Mallikarjun Kharge
Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge (born 21 July 1942) is an Indian politician. He is the Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Karnataka and Leader of the Opposition of Rajya Sabha from 17 December 2022.[1] He is the Minister of Railways and Minister of Labour and Employment. Kharge is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.[2] He was a Member of Parliament for Gulbarga, Karnataka from 2009 to 2019. On October 19, 2022, Kharge was elected as the President of the Congress Party.
Mallikarjun Kharge | |
|---|---|
| 74th President of Indian National Congress | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Rahul Gandhi |
| Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 16 February 2021 and 17 December 2022 – 1 October 2022 and Incumbent | |
| Chairman | Venkaiah Naidu Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Nabi Azad |
| Leader of Indian National Congress, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 4 June 2014 – 16 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sushilkumar Shinde |
| Succeeded by | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury |
| Chairperson of Public Accounts Committee | |
| In office 2016–2019 | |
| Appointed by | Sumitra Mahajan (Lok Sabha Speaker) |
| Preceded by | K V Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury |
| Minister of Railways | |
| In office 17 June 2013 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | C. P. Joshi |
| Succeeded by | D. V. Sadananda Gowda |
| Minister of Labour and Employment | |
| In office 29 May 2009 – 16 June 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Oscar Fernandes |
| Succeeded by | Sis Ram Ola |
| Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 19 December 1996 – 7 July 1999 | |
| Preceded by | B. S. Yediyurappa |
| Succeeded by | Jagadish Shettar |
| In office 5 June 2008 – 28 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | N. Dharam Singh |
| Succeeded by | Siddaramaiah |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Rajeev Gowda |
| Constituency | Karnataka |
| General Secretary of AICC and Incharge for Maharashtra | |
| In office 22 June 2018 – 11 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Position Created |
| Succeeded by | H. K. Patil |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 31 May 2009 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi |
| Succeeded by | Umesh. G. Jadhav |
| Constituency | Gulbarga |
| President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 2005–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Janardhana Poojary |
| Succeeded by | R. V. Deshpande |
| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Karnataka | |
| In office 1972–2008 | |
| Preceded by | N. Yenkappa |
| Succeeded by | Baburao Chinchansur |
| Constituency | Gurmitkal |
| In office 2008–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Vishwanath Patil Hebbal |
| Succeeded by | Valmiki Naik |
| Constituency | Chittapur |
| Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of Karnataka | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Chief Minister | S. M. Krishna |
| Minister of Rural Development, Government of Karnataka | |
| In office 1978–1980 | |
| In office 1990–1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 July 1942 Warwatti, Bhalki taluka, Bidar district, Hyderabad State, British India (present-day Karnataka, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Radhabai Kharge (m. 1968) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Government College, Gulbarga Gulbarga University |
References
- ↑ "Congress names Mallikarjun Kharge for leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha". The Times of India. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ Spectacular rise for Kharge. 29 May 2009. http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/29/stories/2009052953700400.htm. Retrieved 29 May 2009.