Kannavara Mallappa

Kannavara Mallappa, popularly known as K. Mallappa (13 April 1928 – 12 October 2020) was an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka.

Kannavara Mallappa
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Karnataka
In office
1985–1989
Preceded byK. G. Maheshwarappa
Succeeded byC. Nagamma Keshavamurthy
ConstituencyMayakonda[1]
In office
1983–1985
Preceded byH. Shivappa
Succeeded byB. G. Kotrappa
ConstituencyHarihar[2]
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council[3]
In office
10 June 1998 – 30 June 2002
Preceded byA. Lakshmisagar
Personal details
Born(1928-04-13)13 April 1928
Davangere
Died12 October 2020(2020-10-12) (aged 92)
Political partyIndian National Congress[4]
Other political
affiliations
ProfessionBusinessman

Career

Mallappa served as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council from the 10th June 1998 until the 30th June 2002. He was elected to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of incumbent member A. Lashmisagar.[5] Prior to that, he unsuccessfully contested the West Teachers’ Constituency Legislative Council Polls in 1980 against Basavaraj Horatti, who was a six-time member.[6]

Mallappa was defeated by Pampathi of the Communist Party of India in Davanagere during the 1978 elections.[7][8] He was elected to the 7th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Harihar.[9] Later, he won the 1985 elections from Mayakonda but was defeated by C. Nagamma Keshavamurthy in the 1989 elections.[10]

Mallappa unsuccessfully contested the 13th Lok Sabha elections from Davangere against Gowdara Mallikarjunappa in the 1999 Indian general elections.[11]

Positions Held

Source:[12]

  • 1956–1960 & 1968–1974: Davanagere City Municipal Councillor.
  • 1960: Vice President of Davanagere City Municipality.
  • 1968: Member of City Municipality Davanagere.
  • 1974: Twice elected as Member of Regulated Market Davanagere.
  • 1983–1985: M.L.A. from Harihar Constituency.
  • 1985–1989: M.L.A. from Mayakonda Constituency.
  • 1984–1985: Served as State Vice President of Karnataka Pradesh Janatha Party.
  • 1998–2002: Member of Legislative Council.

References
  1. "Sitting and previous MLAs from mayakonda Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Harihar Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  3. https://www.vijayavani.net/davanagere-state-government-sports-hastel-establishment-former-mlc-k-mallappa/ davanagere-state-government-sports-hastel-establishment-former-mlc-k-mallappa
  4. KARNATAKA PRADESH CONGRESS COMMITTEE LIST OF KPCC MEMBERS-2010 http://www.karnatakapcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/PCC-Members-jan-2018.pdf
  5. http://kla.kar.nic.in/council/LCmem1952tilldate.pdf KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OATH REGISTER
  6. Horatti makes it six times in a row as MLC https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/horatti-makes-it-six-times-in-a-row-as-mlc-110070500021_1.html
  7. https://resultuniversity.com/election/davangere-karnataka-assembly-constituency 1978 Assembly Constituency Election
  8. https://elections.traceall.in/vidhan-sabha-assembly-election-results/Davangere-in-Karnataka Previous Year's Election Results in Davangere, Karnataka
  9. http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/7assemblymemberslist.htm Seventh Karnataka Legislative Assembly (ಏಳನೇ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನ ಸಭೆ)
  10. http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/8assemblymemberslist.htm Eighth Karnataka Legislative Assembly
  11. https://resultuniversity.com/election/davangere-lok-sabha 1999 Lok Sabha Election
  12. http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/council/members/EXMEMBERS/MallappaK.htm Sri Mallappa K. Ex-Member, Karnataka Legislative Council
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