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

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

Biography

As member of the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

, he was nominated to the

Karnataka Legislative Council The Karnataka Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Karnataka state in South Western India. Karnataka is one of the six states in India, where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses: the Leg ...

, the upper house of the

Karnataka Legislature The Karnataka Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Karnataka. The Legislature is composed of: *the Karnataka Legislative Council, the upper house, *the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, the lower house, and *the Governo ...

, in 2012, and remained a member till 2018. Between 2006 and 2012, he represented Karnataka in

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

, the upper house of the

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. Shanappa was a member of the

Janata Dal Janata Dal (“People’s Party”) was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha united on 11 ...

till 1998, when he quit to join

Lok Shakti Lok Shakti ( lit. People's Power) is a political party in India. Lok Shakti was one of several parties that were formed when the Janata Dal crumbled in the mid-1990s. LS was formed in February 1997 after Ramakrishna Hegde was expelled from Janata ...

. Shanappa died on 9 May 2021, aged 83. Having tested positive for

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...

and developed complications, he had been hospitalised. He was survived by his wife, two daughters and two sons.

References

External links

Profile on Rajya Sabha website
1938 births 2021 deaths Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka Lok Shakti politicians Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India Janata Dal politicians People from Kalaburagi district {{Karnataka-BJP-politician-stub