Darshan Puttannaiah

Darshan Puttannaiah is an Indian politician who has been serving as a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Melukote Assembly constituency since 2023 being associated with the Sarvodaya Karnataka Party.[1][2][3] He is the president of Sarvodaya Karnataka Party after its renewal. He is the only son of K. S. Puttannaiah.

Darshan Puttannaiah
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
13 May 2023
Preceded byC. S. Puttaraju
ConstituencyMelukote
Personal details
Political partySarvodaya Karnataka Paksha
Other political
affiliations		Swaraj Abhiyan (March 2017-January 2019)
Parent(s)K. S. Puttannaiah (father), Suneetha Puttannaiah (mother)
EducationBachelor of Technology from JSS Science and Technology University

He has been supported by the Indian National Congress.[4][5]

He had fought 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from the Melukote Assembly constituency over the Yogendra Yadav's Swaraj Abhiyan ticket but lost.[6]

Early life and education

Darshan Puttannaiah was born to K. S. Puttannaiah and Suneetha Puttannaiah in Mandya district of Karnataka.[7]

He completed his Bachelor of Technology from the Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering Mysore in the year 2001.

References
  1. "Melukote Assembly Election 2023: JD(S)' CS Puttaraju Seeks Second Consecutive Term". English Jagran. 2023-05-04. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  2. Live, A. B. P. (2023-05-13). "Melukote Karnataka Election". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  3. "Melukote Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  4. "Congress marks one seat for Sarvodaya Karnataka Party in 2nd list of candidates". mint. 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  5. "Karnataka Elections 2023: Techie sells company in US to put his heart & soul into polls". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  6. "Meet Darshan Puttannaiah, a techie who left his US firm to contest Karantaka polls". India Today. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  7. Bharathi, Vartha. "Puttannaiah's wife files nomination". english.varthabharati.in. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
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