Allam Veerabhadrappa is a leader of the Indian National Congress in Karnataka. He is a former president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.[1]
Allam Veerabhadrappa | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Ballari |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | INC |
| Children | Allum Prashant |
| Occupation | Politician, Mining |
On 10 June 2016, he was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Council. He secured 33 votes of Indian National Congress MLAs.[2][3] 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.
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- ^ 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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