Latha Mallikarjun (born 1966) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. She is a member of the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Harapanahalli assembly constituency in Vijayanagara district. She won on an independent ticket.[1]
Background edit
Mallikarjun is the daughter of veteran Janata parivar and Congress leader and former deputy chief minister late MP Prakash.[2] She defeated G. Karunakara Reddy of BJP by 13,845 votes.[3] After the death of her father, her brother and three sisters also joined politics. Her brother MP Ravindra, who joined Congress also passed away in 2018.[4] While her two sisters MP Latha and MP Veena are with Congress, her other sister MP Suma joined BJP. She contested as an independent after she was denied a Congress ticket.[4][5] But after winning the seat, she pledged her support to the newly elected Congress government.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Latha Mallikarjun, Karnataka Election (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚುನಾವಣಾ) 2023: Karnataka legislative assembly election (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚುನಾವಣಾ ಫಲಿತಾಂಶ) 2023 News, Videos, Photos Latest Update". News18 Kannada (in Kannada). Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "Harapanahalli independent MLA Latha Mallikarjun extends support to Congress in Karnataka". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "Harapanahalli Election Results Live: Independent candidate Latha Mallikarjun beats BJP incumbent G Karunakara Reddy by 13,845 votes". CNBCTV18. 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ a b "Newly elected independent MLA from Karnataka's Harapanahalli extends support to Congress". Hindustan Times. 2023-05-14. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "Karnataka - Latha Mallikarjun: హస్తానికి జైకొట్టిన రెబల్ ఎమ్మెల్యే". EENADU (in Telugu). Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "Newly elected independent MLA Latha Mallikarjun from Harapanahalli extends support to Congress in Karnataka". The Economic Times. 2023-05-14. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-03-08.