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| Office | Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka |
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| Office | Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
| Office | Union Minister of State(Independent charge), Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| Office | Member of Parliament Lok Sabha |
| Office | Minister of State, Government of India |
| Term start | 20 May 2023[1]
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| Predecessor | Umesh Katti
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| Predecessor | L. N. Narayanaswamy
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| Constituency | Devanahalli |
| Born | 1948-3-7 (age 78) |
| Born | Kammadhalli shidlaghatta, Karnataka
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| Political party | INC |
| Spouse | M. Nagarathnamma |
| Children | 1 son and 4 daughters including Roopakala M Shashidhar[2]
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Kambadahalli Hanumappa Muniyappa (born 7 March 1948) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a seven time Member of the Parliament from Kolar Lok Sabha constituency and also served as a Cabinet Minister.
Early life and education
Muniyappa belongs to Madiga community, a member of Scheduled Castes community.[3] He completed his graduation in law in 1986 at SJRC College, which is affiliated with Bangalore University.[4] He was also awarded a doctorate by Gulbarga University.[5] He belongs to Madiga community, a sub-group which is considered as a Dalit left community.[6]
Career
Muniyappa has represented Kolar seven times consecutively: He was first elected as an MP in 1991 to the 10th Lok Sabha. Then he won the MP seat for the next six elections to become a seven time MP. He was a member of the 11th Lok Sabha, 12th Lok Sabha, 13th Lok Sabha, 14th Lok Sabha, 15th Lok Sabha and 16th Lok Sabha. However, he lost the 2019 elections to a largely unknown face S. Muniswamy by more than one lakh votes.[7][8]
He was Minister of state in Government of India from 22 May 2004 to 28 October 2012.
Muniyappa was the Union Minister of state for Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.[9] He was administered the oath of office along with 59 other ministers on 28 May 2009 by President of India Pratibha Patil.
His son in law Sashidhar JE was made a secretary 2 of Vidhana Soudha, when the post was already running and the Speaker has sought a clarification after a protest by BJP.[10]
Awards
- He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate at the 32nd Annual Convocation of Gulbarga University in 2014.
Elections Contested
Lok Sabha
| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Opponent Party | Opponent Votes | % | Result | Margin | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kolar | Template:Party name with color | 499,144 | 39.66 | S. Muniswamy | Template:Party name with color | 709,165 | 56.35 | Template:No2 | -210,021 | -16.69 | ||
| 2014 | 418,926 | 37.16 | Kolar Kesava | Template:Party name with color | 375,076 | 32.92 | Template:Yes2 | 47,850 | 4.24 | ||||
| 2009 | 344,771 | 37.17 | D. S. Veeraiah | Template:Party name with color | 321,765 | 34.69 | Template:Yes2 | 23,006 | 2.48 | ||||
| 2004 | 385,582 | 42.40 | 373,947 | 41.12 | Template:Yes2 | 11,635 | 1.28 | ||||||
| 1999 | 321,964 | 39.47 | G Mangamma | 239,182 | 29.32 | Template:Yes2 | 82,782 | 10.15 | |||||
| 1998 | 304,261 | 39.62 | Balaji Channaiah | Template:Party name with color | 226,289 | 29.47 | Template:Yes2 | 77,972 | 10.15 | ||||
| 1996 | 310,349 | 44.38 | 293,307 | 41.95 | Template:Yes2 | 17,042 | 2.43 | ||||||
| 1991 | 235,902 | 40.14 | V Hanumappa | Template:Party name with color | 173,525 | 29.53 | Template:Yes2 | 62,377 | 10.61 | ||||
Karnataka Legislative Assembly
| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Opponent Party | Opponent Votes | % | Result | Margin | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Devanahalli | Template:Party name with color | 73,058 | 39.66 | L. N. Nisarga Narayanaswamy | Template:Party name with color | 68,427 | 37.90 | Template:Yes2 | 4,631 | 2.56 | ||
References
- ↑ K. H. Muniyappa sworn as Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka.
- ↑ Karnataka Assembly to see several father-son, father-daughter pairs and relatives this time. The Hindu(2023-05-13). Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ↑ The Madiga split caught between a seer and a minister, Malagi, Shivakumar G.. Deccan Chronicle(2018-04-08). Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ↑ K.H.Muniyappa(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- DEVANAHALLI (SC)(BANGALORE RURAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ↑ K.H.MUNIYAPPA : Bio, Political life, Family & Top stories. The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ↑ How Muniyappa worked his way back into power politics after 2019 debacle, DHNS. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ↑ Cong's Kolar fortress falls; Muniyappa bites dust(24 May 2019).
- ↑ Karnataka Cong MLAs worked against me, should be expelled: KH Muniyappa(29 August 2019).
- ↑ Ministers of State (as on 15.11.2010). Government of India. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ↑ Karnataka Assembly's 'Secretary 2' post for minister's son-in-law sparks row. India Today(2024-07-22). Retrieved 2024-07-25.
External links
- Official Website: Shri K.H. Muniyappa, www.khmuniyappa.org
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