G. Karunakara Reddy

Gaali Karunakara Reddy
Gaali Karunakara Reddy
Minister of Revenue Department of Karnataka
	In office; 7 June 2008 – 4 August 2011
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2018
Preceded by	M. P. Ravindra
Constituency	Harapanahalli
	In office; 2008–2013
Succeeded by	M. P. Ravindra
Constituency	Harapanahalli
Member of Parliament; Lok Sabha
	In office; 2004–2008
Preceded by	Kolur Basavanagoud
Succeeded by	J. Shantha
Constituency	Bellary
Personal details
Born	10 April 1962; Bellary, Karnataka, India
Citizenship	India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)	G. Vanaja
Parent(s)	G. Chenga Reddy and G. Rukmanamma
Alma mater	Veerashaiva College
Occupation	Social Worker, Businessperson

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G. Karunakara Reddy (born 10 April 1962) is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka, who is the member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Harapanahalli assembly constituency.He was made Revenue Minister in B.S Yeddyurappa Cabinet.He was previously a member of the 14th Lok Sabha from the Bellary constituency as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Karnataka Politics[edit]

In the 2008 assembly elections, he contested against Congress leader and former deputy chief minister of Karnataka M.P. Prakash from Harpanahalli constituency in Davanagere District and won by a margin of over 25218 votes. He and his younger brother G. Janardhana Reddy, a MLC from Bellary, were subsequently made ministers in the BJP government led by B. S. Yeddyurappa, when the latter needed the support of a section of MLAs loyal to the Reddy brothers.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

After D. V. Sadananda Gowda of the BJP took over as CM from Yeddyurappa following the Lokayukta report on illegal mining in 2011,^[5] Subsequently, Yeddyurappa broke away from the BJP to form the Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) and later joined BJP back in 2014

External links[edit]

Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website

References[edit]

↑ "The Reddy Flag Over Bangalore". Tehelka.
↑ "Poll panel gives Reddys hard time". Deccan Herald.
↑ "The Revenge Of The Reddy Republic". Tehelka. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
↑ "Bellary barons, Karnataka kings". The Telegraph, Calcutta, India.
↑ "Report details Reddys' rule over 'Republic of Bellary'". The Hindu. 28 July 2011.

[1] "The Reddy Flag Over Bangalore". Tehelka.

[2] "Poll panel gives Reddys hard time". Deccan Herald.

[tehelka-3] "The Revenge Of The Reddy Republic". Tehelka. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2010.

[4] "Bellary barons, Karnataka kings". The Telegraph, Calcutta, India.

[5] "Report details Reddys' rule over 'Republic of Bellary'". The Hindu. 28 July 2011.

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