Shivalingappa Rudrappa Kanthi (21 December 1908 - 25 October 1969) was the Chief Minister of Karnataka (then, Mysore State) for a brief period in 1962. He hailed from Lingayat caste in Hungund in Bagalkot district (formerly Bijapur district) in the northern part of Karnataka. A member of the Indian National Congress (INC), he served as the Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1962. Kanti was Chief Minister of the State for a brief period of 96 days in 1962.[3] Later, as Education Minister in the S. Nijalingappa Cabinet he was instrumental in the establishment of Bangalore University and Kittur Rani Chennamma Sainik Schools.[4]
S. R. Kanthi | |
|---|---|
| 6th Chief Minister of Mysore State | |
| In office 14 March 1962 – 20 June 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Basappa Danappa Jatti |
| Succeeded by | S. Nijalingappa |
| Law Minister of Mysore | |
| In office 1 March 1967 – 28 May 1968 | |
| Chief Minister | S. Nijalingappa |
| Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Mysore | |
| In office 1 March 1967 – 28 May 1968 | |
| Chief Minister | S. Nijalingappa |
| Education Minister of Mysore | |
| In office 14 March 1962 – 28 Feb 1967 | |
| Chief Minister |
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| 4th Speaker of Mysore Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 19 December 1956 – 9 March 1962 | |
| Chief Minister | |
| Preceded by | H. S. Rudrappa |
| Succeeded by | Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga |
| 1st Deputy speaker of the Bombay Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1 April 1952 – 31 October 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Shanmugappa Ningappa Angadi |
| Succeeded by | S. K. Wankhede |
| Constituency | Hungund |
| Member of the Mysore Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1 November 1956 – 25 October 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | G. P. Nanjayyanamath |
| Constituency | Hungund |
| Member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1 April 1952 – 31 October 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Position disestablished |
| Constituency | Hungund |
| Member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly | |
| In office January 1946 – 26 January 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Position disestablished |
| Constituency | Bijapur South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1908 Kerur, Bombay Presidency, British India (now in Karnataka, India)[1] |
| Died | 25 October 1969 (aged 60) Kittur, Mysore State, India (now in Karnataka, India)[2] |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse |
Maribasamma (m. 1936) |
| Alma mater | Shahaji Law College, Kolhapur |
His centenary celebrations were held in 2008.[5][6] He belonged to Banajiga sub-sect of Lingayat community. [7]
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- ^ "Guiding Spirit". Kittur Sainik School. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "S.R. Kanti remembered". The Hindu. 22 December 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Former CM S R Kanti remembered". Deccan Herald.
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