Politics
Gulbarga is home for two ex-chief ministers of Karnataka, namely Late Veerendra Patil (1968–1971, 1988–1990) and Dharam Singh (2004–2006) belonging to the Congress party.
The current member of Parliament from Gulbarga is Mr Mallikarjun Kharge. He is the honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Republic of India.
The members of the State Legislative Assembly are Mr Qamar ul Islam (Gulbarga North), Mrs Aruna Patil Revoor (Gulbarga South) and Mr Revu Naik Belamgi (Gulbarga Rural).
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