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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox Indian politician
| party = [[File:Hand INC.svg|25px]][[Indian National Congress]]
| image = SharanabasappaGouda Darsahanapur Minister.jpg
| office = Cabinet Minister, [[Government of Karnataka]]
| predecessor = [[M. T. B. Nagaraj]]
| successor =
| governor = [[Thawarchand Gehlot]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Siddaramaiah]]
| subterm = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice = [[Second Siddaramaiah ministry]]
| 2blankname = Ministry and Departments
| 2namedata = *'''Small Scale Industries'''
*'''Public Enterprises'''
| term_start = 27 May 2023
| successor1 =
| governor1 = [[T. N. Chaturvedi]]
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]]
| subterm1 = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice1 = [[First Kumaraswamy ministry]]
| 2blankname1 = Ministry and Departments
| 2namedata1 = * '''Agricultural Marketing'''
| term_start1 = 2006
| term_end1 = 2007
| successor2 =
| governor2 = [[Khurshed Alam Khan]]
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = [[J. H. Patel]]
| subterm2 = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice2 = [[J. H. Patel ministry]]
| 2blankname2 = Ministry and Departments
| 2namedata2 = * '''Power (MOS)'''
| term_start2 = 1996
| term_end2 = 1997
| office3 = Member of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency3 = [[Shahapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency|Shahapur]]
| term_start3 = 2018
| predecessor3 = Guru Patil Shiraval
| constituency4 = [[Shahapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency|Shahapur]]
| term_start4 = 2004
| term_end4 = 2013
| predecessor4 = Shivashekharappagouda Sirwal
| successor4 = Guru Patil Shiraval
| constituency5 = [[Shahapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency|Shahapur]]
| term_start5 = 1994
| term_end5 = 1999
| predecessor5 = Shivashekharappagouda Sirwal
| successor5 = Shivashekharappagouda Sirwal
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1961|03|03}}
| spouse = Bharti Darshanapur
| parents = Late Bapugouda Darshanapur (Father)
}}

'''Sharanabasappa Gouda Darshanapur''', also known as '''Sharanabasappa Darshanapur''' (born 3 March 1961) is an Indian politician, He was born in Darshanapur village in shahapur taluk, Shahapur in [[Yadgir District]], [[Karnataka]]. He is currently serving as the Member of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from [[Shahapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency|Shahapur]]. He is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]]. He is a Civil Engineer graduate from PDA Engineering college in Gulbarga.

== Political career ==
Sharanabasappa Darshanapur has been elected from the Shahapur constituency for 5 terms in the 1994, 2004, 2008, 2018 and 2023 Karnataka State Legislative elections. After being elected for the first time as MLA from Shahapur (Karnataka), he became the minister of state for power in 1996 under J.H. Patel Cabinet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wayback Machine |url=https://fincomindia.nic.in/writereaddata/html_en_files/oldcommission_html/fcreport/11threport.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128084358/https://fincomindia.nic.in/writereaddata/html_en_files/oldcommission_html/fcreport/11threport.pdf |archive-date=2023-11-28 |access-date=2025-10-18 |website=fincomindia.nic.in}}</ref> He served as the Cabinet Minister of Agricultural Marketing and Minister In-charge for undivided Gulbarga District from 18 February 2006 to 8 October 2007 in HD Kumaraswamy's [[First Kumaraswamy ministry|First Cabinet]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/karnataka-ministry-expanded/story-eyb2dS6MJPirxNCpuHfdVP.html | title=Karnataka ministry expanded | date=17 February 2006 }}</ref> Alongside, in 2006 he was made the Incharge Minister for the undivided Gulbarga District (which then comprised today's Kalaburagi and Yadgir Districts and was one of the largest Districts in Karnataka). In 2018, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Board.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/congress-appoints-heads-state-boards-corporations-karnataka-93832 | title=Congress appoints heads for state boards, corporations in Karnataka | date=22 December 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/karnataka-chief-minister-hd-kumaraswamy-inducts-8-ministers-giving-more-representation-to-north-karnataka/articleshow/67211580.cms|title=Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy inducts 8 ministers, giving more representation to North Karnataka|website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://starofmysore.com/appointment-to-boards-and-corporations-cm-overrules-congress-key-nominees/|title=Appointment to Boards and Corporations: CM overrules Congress' key nominees|date=7 January 2019}}</ref> On 14 February 2022 he was appointed the member of KKRDB Board along with 11 other MLAs belonging to the Hyderabad Karnataka Region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/government-finally-picks-members-for-kalyana-karnataka-board-1081503.html|title=Government finally picks members for Kalyana Karnataka board|date=14 February 2022|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref>

