K. H. Muniyappa

K.H. Muniyappa
Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 May 2023[1]
Governor	Thawar Chand Gehlot
Cabinet	Second Siddaramaiah ministry
Chief Minister	Siddaramaiah
Ministry and Departments	Food & Civil Supplies Consumer Affairs
Preceded by	Umesh Katti
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 May 2023
Preceded by	L. N. Narayanaswamy
Constituency	Devanahalli
Union Minister of State(Independent charge), Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
In office 28 October 2012 – 26 May 2014
Prime Minister	Dr. Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Vayalar Ravi
Succeeded by	Kalraj Mishra
Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
In office 1991–2019
Preceded by	Y. Ramakrishna
Succeeded by	S. Muniswamy
Constituency	Kolar
Minister of State, Government of India
In office 22 May 2009 – 28 October 2012
President	Pratibha Patil Pranab Mukherjee
Cabinet	Second Manmohan Singh ministry
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Ministry and Departments	Railways
In office 23 May 2004 – 22 May 2009
President	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Pratibha Patil
Cabinet	First Manmohan Singh ministry
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Ministry and Departments	Road, Transport & Highways
Personal details
Born	(1948-03-07) 7 March 1948 (age 76) Kammadhalli shidlaghatta, Karnataka
Political party	INC
Spouse	M. Nagarathnamma
Children	1 son and 4 daughters including Roopakala M Shashidhar[2]
Residence	Bangalore
Awards	Doctorate
As of 25 September, 2006 Source: [1]

Kambadahalli Hanumappa Muniyappa (born 7 March 1948) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a seven time Member of the Parliament from Kolar Lok Sabha constituency and also served as a Cabinet Minister.

Early life and education

Muniyappa belongs to Madiga community, a member of Scheduled Castes community.[3] He completed his graduation in law in 1986 at SJRC College, which is affiliated with Bangalore University.[4] He was also awarded a doctorate by Gulbarga University.[5] He belongs to Madiga community, a sub-group which is considered as a Dalit left community.[6]

Career

Muniyappa has represented Kolar seven times consecutively: He was first elected as an MP in 1991 to the 10th Lok Sabha. Then he won the MP seat for the next six elections to become a seven time MP. He was a member of the 11th Lok Sabha, 12th Lok Sabha, 13th Lok Sabha, 14th Lok Sabha, 15th Lok Sabha and 16th Lok Sabha. However, he lost the 2019 elections to a largely unknown face S. Muniswamy by more than one lakh votes.[7][8]

He was Minister of state in Government of India from 22 May 2004 to 28 October 2012.

Muniyappa was the Union Minister of state for Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.[9] He was administered the oath of office along with 59 other ministers on 28 May 2009 by President of India Pratibha Patil.

His son in law Sashidhar JE was made a secretary 2 of Vidhana Soudha, when the post was already running and the Speaker has sought a clarification after a protest by BJP.[10]

Awards

• He was awarded a Honorary Doctorate at the 32nd Annual Convocation of Gulbarga University in 2014.

References

1. "K. H. Muniyappa sworn as Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka".
2. Sathish, G. T. (13 May 2023). "Karnataka Assembly to see several father-son, father-daughter pairs and relatives this time". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
3. Malagi, Shivakumar G. (8 April 2018). "The Madiga split caught between a seer and a minister". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
4. "K.H.Muniyappa(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- DEVANAHALLI (SC)(BANGALORE RURAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
5. "K.H.MUNIYAPPA : Bio, Political life, Family & Top stories". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
6. DHNS. "How Muniyappa worked his way back into power politics after 2019 debacle". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
7. "Cong's Kolar fortress falls; Muniyappa bites dust". 24 May 2019.
8. "Karnataka Cong MLAs worked against me, should be expelled: KH Muniyappa". 29 August 2019.
9. "Ministers of State (as on 15.11.2010)". Government of India. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
10. "Karnataka Assembly's 'Secretary 2' post for minister's son-in-law sparks row". India Today. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.

External links

• Official Website: Shri K.H. Muniyappa, www.khmuniyappa.org