Chairperson of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 January 2024
Preceded by
Position Established
Minister of Railways
In office 17 June 2013 – 26 May 2014
Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh
Preceded by
C. P. Joshi
Succeeded by
D. V. Sadananda Gowda
Minister of Labour and Employment
In office 29 May 2009 – 16 June 2013
Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh
Preceded by
Oscar Fernandes
Succeeded by
Sis Ram Ola
Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office 19 December 1996 – 7 July 1999
Preceded by
B. S. Yediyurappa
Succeeded by
Jagadish Shettar
Preceded by
N. Dharam Singh
Succeeded by
Siddaramaiah
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 June 2020
Preceded by
Rajeev Gowda
Constituency
Karnataka
General Secretary of AICC and Incharge for Maharashtra
In office 22 June 2018 – 11 September 2020
Preceded by
Position Created
Succeeded by
H. K. Patil
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 31 May 2009 – 23 May 2019
Preceded by
Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi
Succeeded by
Umesh. G. Jadhav
Constituency
Gulbarga
President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
In office 2005–2008
Preceded by
Janardhana Poojary
Succeeded by
R. V. Deshpande
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Karnataka
In office 1972–2008
Preceded by
N. Yenkappa
Succeeded by
Baburao Chinchansur
Constituency
Gurmitkal
In office 2008–2009
Preceded by
Vishwanath Patil Hebbal
Succeeded by
Valmiki Naik
Constituency
Chittapur
Minister of Home Affairs, Government of Karnataka
In office 1999–2004
Chief Minister
S. M. Krishna
Minister of Rural Development, Government of Karnataka
In office 1978–1980
Personal details
Born
(1942-07-21) 21 July 1942 (age 81) Warwatti, Bidar district, Hyderabad State, British India (present-day Karnataka, India)
Political party
Indian National Congress
Spouse
Radhabai Kharge
(m. 1968)
Children
5
Residence(s)
9, Safdarjung Road, New Delhi, India
Alma mater
Government Arts and Science College, Gulbarga (BA) S.S.L. Law College, Karnatak University (LLB)
Source: sansad.in
Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge (Kannada:[malːikaːrd͡ʒunkʰɐrɡe]; born 21 July 1942) is an Indian lawyer and politician serving as the President of the Indian National Congress since 2022,[1] and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha since 2021. He has been a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Karnataka since 2020.
He was the chairperson of Public Accounts Committee in 16th Lok Sabha from 2016 to 2019. During the UPA 2 government, he served as the Minister of Railways from 2013 to 2014 and Minister of Labour and Employment from 2009 to 2013 in the Union Cabinet. Kharge was a Member of Parliament for Gulbarga, Karnataka from 2009 to 2019. He was also general secretary of All India Congress Committee and incharge for Maharashtra from 2018 to 2020.
He is a senior Karnataka politician and was the Leader of opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 1999. He was the President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee from 2005 to 2008. He was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Gurmitkal Assembly constituency from 1972 to 2008 and from Chittapur Assembly constituency from 2008 to 2009 and Ministry of home affairs, Government of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004 and Rural development from 1978 to 1980. He defeated Shashi Tharoor in the 2022 Indian National Congress presidential election.
He is known for his record of defeating all his opposition candidates in his lifetime career except one.[2]
^"Kharge, who started as labour leader, becomes new Congress chief by beating Tharoor who speaks fine English". India Today. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
^"Mallikarjun Kharge suffers first electoral defeat in his career". The Economic Times. 23 May 2019. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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