| Office | Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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|---|---|
| Term start | 13 May 2023
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| Predecessor | C. S. Puttaraju
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| Constituency | Melukote
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| Political party | Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha
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Darshan Puttannaiah (born 1977) is an Indian politician from Karnataka.[1] He is a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Melukote Assembly constituency since 2023 representing the Sarvodaya Karnataka Party.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
Puttannaiah was born to K. S. Puttannaiah and Suneetha Puttannaiah in Mandya district of Karnataka.[5] He completed his Bachelor of Technology from the Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore in the year 2001.[1] He was a techie settled in US, who returned to politics in India after the death of his father before the 2018 Assembly elections.[6][7]
Career
He is the president of Sarvodaya Karnataka Party after its renewal in 2023. He is the only son of late K. S. Puttannaiah.[1][8]
He was supported by the Indian National Congress, who did not field a candidate in the 2023 Assembly elections from Melukote.[9][10]
He had fought 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from the Melukote Assembly constituency representing Yogendra Yadav's Swaraj India but lost to C. S. Puttaraju of Janata Dal (S).[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dharshan Puttannaiah(Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha):Constituency- MELUKOTE(MANDYA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:. www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ↑ Melukote Assembly Election 2023: JD(S)' CS Puttaraju Seeks Second Consecutive Term. English Jagran(2023-05-04). Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ↑ Melukote Karnataka Election, Live, A. B. P.. news.abplive.com(2023-05-13). Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ↑ Melukote Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin. News18. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ↑ Puttannaiah's wife files nomination, Bharathi, Vartha. english.varthabharati.in. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ↑ Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha felicitates Darshan Puttannaiah. The Hindu(2023-05-27). Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ↑ First-time Karnataka MLAs: Gritty women, giant slayers, US-returned farmer, millionaire without shoes, Goudar, Mahesh M.. The South First(2023-05-22). Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ↑ Sarvodaya K'taka Party to contest Assembly polls. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ↑ Congress marks one seat for Sarvodaya Karnataka Party in 2nd list of candidates. mint(2023-04-06). Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ↑ Karnataka Elections 2023: Techie sells company in US to put his heart & soul into polls. Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ↑ Meet Darshan Puttannaiah, a techie who left his US firm to contest Karantaka polls. India Today. Retrieved 2023-05-13.