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Indian politician

Darshan Puttannaiah
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
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

Darshan Puttannaiah (born 1977) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Melukote Assembly constituency since 2023 representing the Sarvodaya Karnataka Party.

Early life and education

Puttannaiah was born to K. S. Puttannaiah and Suneetha Puttannaiah in Mandya district of Karnataka. He completed his Bachelor of Technology from the Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering Mysore in the year 2001.

Career

He is the president of Sarvodaya Karnataka Party after its renewal. He is the only son of late K. S. Puttannaiah.

He was supported by the Indian National Congress, who did not field a candidate in the 2023 Assembly elections from Melukote.

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).

References

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  4. "Melukote Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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