Allum Veerabhadrappa

Allam Veerabhadrappa is a leader of the Indian National Congress in Karnataka. He is a former president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.^[1]

Allam Veerabhadrappa
President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
In office 15 March 2001 – June 2003
Preceded by	V. S. Koujalgi
Succeeded by	Janardhana Poojary
Member(elect) of Karnataka Legislative Council Karnataka
In office 14 June 2016 – 14 June 2022
Preceded by	Mattikatti Veeranna, INC
Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
In office 2003–2004
Water Resources Environment Ecology
Chief Minister	S. M. Krishna
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Karnataka
In office 1989–2004
Preceded by	B Shivarama Reddy
Succeeded by	Suryanarayana Reddy
Constituency	Kurugodu
Personal details
Born	(1948-03-29) 29 March 1948 (age 77) Ballari, Kingdom of Mysore (present–day Karnataka), India
Political party	INC
Children	Allum Prashant
Occupation	Politician, Mining

On 10 June 2016, he was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Council. He secured 33 votes of Indian National Congress MLAs.^[2][3] He is a four-time MLA from Kurogod (Bellary) and was a minister in SM Krishna's cabinet.

He was minister for water resources, environment, agriculture, and ecology. He is a close associate of SM Krishna, former chief minister. He is a mine owner from Bellary. He played a key role in G. Janardhana Reddy's case.

See also

• TA/DA scam