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Darshan Puttannaiah
Indian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Darshan Puttannaiah (born 1977) is an Indian politician from Karnataka.[1] He is a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Melukote Assembly constituency since 2023 representing the Sarvodaya Karnataka Party.[2][3][4]
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Early life and education
Puttannaiah was born to K. S. Puttannaiah and Suneetha Puttannaiah in Mandya district of Karnataka.[5] He completed his Bachelor of Technology from the Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore in the year 2001.[1] He was a techie settled in US, who returned to politics in India after the death of his father before the 2018 Assembly elections.[6][7]
Career
He is the president of Sarvodaya Karnataka Party after its renewal in 2023. He is the only son of late K. S. Puttannaiah.[1][8]
He was supported by the Indian National Congress, who did not field a candidate in the 2023 Assembly elections from Melukote.[9][10]
He had fought 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from the Melukote Assembly constituency representing Yogendra Yadav's Swaraj India but lost to C. S. Puttaraju of Janata Dal (S).[11]
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