Siddaramaiah has been declared the Chief Minister of Karnataka by the Indian National Congress (INC). Check out Siddaramaiah’s full biography here.
Siddaramaiah Biography
Siddaramaiah Biography: The Indian National Congress (INC) finally achieved some electoral success recently after wresting Karnataka from the BJP. Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, this is a big victory for the INC, and the party is ensuring that it holds its ship together, unlike the last time when, despite forming a coalition government, it They were forced to resign due to an internal conflict.
For the new Chief Minister, the INC decided to go for Siddaramaiah, who completed a full term as the 22nd CM of Karnataka from 2013 to 2018. DK Shivakumar of the INC, who played a pivotal role in the formation of the previous coalition government between the INC and JD(S) will be the Deputy CM. Dive in to read the complete biography of Siddaramaiah and learn about his early life, his background, his education, his family, his political career and more.
Who is Siddaramaiah? Early life and background
- Siddaramaiah was born on August 3, 1947 in a remote village, Siddaramanahundi in the Mysore district of Karnataka.
- He belongs to a farming family and his parents were Siddarame Gowda and Boramma.
- He did not pursue formal studies until he was ten years old, but graduated with a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Laws degree from the University of Mysore.
- Siddaramaiah is the second of five brothers and belongs to the Kuruba Gowda community.
Siddaramaiah’s political career
- Siddaramaiah became famous for his eloquence and brilliant oratory skills during his college days.
- He was working as a junior with a lawyer in Mysore when he was discovered by a lawyer, Nanjuda Swamy, who urged him to contest the elections to the Mysore taluka. Siddaramaiah agreed and was successful.
- Later, he contested from Chamundeshwari constituency on Bharatiya Lok Dal ticket and entered the Seventh Legislative Assembly of Karnataka in 1983.
- Siddaramaiah, who came from a humble background, surprised everyone with his victory and became a sensation in the Mysore region of Karnataka.
- He joined the Janata Party and became the first chairman of the Kannada Vigilance Committee, which was set up to oversee the implementation of Kannada as an official language.
- Siddaramaiah was re-elected in 1985 and took charge of the Ministry of Livestock and Veterinary Services.
- His political career took a ride in the 1990s and he often jumped from one party to another as he dealt with multiple electoral defeats.
- He headed the Finance Ministry in the Janata Dal government, served as the party’s General Secretary and was appointed Deputy Chief Minister in 1996.
- Siddaramaiah joined the Janata Dal (Secular) with H.D. Deve Gowda but lost in the 1999 state elections. However, he was again appointed Deputy Chief Minister under the INC and JD(S) coalition government in 2004.
- After differences with Deve Gowda, Siddaramaiah was expelled from JD(S) and joined the Indian National Congress.
- He contested elections from Varuna constituency in 2013 and became CM. He served a full term from 2013 to 2018.
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