Shamanur Shivashankarappa Mallikarjun (

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:ಶಾಮನೂರು ಶಿವಶಂಕರಪ್ಪ ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ್), known professionally as S.S. Mallikarjun, is an Indian politician from

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. He is currently serving as Minister of Mines & Geology and Horticulture in

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. He is a member of

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representing Davangere North.S S Mallikarjun of Congress wins from Davangere North
/ref> He is the Chairman of SS Institute of Medical Science and research center, Davangere. He lost to G. M. Siddeshwara in

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s. He also lost to

S. A. Ravindranath S. A. Ravindranath (born 26 November 1946) is an Indian politician. Born in Shiramagondanahalli village of Davangere District, he represents the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Davangere North Constituency in the Karnataka Legislative Assemb ...

in Karnataka State Assembly Elections-2018.

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Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018 Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028 People from Davanagere Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka 1967 births {{Karnataka-INC-politician-stub