Siddaramaiah
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Siddaramana Hundi was born 12 August 1948 in a remote village in Varuna Hobli of Mysore District, he comes from a poor farming community. He is the current leader of the opposition of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Earlier he was the Deputy Chief Minister
Karnataka.
Contesting on Bharatiya Lok Dal
ticket, he entered the 7th Karnataka Legislative Assembly as its member during 1983 from Chamundeshwari Constituency in Mysore District. Later he joined the ruling Janata Party Government. He became the first president of Kannada Watchdog Committee (Kannada Kavalu Samiti) set up to supervise the implementation of Kannada as official language.
During the Mid-term poll in 1985, Siddaramaiah was re-elected from the same constituency for the 8th Karnataka
Legislative Assembly
. He became Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services.
He was elected again in the 1994 General Elections to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the same Constituency. This time he became Minister for Finance.
In 2006 after differences with H.D. Deve Gowda Siddaramaiah joined the Indian National Congress
. He won Chamundeshwari bypolls by 257 votes against Shivabasappa who was the joint candidate of the BJP and the JD(S). In 2008 state Assembly poll, he contested from Varuna Constituency and was elected as an MLA.
Currently he is a opposition leader in Karnataka state assembly.
Chief Minister
A Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...
Karnataka.
Contesting on Bharatiya Lok Dal
Bharatiya Lok Dal
Bharatiya Lok Dal was a political party in India. The BLD was formed at the end of 1974 through the fusion of seven parties opposed to the autocratic rule of Indira Gandhi, including the Swatantra Party, the Utkal Congress, the Bharatiya Kranti Dal, and the Socialist Party...
ticket, he entered the 7th Karnataka Legislative Assembly as its member during 1983 from Chamundeshwari Constituency in Mysore District. Later he joined the ruling Janata Party Government. He became the first president of Kannada Watchdog Committee (Kannada Kavalu Samiti) set up to supervise the implementation of Kannada as official language.
During the Mid-term poll in 1985, Siddaramaiah was re-elected from the same constituency for the 8th Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly
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. He became Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services.
He was elected again in the 1994 General Elections to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the same Constituency. This time he became Minister for Finance.
In 2006 after differences with H.D. Deve Gowda Siddaramaiah joined the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
. He won Chamundeshwari bypolls by 257 votes against Shivabasappa who was the joint candidate of the BJP and the JD(S). In 2008 state Assembly poll, he contested from Varuna Constituency and was elected as an MLA.
Currently he is a opposition leader in Karnataka state assembly.