Darshan Puttannaiah

Darshan Puttannaiah
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 May 2023
Preceded byC. S. Puttaraju
ConstituencyMelukote
Personal details
Political partySarvodaya Karnataka Paksha
Other political
affiliations		Swaraj Abhiyan (March 2017-January 2019)
Parent(s)K. S. Puttannaiah (father), Suneetha Puttannaiah (mother)
EducationBachelor of Technology from JSS Science and Technology University

Darshan Puttannaiah (born 1977) is an Indian politician from Karnataka.[1] He is a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Melukote Assembly constituency since 2023 representing the Sarvodaya Karnataka Party.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

Puttannaiah was born to K. S. Puttannaiah and Suneetha Puttannaiah in Mandya district of Karnataka.[5] He completed his Bachelor of Technology from the Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering Mysore in the year 2001.[citation needed]

Career

He is the president of Sarvodaya Karnataka Party after its renewal. He is the only son of late K. S. Puttannaiah.[citation needed]

He was supported by the Indian National Congress, who did not field a candidate in the 2023 Assembly elections from Melukote.[6][7]

He had fought 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from the Melukote Assembly constituency representing Yogendra Yadav's Swaraj India but lost to C. S. Puttaraju of Janata Dal (S).[8]

References

  1. ^ "Dharshan Puttannaiah(Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha):Constituency- MELUKOTE(MANDYA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Melukote Assembly Election 2023: JD(S)' CS Puttaraju Seeks Second Consecutive Term". English Jagran. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  3. ^ Live, A. B. P. (13 May 2023). "Melukote Karnataka Election". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Melukote Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  5. ^ Bharathi, Vartha. "Puttannaiah's wife files nomination". english.varthabharati.in. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Congress marks one seat for Sarvodaya Karnataka Party in 2nd list of candidates". mint. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Karnataka Elections 2023: Techie sells company in US to put his heart & soul into polls". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Meet Darshan Puttannaiah, a techie who left his US firm to contest Karantaka polls". India Today. Retrieved 13 May 2023.