Karnataka cabinet: Venkataramanappa’s profile

Name : Venkataramanappa

Portfolio: Labour Department

Party : Congress

Age : 69

Spouse : NA

Birth place: Hanumanthanalli, Pavagada

Father : Venkatappa

Mother : NA

Education: 10th Pass, SSLC

Profession: Agriculture and social worker

Venkataramanappa political journey:

• He entered electoral politics on Congress ticket in 1999. But lost in 2004 elections.
• Venkataramanappa became the he first MLA from Pavagada to become a minister in 2008. He was Independent candidate but extended support to the BJP.
• Again, he won the 2018 assembly election from Pavagada by margin of 407 votes against BJP candidate.
• He was sworn in as Cabinet minister in HD Kumaraswamy government.