Shamanuru Shivashankarappa
Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Kannada: ಶಾಮನೂರು ಶಿವಶಂಕರಪ್ಪ) (Born: 16 June 1930) is a politician from the state of Karnataka and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Davanagere South Assembly Constituency.[1] [2]
Shamanur Shivashankarappa | |
|---|---|
| MLA | |
| Assumed office 2008 | |
| Constituency | Davangere South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 June 1930 Davanagere, Karnataka, India |
| Political party | INC |
| Spouse(s) | Late Smt S.S Parvatamma |
| Children | S.S. Mallikarjun, S.S. Ganesh, S.S. Bakkesh |
| Residence | Davanagere, Karnataka, India |
A veteran congressman. he has been the treasurer of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee for the past three decades and is also the president of All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of Veerashaivas. As a well known educationalist and industrialist, he is the chairman of Bapuji Educational Association which owns a chain of educational institutions including Bapuji Institute of Engineering & Technology and many professional institutions of higher education,[3] and also owns a group of industries known as Shamanur Group, which have sugar and distilleries as their prime business.
His son Shamanur Mallikarjun, a former Minister for youth and Sports in the Government of Karnataka, is a Member of Legislative Assembly representing Davangere North Constituency.[4]