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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Short description|Indian politician (1931–2025)}}
 
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Shamanuru Shivashankarappa
| name         = Shamanuru Shivashankarappa
| image =  
| image         = Shamanuru Shivashankarappa.jpg
| caption =  
| caption       =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1930|6|16|df=y}}
| birth_date   = {{Birth date|1931|6|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Davanagere]], [[Karnataka]], India
| birth_place   = [[Davanagere]], Kingdom of Mysore, India
| residence =   [[Davanagere]], [[Karnataka]], India
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|2025|12|14|1931|6|16|df=y}}
| death_date =
| death_place  = [[Bangalore]], Karnataka, India
| death_place =
| office        = [[Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| office =  [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]]
| constituency  = [[Davanagere (Lok Sabha constituency)|Davanagere]]
| constituency = [[Davanagere South (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Davangere South]]
| parliament    = Indian
| term_start = 2008
| term_start    = 10 March 1998
| term_start2 =  
| term_end      = 26 April 1999<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3920.htm|title=Biographical Sketch |work=loksabhaph.nic.in |accessdate=18 August 2022}}</ref>
| term_end2 =  
| office1      = Minister of Horticulture and Agricultural Marketing, [[Government of Karnataka]]
| predecessor =  
| constituency1 = [[Davanagere South (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Davangere South]]
| successor =  
| term_start1  = 2013
| party = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]  
| term_end1    = 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/333370/siddaramaiah-cabinet-list-portfolios.html|title=Siddaramaiah Cabinet: List of portfolio |work=Deccan Herald |date= 19 May 2013 |accessdate=18 August 2022}}</ref>
| spouse = Late Smt S.S Parvatamma  
| predecessor1 =
| children = [[Shamanur Mallikarjun|S.S. Mallikarjun]], S.S. Ganesh, S.S. Bakkesh
| successor1    = [[S. S. Mallikarjun]]
| website =  
| office2      = [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| footnotes =  
| constituency2 = [[Davanagere South (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Davangere South]]
| term_start2  = 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/davanageresouth-karnataka-assembly-constituency|title=Davanagere South Assembly Constituency Election Result |work=resultuniversity.com |accessdate=18 August 2022}}</ref>
| term_end2    = 2025
| predecessor2  = ''Constituency established''
| successor2    =
| constituency3 = [[Davanagere Assembly constituency|Davangere]]
| term_start3  = 2004
| term_end3    = 2007
| predecessor3  = [[S. S. Mallikarjun]]
| successor3    = ''Constituency ceased to exist''
| party         = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse       = Late Smt S.S Parvatamma
| children     = 3 sons including [[S. S. Mallikarjun]] and 4 daughters
| relatives    = [[Prabha Mallikarjun]] (daughter-in-law)
| website       =  
| footnotes     =
}}
}}


'''Shamanuru Shivashankarappa''' ([[Kannada]]: ಶಾಮನೂರು ಶಿವಶಂಕರಪ್ಪ) (born 16 June 1930) is a politician from the state of [[Karnataka]] and a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Davanagere]] South Assembly Constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.karnataka.com/govt/ministers-2008/|title=List of Ministers in Karnataka Government in 2008|website=www.karnataka.com|date=23 September 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/shamanur-shivashankarappa-to-promote-horticulture/article4752123.ece Shamanur Shivashankarappa to promote Horticulture]</ref>
'''Shamanuru Shivashankarappa''' (16 June 1931<ref>[https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2023/05/20/india-s-oldest-mla-shamanur-shivashankarappa.html Meet Shamanur Shivashankarappa, India’s oldest MLA]</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Veteran Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa passes away at 94 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/veteran-congress-leader-shamanur-shivashankarappa-passes-away-at-94/article70396221.ece |access-date=14 December 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |date=14 December 2025}}</ref> – 14 December 2025) was an Indian politician from the state of [[Karnataka]] who was a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Davanagere South Assembly constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.karnataka.com/govt/ministers-2008/|title=List of Ministers in Karnataka Government in 2008|website=www.karnataka.com|date=23 September 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/shamanur-shivashankarappa-to-promote-horticulture/article4752123.ece Shamanur Shivashankarappa to promote Horticulture]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/congress-leader-shamanuru-shivashankarappa-passes-away-at-95-tributes-pour-in/articleshow/125963667.cms|title=
Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passes away at 95, tributes pour in|website=www.timesofindia.cpm|date=14 December 2025}}</ref>
 
==Career==
A veteran [[Indian National Congress|Congressman]], Shivashankarappa was the treasurer of [[Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee]] for the three decades and was also the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha. He belonged to the [[Sadar Lingayats|Sadar Lingayat]] community. As a well known educationalist and industrialist, he was the [[chairman]] of [[Bapuji Educational Association]] which owns a chain of educational institutions including [[Bapuji Institute of Engineering & Technology]] and many professional institutions of higher education,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kar.nic.in/kla/lmember.htm|title=List of Members Elected 13th Karnataka Legislative Assembly|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815090652/http://www.kar.nic.in/kla/lmember.htm |archive-date=15 August 2010}}</ref> and also owned a group of industries known as Shamanur Group, which have sugar and distilleries as their prime business. He was also the team chairman and owner of the now-defunct Shamanoor Davangere Diamonds in the [[Karnataka Premier League]], playing between 2009 to 2010. He was the co-producer of the 1970 Kannada movie ''[[Boregowda Bangalorige Banda]]''.


