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Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| party_name | Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| native_name | ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಪ್ರದೇಶ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಸಮಿತಿ | |
| logo | [[File:Indian National Congress hand logo.svg | 180px]] |
| colorcode | ||
| president | D. K. Shivakumar | |
| headquarters | Congress Bhawan, Queens Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka | |
| alliance | Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance | |
| loksabha_seats | ||
| rajyasabha_seats | ||
| state2_seats_name | Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| state2_seats | ||
| state_seats_name | Karnataka Legislative Council | |
| state_seats | ||
| Political position | Centre-left | |
| ideology | ||
| youth | Karnataka Youth Congress | |
| women | Karnataka Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee | |
| website | ||
| symbol | [[File:Hand_INC.svg | 150px]] |
| general_secretary | H.B. Chand Pasha | |
| flag | File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg | |
| eci | A State Unit of Indian National Congress | |
| chairman | Siddaramaiah |
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) is the unit of the Indian National Congress for the state of Karnataka. Its head office is situated at the Congress Bhawan, Queens Road, Bengaluru. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections.
The current president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee is D. K. Shivakumar. The committee has been involved in several political events in the state's history, including the formation of the first democratically elected government in the state in 1952.
Electoral performance
Karnataka Legislative Assembly
| Year | Party leader | Seats won | Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in seats | Outcome | Mysore State | Karnataka | |||
| 1952 | K. Chengalaraya Reddy | 74 | ||||
| 1957 | S. Nijalingappa | 76 | ||||
| 1962 | S. R. Kanthi | 12 | ||||
| 1967 | S. Nijalingappa | 12 | ||||
| 1972 | D. Devaraj Urs | 39 | ||||
| 1978 | D. Devaraj Urs | 16 | ||||
| 1983 | R. Gundu Rao | 67 | ||||
| 1985 | 17 | |||||
| 1989 | Veerendra Patil | 113 | ||||
| 1994 | Veerappa Moily | 144 | ||||
| 1999 | S.M. Krishna | 98 | ||||
| 2004 | 67 | |||||
| 2008 | Mallikarjun Kharge | 15 | ||||
| 2013 | Siddaramaiah | 42 | ||||
| 2018 | 42 | |||||
| 2023 | 56 |
General Elections
| Year | Lok Sabha | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Popular vote | Outcome | Mysore | Karnataka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1st | 11 | 10 | 53.43% | new | 15,09,075 | ||||
| 1957 | 2nd | 26 | 13 | 55.52% | 2.09 | 32,19,014 | ||||
| 1962 | 3rd | 26 | 2 | 52.67% | 2.85 | 33,81,276 | ||||
| 1967 | 4th | 27 | 7 | 49.02% | 3.65 | 37,55,339 | ||||
| 1971 | 5th | 27 | 9 | 70.87% | 21.85 | 54,18,541 | ||||
| 1977 | 6th | 28 | 1 | 56.80% | 14.07 | 58,33,567 | ||||
| 1980 | 7th | 1 | 56.25% | 0.55 | 61,54,746 | |||||
| 1984 | 8th | 3 | 51.63% | 4.62 | 69,74,044 | |||||
| 1989 | 9th | 3 | 48.90% | 2.73 | 90,08,980 | |||||
| 1991 | 10th | 4 | 42.13% | 6.77 | 64,90,020 | |||||
| 1996 | 11th | 18 | 30.29% | 11.84 | 56,68,988 | |||||
| 1998 | 12th | 4 | 36.22% | 5.93 | 76,42,756 | |||||
| 1999 | 13th | 9 | 45.41% | 9.19 | 1,01,50,765 | |||||
| 2004 | 14th | 10 | 36.82% | 8.59 | 92,47,605 | |||||
| 2009 | 15th | 2 | 37.65% | 0.83 | 92,50,984 | |||||
| 2014 | 16th | 3 | 40.80% | 3.15 | ||||||
| 2019 | 17th | 21 | 8 | 31.88% | 8.92 | 1,12,03,016 | ||||
| 2024 | 18th | 28 | 8 | 45.43% | 13.55 | 1,75,54,381 |
Frontal Organisation Chiefs of Karnataka PCC
| # | Name of the Organisation | Name of the President |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Karnataka PCC President | D. K. Shivakumar |
| 02 | Karnataka PCC Working Presidents | Tanveer Sait |
| G. C. Chandrashekhar | ||
| Saleem Ahmed | ||
| Ramalinga Reddy | ||
| 03 | Karnataka Youth Congress | H. S. Manjunath |
| 04 | Karnataka Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee | Sowmya Reddy |
| 05 | NSUI Karnataka | Kirthi Ganesh |
| 06 | Karnataka Congress Seva Dal | Ramachandra |
| 07 | INTUC Karnataka | S.S. Praksham |
Prominent members
- Mallikarjun Kharge, AICC president, former Union Railways Minister
- D. K. Shivakumar, Deputy chief minister of Karnataka, former minister of energy, former minister for water resources of Karnataka, former minister for medical education and current KPCC president
- Sunil Kanugolu, Media Advisor to CM, KPCC
- John Paul, Secondary Media Advisor KPCC
- Siddaramaiah, Chief minister of Karnataka, former Deputy Chief minister of Karnataka
- Y Sayeed Ahmed, (1996-2003), General Secretary, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee; (2015–2021) chairman, Minority Department
- G. Parameshwara, former Deputy Chief minister of Karnataka, Home minister of Karnataka, former president of KPCC.
