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| 2namedata19 = [[Veerappa Moily]] | | 2namedata19 = [[Veerappa Moily]] | ||
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| birth_place = Varwatti, [[Bidar district]], [[Hyderabad State]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Karnataka]], [[India]] | | birth_place = Varwatti, [[Bidar district]], [[Hyderabad State]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Karnataka]], [[India]]) | ||
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In 1989, he was elected for the fifth time to the Karnataka Assembly from Gurmitkal. In 1990, he joined [[Bangarappa]]’s Cabinet as the Minister for Revenue, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, portfolios he had held earlier and brought about significant change. Restarting the Land Reforms process that had stopped in the interim, resulted in hundreds of thousands of acres of land being registered in the name of the landless tillers.<ref name=perfromance>{{cite web|title=Kharge performance in Karnataka|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1989/Statistical_Report_karnataka_1989.pdf|website=Election Commission of India|access-date=5 June 2014}}</ref> | In 1989, he was elected for the fifth time to the Karnataka Assembly from Gurmitkal. In 1990, he joined [[Bangarappa]]’s Cabinet as the Minister for Revenue, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, portfolios he had held earlier and brought about significant change. Restarting the Land Reforms process that had stopped in the interim, resulted in hundreds of thousands of acres of land being registered in the name of the landless tillers.<ref name=perfromance>{{cite web|title=Kharge performance in Karnataka|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1989/Statistical_Report_karnataka_1989.pdf|website=Election Commission of India|access-date=5 June 2014}}</ref> | ||
Between 1992 and 1994, he was the Minister for Co-operation, Medium and Large Industries in the [[Veerappa Moily]] Cabinet. In 1994, he was elected for the sixth time to the Karnataka Assembly from [[Gurmitkal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Gurmitkal]] and became the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly. In 1999, he was elected for the seventh time to the Karnataka Assembly and was a front-runner to the post of Chief Minister of Karnataka. He became Minister for Home in the [[S. M. Krishna]] Cabinet during a particularly trying time for Karnataka especially the [[Rajkumar | Between 1992 and 1994, he was the Minister for Co-operation, Medium and Large Industries in the [[Veerappa Moily]] Cabinet. In 1994, he was elected for the sixth time to the Karnataka Assembly from [[Gurmitkal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Gurmitkal]] and became the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly. In 1999, he was elected for the seventh time to the Karnataka Assembly and was a front-runner to the post of Chief Minister of Karnataka. He became Minister for Home in the [[S. M. Krishna]] Cabinet during a particularly trying time for Karnataka especially the [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]] kidnap by the notorious poacher [[Veerappan]] and the Cauvery Riots. In 2004, he was elected for the eighth consecutive time to the Karnataka Assembly and was once again considered a front-runner to the post of the Chief Minister of Karnataka. He became the Minister for Transport and Water Resources in the [[Dharam Singh]]-led coalition government. | ||
In 2005, he was appointed as the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee. In the Panchayat elections held soon after, Congress won the largest number of seats compared to BJP and JD(S) indicating a revival of the Congress fortunes in the rural areas of Karnataka.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper = Indian Express|title = Congress scores big win in local polls|url = http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/84817/}}</ref> In 2008, he was elected for the record ninth consecutive time to the Assembly from [[Chittapur (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Chitapur]]. Though the Congress party put up a better show when compared to the 2004 elections, the Congress lost the elections with a majority of the senior leaders losing. He was appointed as the Leader of the Opposition for the second time in 2008. In 2009, Kharge contested the general elections from Gulbarga Parliamentary Constituency and won his tenth consecutive election.<ref name=win>{{cite news|last1=Phukan|first1=Sandip|title=Mallikarjun Kharge consecutive win|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/mallikarjun-kharge-not-rahul-gandhi-to-lead-congress-in-lok-sabha-534829|access-date=5 June 2014|work=NDTV|date=3 June 2014}}</ref> | In 2005, he was appointed as the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee. In the Panchayat elections held soon after, Congress won the largest number of seats compared to BJP and JD(S) indicating a revival of the Congress fortunes in the rural areas of Karnataka.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper = Indian Express|title = Congress scores big win in local polls|url = http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/84817/}}</ref> In 2008, he was elected for the record ninth consecutive time to the Assembly from [[Chittapur (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Chitapur]]. Though the Congress party put up a better show when compared to the 2004 elections, the Congress lost the elections with a majority of the senior leaders losing. He was appointed as the Leader of the Opposition for the second time in 2008. In 2009, Kharge contested the general elections from Gulbarga Parliamentary Constituency and won his tenth consecutive election.<ref name=win>{{cite news|last1=Phukan|first1=Sandip|title=Mallikarjun Kharge consecutive win|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/mallikarjun-kharge-not-rahul-gandhi-to-lead-congress-in-lok-sabha-534829|access-date=5 June 2014|work=NDTV|date=3 June 2014}}</ref> | ||
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Kharge contested the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 general elections]] against [[Umesh. G. Jadhav]], a BJP candidate, in [[Gulbarga (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency]] of [[Karnataka]]. Jadhav defeated Mallikarjun Kharge by a margin of 95,452 votes. Jadhav polled 6,20,192 votes while Kharge got only 5,24,740 votes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/article/shocking-congress-leader-mallikarjun-kharge-defeated-by-bjp-s-umesh-jadhav-in-gulbarga/423853|title=Shocking! Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge defeated by BJP's Umesh Jadhav in Gulbarga election results 2019|work=Times Now|date=23 May 2019|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref> | Kharge contested the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 general elections]] against [[Umesh. G. Jadhav]], a BJP candidate, in [[Gulbarga (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency]] of [[Karnataka]]. Jadhav defeated Mallikarjun Kharge by a margin of 95,452 votes. Jadhav polled 6,20,192 votes while Kharge got only 5,24,740 votes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/article/shocking-congress-leader-mallikarjun-kharge-defeated-by-bjp-s-umesh-jadhav-in-gulbarga/423853|title=Shocking! Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge defeated by BJP's Umesh Jadhav in Gulbarga election results 2019|work=Times Now|date=23 May 2019|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref> | ||
On 12 June 2020 Kharge was elected (unopposed) to [[Rajya Sabha]] from Karnataka, at the age of 78 years.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Joshi |first1=Bharath |title=H D Deve Gowda, Mallikarjun Kharge elected unanimously to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/h-d-deve-gowda-mallikarjun-kharge-elected-unanimously-to-rajya-sabha-from-karnataka-848832.html |access-date=12 February 2021 |work=Deccan Herald |date=12 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> | On 12 June 2020 Kharge was elected (unopposed) to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from Karnataka, at the age of 78 years.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Joshi |first1=Bharath |title=H D Deve Gowda, Mallikarjun Kharge elected unanimously to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/h-d-deve-gowda-mallikarjun-kharge-elected-unanimously-to-rajya-sabha-from-karnataka-848832.html |access-date=12 February 2021 |work=Deccan Herald |date=12 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
On 12 February 2021, Kharge was appointed as [[Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha|Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mallikarjun-kharge-likely-to-be-leader-of-opposition-in-rajya-sabha-congress-sources/article33818232.ece |title=Kharge to be Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha|work=The Hindu|date=12 February 2021|access-date=12 February 2021}}</ref> | |||
==Philanthropic and social activities== | ==Philanthropic and social activities== | ||
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[[Category:Leaders of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] | [[Category:Leaders of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] | ||
[[Category:Mysore MLAs 1972–1977]] | [[Category:Mysore MLAs 1972–1977]] | ||