M. Krishnappa (14 April 1918 – 7 February 1984) was an Indian politician from the state of

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

Personal life

He was born on 14 April 1918 in a farming family. Horticulture was his profession and Agriculture was his hobby. He stayed at No. 15, Lalbagh Road,

Bangalore Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

. He earned a BSc Graduate from

Bangalore University Bangalore University (BU) is a public state university in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. The university is a part of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and affiliated by University Gra ...

. He was a Senate Member at

Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi (20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991) was an Indian statesman and pilot who served as the prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the Assassination of Indira Gandhi, assassination of his mother, then–prime ...

the University of Health Science,

. He died on 7 February 1984.

Career

He supported Congress Party since 1942 and joined the Party in 1950. Later he was elected unopposed to the

Bangalore City Corporation Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) was the administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Greater Bengaluru metropolitan area. It was the fourth largest Municipal Corporation in India and ...

. He was elected as chairman of the Works Committee for 2 years from 1955. Becoming the first citizen of

in 1956 and remained in the post for a year. He became a Member of Mysore Pradesh Congress Committee in 1960. He was later elected to the Mysore Legislative Assembly from Basavangudi Constituency in

1962 Mysore Legislative Assembly election The 1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Mysore State, Mysore (currently Karnataka) to elect 208 members to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Mysore Legislative Assembly. Results , - !colspan=10, , ...

s. He was nominated as President of Bangalore City District Congress Committee (BCDCC) in 1964, for a tenure of 3 years, later elevated as member of

All India Congress Committee The All India Congress Committee (AICC) is the presidium or the central decision-making assembly of the Indian National Congress. It is composed of members elected from States and union territories of India, state-level Pradesh Congress Commit ...

. He was made a member of Mysore Legislative Council in 1967 for a term of 3 years.

References

External links

Karnataka Legislative Assembly
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krishnappa, M 1918 births 1984 deaths 20th-century mayors of places in India Mayors of Bengaluru Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka Mysore MLAs 1962–1967 Mysore MLAs 1967–1972