List of chairpersons of the Karnataka Legislative Council

The chairperson of the Karnataka Legislative Council is the presiding officer of the Karnataka Legislative Council, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Karnataka.[1] The chairperson is elected by the members of the Karnataka Legislative Council (until 1973, the Mysore Legislative Council). The chairperson is usually a member of the Legislative Council.[2][3][4][5]

Chairperson of the Karnataka Legislative Council
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನ ಪರಿಷತ್ತಿನ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು
Karnāṭaka Vidhāna Pariṣattina adhyaksharu
Incumbent
Basavaraj Horatti
since 21 December 2022
Karnataka Legislative Council
Member ofKarnataka Legislative Council
AppointerMembers of the Karnataka Legislative Council
Term length6 Years (Maximum)
Inaugural holderK. T. Bhashyam
WebsiteKarnataka Legislative Council

The state of Karnataka in India

List of chairpersons edit

Mysore was renamed to Karnataka on 1 November 1973.

Sl. No. Name Portrait Tenure Party
Mysore State
1 K. T. Bhashyam[6] 17 June 1952[7] 24 May 1956 3 years, 342 days Indian National Congress
2 T. Subramanya[8] 25 September 1956 1 November 1956
3 T. Subramanya 19 December 1956 31 March 1957
4 P. Seetharamaiah 10 June 1957 13 May 1958
5 V. Venkatappa 5 November 1958 13 May 1960
6 K. V. Narasappa 30 August 1960 13 May 1962
7 H. F. Kattimani (Pro tem) 30 June 1962 3 July 1962
8 G. V. Hallikeri 3 July 1962 13 May 1966
9 Mahanta Shetty (Acting) 20 June 1966 28 July 1966
10 S. C. Adke 28 July 1966 10 June 1968
11 R. B. Naik (Acting) 16 August 1968 5 September 1968
12 K. K. Shetty 5 September 1968 18 May 1970 Indian National Congress
13 K. Subb Rao (Acting) 16 September 1970 23 September 1970
14 R. B. Naik 26 September 1970 26 November 1970
15 G. V. Hallikeri 26 December 1970 15 May 1971
16 S. D. Gaonkar 10 April 1972 31 October 1973
Karnataka
16 S. D. Gaonkar 1 November 1973 13 May 1974
17 M. V. Venkatappa 30 August 1974 30 June 1978 Indian National Congress
18 S. Shivappa 10 August 1978 14 May 1980
19 T. V. Venkataswamy (Acting) 15 May 1980 12 June 1980
20 Basavarajeshwari 12 June 1980 11 June 1982 Indian National Congress
21 Shantamallappa Patil (Acting) 11 June 1982 30 June 1982
22 K. Rahman Khan[9][10]   30 June 1982 30 June 1984 Indian National Congress
23 R. B. Potadar (Acting) 1 July 1984 26 March 1985
24 Channabasavaiah (Acting) 26 March 1985 8 April 1985
25 R. B. Potadar 8 April 1985 26 April 1987
26 S. Mallikarjunaiah (Acting) 26 April 1987 2 September 1987
27 D. Manjunath 2 September 1987 13 May 1992 Janata Party
28 B. R. Patil (Acting) 14 May 1992 16 January 1993
29 D. B. Kalmankar 16 January 1993 17 June 1994
30 B. R. Patil (Acting) 17 June 1994 7 July 1994
31 T. N. Narasimha Murthy (Pro tem) 7 July 1994 26 August 1994
32 D. B. Kalmankar[11] 26 August 1994 17 June 2000
33 David Simeon (Acting) 18 June 2000 5 August 2001
34 B. L. Shankar 6 August 2001 14 February 2004
35 V. R. Sudarshan (Acting) 14 February 2004 16 March 2005
36 V. R. Sudarshan 17 March 2005 17 June 2006
37 Koth Sachidananda (Acting) 18 June 2006 5 April 2007
38 B. K. Chandrashekar 5 April 2007 30 June 2008
39 N. Thipanna (Acting) 1 July 2008 5 August 2008
40 Veeranna Mathikatti 5 August 2008 5 July 2010 Indian National Congress
41 D. H. Shankaramurthy 5 July 2010 21 June 2012 1 year, 352 days Bharatiya Janata Party
42 M. V. Rajasekharan (Pro tem)   22 June 2012 27 June 2012 5 days Indian National Congress
43 D. H. Shankaramurthy 28 June 2012 21 June 2018 5 years, 358 days Bharatiya Janata Party
44 Basavaraj Horatti   22 June 2018 12 December 2018 173 days Janata Dal
45 K. Prathapachandra Shetty 12 December 2018 4 February 2021 2 years, 54 days Indian National Congress
46 Basavaraj Horatti[12]   9 February 2021 17 May 2022 1 year, 97 days Janata Dal
47 Raghunath Rao Malkapure (Acting) 17 May 2022 21 December 2022 218 days Bharatiya Janata Party
48 Basavaraj Horatti[13]   21 December 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 97 days

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Rao, C. Hayavadana (ed.). (1929). Mysore Gazetteer, Vol. IV, Bangalore: Government Press, pp.96-7.
  2. ^ "The Legislative Councils Act, 1957". Commonwealth Legal Information Institute website. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  3. ^ Anttila, Ahti (17 January 2013). "Alternative technologies in cervical cancer screening". doi:10.1186/isrctn23885553. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "Members of Karnataka Legislative Council". infoelections.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Legislative Council Members". www.kla.kar.nic.in.
  6. ^ https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/764115/1/jpi_October_1956.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/elib/pdf/eresources/K%20T%20Bhashyam.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ "Previous Chairmen list". kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Error Page". rajyasabha.nic.in. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  10. ^ https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/764126/1/jpi_September_1985.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  11. ^ http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/elib/pdf/eresources/K%20T%20Bhashyam.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  12. ^ "JD(S) MLC Basavaraj Horatti elected as Karnataka Legislative Council chairman". Hindustan Times. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  13. ^ "JD(S) MLC Basavaraj Horatti elected as Karnataka Legislative Council chairman". Hindustan Times. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

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