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|nickname = [[Ajatashatru]] | | nickname = [[Ajatashatru]] | ||
| image | | education = [[Master of Arts]],<br />[[Bachelor of Laws]] | ||
| office | | residence = [[Bangalore]],<br /> [[New Delhi]] | ||
| term_start | | name = N. Dharam Singh | ||
| term_end | | image = Dharam Singh.jpg | ||
| predecessor | | office4 = Minister of Public Works Department of Karnataka | ||
| successor | | term_start4 = 1999 | ||
| office1 | | term_end4 = 2004| | ||
| constituency1 | | office5 = Leader of the Opposition of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | ||
| term_start1 | | term_start5 = 2006 | ||
| term_end1 | | term_end5 = 2007 | ||
| successor1 | | office = [[List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka|17th Chief Minister of Karnataka]] | ||
| predecessor1 | | governor = [[T. N. Chaturvedi]] | ||
| constituency2 | | deputy = [[Siddaramaiah]]<br />[[M. P. Prakash]] | ||
| term_start2 | | term_start = 28 May 2004 | ||
| term_end2 | | term_end = 28 January 2006 | ||
| successor2 | | predecessor = [[S. M. Krishna]] | ||
| predecessor2 | | successor = [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] | ||
| office3 | | office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] | ||
| constituency3 | | constituency1 = [[Bidar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bidar]] | ||
| term_start3 | | term_start1 = 2009 | ||
| term_end3 | | term_end1 = 2014 | ||
| successor3 | | successor1 = [[Bhagwanth Khuba]] | ||
| predecessor3 | | predecessor1 = [[Narsingrao Suryawanshi]] | ||
| party | | constituency2 = [[Gulbarga (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gulbarga]] | ||
|birth_name = Dharam Narayan Singh | | term_start2 = 1980 | ||
| birth_place | | term_end2 = 1980 | ||
| death_date | | successor2 = [[C. M. Stephen]] | ||
| death_place | | predecessor2 = Sidram Reddi | ||
| office3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] for [[Jevargi (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Jevargi]] | |||
| alma_mater | | constituency3 = [[Jevargi (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Jevargi]] | ||
| resting_place = [[Nelogi]] | | term_start3 = 1972 | ||
| term_end3 = 2008 | |||
'''Dharam Narayan Singh''' (25 December 1936 – 27 July 2017) was an Indian senior congress | | successor3 = Doddappagouda Patil | ||
28 May 2004 to 28 January 2006 and [[Member of Parliament, | | predecessor3 = S. Siddramgouda | ||
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] | |||
| birth_name = Dharam Narayan Singh | |||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|12|25|df=y}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Nelogi]], [[Karnataka State]], [[India]] | |||
| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|07|27|1936|12|25|df=y}} | |||
| death_place = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]] | |||
| children = 3, including [[Ajay Singh (Karnataka politician)|Ajay Singh]] | |||
| parents = Narayan Singh (Father)<br />Padmavathi Singh (Mother) | |||
| spouse = {{marriage|Prabhavati|1970|2017|end=d.}} | |||
| alma_mater = [[Osmania University]] | |||
| resting_place = [[Nelogi]] | |||
}} | |||
'''Dharam Narayan Singh''' (25 December 1936 – 27 July 2017) was an Indian senior congress politician who served as the 17th Chief Minister of Karnataka from | |||
28 May 2004 to 28 January 2006 and [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of the Lok Sabha]] from Bidar Lok Sabha constituency, in [[15th Lok Sabha]] from 2009 to 2014. He was the 18th President of the [[Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee]] and He was the nine-term Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from [[Jevargi (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Jevaragi constituency]]. | |||
==Early life and family== | ==Early life and family== | ||
Dharam Singh was born in [[Nelogi]] village of [[Jevargi]] taluk in [[ | Dharam Singh was born in [[Nelogi]] village of [[Jevargi]] taluk in [[Kalaburagi district]] of the [[Karnataka]]).<ref name="singh">{{cite web|url=http://www.karnataka.com/govt/chief-minister/dharam-singh.shtml|title= 'Invincible Man' (often referred to as Ajat Shatru in State Politics) Dharam Singh|work=Karnataka.com|publisher=Karnataka.com|access-date=2007-07-08 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070810094653/http://www.karnataka.com/govt/chief-minister/dharam-singh.shtml <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-08-10}}</ref> He was from a [[Rajput]] family,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-07-28|title=N Dharam Singh: ‘A simple politician with no enemies’|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/n-dharam-singh-a-simple-politician-with-no-enemies-ajatshatru-4770673/|access-date=2020-08-21|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> who are minority community in [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dharam Singh Was The 'Ajatashatru' Of Karnataka Politics|url=https://www.ndtv.com/people/n-dharam-singh-was-the-ajatashatru-of-karnataka-politics-1730128|access-date=2020-08-21|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> He obtained his [[master's degree|master's]] and law degrees from [[Osmania University]], [[Hyderabad]].{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
