Allam Veerabhadrappa is a leader of the Indian National Congress in Karnataka. He is a former president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.[1]

Allam Veerabhadrappa
President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
15 March 2001 – June 2003
Preceded byV. S. Koujalgi
Succeeded byJanardhana Poojary
Member(elect) of Karnataka Legislative Council Karnataka
In office
14 June 2016 – 14 June 2022
Preceded byMattikatti Veeranna, INC
Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
In office
2003–2004
Chief MinisterS. M. Krishna
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Karnataka
In office
1989–2004
Preceded byB Shivarama Reddy
Succeeded bySuryanarayana Reddy
ConstituencyKurugodu
Personal details
Born (1948-03-29) 29 March 1948 (age 76)
Ballari, Kingdom of Mysore (present–day Karnataka), India
Political partyINC
ChildrenAllum Prashant
OccupationPolitician, Mining

On 10 June 2016, he was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Council. He secured 33 votes of Indian National Congress MLAs.[2][3] He is a four-time MLA from Kurogod (Bellary) and was a minister in SM Krishna's cabinet.

He was minister for water resources, environment, agriculture, and ecology. He is a close associate of SM Krishna, former chief minister. He is a mine owner from Bellary. He played a key role in G. Janardhana Reddy's case.

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References

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  1. ^ Nagesh Prabhu (10 June 2016). "BJP outsmarts JD(S) in council polls". The Hindu.
  2. ^ "Karnataka MLC poll results: Congress-4, BJP-2 and JD (S) 1". www.daijiworld.com. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Congress bags four seats, BJP two, JD-S one in Council polls". Business Standard. 10 June 2016.
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