Allam Veerabhadrappa | |
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President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee | |
In office 15 March 2001 – June 2003 | |
Preceded by | V. S. Koujalgi |
Succeeded by | Janardhana Poojary |
Member(elect) of Karnataka Legislative Council Karnataka | |
In office 14 June 2016 – 14 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Mattikatti Veeranna, INC |
Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka | |
In office 2003–2004 | |
Chief Minister | S. M. Krishna |
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Karnataka | |
In office 1989–2004 | |
Preceded by | B Shivarama Reddy |
Succeeded by | Suryanarayana Reddy |
Constituency | Kurugodu |
Personal details | |
Born | (1948-03-29) 29 March 1948 (age 76) Ballari, Kingdom of Mysore (present–day Karnataka), India |
Political party | INC |
Children | Allum Prashant |
Occupation | Politician, Mining |
Allam Veerabhadrappa is a leader of the Indian National Congress in Karnataka. He is a former president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.
On 10 June 2016, he was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Council. He secured 33 votes of Indian National Congress MLAs. He is a four-time MLA from Kurogod (Bellary) and was a minister in SM Krishna's cabinet.
He was minister for water resources, environment, agriculture, and ecology. He is a close associate of SM Krishna, former chief minister. He is a mine owner from Bellary. He played a key role in G. Janardhana Reddy's case.
See also
References
- Nagesh Prabhu (10 June 2016). "BJP outsmarts JD(S) in council polls". The Hindu.
- "Karnataka MLC poll results: Congress-4, BJP-2 and JD (S) 1". www.daijiworld.com. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- "Congress bags four seats, BJP two, JD-S one in Council polls". Business Standard. 10 June 2016.
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