M. Krishnappa (politician, born 1953)

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M. Krishnappa
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Minister of Housing of Karnataka
In office
September 2016 – May 2018
Preceded byM. H. Ambareesh
Succeeded byM. T. B. Nagaraj
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Karnataka
Assumed office
2008
Preceded bySeat established
ConstituencyVijay Nagar[1]
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council
In office
2000–2006
Personal details
Born (1953-04-16) 16 April 1953 (age 70)
Bengaluru
Political partyIndian National Congress
ChildrenPriya Krishna
Pradeep Krishnappa
OccupationAgriculturist
ProfessionBusinessman
Websitewww.mkrishnappa.com

Muniswamappa Krishnappa is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka.

Early life[edit]

He is the son of Muniswamappa. He earned a B. Sc. Graduation in 1973 from Sri Jagadguru Renukacharya College, affiliated to Bangalore University. He was a Senate Member at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science, Karnataka. Before entering politics, he worked in real estate and land development. He is ex-member of Southern Railway Board Committee and Bangalore Telecommunications District Advisory Committee.

Career[edit]

He served as member of Karnataka Legislative Council from 2000 to 2006. He entered political arena through Indian National Congress and contested as Indian National Congress candidate for Bangalore South Parliament Constituency in 2004 General Elections.

He is an All India Congress Committee (AICC) Member and KPCC Treasurer.

In 2008 he was appointed Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly for Vijayanagar Constituency, Bangalore. He is serving as MLA for Third Consecutive Term from Vijayanagar Assembly Constituency.[2]

He served as the Minister of Housing in Government of Karnataka and was also appointed Mandya District In-Charge minister in October 2016, preceded by Sandalwood film star turned politician M. H. Ambareesh. He proposed the One Lakh Housing Scheme as Minister for Housing under Siddaramaiah as Chief Minister of Karnataka.[3]

He represents the Vijay Nagar assembly constituency, located in south Bangalore as a member of Indian National Congress.[4][5][6]

He has 2 criminal cases against him.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Karnataka 2008 M.KRISHNAPPA (Winner) VIJAYANAGAR". myneta.info. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Ravishanker, Reshma (16 May 2018). "Former congress ministers retain stronghold in Bengaluru". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "One Lakh Bengaluru Housing Scheme Kick Starts: Housing Minister M.Krishnappa". City Today.
  4. ↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Vijay Nagar Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Karnataka 2013 M.KRISHNAPPA (Winner) VIJAYANAGAR". myneta.info. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Karnataka elections 2018: Rich political candidates for India's IT hub - The Economic Times".
  7. ↑ "Karnataka 2018 M.KRISHNAPPA (Winner) VIJAYANAGAR". myneta.info. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

External links[edit]

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