Umesh Katti
Umesh Katti | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Customer Affairs | |
| Assumed office 21 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | K. Gopalaiah |
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Shashikant Akkappi Naik |
| Constituency | Hukkeri |
| In office 1985–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Vishwanath Mallappa Katti |
| Succeeded by | Shashikant Akkappi Naik |
| Constituency | Hukkeri |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Education | KLE Society's Raja Lakhamagouda Science Institute (Autonomous) |
Umesh Katti is a Bharatiya Janata Party political activist and six term member[1] of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He entered politics after the demise of his father Vishwanath Katti in 1985 who was Member of the Legislative Assembly.[2] He contested the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections from Hukkeri assembly constituency and won polling 81,810 votes.[3] [4]
Controversies
Separate statehood
He condemned Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa’s statement about releasing Krishna waters from Tubchi-Babalad lift irrigation scheme to Maharashtra, and yet again, raised the demand for separate Statehood for north Karnataka if the region is neglected. [5]
References
- ^ "Lingayats will still vote for BS Yeddyurappa: Umesh katti". Deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ Mahesh (1 May 2018). "ಹುಕ್ಕೇರಿ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಪರಿಚಯ : ಮಾಜಿ ಸಚಿವರುಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಸಮರ". https://kannada.oneindia.com (in Kannada). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "CANDIDATE WISE VOTES DETAILS" (PDF). p. 11.
- ^ "What is Operation Kamal?". 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Umesh Katti raises separate Statehood for North Karnataka issue again". 18 October 2019 – via www.thehindu.com.