List of chairpersons of the Karnataka Legislative Council explained

Post:Chairperson of the Karnataka Legislative Council
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನ ಪರಿಷತ್ತಿನ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು
Incumbent:Basavaraj Horatti
Incumbentsince:21 December 2022
Appointer:Members of the Karnataka Legislative Council
Insignia:File:Seal of Karnataka.svg
Insigniacaption:Emblem of Karnataka
Insigniasize:350px
Inaugural:K. T. Bhashyam
(Mysuru State)
Department:Karnataka Legislative Council
Member Of:Karnataka Legislative Council
Termlength:6 Years
Website:Karnataka Legislative Council
Native Name:Karnāṭaka Vidhāna Pariṣattina adhyaksharu
Reports To:Governor of Karnataka
Constituting Instrument:Article 182 of Indian Constitution
Status:Presiding Officer

The chairperson of the Karnataka Legislative Council is the presiding officer of the Karnataka Legislative Council, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Karnataka.[1] The chairperson is elected by the members of the Karnataka Legislative Council (until 1973, the Mysore Legislative Council). The chairperson is usually a member of the Legislative Council.[2] [3] [4] [5]

List of chairpersons

Mysore was renamed to Karnataka on 1 November 1973.

Sl. No.NamePortraitTenureParty
Mysore State
1K. T. Bhashyam[6] 17 June 1952[7] 24 May 1956
2T. Subramanya[8] 25 September 19561 November 1956
3T. Subramanya19 December 195631 March 1957
4P. Seetharamaiah10 June 195713 May 1958
5V. Venkatappa5 November 195813 May 1960
6K. V. Narasappa30 August 196013 May 1962
7H. F. Kattimani (Pro tem)30 June 19623 July 1962
8G. V. Hallikeri3 July 196213 May 1966
9Mahanta Shetty (Acting)20 June 196628 July 1966
10S. C. Adke28 July 196610 June 1968
11R. B. Naik (Acting)16 August 19685 September 1968
12K. K. Shetty5 September 196818 May 1970
13K. Subb Rao (Acting)16 September 197023 September 1970
14R. B. Naik26 September 197026 November 1970
15G. V. Hallikeri26 December 197015 May 1971
16S. D. Gaonkar10 April 197231 October 1973
Karnataka
16S. D. Gaonkar1 November 197313 May 1974
17M. V. Venkatappa30 August 197430 June 1978
18S. Shivappa10 August 197814 May 1980
19T. V. Venkataswamy (Acting)15 May 198012 June 1980
20Basavarajeshwari12 June 198011 June 1982
21Shantamallappa Patil (Acting)11 June 198230 June 1982
22K. Rahman Khan[9] [10] 30 June 198230 June 1984
23R. B. Potadar (Acting)1 July 198426 March 1985
24Channabasavaiah (Acting)26 March 19858 April 1985
25R. B. Potadar8 April 198526 April 1987
26S. Mallikarjunaiah (Acting)26 April 19872 September 1987
27D. Manjunath2 September 198713 May 1992
28B. R. Patil (Acting)14 May 199216 January 1993
29D. B. Kalmankar16 January 199317 June 1994
30B. R. Patil (Acting)17 June 19947 July 1994
31T. N. Narasimha Murthy (Pro tem)7 July 199426 August 1994
32D. B. Kalmankar[11] 26 August 199417 June 2000
33David Simeon (Acting)18 June 20005 August 2001
34B. L. Shankar6 August 200114 February 2004
35V. R. Sudarshan (Acting)14 February 200416 March 2005
36V. R. Sudarshan17 March 200517 June 2006
37Koth Sachidananda (Acting)18 June 20065 April 2007
38B. K. Chandrashekar5 April 200730 June 2008
39N. Thipanna (Acting)1 July 20085 August 2008
40Veeranna Mathikatti5 August 20085 July 2010
41D. H. Shankaramurthy5 July 201021 June 2012
42M. V. Rajasekharan (Pro tem)22 June 201227 June 2012
43D. H. Shankaramurthy28 June 201221 June 2018
44Basavaraj Horatti22 June 201812 December 2018
45K. Prathapachandra Shetty12 December 20184 February 2021
46Basavaraj Horatti[12] 9 February 202117 May 2022
47Raghunath Rao Malkapure (Acting)17 May 202221 December 2022
48Basavaraj Horatti[13] 21 December 2022Incumbent

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Rao, C. Hayavadana (ed.). (1929). Mysore Gazetteer, Vol. IV, Bangalore: Government Press, pp.96-7.
  2. Web site: The Legislative Councils Act, 1957. 22 April 2010. Commonwealth Legal Information Institute website.
  3. Anttila. Ahti. 2013-01-17. Alternative technologies in cervical cancer screening. 10.1186/isrctn23885553 . free .
  4. Web site: Members of Karnataka Legislative Council. 30 December 2015. infoelections.com.
  5. Web site: Legislative Council Members. www.kla.kar.nic.in.
  6. https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/764115/1/jpi_October_1956.pdf
  7. http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/elib/pdf/eresources/K%20T%20Bhashyam.pdf
  8. Web site: Previous Chairmen list. 2021-12-24. kla.kar.nic.in.
  9. Web site: Error Page. 2021-08-23. rajyasabha.nic.in.
  10. https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/764126/1/jpi_September_1985.pdf
  11. http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/elib/pdf/eresources/K%20T%20Bhashyam.pdf
  12. Web site: 2021-02-09. JD(S) MLC Basavaraj Horatti elected as Karnataka Legislative Council chairman. 2021-08-23. Hindustan Times. en.
  13. Web site: 2021-02-09. JD(S) MLC Basavaraj Horatti elected as Karnataka Legislative Council chairman. 2021-08-23. Hindustan Times. en.