In 2023 Karnataka state assembly elections, Darshanapur was re-elected as an MLA from Shahapur constituency in Yadgir district. This will be his fifth term as an MLA.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-27 |title=Know your minister: A look at the 24 MLAs sworn in to the Karnataka cabinet today |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/know-your-minister-a-look-at-the-24-mlas-sworn-in-to-the-karnataka-cabinet-today/article66900241.ece |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=www.thehindubusinessline.com |language=en}}</ref> He was inducted into the second Siddaramaiah Cabinet as a Cabinet rank minister and given the portfolios of Small Scale Industries and Public enterprises.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-27 |title=Karnataka Cabinet expansion: Complete list of ministers and their portfolios |url=https://newsd.in/karnataka-cabinet-portfolio-allocation-dk-shivakumar-gets-irrigation-and-bangalore-development-authority/ |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=Newsd.in |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Sharanabasappa Darshanapur completed his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from PDA college of Engineering Kalaburagi. Before entering into politics, he worked as an Assistant engineer in Lift Irrigation Corp. Bijapur from 1985 to 1989. In 1992, he was elected as a senate member from Engineering Graduate Constituency Gulbarga University Gulbarga. In 1996, he became the founder member & President of Sir M Vishweshwaraiah sahakar Bank Niyamitha. In 1997, he became the founder and President of The Gulbarga Engineers' Family Club Gulbarga, he is currently the Chief patron of club.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://gefc.in/about-us/ | title=About us }}</ref>

He is married to Bharti Darshanapur and has one son and a daughter. His father Late Bapugouda Darshanapur was also an MLA of Shahapur for 3 terms. Late Bapu Gowda had also served as Minister for Small Scale Industries, Chief whip and Chairman of KHB.{{fact|date=August 2024}}

== Positions held ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Positions held
|-
! Year
! Description
! Political Party
|-
| 1994
||Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly - [[Shahapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency|Shahapur constituency]]
|| [[Janata Dal]]
|-
| 1996||Minister of State Energy & Power - JH Patel Cabinet<ref>https://fincomindia.nic.in/writereaddata/html_en_files/oldcommission_html/fcreport/11threport.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2022}}</ref>||[[Janata Dal]]
|-
| 2004
||Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly - [[Shahapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency|Shahapur constituency]]<ul></ul>
||[[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
|-
| 2006||Cabinet Minister APMC - First Kumaraswamy Cabinet<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/karnataka-ministry-expanded/story-eyb2dS6MJPirxNCpuHfdVP.html | title=Karnataka ministry expanded | date=17 February 2006 }}</ref>||[[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
|-
| 2006||District Incharge Minister - [[Gulbarga]] ([[Kalaburagi]]-[[Yadgir]])||[[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
|-
| 2008
||Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly - [[Shahapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency|Shahapur constituency]]||[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| 2018
||Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly - [[Shahapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency|Shahapur constituency]]
||[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| 2018||Deputy Chairman- State Planning commission, Govt. of Karnataka <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/congress-appoints-heads-state-boards-corporations-karnataka-93832 | title=Congress appoints heads for state boards, corporations in Karnataka | date=22 December 2018 }}</ref>||[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| 2022||Member, Kalyana Karnataka Regional Development Board<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/government-finally-picks-members-for-kalyana-karnataka-board-1081503.html | title=Government finally picks members for Kalyana Karnataka board | date=14 February 2022 }}</ref>||
|-
|2023
|Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly - [[Shahapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency|Shahapur constituency]]<ref name="Three first-time MLAs enter Assembly from Yadgir and Raichur districts">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=14 May 2023 |title=Three first-time MLAs enter Assembly from Yadgir and Raichur districts |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/three-first-time-mlas-enter-assembly-from-yadgir-and-raichur-districts/article66850376.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524210701/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/three-first-time-mlas-enter-assembly-from-yadgir-and-raichur-districts/article66850376.ece |archivedate=24 May 2023 |accessdate=20 January 2025 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref>
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|2023
|Cabinet Minister Small Scale Industries & Public enterprises - second Siddaramaiah Cabinet <ref name=":0" />
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:1961 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 1994–1999]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2004–2007]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028]]

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