| Poornima Krishnappa | |
| Office: | Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Hiriyur |
| Term Start: | 2018 |
| Term End: | 2023 |
| Predecessor: | D. Sudhakar |
| Successor: | D. Sudhakar |
| Constituency: | Hiriyur |
| Birth Date: | 25 September 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Bengaluru |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Party: | Indian National Congress (November 2023-Present) Bharatiya Janata Party (until November 2023) |
| Alma Mater: | Bangalore University[1] |
Krishnappa Poornima Srinivas is an Indian politician from Karnataka state. She was elected as a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Hiriyur constituency as member of Bharatiya Janata Party in 2018.[2] She is the National President of All-India Yadav Mahasabha Women cell.[3]
K. Poornima was born to Smt. Manjula and influential Congress leader A. Krishnappa and belongs to the Golla community which is influential in Chitradurga district.[4] She completed her Pre-University in and did her MA in Bangalore University.[5]
Poornima participated in MLA election from Varthur Assembly Constituency, Karnataka in May 2008.[6] Poornima won in BBMP Elections held in 2010 from Basavanapura from Indian National Congress party.[7] She was the ex-member for Tax & Finance Committee from 2010 to 2015 and was also the ex-member for Sports & Education committee from 2011-2012. She won in BBMP Elections held in 2015 from Krishnarajapuram from Bharatiya Janata Party. She participated in MLA Elections held in 2018 from Hiriyur Assembly Constituency from BJP and won the election with a lead of over 12000 votes.[8] [9] She lost the elections in March 2023. She joined Congress in November 2023.[10]