The Karnataka Legislative Council, (officially in Kannada, Karnataka Vidhana Parishad) is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Karnataka state in south western India.
Members of Karnataka Legislative Council This is a list of current and past members of the Karnataka Legislative Council. The state elects members for a term of 6 years. 25 members are indirectly elected by the state legislators, 25 members are elected by Local Authorities, 7 from Graduates constituencies and 7 from teachers constituencies. The Governor of Karnataka nominates up to 11 eminent people as members from various fields.
Current members # constituency Member Party Term startTerm endElected by Legislative Assembly1Legislative Assembly B. K. Hariprasad 1-Jul-2026 30-Jun-2032 1-Jul-2020 30-Jun-2026 2 P. V. Mohan 1-Jul-2026 30-Jun-2032 3 Tippannappa Kamaknoor 1 July 2026 30-Jun-2032 4Shivanna Malavalli 1 July 2026 30-Jun-2032 5 Vinay Karthik Prakash 1-Jul-2026 30-Jun-20326N. S. Boseraju 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-2030 3-Jul-2023 17-Jun-20241 July 201430 June 2020 7 Yathindra Siddaramaiah 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-20308K. Govindaraj 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-203018-Jun-201817-Jun-202418-Jun-201217-Jun-2018 9 A. Vasanth Kumar 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-2030 10 Bilkis Bano 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-2030 11 Ivan D'Souza 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-2030 12 Jagdev Guttedar 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-2030 13 M. Nagaraju Yadav 14-Jun-2022 13-Jun-2028 14 K. Abdul Jabbar 14-Jun-2022 13-Jun-2028 15Basanagouda Badarli 11-Jul-2024 13-Jun-2028 16 Raghu Kautilya 1-Jul-2026 30-Jun-2032 17 Lingaraj Patil 1-Jul-2026 30-Jun-2032 18 C. T. Ravi 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-2030 19 N. Ravikumar 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-2030 20 Marutirao Muley 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-2030 21 S Keshava Prasad 14-Jun-2022 13-Jun-2028 22 Hemalatha Nayak 14-Jun-2022 13-Jun-2028 23 Chalavadi Narayanaswamy 14-Jun-2022 13-Jun-202824 T. N. Javarayi Gowda JDS 18-Jun-2024 17-Jun-2030 25 T.A. Sharavana JDS 14-Jun-2022 13-Jun-2028Elected by Local Authorities 1 Bidar Bhimrao Patil6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 2 KalaburagiYadgir B. G. Patil6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 3 BijapurBagalkot Sunil Gouda B. Patil6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 4 BijapurBagalkot P. H. Poojara6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 5 Belgaum Channaraj Hattiholi6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 6 Belgaum Lakhan Jarakiholi Ind6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 7 Uttara Kannada Ganapathi Ulvekar6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 8 DharwadGadagHaveri Saleem Ahmed6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 9 DharwadGadagHaveri Pradeep Shettar6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 10 RaichurKoppal Sharana Gowda Patil6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 11 BellaryVijaynagar Y. M. Satish6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 12 ChitradurgaDavangere K. S. Naveen6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 13 Shivamogga D. S. Arun6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 14 Dakshina KannadaUdupi Kishore B.R.21-Oct-20245-Jan-2028 15 Dakshina KannadaUdupi Manjunath Bhandari6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 16 Chikmagaluru A. V. Gayatri Shanthegowda16-Jul-20265-Jan-202817 Hassan Suraj Revanna JDS6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 18 Tumakuru R. Rajendra6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 19 Mandya M. G. Gooligowda6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 20 Bengaluru