Allam Veerabhadrappa | |
Office: | President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee |
Term Start: | 15 March 2001 |
Term End: | June 2003 |
Predecessor: | V. S. Koujalgi |
Successor: | Janardhana Poojary |
Office2: | Member(elect) of Karnataka Legislative Council Karnataka |
Term Start2: | 14 June 2016 |
Term End2: | 14 June 2022 |
Predecessor2: | Mattikatti Veeranna, INC |
Office3: | Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka |
Term Start3: | 2003 |
Term End3: | 2004 |
2Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
2Namedata3: | S. M. Krishna |
1Namedata3: |
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Office4: | Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Karnataka |
Predecessor4: | B Shivarama Reddy |
Successor4: | Suryanarayana Reddy |
Term Start4: | 1989 |
Term End4: | 2004 |
Constituency4: | Kurugodu |
Occupation: | Politician, Mining |
Children: | Allum Prashant |
Party: | INC |
Nationality: | Indian |
Allam Veerabhadrappa is a leader of the Indian National Congress in Karnataka. He is a former president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.[1]
On 10 June 2016, he was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Council. He secured 33 votes of Indian National Congress MLAs.[2] [3] He is a four-time MLA from Kurogod (Bellary) and was a minister in SM Krishna's cabinet.
He was minister for water resources, environment, agriculture, and ecology. He is a close associate of SM Krishna, former chief minister. He is a mine owner from Bellary. He played a key role in G. Janardhana Reddy's case.