Shamanuru Shivashankarappa (b. 16 June 1930) is a 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 ...

and a

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of Davanagere South Assembly constituency. He is the oldest serving member of State Legislative Assembly in India.

Career

A veteran congressman, he has been the treasurer of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee for the past three decades and is also the president of All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of

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s. As a well known educationalist and industrialist, he is the

chairman The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the gro ...

of Bapuji Educational Association which owns a chain of educational institutions including Bapuji Institute of Engineering & Technology and many professional institutions of higher education, and also owns a group of industries known as Shamanur Group, which have sugar and distilleries as their prime business. He was the co-producer of the 1970 Kannada movie '' Boregowda Bangalorige Banda''.

Personal life

His son

S. S. Mallikarjun Shamanur Shivashankarappa Mallikarjun (Kannada:ಶಾಮನೂರು ಶಿವಶಂಕರಪ್ಪ ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ್), known professionally as S.S. Mallikarjun, is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is currently serv ...

, Minister for Mines and Geology,Horticulture

Government of Karnataka The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as GoK or GoKA, formerly known as Government of Mysore (1956–1974), is a democratically elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka ...

,is a

representing Davanagere North Assembly constituency.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shivashankarappa, Shamanuru State cabinet ministers of Karnataka 1930 births Living people People from Davanagere district Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013 Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018 Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023 Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028