Kannavara Mallappa, popularly known as K. Mallappa (13 April 1928 – 12 October 2020) was an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka.

Kannavara Mallappa
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Karnataka
In office
1985–1989
Preceded byK. G. Maheshwarappa
Succeeded byNagamma Keshavamurthy
ConstituencyMayakonda[1]
In office
1983–1985
Preceded byH. Shivappa
Succeeded byB. G. Kotrappa
ConstituencyHarihar[2]
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council[3]
In office
10 June 1998 – 30 June 2002
Preceded byA. Lakshmisagar
Personal details
Born(1928-04-13)13 April 1928
Davangere
Died12 October 2020(2020-10-12) (aged 92)
Political partyIndian National Congress[4]
Other political
affiliations
ProfessionBusinessman

Career

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Mallappa served as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council from 10 June 1998 until 30 June 2002. He was elected to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of incumbent member A. Lashmisagar.[5] Prior to that, he unsuccessfully contested the West Teachers’ Constituency Legislative Council Polls in 1980 against Basavaraj Horatti, who was a six-time member.[6]

Mallappa was defeated by Pampathi of the Communist Party of India in Davanagere during the 1978 elections.[7][8] He was elected to the 7th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Harihar.[9] Later, he won the 1985 elections from Mayakonda but was defeated by C. Nagamma Keshavamurthy in the 1989 elections.[10]

Mallappa unsuccessfully contested the 13th Lok Sabha elections from Davangere against Gowdara Mallikarjunappa in the 1999 Indian general elections.[11]

Positions Held

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Source:[12]

  • 1956–1960 & 1968–1974: Davanagere City Municipal Councillor.
  • 1960: Vice President of Davanagere City Municipality.
  • 1968: Member of City Municipality Davanagere.
  • 1974: Twice elected as Member of Regulated Market Davanagere.
  • 1983–1985: M.L.A. from Harihar Constituency.
  • 1985–1989: M.L.A. from Mayakonda Constituency.
  • 1984–1985: Served as State Vice President of Karnataka Pradesh Janatha Party.
  • 1998–2002: Member of Legislative Council.

References

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  1. ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from mayakonda Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Harihar Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  3. ^ Davanagere State Government Sports Hastel vijayavani.net [dead link]
  4. ^ KARNATAKA PRADESH CONGRESS COMMITTEE LIST OF KPCC MEMBERS-2010 http://www.karnatakapcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/PCC-Members-jan-2018.pdf
  5. ^ http://kla.kar.nic.in/council/LCmem1952tilldate.pdf KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OATH REGISTER
  6. ^ Horatti makes it six times in a row as MLC https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/horatti-makes-it-six-times-in-a-row-as-mlc-110070500021_1.html
  7. ^ https://resultuniversity.com/election/davangere-karnataka-assembly-constituency 1978 Assembly Constituency Election
  8. ^ https://elections.traceall.in/vidhan-sabha-assembly-election-results/Davangere-in-Karnataka Previous Year's Election Results in Davangere, Karnataka
  9. ^ http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/7assemblymemberslist.htm Seventh Karnataka Legislative Assembly (ಏಳನೇ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನ ಸಭೆ)
  10. ^ http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/8assemblymemberslist.htm Eighth Karnataka Legislative Assembly
  11. ^ https://resultuniversity.com/election/davangere-lok-sabha 1999 Lok Sabha Election
  12. ^ http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/council/members/EXMEMBERS/MallappaK.htm Sri Mallappa K. Ex-Member, Karnataka Legislative Council
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