Urban H. S. Gopinath Reddy6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 21 Bengaluru RuralRamanagar Shambulingaiah Ravi6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 22 KolarChikkaballapur Anil Kumar6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 23 Kodagu Suja Kushalappa6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 24 MysuruChamarajanagara C. N. Manje Gowda JDS6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028 25 MysuruChamarajanagara D. Thimmaiah6-Jan-20225-Jan-2028Elected by Graduates 1 Karnataka South-East Graduates Chidanand M. Gowda 10-Nov-2020 9-Nov-2026 2 Karnataka North-East Graduates Chandrasekhar Patil 22-Jun-2024 21-Jun-2030 3 Karnataka North-West Graduates Hanumant Nirani 5-Jul-2022 4-Jul-2028 4 Karnataka South Graduates Madhu Madhe Gowda 5-Jul-2022 4-Jul-2028 5 Karnataka West Graduates S. V. Sankanura 10-Nov-2020 9-Nov-2026 6 Bangalore Graduates Dr. Ramoji Gowda 22-Jun-2024 21-Jun-2030 7 Karnataka South-West Graduates Dhananjaya Sarji 22-Jun-2024 21-Jun-2030Elected by Teachers 1 Karnataka South Teachers K. Vivekananda JDS 22-Jun-2024 21-Jun-2030 2 Karnataka South-East Teachers D. T. Srinivas Yadav 8-Jun-2024 9-Jun-2030 3 Karnataka North-East Teachers Shashil G. Namoshi 10-Nov-2020 9-Nov-2026 4 Bangalore TeachersPuttanna 20-Feb-2024 9-Nov-2026 5 Karnataka West Teachers Basavaraj Horatti 5-Jul-2022 4-Jul-2028 6 Karnataka North-West TeachersPrakash Hukkeri 5-Jul-2022 4-Jul-2028 7 Karnataka South-West Teachers S. L. Bhojegowda JDS 22-Jun-2024 21-Jun-2030Nominated by Governor 1Nominated Arathi Krishna 10-Sep-2025 09-Sep-2031 2K Shivakumar 10-Sep-2025 09-Sep-2031 3FH Jakkappanavar 10-Sep-2025 09-Sep-2031 4 Umashree 21-Aug-2023 20-Aug-2029 5 M. R. Seetharam 21-Aug-2023 20-Aug-2029 6 H. P. Sudham Das 21-Aug-2023 20-Aug-2029 7TBD 2026 21-Jul-2032
Past members
MLA - elected by Members of Karnataka Legislative Assembly LA - Local Authorities NOM - Nominated NamePartyConstituency TenureTermNotesMir Azeez AhmedINCShimoga LA6-Jan-20045-Jan-2010D. M. PuttegowdaINCChikmagalur LA6-Jan-20045-Jan-2010S. M. AnandINCHassan LA6-Jan-20045-Jan-2010V. S. UgrappaINCTumkur LA6-Jan-20045-Jan-2010S. M. ShankarINCMandya LA6-Jan-20045-Jan-2010Shambulingaiah RaviINCBangalore Rural LA6-Jan-20045-Jan-20101K. Naseer AhmedINCKolar LA6-Jan-20045-Jan-20101Arun MachaiahIndKodagu LA6-Jan-20045-Jan-2010resigned on 17-Apr-2008N. ManjunathINCMysore LA6-Jan-20045-Jan-2010B. ChidanandJDSMysore LA6-Jan-20045-Jan-2010Prof. B. K. ChandrashekharINCMLA1-Jul-200230-Jun-20082Saleem AhmedINCMLA1-Jul-200230-Jun-20082D. MadegowdaINCMLA1-Jul-200230-Jun-2008Ashok KattimaniINCMLA1-Jul-200230-Jun-2008Veerashetty KusnoorINCMLA1-Jul-200230-Jun-2008resigned on 3-May-2008V. S. AcharyaBJPMLA1-Jul-200230-Jun-20082Sachidananda KhotJDUMLA1-Jul-200230-Jun-2008joined JDS on 3-Mar-2006K. C. KondaiahINCMLA8-Jun-200217-Jun-20061bye - res of M. V. RajasekharanPrabhakar KoreINCNOM21-Jun-200120-Jun-2007L. HanumanthaiahINCNOM21-Jun-200120-Jun-2007B. A. HasanabbaINCNOM21-Jun-200120-Jun-2007UmashreeINCNOM21-Jun-200120-Jun-2007Ramesh Raju M. D.INCNOM21-Jun-200120-Jun-2007Niranjan NaiduINCBellary LA14-May-20015-Jan-2004bye - death of T. S. MruthunjayappaNirmalaINCMLA15-Feb-200113-May-2004bye - death of T. KempammaKariyannaINCMLA18-Jun-200017-Jun-2006M. KrishnappaINCMLA18-Jun-200017-Jun-2006Jalaja NaikINCMLA18-Jun-200017-Jun-2006Maruthi Rao MaleINCMLA18-Jun-200017-Jun-2006M. V. RajasekharanINCMLA18-Jun-200017-Jun-20061elected to RS Karnataka on 10-Apr-2002Nafees FazalINCMLA18-Jun-200017-Jun-20062Winnifred FernandesINCMLA18-Jun-200017-Jun-2006V. R. SudarshanINCMLA18-Jun-200017-Jun-20063B. S. YediyurappaBJPMLA18-Jun-200017-Jun-2006elected to Shikaripura on 17-May-2004Vimala GowdaBJPMLA18-Jun-200017-Jun-20061M. P. PrakashJDUMLA18-Jun-200017-Jun-2006elected to Hoovina Hadagali on 24-May-2004Prof. B. K. ChandrashekharINCMLA18-Mar-200030-Jun-20021bye - death of