- Veerappa Moily, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, former Union Cabinet minister.
- Dinesh Gundu Rao, former president of KPCC, former minister for Food and Civil Supplies.
- Dr. Shivanand Hulyalkar, Spokesperson for the Indian National Congress, media in-charge, and in-charge for Karnataka for the Congress Party. He is associated with the Kalpataru Group and Sivaan Aviation Pvt. Ltd.
List of Karnataka PCC Presidents
| # | Name of the President | Term | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | (4). | (2). | 6. | 7. | 8. | (4). | (3). | 9. | 10. | 11. | (9). | 12. | 13. | 14. | 15. | 16. | 17. | (10). | 18. | 19. | 20. | 21. | 22. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Channaiah | 1967 | 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D. Devaraj Urs | 1970 | 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K. H. Ranganath | 1972 | 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K. H. Patil | 1974 | Jan 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. B. Nagral | Jan 1977 | Jul 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K. H. Patil | Jul 1977 | 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D. Devaraj Urs | 1979 | May 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Bangarappa | May 1979 | 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K. H. Rathod | 1980 | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K. Mallanna | 1983 | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K. H. Patil | 1983 | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K. H. Ranganath | 1985 | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oscar Fernandes | 1986 | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Janardhana Poojary | 1987 | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Veerendra Patil | 1988 | 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oscar Fernandes | 1989 | 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V. Krishna Rao | 1992 | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D. K. Naiker | 1995 | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dharam Singh | 1996 | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. M. Krishna | 1999 | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V. S. Koujalgi | 2000 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allum Veerabhadrappa | 2001 | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Janardhana Poojary | 2003 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mallikarjun Kharge | 2005 | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. V. Deshpande | 2008 | 27 October 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G. Parameshwara | 27 October 2010 | 4 July 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dinesh Gundu Rao | 4 July 2018 | 11 March 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D. K. Shivakumar | 2 July 2020 | Incumbent |
List of Chief Ministers
| S.no | Name | Portrait | Term | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Devaraj Urs | [[File:Devaraj Urs (cropped).JPG | 100px]] | 1 November 1973 | 31 December 1977 | 7 years, 238 days | |||||||
| 28 February 1978 | 7 January 1980 | |||||||||||
| R. Gundu Rao | 12 January 1980 | 10 January 1983 | 2 years, 363 days | |||||||||
| Veerendra Patil | [[File:Veerendra Patil Lok Sabha photo.jpg | 100px]] | 30 November 1989 | 10 October 1990 | 193 days | |||||||
| Sarekoppa Bangarappa | 17 October 1990 | 19 November 1992 | 2 years, 33 days | |||||||||
| Veerappa Moily | [[File:Veerappa Moily BNC.jpg | 100px]] | 19 November 1992 | 11 December 1994 | 2 years, 22 days | |||||||
| S. M. Krishna | [[File:SMKrishna.jpg | 100px]] | 11 October 1999 | 28 May 2004 | 4 years, 230 days | |||||||
| Dharam Singh | [[File:Dharam Singh.jpg | 100px]] | 28 May 2004 | 3 February 2006 | 1 year, 251 days | |||||||
| Siddaramaiah | [[File:The Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah visits PMO.jpg | 100px]] | 13 May 2013 | 17 May 2018 | **** | |||||||
| 20 May 2023 | 01 May |
Karnataka Indian youth Congress outreach cell
- Dr. Adithiya Gowda
- Ms.Sheethal Subhas
References
References
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