S. R. Kanthi

Shivalingappa Rudrappa Kanthi (21 December 1908 - 25 October 1969) was the Chief Minister of Karnataka (then, Mysore State) for a brief period in 1962. He hailed from Lingayat caste 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]

S. R. Kanthi
6th Chief Minister of Mysore State
In office 14 March 1962 – 20 June 1962
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 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	(1908-12-21)21 December 1908 Kerur, Bombay Presidency, British India (now in Karnataka, India)[1]
Died	25 October 1969(1969-10-25) (aged 60) Kittur, Mysore State, India (now in Karnataka, India)[2]
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Maribasamma ​ (m. 1936)​
Alma mater	Shahaji Law College, Kolhapur

In this Indian name, the name Shivalingappa is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Rudrappa Kanthi.

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

See also

• List of chief ministers of Karnataka