S. R. Bommai | |
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| Union Minister of Human Resource Development | |
| In office 5 June 1996 – 19 March 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral |
| Preceded by | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Succeeded by | Murli Manohar Joshi |
| Constituency | Orissa (Rajya Sabha) |
| 4th Chief Minister of Karnataka | |
| In office 13 August 1988 – 21 April 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Ramakrishna Hegde |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 2 July 1992 – 2 April 1998 | |
| Constituency | Odisha |
| In office 3 April 1998 – 2 April 2004 | |
| Constituency | Karnataka |
| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for Hubli Rural | |
| In office 1978–1989 | |
| Preceded by | G. Rangaswamy Sandra |
| Succeeded by | G. Rangaswamy Sandra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 June 1924 Karadagi, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Died | 10 October 2007 (aged 83) Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Political party | All India Progressive Janata Dal (2002-2007) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse | Gangamma |
| Children | 4; including Basavaraj Bommai |
Somappa Rayappa Bommai (6 June 1924 – 10 October 2007) was an Indian Politician who was the 4th Chief Minister of Karnataka. He was also the Human Resource Development Minister in the United Front government from 1996 to 1998.[2] He is widely remembered as the champion for the landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India, S. R. Bommai v. Union of India.[3][4][5]
His son Basavaraj Bommai became the Chief Minister of Karnataka in 2021 making them only the second father and son duo after H. D. Devegowda and H. D. Kumaraswamy to become the Chief Ministers of Karnataka.[6]
- ^ "S. R. Bommai". www.kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "List of former Ministers in charge of Education/HRD". Government of India. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "As Basavaraj Bommai rises, how his father changed the course of Indian politics". Hindustan Times. 29 July 2021.
- ^ "What is the S.R. Bommai case, and why is it quoted often?". The Hindu. 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Bommai verdict: A law for all time". Deccan Herald. August 2021.
- ^ "Basavaraj Bommai to be latest in father-son duo club to occupy CM's chair". The Times of India.