Siddaramaiah

Siddaramaiah
Siddaramaiah
22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka
Assumed office
20 May 2023
GovernorThawar Chand Gehlot
DeputyD. K. Shivakumar
Preceded byBasavaraj Bommai
In office
13 May 2013 – 17 May 2018
Governor
Preceded byJagadish Shettar
Succeeded byB. S. Yediyurappa
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
13 May 2023
Preceded byYathindra Siddaramaiah
ConstituencyVaruna
In office
17 May 2018 – 13 May 2023
Preceded byB B Chimmanakatti
Succeeded byBhimsen Chimmanakatti
ConstituencyBadami
In office
2008–2018
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byYathindra Siddaramaiah
ConstituencyVaruna
In office
2004–2007
Preceded byA. S. Guruswamy
Succeeded byM. Satyanarayana
ConstituencyChamundeshwari
In office
1994–1999
Preceded byM. Rajasekara Murthy
Succeeded byA. S. Guruswamy
ConstituencyChamundeshwari
In office
1983–1989
Preceded byD. Jayadevaraja Urs
Succeeded byM. Rajasekara Murthy
ConstituencyChamundeshwari
Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka
In office
28 May 2004 – 5 August 2005[1]
Chief MinisterDharam Singh
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byM. P. Prakash
In office
16 May 1996 – 22 July 1999[2]
Chief MinisterJ. H. Patel
Preceded byJ. H. Patel
Succeeded byHimself
Leader of the Opposition,
Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
9 October 2019 – 20 May 2023[3]
Preceded byB. S. Yediyurappa
Succeeded byR. Ashoka
In office
8 June 2009 – 12 May 2013
Preceded byMallikarjun Kharge
Succeeded byH. D. Kumaraswamy
Personal details
Born (1947-08-03) 3 August 1947 (age 77)[4][5]
Siddaramana Hundi, Kingdom of Mysore, British India (present–day Karnataka, India)
Political partyIndian National Congress (2006–present)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseParvathi Siddaramaiah
Children2; including Yathindra
ResidenceAnugraha
Alma mater

Siddaramaiah (born 3 August 1947),[6] also referred to by his nickname Siddu,[a] is an Indian politician who is serving as the 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka from 20 May 2023.[7] He also held that position previously from 2013 to 2018, being only the second person to hold that office for a full five-year term. He belongs to the Indian National Congress and is presently the leader of the Congress Legislative Party. He represented the Varuna Assembly constituency from 2023, previously from 2008 to 2018, Badami Assembly constituency from 2018 to 2023, and Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency from 2004 to 2007, 1994 to 1999, and from 1983 to 1989 in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1996 to 1999 and from 2004 to 2005 while he was a member of the Janata Dal and Janata Dal (Secular). He also served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on two occasions, from 2019 to 2023 and from 2009 to 2013.[8][9][10] Siddaramaiah was a member of various Janata Parivar factions for several years.[11][12][13]

  1. ^ Special Correspondent: Siddaramaiah, two others dropped., The Hindu, 6 August 2005.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Leaders of the Opposition of Karnataka Legislative Assembly since 1962". kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Stage set for Karnataka Cong heavyweight Siddaramaiah's 75th birthday bash". ThePrint. 2 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Around 6 lakh expected to participate in Siddaramaiah's birthday event". The Hindu. 2 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Siddaramaiah's affidavit". Retrieved 6 April 2004.
  7. ^ "Karnataka government formation | Siddaramaiah formally elected Congress Legislature Party leader, stakes claim to form government". The Hindu. 18 May 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  8. ^ Prabhu, Nagesh (19 July 2018). "CWC membership means it's a triple role for Siddaramaiah". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Siddaramaiah enters national stage with Congress Working Committee entry". 18 July 2018.
  10. ^ "I'm Sidda-Rama and 100% Hindu: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah". The Times of India. 16 July 2017.
  11. ^ Raghuram, M. (10 May 2013). "Siddaramaiah: How a Mysore boy made it to the top". DNA. Mysore. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  12. ^ "Siddaramaiah sworn in as Karnataka chief minister". Southmonitor.com.
  13. ^ Kulkarni, Mahesh (8 May 2013). "Siddaramaiah - Profiling the front runner for K'taka CM". Business Standard. Bangalore. Retrieved 9 May 2013.


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