Singh began his career in politics as an Independent Corporator in the [[ | Singh began his career in politics as an Independent Corporator in the [[Kalaburagi district]] City Municipal Council by contesting against his own brother. He started his political career as a socialist.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} He was brought up under the influence of [[Bhim Sena]] founder B. Shyam Sunder who was a legislator to Hyderabad State and served as its Deputy speaker. He was the Secretary of Hyderabad Karnataka Youth League,{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} and his election agent in 1957, and issued a pamphlet in Urdu to vote in his favour. | ||
In the late 1960s, he joined the [[Indian National Congress]] and his loyalty made him a strong contender for the post of [[List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka|Chief Minister]] in 2004.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} | In the late 1960s, he joined the [[Indian National Congress]] and his loyalty made him a strong contender for the post of [[List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka|Chief Minister]] in 2004.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:19, 22 December 2021
N. Dharam Singh | |
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| 17th Chief Minister of Karnataka | |
| In office 28 May 2004 – 28 January 2006 | |
| Governor | T. N. Chaturvedi |
| Deputy | Siddaramaiah M. P. Prakash |
| Preceded by | S. M. Krishna |
| Succeeded by | H. D. Kumaraswamy |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Narsingrao Suryawanshi |
| Succeeded by | Bhagwanth Khuba |
| Constituency | Bidar |
| In office 1980–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Sidram Reddi |
| Succeeded by | C. M. Stephen |
| Constituency | Gulbarga |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Jevargi | |
| In office 1972–2008 | |
| Preceded by | S. Siddramgouda |
| Succeeded by | Doddappagouda Patil |
| Constituency | Jevargi |
| Minister of Public Works Department of Karnataka | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Leader of the Opposition of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2006–2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dharam Narayan Singh 25 December 1936 Nelogi, Karnataka State, India |
| Died | 27 July 2017 (aged 80) Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Resting place | Nelogi |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Prabhavati
( m. 1970; died 2017) |
| Children | 3, including Ajay Singh |
| Parent(s) | Narayan Singh (Father) Padmavathi Singh (Mother) |
| Residence | Bangalore, New Delhi |
| Education | Master of Arts, Bachelor of Laws |
| Alma mater | Osmania University |
| Nickname(s) | Ajatashatru |
Dharam Narayan Singh (25 December 1936 – 27 July 2017) was an Indian senior congress politician who served as the 17th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 28 May 2004 to 28 January 2006 and Member of the Lok Sabha from Bidar Lok Sabha constituency, in 15th Lok Sabha from 2009 to 2014. He was the 18th President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee and He was the nine-term Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Jevaragi constituency.
Early life and family[edit | edit source]
Dharam Singh was born in Nelogi village of Jevargi taluk in Kalaburagi district of the Karnataka).[1] He was from a Rajput family,[2] who are minority community in Karnataka.[3] He obtained his master's and law degrees from Osmania University, Hyderabad.[citation needed]
Political career[edit | edit source]
Singh began his career in politics as an Independent Corporator in the Kalaburagi district City Municipal Council by contesting against his own brother. He started his political career as a socialist.[citation needed] He was brought up under the influence of Bhim Sena founder B. Shyam Sunder who was a legislator to Hyderabad State and served as its Deputy speaker. He was the Secretary of Hyderabad Karnataka Youth League,[citation needed] and his election agent in 1957, and issued a pamphlet in Urdu to vote in his favour.
In the late 1960s, he joined the Indian National Congress and his loyalty made him a strong contender for the post of Chief Minister in 2004.[citation needed]
He gave up the Kalaburgi Lok Sabha seat of which he was the Member of Parliament to accommodate C.M. Stephen, who was a Union Minister in the Indira Gandhi Cabinet, in 1980 on Indira Gandhi's directions.[4]
He has served as a minister under various chief ministers such as Devaraj Urs, R. Gundu Rao, S. Bangarappa, M. Veerappa Moily and S. M. Krishna, and has handled diverse portfolios such as Home, Excise, Social Welfare, Urban Development and Revenue. He was KPCC president in the 1990s when his party was out of power. At that time, the Congress' national leadership was headed by Sitaram Kesri, of whom Singh was said to be a favourite. He lost out to his senior colleague S. M. Krishna in the race to the Chief Minister's post in 1999.[citation needed] Then, he joined the Krishna ministry and handled the Public Works Department portfolio.[citation needed]
When the 2004 state elections resulted in a hung assembly with no party getting enough seats to form a government, the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)) parties decided to come together and form a coalition government. Known for his adaptability and friendly nature and his close political ties with H. D. Deve Gowda, Dharam Singh was the unanimous choice of both parties to head the government.[5] He was sworn in as Chief Minister on 28 May 2004.[6] He was the second leader from Kalaburgi to become Chief Minister after Veerendra Patil. For almost 20 months, he led the fragile coalition through many ups and downs.
