R. B. Timmapur

Ramappa Balappa Timmapur is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is currently serving as Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka & as a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Mudhol. He is a former member of Karnataka Legislative Council.

R. B. Timmapur
Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 May 2023
Governor	Thawarchand Gehlot
Cabinet	Second Siddaramaiah ministry
Chief Minister	Siddaramaiah
Ministry and Departments	Excise
Preceded by	K. Gopalaiah
In office 22 December 2018 – 23 July 2019
Governor	Vajubhai Vala
Cabinet	Second Kumaraswamy ministry
Chief Minister	H. D. Kumaraswamy
Ministry and Departments	Sugar Ports Inland Transport
In office 2016–2018
Governor	Vajubhai Vala
Cabinet	First Siddaramaiah ministry
Chief Minister	Siddaramaiah
Ministry and Departments	Excise
Preceded by	Satish Jarkiholi
Succeeded by	H. D. Kumaraswamy
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2023
Preceded by	Govind Karjol
Constituency	Mudhol
In office 1999–2004
Preceded by	Govind Karjol
Succeeded by	Govind Karjol
Constituency	Mudhol
In office 1989–1994
Preceded by	Bhimappa Jamkhandi
Succeeded by	Govind Karjol
Constituency	Mudhol
Member of Karnataka Legislative Council
In office 14 June 2016 – 13 June 2022
Preceded by	R. V. Venkatesh, INC
Personal details
Born	(1962-06-01) 1 June 1962 (age 63) Utturu, Mysore State (present–day Karnataka), India
Political party	INC
Occupation	Member

Early life

R B Timmapur was born on 16-09-1962 to Balappa Rammappa Timmapur

Political career

On 10 June 2016, he was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Council. He secured 33 votes of INC MLAs.^[1][2]

He served as the Cabinet Minister of Sugar, Ports and Inland transport in Government of Karnataka headed by Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy.

He is the Minister of Excise in Second Siddaramaiah ministry and held the same post in the past from 2016 till 2018 in First Siddaramaiah ministry.^[3]

See also

• TA/DA scam