Who is KH Muniyappa, who got a place in the first list of Congress, became a minister in the government

KH Muniyappa Profile: The name of veteran Congress leader KH Muniyappa was included in those 8 MLAs who managed to make it to the first list of ministers. He took oath as a cabinet minister in the Congress government of Karnataka on 20 May. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath to him and 7 other ministers during the grand swearing-in of the Siddaramaiah government at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. Earlier, Siddaramaiah took oath as CM and DK Shivakumar as Deputy CM. Let us know in detail about Muniyappa’s caste, assembly seat, political career and assets.

Profile of KH Muniyappa
His full name is Kambadahalli Hanumappa Muniyappa. He was born on March 7, 1948 in Kammadhalli Shidalghatta district of Karnataka. He belongs to the Madiga (Sakkilyar) community. He is a Congress politician. Also, he was the Minister of State with independent charge of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises of India. From 1991 to 2019, he was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha representing the Kolar Lok Sabha constituency of Karnataka for seven consecutive terms.

On May 28, 2009, he was administered the oath of office along with 59 other ministers by the President of India, Pratibha Patil. He took over the responsibility of Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. He has also been a former Union Minister. Muniyappa lost the 2019 election to his rival S Muniswamy by more than one lakh votes.

Muniyappa’s property
According to the election affidavit this time, KH Muniyappa’s total assets are Rs 59.6 crore. In which movable assets were shown at Rs 23.3 crore and immovable assets at Rs 36.4 crore. He has outstanding liabilities of Rs 27.7 crore. His total income is Rs 92.7 lakh.

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