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| name = N. Thippanna<br />
| image =<br />
| caption = <br />
| office1 = [[Chairperson of the Karnataka Legislative Council|Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council]]<br />
| term_start1 = 1 July 2008<br />
| term_end1 = 5 August 2008<br />
| office2 = [[Karnataka Legislative Council|Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council]]<br />
| term_start2 = 2006<br />
| term_end2 = 2012<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|11|23}}<br />
| birth_place = Turuvanur, Chitradurga district, Karnataka, India<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2025|7|11|1928|11|23}}<br />
| death_place = [[Ballari]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]<br />
| party = [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]<br />
| other_party = [[Janata Dal (United)]]<br />
| occupation = Politician, Lawyer<br />
| spouse = <br />
| children = 1 son<br />
| alma_mater = <br />
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'''N. Thippanna''' (23 November 1928 – 11 July 2025) was an Indian politician, statesman, and educationist, who served as the Chairman (Head of the legislative council) of the [[Karnataka Legislative Council]] (the upper house of the Karnataka state legislature) for two terms.<ref name=thehindu>{{cite news |title=Veteran statesman, former Council Chairman N. Thippanna passes away at 97 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/veteran-statesman-former-council-chairman-n-tippanna-passes-away-at-97/article69798923.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=July 11, 2025}}</ref> He was a close associate of Chief Minister [[Ramakrishna Hegde]].<ref name=thehindu/><ref name=kar/><br />
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He died on 11 July 2025, at the age of 97 in [[Ballari]], following age related ailments.<ref name=thehindu/><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
N. Thippanna was born on November 23, 1928, in [[Turuvanur]] village in the [[Chitradurga district]] of the erstwhile [[Mysore State]] (now [[Karnataka]]). He obtained his academic qualifications, a B.A. and B.L. ([[Bachelor of Arts]] and [[Bachelor of Laws]]).<ref name=thehindu/><br />
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== Career ==<br />
He started his legal career in 1954 in Ballari and served as District Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor. He later became General Secretary and then President of the Bellary Bar Association. Thippanna also served as Vice President of the Karnataka Bar Council. He was also President of the Karnataka State Advocates Association.<ref name=kar/><br />
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He contested the Lok Sabha elections from Ballari but was not elected.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lok Sabha 1996 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/lok-sabha-details/1996/karnataka/bellary/5177/43/11 |publisher=India Votes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lok Sabha 1998 |url=https://www.electiontak.in/lok-sabha-1998/karnataka/n-thippanna-bellary-results-366120 |publisher=Election Tak}}</ref><br />
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Following the merger of the [[Janata Dal]] factions, he served as the State President of the [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]. He was elected multiple times to the [[Karnataka Legislative Council]] (MLC), with known terms including one from 1994 to 2000 (elected by Local Authorities) and a nominated term from 2006 to 2012. He also held the position of [[Deputy Leader of the Opposition]] during his tenure.<ref name=thehindu/><ref name=kar>{{cite web |title=Thippanna N |url=https://kla.kar.nic.in/council/members/EXMEMBERS/ThippannaN.htm |website=kla.kar.nic.in |publisher=[[Government of Karnataka]]}}</ref><br />
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He also served one term as a nominated Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<ref>{{cite news |title=BSY denies role in snaring two JD(S) MLCs |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2010/Jan/22/bsy-denies-role-in-snaring-two-jds-mlcs-163403.html |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=22 January 2010}}</ref> from 29 May 2010 to 20 May 2012.<br />
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He was the President of the Bellary District Central Co-operative Bank in Hospet. Thippanna was General Secretary of the Veerashaiva Vidyavardhaka Sangha in Ballari for over three decades, during which several educational institutions were established. He received an [[Honorary Doctorate]] from [[Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University]].<ref name=thehindu/><br />
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