajeev Gowda |accessdate=18 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115130444/http://rajeevgowda.in/technology-to-transform-teaching/ |archivedate=15 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://ibnlive.in.com/chat/view/mv-rajeev-gowda/2096.html | title=Is the Food Security Bill a mere election gimmick? | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227204854/http://ibnlive.in.com/chat/view/mv-rajeev-gowda/2096.html | archive-date=2013-12-27}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Speakers of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:2013 deaths]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 1999–2004]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:1932 births]]

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