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]

Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನ ಪರಿಷತ್ತಿನ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು
Karnāṭaka Vidhāna Pariṣattina adhyaksharu
since 21 December 2022
Karnataka Legislative Council
TypeChairman
StatusPresiding Officer of Karnataka Legislative Council
Member ofKarnataka Legislative Council
Reports toGovernor of Karnataka
AppointerMembers of the Karnataka Legislative Council
Term length6 Years
Constituting instrumentArticle 182 of Indian Constitution
Inaugural holder
DeputyM. K. Pranesh
WebsiteKarnataka Legislative Council

The state of Karnataka in India

List of chairpersons

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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 37 days
3 T. Subramanya 19 December 1956 31 March 1957 102 days
4 P. Seetharamaiah 10 June 1957 13 May 1958 337 days
5 V. Venkatappa 5 November 1958 13 May 1960 1 year, 190 days
6 K. V. Narasappa 30 August 1960 13 May 1962 1 year, 256 days
7 H. F. Kattimani (Pro tem) 30 June 1962 3 July 1962 3 days
8 G. V. Hallikeri 3 July 1962 13 May 1966 3 years, 314 days
9 Mahanta Shetty (Acting) 20 June 1966 28 July 1966 8 days
10 S. C. Adke 28 July 1966 10 June 1968 1 year, 318 days
11 R. B. Naik (Acting) 16 August 1968 5 September 1968 20 days
12 K. K. Shetty 5 September 1968 18 May 1970 1 year, 255 days Indian National Congress
13 K. Subb Rao (Acting) 16 September 1970 23 September 1970 7 days
14 R. B. Naik 26 September 1970 26 November 1970 61 days
15 G. V. Hallikeri 26 December 1970 15 May 1971 140 days
16 S. D. Gaonkar 10 April 1972 31 October 1973 1 year, 204 days
Karnataka
16 S. D. Gaonkar 1 November 1973 13 May 1974 193 days
17 M. V. Venkatappa 30 August 1974 30 June 1978 3 years, 304 days Indian National Congress
18 S. Shivappa 10 August 1978 14 May 1980 1 year, 278 days
19 T. V. Venkataswamy (Acting) 15 May 1980 12 June 1980 28 days
20 Basavarajeshwari 12 June 1980 11 June 1982 1 year, 364 days Indian National Congress
21 Shantamallappa Patil (Acting) 11 June 1982 30 June 1982 19 days
22 K. Rahman Khan[9][10]   30 June 1982 30 June 1984 2 years, 0 days Indian National Congress
23 R. B. Potadar (Acting) 1 July 1984 26 March 1985 268 days
24 Channabasavaiah (Acting) 26 March 1985 8 April 1985 1 year, 13 days
25 R. B. Potadar 8 April 1985 26 April 1987 2 years, 18 days
26 S. Mallikarjunaiah (Acting) 26 April 1987 2 September 1987 129 days
27 D. Manjunath 2 September 1987 13 May 1992 4 years, 254 days Janata Party
28 B. R. Patil (Acting) 14 May 1992 16 January 1993 247 days
29 D. B. Kalmankar 16 January 1993 17 June 1994 1 year, 152 days
30 B. R. Patil (Acting) 17 June 1994 7 July 1994 20 days
31 T. N. Narasimha Murthy (Pro tem) 7 July 1994 26 August 1994 50 days
32 D. B. Kalmankar[11] 26 August 1994 17 June 2000 5 years, 296 days
33 David Simeon (Acting) 18 June 2000 5 August 2001 1 year, 48 days
34 B. L. Shankar 6 August 2001 14 February 2004 2 years, 192 days
35 V. R. Sudarshan (Acting) 14 February 2004 16 March 2005 1 year, 30 days
36 V. R. Sudarshan 17 March 2005 17 June 2006 1 year, 92 days
37 Koth Sachidananda (Acting) 18 June 2006 5 April 2007 291 days
38 B. K. Chandrashekar 5 April 2007 30 June 2008 1 year, 86 days
39 N. Thipanna (Acting) 1 July 2008 5 August 2008 35 days
40 Veeranna Mathikatti 5 August 2008 5 July 2010 1 year, 334 days 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, 330 days

See also

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References

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  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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