D. Manjunath (26 August 1928 – 3 February 2020) was an Indian politician. He was first elected to

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in 1967 on

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party ticket. In 1977, he joined

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. He also served as State President of

in Karnataka. In 1983, he was nominated as

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in Karnataka. He served as minister in various ministries from 1985 to 1987. On 2 September 1987, he was elected as Chairman of Karnataka Legislative Council. In J. H. Patel government, he served as Revenue minister. Between 2004 and 2006, he served as Higher Education Minister in the state government, headed by Dharam Singh.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Manjunath, D. 1928 births 2020 deaths Mysore MLAs 1967–1972 Members of the Karnataka Legislative Council Janata Party politicians Janata Dal politicians Karnataka politicians