K. B. Mallikarjun Kamalakar Laxman GokarnaJDMLA12-Feb-199930-Jun-20021bye - res of Prof. A. Lakshmisagar K. H. SrinivasJDNOM28-Jul-199827-Jul-2004P. RamaiahJDNOM28-Jul-199827-Jul-2004S. D. KarpuramathJDNOM28-Jul-199827-Jul-2004Alkod HanumanthappaJDMLA14-May-199813-May-2004Kale Budde IsmailJDMLA14-May-199813-May-2004M.C. NanaiahJDMLA14-May-199813-May-20041B. L. ShankarJDMLA14-May-199813-May-2004resigned on 14-Feb-2004Rani SatishINCMLA14-May-199813-May-2004T. KempammaINCMLA14-May-199813-May-2004expired on 4-Dec-2000Mukhyamantri ChandruBJPMLA14-May-199813-May-20041Basavaraj Havagiyappa PatilINCBidar LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-20041Channareddy Patil TunnurINCGulbarga LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-2004Basagoudappa Gurusiddappa PatilJDBijapur LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-2004S. R. PatilINCBijapur LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-20041Satish JarkiholiJDBelgaum LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-20041Veerakumar PatilINCBelgaum LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-20041V. D. HegdeJDUttara Kannada LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-2004Basavaraj BommaiJDDharwad LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-20041Abdul Hakim M. HindasagariINCDharwad LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-20041Basavaraj Patil ItagiINCRaichur LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-20041T. S. MruthunjayappaJDBellary LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-2004expired on 20-Dec-2000B. T. ChannabasappaJDChitradurga LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-20041H. S. Shanataveerappa GowdaBJPShimoga LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-2004Manoor Vasudev KamathINCDakshina Kannada LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-2004S. V. ManjunathJDChikmagalur LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-2004B. V. KarigowdaJDHassan LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-2004K. N. RajannaINCTumkur LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-2004H. HonappaJDMandya LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-2004C. BoraiahJDBangalore Rural LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-2004K. V. Subba ReddyJDKolar LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-2004T. JohnINCKodagu LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-20041Y. MaheshJDMysore LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-2004C. RameshINCMysore LA6-Jan-19985-Jan-2004K. B. ShanappaJDNOM5-Dec-19964-Dec-20021M. S. SiddarajuJDNOM5-Dec-19964-Dec-2002David SimeonJDNOM5-Dec-19964-Dec-2002Prafulla MadhukarJDMLA1-Jul-199630-Jun-2002D. L. JagadeeshJDMLA1-Jul-199630-Jun-2002B. A. MohiddinJDMLA1-Jul-199630-Jun-2002K. B. MallikarjunJDMLA1-Jul-199630-Jun-2002expired on 28-Oct-1999Prof. A. LakshmisagarJDMLA1-Jul-199630-Jun-2002resigned on 25-Apr-1998Saleem AhmedINCMLA1-Jul-199630-Jun-20021V. S. AcharyaBJPMLA1-Jul-199630-Jun-20021V. S. UgrappaJDNOM27-Nov-199527-Jul-1998bye - SiddalingaiahJDNOM12-May-199511-May-2001H. L. NagegowdaJDNOM12-May-199511-May-2001Mahadev BanakarJDNOM12-May-199511-May-2001Saritha Kusumakar DesaiJDNOM12-May-199511-May-2001YejasuddinJDNOM12-May-199511-May-2001Abhayachandra JainINCMLA18-Jun-199417-Jun-2000elected to Moodabidri in Oct-1999K. MallannaINCMLA18-Jun-199417-Jun-2000Jiddi Shivaraya AdiveppaINCMLA18-Jun-199417-Jun-2000Nafees FazalINCMLA18-Jun-199417-Jun-20001Marilinge GowdaINCMLA18-Jun-199417-Jun-2000V. R. SudarshanINCMLA18-Jun-199417-Jun-20002T. N. Narasimha MurthyINCMLA18-Jun-199417-Jun-2000Bheemanna KhandreINCMLA18-Jun-199417-Jun-2000Digambar RaoINCMLA18-Jun-199417-Jun-2000N. C. MadhurajINCMLA18-Jun-199417-Jun-2000expired on 13-Nov-1998N. ThipannaJDMLA18-Jun-199417-Jun-20001M. ShivannaINCMLA9-Jun-197819821By-election
Members elected by Legislative Assembly