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Profile of Shri Mallikarjun Kharge
Union Minister of Labour
& Employment
(Indian National Congress
– Gulbarga – Karnataka)
| Father’s
Name
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Shri Mapanna |
| Mother’s Name |
Smt. Saibavva |
| Date of Birth |
21st July, 1942 |
| Place of Birth |
Varavatti Village, Bhalki Taluk, Bidar, District, Karnataka |
| Marital Status |
Married |
| Spouse’s Name |
Smt. Radhabai M. Kharge |
| Children |
3 sons and 2 daughters |
| Educational Qualification |
B.A. LL.B. – Karnataka University |
| Profession |
Advocate, Social Worker & Agriculturist |
| Permanent Address |
‘Lumbini ’, Aiwan-E-Shahi Area, , Gulbarga - 585102, Karnataka, Tel.
O8472-255555
289, 17th Cross, Sadashiva Nagar, Bangalore- 560 080, Tel.
080-2361 5555
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| Positions Held |
Started the political career as a Student leader and got elected as the
General Secretary of Student’s Union in Gulbarga and also
organised the employees union in Gulbarga District.
Organized the Employees Union of MSK Mills and fought for their rights.
- 1969
- Joined Indian National Congress – President, Gulbarga City Congress
Committee.
- 1972
- Elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly of Mysore State
- 1973
- Appointed Chairman of the Municipal Finances Enquiry Committee which went
into the question of revitalizing the economy of Municipal and
Civic Bodies in the State.
- 1974
- Chairman, Karnataka State Leather Industries Development Corporation.
- 1976
- Minister of State for Primary and Secondary Education.
- 1978
- Elected for the 2nd term as MLA from Gurmitkal Assembly
Constituency.
- 1979
- Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj in the Congress Govt.
headed by Devraj Urs., Member PCC, AICC.
- 1980-83
- Minister for Revenue in the Congress Govt. headed by Gundu Rao.
- 1983
- Elected for the 3rd term as MLA from Gurmitkal Assembly
Constituency.
- 1985
- Elected for the 4th Term as MLA from Gurmitkal Assembly
Constituency.
- 1985
- Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly.,
Chairman, Public Accounts Committee.
- 1986
- 87 - General Secretary, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.
- 1989
- Elected for the 5th Term as MLA from Gurmitkal Assembly
Constituency.
- 1990-92
- Minister for Revenue, Rural Dev. and Panchayati Raj.
- 1992-93
- Minister for Co-operation
- 1994
- Minister for Large &
Medium Scale Industries.
- 1994
- Elected for the 6th Term as MLA from Gurmitkal Assembly
Constituency.
- 1994-99
- Elected as Leader, Congress Legislature Party.
- 1996-99
- Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
- 1999
- Elected for the 7th Term as MLA from Gurmitkal Assembly
Constituency.
- 1999
- Minister for Home, Infrastructure Development and Minor Irrigation.
- 2004
- Elected for the 8th Term as MLA from Gurmitkal Assembly
Constituency
- 2005-08
- President, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.
- 2008
- Elected for the 9th Term as MLA from Chitapur Assembly
Constituency.
- 2008
- Elected as Leader of Congress Legislature Party and became Leader of the
Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly. (2nd
Time).
- 2009
- Member, Congress Working Committee (CWC).
- 2009
- Elected as Member of Parliament from Gulbarga Parliamentary Constituency
[This is the 10th election contested and the
people have blessed on all the 10 occasions]
- 28th June, 2009 onwards - Union Cabinet Minister for Labour
& Employment
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| Social & Cultural Activities |
Founder President of Karnataka People’s Education Society,
Gulbarga and Instrumental in opening of Health and
Technical Institutions in the State of Karnataka
Chairman, Siddartha Vihara Trust
Patron –Chowdaiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore
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| Special Interest |
Reading Books, Sports (Special interest in Football, Hockey and Cricket).
Removing superstitious feelings & Orthodoxies
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| Countries Visited |
Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Italy, China, U.K., Chech
Republic, Sweden, Brazil, North SR and Thailand |
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