He was criticised for not being assertive in the sense of coming from minority community and further allowing the JD(S) supremo to join hands, which was their junior partner in coalition to call the shots in the government.[7] He left office on 3 February 2006 after the collapse of the Coalition government formed by the Congress (I) due to a defection in the JD(S) engineered by H.D. Kumaraswamy, who succeeded him as Chief Minister, leading a new coalition with the BJP.[8]
During the tenure of H.D. Kumaraswamy, Dharam Singh was the Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.[9] However, in the 2008 state elections he was defeated by a political lightweight, Doddappagouda Patil Naribol of the BJP, by a slim margin of 52 postal votes.[10] In the Lok Sabha elections held in May 2009, he contested the Bidar Lok Sabha constituency and emerged victorious against his former colleague Gurupadappa Nagmarpalli of the BJP by a huge margin of 92,222 votes.[11] However, Dharam Singh had to bite dust in 2014 Lok Sabha election when he lost to Bhagwant Khuba by over a lakh votes, which ended his political career.
Death[edit | edit source]
He died on 27 July 2017 due to cardiac arrest in Bengaluru, aged 80. He was cremated with State Honours and by Rajput Tradition.[12]
Positions held[edit | edit source]
- 1967: Councillor, Gulbarga City Municipal Council
- 1972–2008: Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
- Member of State Backward Classes Commission
- Minister for Urban Development, Karnataka
- Minister for Home & Excise, Karnataka
- Minister for Revenue and Social Welfare
- KPCC President
- 1999-2004: Minister for Public works, Karnataka
- also PWD minister of Karnataka state
- 2004-2006: Chief Minister of Karnataka
- 2006-2007: Leader of Opposition, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
- 2009-2014: Member Of Parliament
Criticism and controversy[edit | edit source]
The Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Nitte Santosh Hegde in 2008 has found Dharam Singh and 11 other officials guilty of causing a loss to the State exchequer owing to irregularities in the mining sector. The Lokayukta report indicted him for causing a loss of Rs. 23.22 crore. According to the report, Dharam Singh is at fault for allowing illegal mining in "patta" lands.[13] The Lokayukta had also asked for the amount caused as loss to be recovered from Dharam Singh.[14]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "'Invincible Man' (often referred to as Ajat Shatru in State Politics) Dharam Singh". Karnataka.com. Karnataka.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
- ↑ "N Dharam Singh: 'A simple politician with no enemies'". The Indian Express. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ↑ "Dharam Singh Was The 'Ajatashatru' Of Karnataka Politics". NDTV.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ↑ "Kalaburgi elected Indira Gandhi's close aide 'Stephen'".
- ↑ "Dharam Singh chosen leader of CLP". The Times of India. 24 May 2004.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Dharam Singh, Siddaramaiah sworn in". The Hindu. 29 May 2004. Archived from the original on 4 July 2004.
- ↑ "As Dharam Singh fights to keep his chair, Deve Gowda calls shots in Karnataka". The Indian Express. 21 October 2005.
- ↑ "Dharam Singh resigns as Karnataka CM".
- ↑ "Dharam Singh will be Leader of the Opposition: Kharge". The Hindu. 31 January 2006. Archived from the original on 8 June 2007.
- ↑ "Dharam Singh's defeat stuns admirers". The Hindu. 26 May 2008.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Dharam singh wins from Bidar".
- ↑ "Dharam Singh cremated with full state honours at his birthplace". Deccan Herald. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ↑ "Lokayutka report indicts Dharam Singh, 11 officials". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 23 December 2008. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011.
- ↑ "Mines of scandal". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
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| Preceded by Narsingrao Suryawanshi |
Member of Parliament for Bidar 2009 – 2014 |
Succeeded by Bhagwanth Khuba |
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| Preceded by S.M. Krishna |
Chief Minister of Karnataka 28 May 2004 – 28 January 2006 |
Succeeded by H. D. Kumaraswamy |
