V. Muniyappa

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V. Muniyappa Member of the Legislative Assembly
Political Secretary to Chief Minister of Karnataka
In office 2018–2019
Chief Minister	H. D. Kumaraswamy
Constituency	Sidlaghatta
Vice President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
In office 2013–2018
Chief Minister	Siddaramaiah
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office 2008–2013
General Secretary of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, Member of AICC
In office 2004–2008
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Minister of Mines & Geology, Ground Water development
In office 1999–2004
Chief Minister	S. M. Krishna
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Secretary of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
In office 1994–1999
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Minister of Sericulture department, Minister of Energy
In office 1989–1994
Chief Minister	Veerendra Patil, S. Bangarappa, Veerappa Moily
Preceded by	Y K Ramaiah
Succeeded by	D. Nagarajaiah
Secretary of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
In office 1985–1989
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office 1983–1985
Personal details
Born	Vodigenahalli Muniyappa (1947-04-20) 20 April 1947 (age 77) Handiganala, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Smt. Rathnamma
Children	3
Parents	V.Munishamappa (father) Smt. Pillamma (mother)

Vadigenahalli Munishamappa Muniyapppa^[1] (born 20 April 1947) is an Indian politician who was the Minister of Sericulture department (1991), Minister of Energy (1993) and Minister of Mines & Geology (1999) in cabinet of S. Bangarappa, Veerappa Moily and S. M. Krishna respectively.^[2] Currently he is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Sidlaghatta Constituency. He was contesting Member of the Legislative Assembly elections from Sidlaghatta (Vidhana Sabha constituency) of Chikkaballapur district since 1983 as a candidate of Indian National Congress. He is one of the senior leaders of Indian National Congress- Karnataka and elected six times as Member of the Legislative Assembly from Sidlaghatta. He was selected as a candidate to contest Member of Legislative Assembly nine times and one time for Member of Parliament (1996).