K. B. Shanappa

Kamalar Bhimsha Shanappa (16 May 1938 – 9 May 2021) was an Indian politician from the State of Karnataka.

K. B. Shanappa
Born(1938-05-16)16 May 1938
Shahabad, Gulbarga
Died9 May 2021(2021-05-09) (aged 82)
Gulbarga

Biography

As member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he was nominated to the Karnataka Legislative Council, the upper house of the Karnataka Legislature, in 2012, and remained a member till 2018.[1] Between 2006 and 2012, he represented Karnataka in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.[2] Shanappa was a member of the Janata Dal till 1998, when he quit to join Lok Shakti.[3]

Shanappa died on 9 May 2021, aged 83. Having tested positive for COVID-19 and developed complications, he had been hospitalised. He was survived by his wife, two daughters and two sons.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Legislative Council Members". kla.kar.nic.in. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  2. ^ "K.B. Shanappa files papers". The Hindu. 14 March 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Shanappa quits JD to join Lok Shakthi". Rediff.com. 4 February 1998. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. ^ Buradikatti, Kumar (9 May 2021). "Senior politician K.B. Shanappa succumbs to COVID-19". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

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