S. R. Kanthi

S. R. Kanthi
S. R. Kanthi
6th Chief Minister of Mysore
	In office; 14 March 1962 – 20 June 1962
Governor	Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
Preceded by	Basappa Danappa Jatti
Succeeded by	S. Nijalingappa
Law Minister of Mysore
	In office; 1 March 1967 – 28 May 1968
Chief Minister	S. Nijalingappa
Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Mysore
	In office; 1 March 1967 – 28 May 1968
Chief Minister	S. Nijalingappa
Education Minister of Mysore
	In office; 14 March 1962 – 28 Feb 1967
Chief Minister	Himself; S. Nijalingappa;
4th Speaker of the Mysore Legislative Assembly
	In office; 19 December 1956 – 9 March 1962
Chief Minister	S. Nijalingappa; B. D. Jatti;
Preceded by	H. S. Rudrappa
Succeeded by	Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga
1st Deputy speaker of the Bombay Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1 April 1952 – 31 October 1956
Preceded by	Shanmugappa Ningappa Angadi
Succeeded by	S. K. Wankhede
Constituency	Hungund
Member of the Mysore Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1 November 1956 – 25 October 1969
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	G. P. Nanjayyanamath
Constituency	Hungund
Member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1 April 1952 – 31 October 1956
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Position disestablished
Constituency	Hungund
Member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly
	In office; January 1946 – 26 January 1950
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Position disestablished
Constituency	Bijapur South
Personal details
Born	21 December 1908; kerur, Badami talaku, Bombay Presidency (in present-day Bagalkot, Karnataka, India)
Died	25 October 1969 (aged 60); Kittur, Belgaum district, Mysore State (in present-day Karnataka)
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Maribasamma (m. 1936)
Alma mater	Shahaji Law College, Kolhapur

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Shivalingappa Rudrappa Kanthi (1908 - 1969), popularly known as S. R. Kanti, was the Chief Minister of Karnataka (then, Mysore State) for a brief period in 1962. He hailed from Lingayat religion in Hungund in Bagalkot district (formerly Bijapur district) in the northern part of Karnataka. A member of the Indian National Congress (INC), he served as the Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1962. Kanti was Chief Minister of the State for a brief period of 96 days in 1962.^[3] Later, as Education Minister in the S. Nijalingappa Cabinet he was instrumental in the establishment of Bangalore University and Kittur Rani Chennamma Sainik Schools.^[4]

His centenary celebrations were held in 2008.^[5]^[6] He belongs to Banajiga sub-sect of Lingayat community ^[7]

References[edit]

↑ Baligar, Manu. "ಪ್ರತಿಭಾವಂತ ಸಂಸದೀಯ ಪಟುಗಳ ಬದುಕು ಬರಹಮಾಲಿಕ: ಎಸ್. ಆರ್. ಕಂಠಿ" (PDF). Karnataka Legislative Assembly. kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
↑ "Fourth Karnataka Legislative Assembly (ನಾಲ್ಕನೇ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನ ಸಭೆ)". Karnataka Legislative Assembly. kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
↑ "Maharaja administers oath to then CM S.R. Kanti". Mnc World.
↑ "Guiding Spirit". Kittur Sainik School.
↑ "S.R. Kanti remembered". The Hindu. 22 December 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
↑ "Former CM S R Kanti remembered". Deccan Herald.
↑ "NewsKarnataka". NewsKarnataka.

Preceded by B. D. Jatti	Chief Minister of Karnataka 14 March 1962 – 20 June 1962	Succeeded by S. Nijalingappa

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[1] Baligar, Manu. "ಪ್ರತಿಭಾವಂತ ಸಂಸದೀಯ ಪಟುಗಳ ಬದುಕು ಬರಹಮಾಲಿಕ: ಎಸ್. ಆರ್. ಕಂಠಿ" (PDF). Karnataka Legislative Assembly. kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 12 December 2019.

[2] "Fourth Karnataka Legislative Assembly (ನಾಲ್ಕನೇ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನ ಸಭೆ)". Karnataka Legislative Assembly. kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 12 December 2019.

[stat7-3] "Maharaja administers oath to then CM S.R. Kanti". Mnc World.

[stat1-4] "Guiding Spirit". Kittur Sainik School.

[stat2-5] "S.R. Kanti remembered". The Hindu. 22 December 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.

[stat3-6] "Former CM S R Kanti remembered". Deccan Herald.

[stat4-7] "NewsKarnataka". NewsKarnataka.

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