C. Puttarangashetty

C. Puttarangashetty is an Indian National Congress politician hailing from Karnataka and a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, for the Chamarajanagar Assembly constituency.^[1]

C. Puttarangashetty
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2008
Preceded by	Vatal Nagaraj
Constituency	Chamarajanagar
Minister of Backward Classes Welfare Government of Karnataka
In office 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019
Preceded by	H. Anjaneya
Succeeded by	B. Sriramulu
Personal details
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress

Puttarangashetty has previously served as the Minister for Backward Classes Welfare in the Congress-Janata Dal(S) coalition government led by H.D. Kumaraswamy.^[2]

He is the sole representative of Uppara Community in Karnataka politics till today.

C. Puttarangashetty has been appointed as Chairman for Karnataka Road Development Limited in 2016.^[3]

Positions held

Position	Term
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Chamarajanagar	2008 — Present
Minister of Backward Classes Welfare in Government of Karnataka	2018 — 2019
Chairman - Mysore Sales International Limited[4]	26 January 2024 - Incumbent