| Office1: | 17th Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly[1] |
| Term Start1: | 10 June 2004[2] |
| Term End1: | 4 June 2008[3] |
| Predecessor1: | M. V. Venkatappa, INC |
| Successor1: | Jagadish Shettar, BJP |
| Office2: | Minister of Sericulture and Animal Husbandry, Government of Karnataka |
| Term2: | 1988–89 |
| Office3: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Term Start3: | 1996[4] |
| Term End3: | 1998 |
| Predecessor3: | G. Madegowda |
| Successor3: | M. H. Ambareesh |
| Constituency3: | Mandya |
| Constituency4: | Krishnarajpete |
| Office4: | Member of Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start4: | 2004[5] |
| Term End4: | 2008 |
| Predecessor4: | K. B. Chandrashekar |
| Successor4: | K. B. Chandrashekar |
| Constituency5: | Krishnarajpete |
| Term Start5: | 1994 |
| Term End5: | 1996 |
| Predecessor5: | M. Puttaswamy Gowda |
| Successor5: | B. Prakash |
| Constituency6: | Krishnarajpete |
| Term Start6: | 1985 |
| Term End6: | 1989 |
| Predecessor6: | M. Puttaswamy Gowda |
| Successor6: | M. Puttaswamy Gowda |
| Birth Date: | 1941 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Kothamaranahally, Kingdom of Mysore, British India |
| Death Date: | [6] |
| Death Place: | Mysore, Karnataka, India [7] |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Children: | One daughter |
| Spouse: | Indramma (8 May 1969 – 21 May 2021, his death) |
| Alma Mater: | Mysore University Bangalore University |
| Party: | Independent [8] |
| Otherparty: |
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| Education: | Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Law |
| Profession: | Agriculturist, Lawyer, Political and Social Worker |
| Nationality: | Indian |
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Krishna (1 July 1941 – 21 May 2021)[9] was an Indian politician, former speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly and member of the Janata Dal (Secular) from the state of Karnataka.[10] He was born in Kothamaranahally village (Krishnarajpet Taluk, Mandya district).[11] He died on 21 May 2021 in Mysore, Karnataka.[12]
Rising in politics, he became Member of K. R. Pet Taluk Board from 1978 to 1983, later becoming General Secretary of Janata Party for Mandya district in 1980 till 1985. He was elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1985 and became the Minister of Sericulture and Animal Husbandry in 1988 to remain in the post till 1989. He was re-elected in 1994 from Krishnarajpete on Janata Dal ticket and resigned from the post after becoming the Member of Parliament from Mandya constituency. He was picked as the Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly after he became victorious as a Janata Dal (Secular) candidate in 2004 elections.
Krishna was suffering from cancer and was being treated in Chennai. He died at his residence in Kuvempunagar in Mysuru. Then Chief Minister of Karnataka B. S. Yediyurappa, his former H. D. Kumaraswamy and many others condoled the death of Krishna.