A veteran congressman. he has been the treasurer of [[Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee]] for the past three decades and is also the president of All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of [[Veerashaiva]]s. As a well known educationalist and industrialist, he is the [[chairman]] of [[Bapuji Educational Association]] which owns a chain of educational institutions including [[Bapuji Institute of Engineering & Technology]] and many professional institutions of higher education,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kar.nic.in/kla/lmember.htm|title=List of Members Elected 13th Karnataka Legislative Assembly|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815090652/http://www.kar.nic.in/kla/lmember.htm |archive-date=15 August 2010}}</ref> and also owns a group of industries known as Shamanur Group, which have sugar and distilleries as their prime business. He was the co-producer of the 1970 Kannada movie ''[[Boregowda Bangalorige Banda]]''.
==Personal life and death==
Shivashankarappa's son [[S. S. Mallikarjun]], [[Minister (government)|Minister]] for Mines and Geology, Horticulture [[Government of Karnataka]], is a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Davanagere North Assembly constituency]].


His son [[Shamanur Mallikarjun]], a former [[Minister (government)|Minister]] for youth and Sports in the [[Government of Karnataka]], is a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Davangere]] North Constituency.
Shivashankarappa died from multiple organ failure in [[Bangalore]] on 14 December 2025, at the age of 94.<ref>{{cite news |title=Veteran Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa passes away at 94 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/veteran-congress-leader-shamanur-shivashankarappa-passes-away-at-94/article70396221.ece |access-date=14 December 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |date=14 December 2025}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Shamanuru Shivashankarappa
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
10 March 1998 – 26 April 1999[1]
ConstituencyDavanagere
Minister of Horticulture and Agricultural Marketing, Government of Karnataka
In office
2013 – 2016[2]
Succeeded byS. S. Mallikarjun
ConstituencyDavangere South
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
2008[3] – 2025
Preceded byConstituency established
ConstituencyDavangere South
In office
2004–2007
Preceded byS. S. Mallikarjun
Succeeded byConstituency ceased to exist
ConstituencyDavangere
Personal details
Born(1931-06-16)16 June 1931
Davanagere, Kingdom of Mysore, India
Died14 December 2025(2025-12-14) (aged 94)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Late Smt S.S Parvatamma
Children3 sons including S. S. Mallikarjun and 4 daughters
RelativesPrabha Mallikarjun (daughter-in-law)

Shamanuru Shivashankarappa (16 June 1931[4][5] – 14 December 2025) was an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Davanagere South Assembly constituency.[6][7][8]

Career[edit | edit source]

A veteran Congressman, Shivashankarappa was the treasurer of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee for the three decades and was also the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha. He belonged to the Sadar Lingayat community. As a well known educationalist and industrialist, he was the chairman of Bapuji Educational Association which owns a chain of educational institutions including Bapuji Institute of Engineering & Technology and many professional institutions of higher education,[9] and also owned a group of industries known as Shamanur Group, which have sugar and distilleries as their prime business. He was also the team chairman and owner of the now-defunct Shamanoor Davangere Diamonds in the Karnataka Premier League, playing between 2009 to 2010. He was the co-producer of the 1970 Kannada movie Boregowda Bangalorige Banda.

Personal life and death[edit | edit source]

Shivashankarappa's son S. S. Mallikarjun, Minister for Mines and Geology, Horticulture Government of Karnataka, is a Member of the Legislative Assembly representing Davanagere North Assembly constituency.

Shivashankarappa died from multiple organ failure in Bangalore on 14 December 2025, at the age of 94.[10]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Biographical Sketch". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Siddaramaiah Cabinet: List of portfolio". Deccan Herald. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Davanagere South Assembly Constituency Election Result". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Meet Shamanur Shivashankarappa, India’s oldest MLA
  5. ↑ "Veteran Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa passes away at 94". The Hindu. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "List of Ministers in Karnataka Government in 2008". www.karnataka.com. 23 September 2010.
  7. ↑ Shamanur Shivashankarappa to promote Horticulture
  8. ↑ "Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passes away at 95, tributes pour in". www.timesofindia.cpm. 14 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "List of Members Elected 13th Karnataka Legislative Assembly". Archived from the original on 15 August 2010.
  10. ↑ "Veteran Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa passes away at 94". The Hindu. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
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