Elections
Mr. Mallappa was elected to the Hyderabad State Assembly and re-elected from Surpur in Gulbarga district in 1952. After the reorganisation of the State, he was elected to the MysoreAssembly in 1957 from Sedam. He joined the Bhoodan movement started by Vinoba Bhave. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1968, 1974, and 1984 and had close ties with Indira Gandhi. Mr. Mallappa, was from the Kuruba caste, was responsible for getting the Congress party nomination to the present Chief Minister of Karnataka, N. Dharam Singh, and the Union Minister for Water Resources, M. Mallikarjun Kharge, to contest the Assembly elections in 1972.
Read more about this topic: Kollur Mallappa
Famous quotes containing the word elections:
“In my public statements I have earnestly urged that there rested upon government many responsibilities which affect the moral and spiritual welfare of our people. The participation of women in elections has produced a keener realization of the importance of these questions and has contributed to higher national ideals. Moreover, it is through them that our national ideals are ingrained in our children.”
—Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)
“Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.”
—Gore Vidal (b. 1925)