R. Shankar (politician)

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}

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|office = Minister of Horticulture and Sericulture <br /> [[Government of Karnataka]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Munirathna – Minister of Horticulture & Sericulture|url=https://dehalivaarthe.com/k-c-narayana-gowda-minister-of-horticulture-sericulture-municipal-administration/|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Delhivaarthe|language=en-US}}</ref>
|term_start = 21 January 2021
|term_end = 26 July 2021
|predecessor = [[K. C. Narayana gowda]]
|office1 = [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly<br />Karnataka]]
| term_start1 = 17 May 2018
| term_end1 = July 2019
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| constituency1 = [[Ranebennur]]
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| party = [[Bharatiya Janata party]] <br />{{small|(2019–present)}}
| otherparty = [[Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party]]<br />{{small|(till 2019)}}
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'''Ramchandrappa Shankar''' is an Indian politician who was the Minister of State for Horticulture and sericulture of Karnataka. He was elected to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from [[Ranebennur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ranebennur]] in the [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] as a member of the [[Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/karnataka-election-results-2018-full-list-of-winners-bjp-congress-jds-2696524.html|title=Karnataka MLA's List 2018: Full List of Winners From BJP, Congress, JDS and More|last=Madhuri|first=|date=2018-05-15|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/disqualified-karnataka-mlas-barring-roshan-baig-join-bjp/articleshow/72051891.cms|title=Disqualified Karnataka MLAs, barring Roshan Baig, join BJP|date=2019-11-14|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/rebel-karnataka-mlas-barring-roshan-baig-to-join-bjp-after-sc-allows-them-to-contest-bypolls|title=Rebel Karnataka MLAs barring Roshan Baig to join BJP after SC allows them to contest bypolls|website=Free Press Journal|language=en|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/nation/2019/jul/24/the-15-mlas-who-brought-down-kumaraswamy-government-102416.html|title=The 15 MLAs who brought down Kumaraswamy government|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|accessdate=28 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/2-independent-mlas-quit-karnataka-govt-nagesh-shankar-1431301-2019-01-15|title=2 Karnataka MLAs, including flip-flop Shankar, dump govt as poaching charges fly|agency=Ist|newspaper=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/another-independent-karnataka-minister-r-shankar-resigns-supports-bjp/articleshow/70130854.cms?from=mdr|title=Another Independent Karnataka Minister R Shankar resigns, supports BJP|date=July 8, 2019|via=The Economic Times}}</ref>

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[[Category:Members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:People from Haveri district]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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